Wawa Mini-Fails

This challenge would not be a true challenge without a couple of mini-fails along the way. Over the last 2 days (12/1 & 12/2) I attempted to keep pace with my challenge. I would have been in decent shape, but had some setbacks along the way.

So Wednesday, Dec. 1st was a normal day. I left in plenty of time to get to work so that I could forgo I-95 for a little bit and drive up to Linwood, PA to get my breakfast on my way to work. It was pouring & windy out so I got in, got my breakfast sandwich and coffee, and got out. I didn't get to take a picture, so the picture below is from the original challenge.

This is what I wrote about this Wawa in my last blog -

"I didn't have high hopes for it being a decent Wawa because of the area. However, once I walked in...pretty impressed. Nothing extraordinary, but the layout of the Wawa was very well done and there was a lot of space between aisles and around the coffee station and touchscreens.

And it is #7 on Wawas list of stores. With the numbering system, it jumps to #3 as there is only #1 & #6 ahead of it. If I am correct in my assumption of how the numbering for their stores works (based on conversations with some other people) it is the 3rd oldest store still in existence for Wawa. I will post within the next few days about some theories on the numbering system."

Picture from the last challenge of Wawa #7 in Linwood, PA

#10. Wawa Store #7 - Wednesday, December 1 - 11:20am

1439 Market Street

Linwood, PA 08360

Items Purchased: Sausage, egg, & cheese on a bagel, and 20oz hazelnut coffee

Onto Thursday, Dec. 2nd and a couple of mini-fails. So I woke up early as I had to be into work for a 10:00am meeting (that is early for me - I work nights and weekends). I was out of my house in plenty of time to go out of my way a little bit to hit the Wawa on Columbus Blvd. in South Philadelphia which I have been to plenty of times over the years. So I go in, get my coffee and head back to my car. I continue on my way to work and about the time I hit the Vine Street Expressway....no receipt. No picture. I have no way of proving to everyone that I hit this Wawa. So in the spirit of the challenge, I cannot count this Wawa and will move on and hit it again at another point to make it count.

During work I hit one of my normal Wawas - the one on 36th & Chestnut Street - as it is the closet one to where I work. I got my dinner and also got it for a co-worker  and went back to work. Nothing special here, it is your typical Wawa.

#11. Wawa Store #55 - Thursday, December 2 - 5:51pm

3604 Chestnut Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Items Purchased: Hot turkey bowl, 32oz lemon lime gatorade (w/ 50 cents off coupon), pretzel M&Ms, & an Italian classic hoagie.

Onto mini-fail #2. I got into my car when leaving work and the gas light popped on. I needed gas before I left to come back to Delaware. I had thought I planned it out that I could get home last night from work without getting gas and would get it this morning on a little morning-adventure for Wawas. Now I need to adjust my morning and try to hit a few for my breakfast.

I am now going to hit those Wawas as I plan to hit 3 Wawas to get 3 different items.

Day: 9 (yesterday)

Wawas Hit: 11

Days Left: 21

Wawas Left: 39

-Ford

Wawas of Today - #10 and #11

Today's Wawas are a bit scattered over the map. As you saw in my last post, this morning was a mini-adventure in trying to find two supposed Wawas that the official Wawa map had as being right next to each other in Prospect Park, PA. This was obviously not the case.

The Wawa in Prospect Park on Lincoln Avenue was your typical Wawa, except for the outside. It had a nice red roof to go along with the mini-stretch of 1 or 2 other shops in the parking lot. Nothing too exciting about the inside of it. Here is the picture of the Prospect Park Wawa and the accompanying receipt:

10. Wawa Store #235 - June 16, 2010

917 Lincoln Ave

Prospect Park, PA 19076

Items Purchased: 16oz hazelnut coffee

 

I wanted to hit another Wawa on my way home from work to keep up a good pace for the 50 in 30 as I don't want to fall behind early. I found one not too far out of my way in Linwood, PA off of I-95. I didn't have high hopes for it being a decent Wawa because of the area. However, once I walked in...pretty impressed. Nothing extraordinary, but the layout of the Wawa was very well done and there was a lot of space between aisles and around the coffee station and touchscreens.

And it is #7 on Wawas list of stores. With the numbering system, it jumps to #3 as there is only #1 & #6 ahead of it. If I am correct in my assumption of how the numbering for their stores works (based on conversations with some other people) it is the 3rd oldest store still in existence for Wawa. I will post within the next few days about some theories on the numbering system.

11. Wawa Store #7 - June 16, 2010

1439 Market Street

Linwood, PA 08360

Items Purchased: Italian shorti

Note: the reason there is a coverup on the receipt is due to a credit card purchase and that info obviously does not need to be posted.

 

4 days down. 11 Wawas down.

46 days to go. 39 Wawas to go.

-Bryan