32 down. 18 to go. 9 days left.

2 more Wawas were hit on Monday. I started the day out by leaving early for work and hitting a Philly Wawa I haven't been to in awhile and then a super-Wawa in Aston, PA on my way home.

I parked in China Town about a block and 1/2 away from the 11th & Arch St. Wawa which is right in the heart of China Town in Philadelphia as well as right by the Reading Terminal Market. I'm sure this Wawa is hit frequently in the AM as the morning rush comes into Philly & the workforce goes out at lunch for a quick Wawa treat. It was fairly big for a city Wawa and I was pretty impressed by it. It had one of the new lottery machines as well which have been in most of the recent Wawas I hit. I will blog about that later.

A unique looking Wawa as most city-dwelling Wawas are.

#31. Wawa Store #171 - Monday, December 13, 2010 - 9:38am

11th & Arch Street

Philadelphia, PA 19107

Items Purchased: 20oz hazelnut coffee, 1 banana, low fat peach yogurt

On my way home, I had wanted to hit another Wawa to keep a good pace but forgot to look up which one to go to. I knew there was one in Aston, PA not too far off the beaten path from my way home but wouldn't remember it by heart. So I called the girlfriend, Sarah, to get some quick directions. She gave me the "take the 322 exit and turn right on 452" directions and I was on my way.

I thought these directions simpler than I remember so I was a bit skeptical. Sorry Sarah. But once I made my turn onto 452 I saw this:

A Wawa Truck

The picture does not do it justice (although it did turn out really cool). It was a Wawa truck! Bingo. I was heading in the right direction. So I hit the Aston, PA Wawa (which I had hit on my previous challenge). I got gas - and froze while doing so. It was so cold outside. Oh well. Wawa #32 on the challenge hit.

Aston, PA Wawa - Store #8027

#32. Wawa Store #8027 - Monday, December 13, 2010 - 7:53pm

5008 Pennell Rd.

Aston, PA 19014

Item Purchased: gas

Time to pick up the slack - only 9 days left in the challenge! I need a 2-a-day pace to get it. And remember - Wawa Store #1 will be the final Wawa hit of the 50.

Day: 21

Wawas Hit: 32

Days Left: 9

Wawas Left: 18

-Ford

Wawa for Thanksgiving

And here we go again. The journey has begun and it started with my local Wawas as you could imagine. The challenge begun on Wednesday, November 24th, the day before Thanksgiving and I only hit 1 because I decided I wanted to take a lazy day as many of these days off around Thanksgiving have been and will be.

So on Wednesday I went up to my usual Wawa to get the paper. This is my usual Wawa because it is in close proximity to I-95 which I hop on to get to work every day. Nothing special about this trip, just doing my old-man thing and buying the Philadelphia Inquirer so I could read the news and do the crossword. And by 'do the crossword' I mean get about 30% of it done and give up because I'm still not good at them. What I fail to do is look at the paper the next day and see the full crossword done. Maybe then I could learn some things and actually end up completing a crossword one day. But nope. Still haven't learned.

#1. Wawa Store #816 - Wednesday, November 24th - 9:31am
Ridge & Naamans Road
Claymont, DE 19703
Item Purchased: Philadelphia Inquirer

Onto Thanksgiving day. Happy post-thanksgiving everyone! I did not get a chance to post yesterday as I spent the majority of the day at my parent's house. On my way I stopped for gas at the Wawa in Parkesburg, PA. So I thought I was done for the day since I didn't think I'd stop for food after a large & wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. However, I still did. On my way back at around 10pm I needed by Mountain Dew fix since I hadn't had one in awhile. I also got Pretzel M&M's. If you haven't had pretzel M&M's yet...get them! They are fantastic.

#2. Wawa Store # 263 - Thursday, November 25th - 2:33pm

3711 W. Lincoln Hwy.

Parkesburg, PA 19365

Item Purchased: Gas

#3. Wawa Store #298 - Thursday, November 25th - 9:59pm

1413 Wilmington Pike

West Chester, PA 19382

Items Purchased: 20oz Mountain Dew and Pretzel M&Ms

Here are pictures from the 2 Wawas - first Wawa # 263 in Parkesburg, PA & then Wawa # 298 in Wester Chester, PA on Rt-202.

 

Black Friday

I was not planning on going out for Black Friday shopping today but when I woke up I realized I had nothing better to do, so I showered and went out to see if I could get a little Christmas shopping done or maybe get a few things for myself. I of course needed my Wawa coffee before I got going, so I stopped at the Wawa on the corner of Rt-202 & Naamans Road for hazelnut coffee & a breakfast sandwich. For anyone who knows me or read the blog before, you know you will be seeing a lot more of hazelnut coffee popping up on this blog. So I hit the ATM for some cash, get my coffee & sandwich and get into my car. While getting into my car, I realized I did not ask for a receipt. Doh. I semi-panicked. I wasn't going to go in and be like - "umm, remember me? I purchased coffee & a breakfast sandwich about 10 customers ago. no? well, can you print my receipt for me anyways?" No, I didn't do that. However - what I did remember was that I hit the ATM and got cash...and more importantly...a receipt! Success. Take my picture of the store and move on.

#4. Wawa Store #826 - Friday, November 26th - 9:13am

3448 Naamans Road

Wilmington, DE 19803

Items Purchased: Cash at ATM, 16oz hazelnut coffee, shorti breakfast sandwich

-Insert unsuccessful black friday shopping stories here-

I will not bore you with black friday shopping. After a couple hours of that, I stopped at the Wawa in Chadds Ford on Rt-202 for lunch & the paper.

#5. Wawa Store #170 - Friday, November 26th - 11:51am

721 Naamans Creek Road

Chadds Ford, PA 19317

Items Purchased: Chicken Caesar Wrap and Philadelphia Inquirer

And there you have it. 3 days in and 5 Wawas hit already. The day is still young too, we'll see if any more get hit tonight. Here are the receipts from the past few days:

Now back to the Flyer's Black Friday game vs. the Calgary Flames. Let's Go Flyers!

-Ford

Catching Up: Part 3 - Wawa Sunday Fun Day (cont.)

The last post took a look at Wawas #1 - #5 on Wawa Sunday Fun Day. Some may refer to it as Father's Day (don't worry...so did I as well, I just took a 3-hour Wawa-joy-ride in between seeing my father at church and then back at the house).

The journey continues through my hometown Wawas...

#20. Wawa Store #291 - June 20th, 2010 - 11:13am
151 Sugartown & Morris Roads
Strafford, PA 19087
Items Purchased: Mozzarella String Cheese

This Wawa is right off of Lancaster Avenue and I actually don't think I knew about it in high school and had to be told it was there. It's literally a stones-throw from Lancaster Avenue but it's a bit hidden. Also not one of the best Wawas, but it does its job like all the rest. Could do better for a Main Line Wawa though.

#21. Wawa Store #57 - June 20th, 2010 - 11:27am
52 Lancaster Ave-Rt 30
Paoli, PA 19301
Items Purchased: Two 0.5oz Reese cups

Here it is folks. My hometown, likely most-frequented Wawa. I really splurged at this one because I wanted to give back to my hometown. That's right...two 20 cent Reese cups. I'm actually a little disappointed in myself for not doing something a little more at this one. What that would be, I have no idea. Streamers? Balloons? I kid. But seriously - I wish it was more eventful that two Reese cups.

I think a bit of fatigue started to settle in at these Wawas as well as a routine. I just got into the habit of - park, get a picture, get in, get a receipt, get out, get on my way. Onto my other hometown Wawa.

#22. Wawa Store #205 - June 20th, 2010 - 11:39am
5 Matthews Road
Malvern, PA 19355
Items Purchased: Gas

I hadn't hit many Super Wawas and this was the first of the day so I figured I'd fill up a half-tank of gas. This one started to take over as my usual Wawa for awhile as it is a lot bigger and nicer than Paoli's Wawa. It was also usually very convienent for me during college when my parents still lived in Paoli or I would go visit friends from high school. I could back-track a bit to this Wawa, get gas if needed, get a snack for the mini-trip back into the city, and hit Rt-202 which you can pick up right there. This Wawa is also very frequented by the police. They are almost always there, especially late at night.

Now time for a Wawa basically in walking distance of the one I just hit. It is very hidden and does not look like any of the other Wawas.

#23. Wawa Store #238 - June 20th, 2010 - 11:47am
10 Liberty Boulevard
Malvern, PA 19355
Items Purchased: Wawa 0.5 liter water

This Wawa is in a corporate area with many offices. There is this little section with a few small stores and Wawa is obviously one of them. Very unique in setting and not very populated. I'm sure they do a great business in the morning around 8:45am and at lunch rush. But I can't imagine other than that they do much of a business, especially with the Super Wawa right down Rt-29 from them with only Swedesford Road & another gas station in between them. Also, while I was there, there were 4 open parking spots next to me as I parked on an end space. This dude in a huge truck backs into the spot next to me as I'm in line paying. I watch him as I don't feel confident in his ability to not hit my car. He successfully parks as I'm walking out. I give him that "really dude?" stare, except he doesn't look over. I pull out of my spot and while I'm at the stop sign, he pulls out too. Pointless.

On my way to Wawa #10 of the day.

I wasn't sure if I was going to hit the one in Frazer, PA as I was really starting to get tired of getting in and out of my car and I'd been going for about 2+ hours at this point. I got on Rt-202 and made a last-second call on if I'd hit Frazer or not. There is an off ramp on Rt-202 that you can either stay right and get on the 30-Bypass or stay left and go on Business Rt-30. Taking Business Rt-30 (Lancaster Ave) would get me to the Frazer, PA Wawa. I went left.

#24. Wawa Store #208 - June 20th, 2010 - 11:59am

567 Lancaster Ave.

Frazer, PA 19355

Items Purchased: Cheddar Cheese Stuffed Pretzel (w/ coupon)

A couple notes here. I just realized Frazer is the same Zip Code as Malvern. I used a coupon for 50 cents off the cheddar cheese stuffed pretzel I got at the Malvern Wawa that I got gas at. There was a parking lot thing that made the guy in front of me wonder why I was taking a picture.

I parked originally to the right of this Wawa, went in, purchased my pretzel and went back to my car. I wanted a decent picture so I drove around the gas pumps to where there are about 3-4 spots facing Lancaster Avenue. A woman was backing out of the pump to the right of the picture and wasn't looking and almost backed right into my car. I honked to let her know I was there and then proceeded to park. The guy in the middle of the picture with the red van was looking at me, saw me take out my camera and take a picture. I'm sure he was thinking I was trying to get an insurance claim or something. False. Just blogging my Wawa adventure, no need to worry big guy.

Now another decent gap in Wawas as I went on the 30-Bypass to my parents and didn't hit one until Parkesburg, PA right at the end of the 30-Bypass.

#25. Wawa Store #263 - June 20th, 2010 - 12:29pm

3711 West Lincoln Highway

Parkesburg, PA 19365

Items Purchased: French Vanilla Creamer

First off, this Wawa was PACKED. I don't know if people were heading out to the outlets in Lancaster, PA or what but there was a lot of people at this Wawa. I definitely like this Wawa though - a lot like the one in Malvern, PA and is in a very good location. This is the one Wawa of the day I had to wait in a decent line for. Then on my receipt, I saw the cashier had rung up a roast beef & cheese shorti for some reason and then took it off, then rung up the french vanilla creamer I bought at my parent's request.

Then I was done. 2.5 hours. 11 Wawas. 1 tired Bryan.

After spending the day at my parents for Father's Day and watching the U.S. Open it was time to go home around 9:30pm. I passed some Wawas on my way home that I haven't hit yet but had called it a day by that point.

Receipts:

   

Next Post: Wawa #26 in Essington, PA - the nicest Wawa I've been to thus far.