7-Eleven

Things to get at 7eleven:
newspaper (if you’re an analog girl in a digital world)
gatorade (because waaaaaaaater sucks, it really, really sucks)
a lottery ticket (it pays to dream. if you’re that lucky 1: 175,223,510)
Things NOT to get at 7eleven:
Hot «food»
“fresh” food
unpackaged food
All the usual haunts, with all the usual low-​key service. It’s neat, it has the basics, great to stop by on the morning or after a late-​night of partying and need to restock on snacks (packaged and with expiration date in the future). Would I stop here for morning coffee? Not particularly because downtown silver spring does have a few quaint quirky coffee cafes. But everything else (except the food. Hard boiled egg from the corner convenience store? don’t dishonor your gastrointestinal system)

Is it me or does every 7-​eleven smell the exact same? Must be their awesome food lol. The people here were nice, the store was clean and they had what I needed!

I guess it’s international law that 7 – 11 will be descended upon by weirdos and their oddball cousins when the sun goes down. While this makes me sympathize with the employees there, some of them could at least recognize that I’m not one of these lottery ticket-​scratching, straight-​to-​dvd-​stealing half-​baked vampires and make eye contact with me. It’s not like I expect them to stand at attention and heap praises on me, and I know they’re probably not in love with the idea of working the graveyard shift at 7 – 11, but damn son… I’m probably the most normal human interaction you’re gonna see at 3 am. You can at least say you’re welcome after I thank you.
For you hardened desensitized individuals that don’t care for this stuff, it’s 7 – 11, no surprises, no broken promises, either. Taquitos, slurpees, Arnold Palmer in a can, etc.

7 eleven and I have kind of a bitter/​sweet relationship. On one hand it is extremely convenient to have do close to home (which is the sweet part). They seem to always have the emergency odds & ends that I need when I don’t feel like making a run to the store (including dinner rolls — which are great btw). On the other hand the hot food is really hit or miss and lately it’s been missin’ more than its been hittin! I think they recently discontinued the little cakes I loved so which came in very handy for make shift dessert on a lazy night… (The bitter part is that I’m always tempted to go down and grab junk food that really aint about nothin’ anyway). All n all, pretty convenient, average store. Nothing more, nothing less!

It’s a 7-​Eleven.
You get what you pay for. Although the people at the counter seem to be really friendly.
But other than that, eh. It’s a 7-​Eleven.
But they do keep it cleaner than the other two neighborhood 7-​Elevens nearby.

AVOID THE HOT FOOD!
I got some chicken wings tonight that were so dried out and hardened that even my cats could not separate the meat from the bone. Ugh!

Do you know how dangerous it is to have a 7-​Eleven attached to your apartment? So dangerous.
I’ve made a number of indiscretions late at night due to the convenience and proximity of this location.
Would I normally eat a taquito from here? Probably not. At 3am though, that taquito doesn’t look so bad. That is, until you wake up and the only evidence you’re left with is a stomach ache and a little 7-​Eleven baggy in the trash can.
This 7-​Eleven has all kinds of last minute grocery items: eggs, milk, fruit, bread, toilet paper, batteries … all kinds of odds and ends for local residents to pick up last minute. They even sell seasonal egg nog. Heck, I might even see what kind of last minute Christmas gifts I could score here!
Although I stop in here several times a week, it amazes me that every employee in here acts like it’s their first day on the job. No matter the hour.
Amazing.