QT, in my opinion is a great store. Why do they have so many repeat customer's? If they did not sell gas do you think that they would be, for the most part, as successful?
I go there all the time and I usually don't buy gas.
What most other establishments fail at that QuikTrip has mastered is the ability to get you in and out extremely quickly. They seem to focus on efficiency.
When nobody's there the checkers are moving quickly and when they're swamped the checkers are moving so fast they're a sight to behold.
That and a great selection of fountain soft drinks, frozen drinks, really good sandwiches and pastries keep me coming back multiple times a week.
I do all my Christmas shopping at Quik-Trip. My friends all drink beer, my mother-in-law likes lottery tickets, some magazines and an ice scraper for the wife and playing cards, skittles and high-lighters for the kids.
QuikTrips do a better job than just about anyplace I can think of, outside of home, of keeping their bathrooms clean.
That's one way of getting loyalty from a lot of female customers.
Good customer service. I always get a "thanks for coming in" type of thanks and sometimes a greeting coming in. I've gone into some other now out-of-business stores and they wouldn't say a single word to me from the time I went in to the time I left. Why should I go there when they don't even acknowledge me as a customer?
I asked a friend if mine in hr at QT about it and he said that they hire the right people to start with.
I'm big on customer service. If a store doesn't appreciate me enought to thank me for giving them money, they don't need me.
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Originally posted by RecycleMichael
I do all my Christmas shopping at Quik-Trip. My friends all drink beer, my mother-in-law likes lottery tickets, some magazines and an ice scraper for the wife and playing cards, skittles and high-lighters for the kids.
[8)]
golly gee you should take that act on the road yuk yuk.
Quik Trip is a dispicable company that practices inbred employment practices and sells inferior E10 gas at the same price others sell regular gas. I think they must brain wash all of you supporters with their nasty warmed over food and coffee.
I don't buy gas at QT, due to it being E10, but do stop in there all the time for coffee, snacks, Diet Mt. Dew, etc.... The stores are always clean and even when they are jam packed with people they are very fast at getting people out the door.
If it weren't for the E10 I would never have a need to stop at a different station/convenience store.
I have driven this country from sea to shining sea and I have never seen another chain of stores that were kept as clean, well stocked and staffed by professional acting employees. The only one close is a small chain, less than 10 stores, in upper Michigan.
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Originally posted by inteller
Quik Trip is a dispicable [sic] company that practices inbred employment practices and sells inferior E10 gas at the same price others sell regular gas. I think they must brain wash all of you supporters with their nasty warmed over food and coffee.
Inbred employment practices = promotes from the bottom up. Some 85% of their management and other higher level positions are from the bottom up. They pay better than any other gas station. T hey have better benefits. I interviewed for an in-house position and was essentially told I was out of luck because I never worked a QT counter. They are a perennial favorite on the "best places to work" lists.
What the hell are you talking about?
Almost everywhere sells E10 gas. In fact, the midstream distribution center in Tulsa is getting outfit to mix ethanol, so you had better get used to the notion because it will only become more common as our dumbass government continues to subsidize corn ethanol.
QT does well because they are clean, well lit, offer products people want, and have excellent fast service.
QT is always clean and well staffed. I know I can get the same service at 2am and 2pm. When employees enjoy their job, then customers will enjoy the experience as well and QT employees are treated about 150x better than any other convenience store.
I really like QT, but one of my friends loved it so much he married the cashier.
I know lots of QT employees who never worked at the counter. They have professional positions at the corporate level. They seem to like it but things have changed a lot under the new leadership.
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Originally posted by cannon_fodder
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Originally posted by inteller
Quik Trip is a dispicable [sic] company that practices inbred employment practices and sells inferior E10 gas at the same price others sell regular gas. I think they must brain wash all of you supporters with their nasty warmed over food and coffee.
Inbred employment practices = promotes from the bottom up. Some 85% of their management and other higher level positions are from the bottom up. They pay better than any other gas station. T hey have better benefits. I interviewed for an in-house position and was essentially told I was out of luck because I never worked a QT counter. They are a perennial favorite on the "best places to work" lists.
What the hell are you talking about?
Almost everywhere sells E10 gas.
no, there are still places that don't sell E10. I recall someone mentioning that a auto body shop has a big sign in the garage that says "Only buy gas from these stores" and lists them. Pretty sure Kum and Go is on that list....possibly Phillips.
Their relentless desire to hire people from their stores will be their downfall. When you go so long without injecting new blood into the ranks you end up with a group think mentality that lacks the inability to accept change. In fact, their pursuit of hiring from within has created an almost cult-like atmosphere among their employee base.
And their Wonderlic tests for new hires? What a joke, this isn't the NFL.
K&G was going to start selling E10 this year...they may have started already. Shell is the only place I know for sure doesn't -- I-44 & 33rd W Ave for one. May not last though.
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by cannon_fodder
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Originally posted by inteller
Quik Trip is a dispicable [sic] company that practices inbred employment practices and sells inferior E10 gas at the same price others sell regular gas. I think they must brain wash all of you supporters with their nasty warmed over food and coffee.
Inbred employment practices = promotes from the bottom up. Some 85% of their management and other higher level positions are from the bottom up. They pay better than any other gas station. T hey have better benefits. I interviewed for an in-house position and was essentially told I was out of luck because I never worked a QT counter. They are a perennial favorite on the "best places to work" lists.
What the hell are you talking about?
Almost everywhere sells E10 gas.
no, there are still places that don't sell E10. I recall someone mentioning that a auto body shop has a big sign in the garage that says "Only buy gas from these stores" and lists them. Pretty sure Kum and Go is on that list....possibly Phillips.
Their relentless desire to hire people from their stores will be their downfall. When you go so long without injecting new blood into the ranks you end up with a group think mentality that lacks the inability to accept change. In fact, their pursuit of hiring from within has created an almost cult-like atmosphere among their employee base.
And their Wonderlic tests for new hires? What a joke, this isn't the NFL.
Phillips also charges 5-10c more a gallon.
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Originally posted by sgrizzle
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by cannon_fodder
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Originally posted by inteller
Quik Trip is a dispicable [sic] company that practices inbred employment practices and sells inferior E10 gas at the same price others sell regular gas. I think they must brain wash all of you supporters with their nasty warmed over food and coffee.
Inbred employment practices = promotes from the bottom up. Some 85% of their management and other higher level positions are from the bottom up. They pay better than any other gas station. T hey have better benefits. I interviewed for an in-house position and was essentially told I was out of luck because I never worked a QT counter. They are a perennial favorite on the "best places to work" lists.
What the hell are you talking about?
Almost everywhere sells E10 gas.
no, there are still places that don't sell E10. I recall someone mentioning that a auto body shop has a big sign in the garage that says "Only buy gas from these stores" and lists them. Pretty sure Kum and Go is on that list....possibly Phillips.
Their relentless desire to hire people from their stores will be their downfall. When you go so long without injecting new blood into the ranks you end up with a group think mentality that lacks the inability to accept change. In fact, their pursuit of hiring from within has created an almost cult-like atmosphere among their employee base.
And their Wonderlic tests for new hires? What a joke, this isn't the NFL.
Phillips also charges 5-10c more a gallon.
Some Phillips stations do, some don't.
The one close to my house is normall .01 cheaper than the nearby QT.
Phillips does not sell E10, the only other gasoline I know of around here that does not contain E10 is Sinclair.
in order for people to realize the value out of QTs watered down piss it needs to be sold at 10% less than REAL gas everyone else is selling. If Phillips is selling 5-10c higher then that is the price for REAL gas and QT is appropriately charging what they should be. However in most cases I see QT selling for the same as others sell for REAL gas.
Inteller, again you have proven you have NO IDEA what you are talking about.
E10 is, by definition and federal law 10% ethanol. Ethanol has 85% of the energy as "real gas." At a 10% ration E10 therefor has 98.5% the same energy per gallon as standard gasoline. Not "at least" 10% less as you insinuated. If you are THAT concerned I assume you check your tire pressure and air filter weekly, to get that extra 1.5% fuel mileage back (not that you lose it, keep reading).
And, of course, the octane rating of the fuel is reflected accordingly. The 85 Octane you buy at QT has the same energy as the 85 Octane you buy at Phillips. Apples to apples as it were. So if you are worried about getting the most energy for your dollar, pay attention to that.
And by "everyone else" you mean Phillips & Sinclair (with Sinclair distributed by Magellan that will soon be inserting ethanol)? Wow, very convincing. Hell, in most parts of the country people would AVOID those stations for consuming more "foreign oil." Furthermore, if you don't have ethanol - you have Methyl tertiary-butyl Ether to artificially boast octane levels (either ethanol or MTBE by law). MTBE is water soluble and associated with a myriad of related concerns.
and damn it, under the oppressive QT regime Tulsa remains in the top 10 lowest metros in gas again this week:
http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_index.aspx?e=2
I dunno why inteller cares. Isn't he the one with the compressed natural gas car?
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Originally posted by cannon_fodder
Inteller, again you have proven you have NO IDEA what you are talking about.
E10 is, by definition and federal law 10% ethanol. Ethanol has 85% of the energy as "real gas." At a 10% ration E10 therefor has 98.5% the same energy per gallon as standard gasoline. Not "at least" 10% less as you insinuated. If you are THAT concerned I assume you check your tire pressure and air filter weekly, to get that extra 1.5% fuel mileage back (not that you lose it, keep reading).
And, of course, the octane rating of the fuel is reflected accordingly. The 85 Octane you buy at QT has the same energy as the 85 Octane you buy at Phillips. Apples to apples as it were. So if you are worried about getting the most energy for your dollar, pay attention to that.
And by "everyone else" you mean Phillips & Sinclair (with Sinclair distributed by Magellan that will soon be inserting ethanol)? Wow, very convincing. Hell, in most parts of the country people would AVOID those stations for consuming more "foreign oil." Furthermore, if you don't have ethanol - you have Methyl tertiary-butyl Ether to artificially boast octane levels (either ethanol or MTBE by law). MTBE is water soluble and associated with a myriad of related concerns.
and damn it, under the oppressive QT regime Tulsa remains in the top 10 lowest metros in gas again this week:
http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_index.aspx?e=2
NO! E10 means I am getting only 90% of what I was getting before so don't even start that bull****.
And Ethanol is NOT required by law. So PLEASE ****! What IS required by law is ANY oxygenate (even this depends on region). However, due to the corrupt politicians of our land, we have had this inferior alternative foisted on us.
http://zfacts.com/p/436.html
You're an idiot.
* I explained it very calmly to you. E10 has 98.5% of the energy as "real gas."
* Ethanol OR MTBE is required by law as I indicated above. I never even insinuated that Ethanol was required by law. In fact, I never even used the word "law."
Go ahead and play the victim again. Poor, poor inteller. Having to use ethanol. Though he has no clue what the real ramifications are, he's sure it's bad.
Someone call a waaaaambulance for this whiner already. Bush sucks. QT sucks. Ethanol sucks. TU sucks. Tulsa sucks. The mayor sucks. You're a spiteful and hate filled little man, we get it. Move on. Or at least try to complain about topics you at least know something about.
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by RecycleMichael
I do all my Christmas shopping at Quik-Trip. My friends all drink beer, my mother-in-law likes lottery tickets, some magazines and an ice scraper for the wife and playing cards, skittles and high-lighters for the kids.
[8)]
golly gee you should take that act on the road yuk yuk.
Quik Trip is a dispicable company that practices inbred employment practices and sells inferior E10 gas at the same price others sell regular gas. I think they must brain wash all of you supporters with their nasty warmed over food and coffee.
Holy Cr@p! You are really full of it!
They have become the largest Fuel seller in Oklahoma and have over 7Billion in fuel sales a year.
They check the expiration date on items every day, and brew fresh coffee every hour. The computerized monitoring and cash handling system constantly alerts them as to the time each batch of coffee was brewed (brilliant!).
They created they mystery shopper system that became a model for other companies around the country. Thousands of industries have attempted to copy their management practices.
They start their employees at a healthy salary with more benefits and profit sharing than almost any other US company. They also have the lowest turn-over rate of any small retail chain.
They have consistently made Fortune Magazine's best company to work for list. (I think for the last 7 years, but may be longer).
The atmosphere from in-store to their corporate offices is unbelievably warm and extremely diverse! As a guest in their corporate office you really feel like a guest!
They reward clerks through their mystery shopper system with thousands of dollars in bonus money each year, sometimes sending angry and belligerent mystery shoppers into stores to make sure that they get the exact same treatment and attention as the smiling guy who wants a cup of coffee.
I am proud to have Quick Trip Corporation in Tulsa and admire them for being one of, if not the, best corporate ambassador for Tulsa.
Way to go Chester, and Chet!
I have decided that you, Inteller, are simply an angry moron with access to the internet. I'm sorry your life is so empty.
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Originally posted by spoonbill
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by RecycleMichael
I do all my Christmas shopping at Quik-Trip. My friends all drink beer, my mother-in-law likes lottery tickets, some magazines and an ice scraper for the wife and playing cards, skittles and high-lighters for the kids.
[8)]
golly gee you should take that act on the road yuk yuk.
Quik Trip is a dispicable company that practices inbred employment practices and sells inferior E10 gas at the same price others sell regular gas. I think they must brain wash all of you supporters with their nasty warmed over food and coffee.
They created they mystery shopper system that became a model for other companies around the country.
wow, your bull**** knows no bounds I see.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_shopper
"Mystery shopping began in the 1940s and as a mechanism to measure employee integrity."
"The first QuikTrip opened in 1958 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiktrip
I see a problem there, don't you? I understand if the QuikTrip brainwashing has you convinced otherwise.
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Originally posted by cannon_fodder
Ethanol OR MTBE is required by law as I indicated above. I never even insinuated that Ethanol was required by law. In fact, I never even used the word "law."
oh really?
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Originally posted by cannon_fodder
to artificially boast octane levels (either ethanol or MTBE by law)
who is the idiot?
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They created they mystery shopper system that became a model for other companies around the country.
Reading comprehension please.
It did not say they created Mystery Shoppers, it says they created the mystery shopper system that became the model.
Did Wikipedia have any information on who developed the mystery shopper idea into a viable management practice? Wow, actually, that entire Mystery Shopper article doesn't site a single company. In this instance it is clear your source is indicative of your level of knowledge. Which is to say minimal.
Henry Ford invented neither the car nor interchangeable parts (mass production). Does it change the fact that he developed both to a practical use and is largely considered the grandfather of both?
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Originally posted by cannon_fodder
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They created they mystery shopper system that became a model for other companies around the country.
Reading comprehension please.
while we are passing out advice, how about typing recollection [}:)]
let me spell it for ya:
The energy of ethanol relative to gasoline
A. 76,000 = BTU of energy in a gallon of ethanol
B. 116,090 = BTU of energy in a gallon of gasoline
C. .655 = 2/3 = GGE of energy in a gallon of ethanol. A / B.
D. 1.53 = Gallons of ethanol with the energy of 1 gallon of gasoline. D = B / A.
thus....
How much should you pay for E10 and E85?
If regular gas is $3.00/gallon you should pay
$2.90 / gallon for E10 (10% ethanol).
$2.13 / gallon for E85 (85% ethanol).
If regular gas is $2.00/gallon you should pay
$1.93 / gallon for E10 (10% ethanol).
$1.42 / gallon for E85 (85% ethanol).
Then you will be paying the same amount per mile driven.
The formula is this: For EX, where X is the percent ethanol
Ethanol price should = Gasoline price times (100 – X + X/1.53)/100
Notice that 100 – X is the percent of gas and X/1.53 is the percent of ethanol adjusted down by about 2/3 because it has less energy.
Now, please ****.
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by cannon_fodder
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They created they mystery shopper system that became a model for other companies around the country.
Reading comprehension please.
while we are passing out advice, how about typing recollection [}:)]
Interesting considering the fact that it comes from the genius who posted:
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Originally posted by inteller
did I not read somewhere that Target was going to locate at 95th and Deleware?
in another thread.
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by spoonbill
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by RecycleMichael
I do all my Christmas shopping at Quik-Trip. My friends all drink beer, my mother-in-law likes lottery tickets, some magazines and an ice scraper for the wife and playing cards, skittles and high-lighters for the kids.
[8)]
golly gee you should take that act on the road yuk yuk.
Quik Trip is a dispicable company that practices inbred employment practices and sells inferior E10 gas at the same price others sell regular gas. I think they must brain wash all of you supporters with their nasty warmed over food and coffee.
They created they mystery shopper system that became a model for other companies around the country.
wow, your bull**** knows no bounds I see.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_shopper
"Mystery shopping began in the 1940s and as a mechanism to measure employee integrity."
"The first QuikTrip opened in 1958 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiktrip
I see a problem there, don't you? I understand if the QuikTrip brainwashing has you convinced otherwise.
I did not say they created it, what they did is perfect it!
I grew up in Tulsa and several of my very close friends worked their way through school at Quick Trip. . . and they are better people for it! I don't know a single one of them that EVER has anything bad to say about the experience.
SO, besides your angry rants, if you want to trash something, provide your evidence, not just venom. Did they fire you or something? Was your coffee too hot?
Come on! give us something besides your anger.
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Originally posted by wavoka
Some Phillips stations do, some don't.
The one close to my house is normall .01 cheaper than the nearby QT.
Phillips does not sell E10, the only other gasoline I know of around here that does not contain E10 is Sinclair.
Wal-mart/MurphyUSA was doing it before QT.
Oops, I forgot, wal-mart stuff is the same as everywhere and cheaper... and with rainbows.. please don't kill me wal-tang clan.
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They created they [sic] mystery shopper system that became a model...
How devastating, he had a typo. If you actually failed to grasp the meaning of his post by virtue of a "they" instead of "that" you not capable of civilized discussion. Either you're daft, or obtuse.
Either way, I appreciate the lack of retort. I assume you have nothing of merit to add and will continue on your negative little way? Or sit around and pick out more typos, since it is evident you have no earnest reply.
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Originally posted by cannon_fodder
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They created they [sic] mystery shopper system that became a model...
How devastating, he had a typo. If you actually failed to grasp the meaning of his post by virtue of a "they" instead of "that" you not capable of civilized discussion. Either you're daft, or obtuse.
Either way, I appreciate the lack of retort. I assume you have nothing of merit to add and will continue on your negative little way? Or sit around and pick out more typos, since it is evident you have no earnest reply.
i was referring to your lack of recollection...you know, that little "law" thing you never said?
didn't know you were that daft.
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Originally posted by spoonbill
I grew up in Tulsa and several of my very close friends worked their way through school at Quick Trip. . . and they are better people for it! I don't know a single one of them that EVER has anything bad to say about the experience.
well of course, you "grew up in Tulsa" so it must be better!
do they pay you to write this stuff? I have these visions of communist Russian propganda posters with the QT workers standing side by side:
"QuikTrip, For a Brighter Future and a Better Tomorrow! GO To QuikTrip and Support your Comrade Today!"
[}:)] QuikTrip supporters are almost as bad as Apple iCrap users.
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Originally posted by inteller
[}:)] QuikTrip supporters are almost as bad as Apple iCrap users.
Do you have this all written down in a ranking system? I think I might go for a high score...
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Originally posted by sgrizzle
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Originally posted by wavoka
Some Phillips stations do, some don't.
The one close to my house is normall .01 cheaper than the nearby QT.
Phillips does not sell E10, the only other gasoline I know of around here that does not contain E10 is Sinclair.
Wal-mart/MurphyUSA was doing it before QT.
Oops, I forgot, wal-mart stuff is the same as everywhere and cheaper... and with rainbows.. please don't kill me wal-tang clan.
You forgot teddy bears and gumdrops
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by spoonbill
I grew up in Tulsa and several of my very close friends worked their way through school at Quick Trip. . . and they are better people for it! I don't know a single one of them that EVER has anything bad to say about the experience.
well of course, you "grew up in Tulsa" so it must be better!
do they pay you to write this stuff? I have these visions of communist Russian propganda posters with the QT workers standing side by side:
"QuikTrip, For a Brighter Future and a Better Tomorrow! GO To QuikTrip and Support your Comrade Today!"
[}:)] QuikTrip supporters are almost as bad as Apple iCrap users.
Ted? Ted Kaczynski...is that you?
nm, I shall abstain from feeding the trolls. Spoonbill says it well below.
(http://bugtraq.ru/library/underground/.keep/trolls.feed.jpg)
Ok, Inteller, You hate QT. We will leave it at that. With your communist allusions, you have lapsed into the ridiculous, and carried this thread with you.
You give absolutely no reason for your opinion, and that's fine. We expect this from you. I am sorry for calling you a moron, that was not nice. I am also sorry for calling you an idiot in the past. That was not nice either.
Your goal on most threads, is not to provoke intelligent discussion, but to invoke emotion, and generally disrupt the subject so that all other posters will focus on you.
I will offer one piece of advice, your attention seeking behavior would be far more devastating and, therefore, rewarding to you, if you were to choose opinions that you could foster and/or offer actual support for.
At least FOTD (who seems to suffer from a milder form of your disorder) provides some weak shred of integrity to his posts by actually providing some sources and evidence (goofy as they may be).
You simply serve as "The Thread Killer", scaring off intelligent conversation and leaving posters like myself to spiral down your yellow brick road to crazy. But, after all, that is your goal, so congratulations!
Ya think QT could use some bright LED signs like Sonic? Naaaaaaaaaah. Forget it.[:P][:P]
I used to be a faithful QT follower, but then two things happened...
1. Their premium went from 93 to 91 with no price decrease.
2. The news outed them for adding 10% ethanol to their fuel and not disclosing it to the public.
Since then, I have found places to buy gasoline not gasohol.
I have never had any problem with 10% ethanol fuel. Does it really cause problems for people, or does it just burn hotter in older cars?
Oh, and, Over the years QT coffee has just gotten better and better. Used to be like battery acid, but now it's great! Since places like Cafe' Bona and Starbucks can't find it in their heart to open before 7:am, I find myself saving money at QT at least 3 days a week.
Gasohol gets greatly reduced gas mileage. (Best numbers I can find are for E85 rather than E90.)
Certainly, the lack of energy content in E85, which accounts for the two percent to 30 percent loss in gas mileage, is not to be discounted especially by the public.
http://www.cleanairtrust.org/E85-Gas-Mileage-Consumption.html
QT used to have a guarantee on their gas that if you have a fuel related problem and can prove you used their gas, they would pay to fox it. A guy I used to work with had claimed on it before. I don't know if they still do that or not.
Gasohol used to cause lots of problems with older cars. Not much anymore since cars are now made to use it. Carter would not warranty their products, (carbs, fuel pumps, etc,) if gasohol was run through them. The alcohol would actually eat on the parts, causing them to disintegrate.
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Originally posted by TeeDub
Gasohol gets greatly reduced gas mileage. (Best numbers I can find are for E85 rather than E90.)
Certainly, the lack of energy content in E85, which accounts for the two percent to 30 percent loss in gas mileage, is not to be discounted especially by the public.
http://www.cleanairtrust.org/E85-Gas-Mileage-Consumption.html
QT uses E10, not E90
I've run everything from boats to kit-cars on it with no problems.
Also, Southwest Chicken Wrap deli-sandwich, Awsome!
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Originally posted by sgrizzle
QT uses E10, not E90
Thanks, I didn't realize which way it went.. my 50% chance was wrong.
I wonder how many of these Ethanol haters drive massive SUV's? Doesn't anyone see the intent here; Taking away if only a small piece of dependency on foreign oil? Puhleez, you can get more efficiency from you car by inflating your tires to proper pressure and not accelerating to stop signs and red lights. Within a year everyone will be on E10 anyway. Studies that have been around since the 90's, by even the DOE, have shown that E10 and E15 gas is better than your regular gas, giving a 2.5 point increase in Octane for only a 3% loss in MPG.
So, if you lose 3% MPG on a 25MPG car you'll get 24.25MPG...whoopty doo. Plus you burn cleaner fuel and save a little foreign oil in the process. C'mon sheeple.
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Originally posted by TeeDub
I used to be a faithful QT follower, but then two things happened...
1. Their premium went from 93 to 91 with no price decrease.
2. The news outed them for adding 10% ethanol to their fuel and not disclosing it to the public.
Since then, I have found places to buy gasoline not gasohol.
can you please tell me where because I have been informed by my sources that Phillips and K&G went gasohol too.
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Originally posted by izmophonik
I wonder how many of these Ethanol haters drive massive SUV's? Doesn't anyone see the intent here; Taking away if only a small piece of dependency on foreign oil? Puhleez, you can get more efficiency from you car by inflating your tires to proper pressure and not accelerating to stop signs and red lights. Within a year everyone will be on E10 anyway. Studies that have been around since the 90's, by even the DOE, have shown that E10 and E15 gas is better than your regular gas, giving a 2.5 point increase in Octane for only a 3% loss in MPG.
I think it is more than that. We have a Prius and normally get 50-52mpg.
In order to see what would happen if we ran E10 I fueled up 4 times with Shell instead of the usual Phillips. The best MPG I got on Shell was just over 47mpg.
Then I fueled up 4 times with QT gasoline. The best MPG we got was just over 45mpg.
I then went back to Phillips and the MPG has been above 50 ever since. In fact I filled up today and my MPG for the last tank of gas was 51.71mpg.
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by TeeDub
I used to be a faithful QT follower, but then two things happened...
1. Their premium went from 93 to 91 with no price decrease.
2. The news outed them for adding 10% ethanol to their fuel and not disclosing it to the public.
Since then, I have found places to buy gasoline not gasohol.
can you please tell me where because I have been informed by my sources that Phillips and K&G went gasohol too.
Never been to a Phillips station that has E10. Most actually have a sign somewhere stating that their gasoline contains no ethanol. I know the Phillips at 21st and Lewis has had it on their marquee for a while. The Phillips just South of 151st and Memorial has a sign stating no ethanol. The Phillips at 21st & Utica used to have a sign that said no ethanol but when I was there today it looked like it had been torn off the door. Only about 1/4 of the sign remained. Finally the Phillips on Charles Page just East of 81st West Avenue also has a hand printed sign saying no ethanol.
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Originally posted by izmophonik
I wonder how many of these Ethanol haters drive massive SUV's? Doesn't anyone see the intent here; Taking away if only a small piece of dependency on foreign oil? Puhleez, you can get more efficiency from you car by inflating your tires to proper pressure and not accelerating to stop signs and red lights. Within a year everyone will be on E10 anyway. Studies that have been around since the 90's, by even the DOE, have shown that E10 and E15 gas is better than your regular gas, giving a 2.5 point increase in Octane for only a 3% loss in MPG.
so your vehicle knocks less but you have to spend more because you are filling up more? that is ****ing stupid.
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Originally posted by wavoka
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by TeeDub
I used to be a faithful QT follower, but then two things happened...
1. Their premium went from 93 to 91 with no price decrease.
2. The news outed them for adding 10% ethanol to their fuel and not disclosing it to the public.
Since then, I have found places to buy gasoline not gasohol.
can you please tell me where because I have been informed by my sources that Phillips and K&G went gasohol too.
Never been to a Phillips station that has E10. Most actually have a sign somewhere stating that their gasoline contains no ethanol. I know the Phillips at 21st and Lewis has had it on their marquee for a while. The Phillips just South of 151st and Memorial has a sign stating no ethanol. The Phillips at 21st & Utica used to have a sign that said no ethanol but when I was there today it looked like it had been torn off the door. Only about 1/4 of the sign remained. Finally the Phillips on Charles Page just East of 81st West Avenue also has a hand printed sign saying no ethanol.
well, my source is telling me Phillips went over to the dark side too, but I'll check out my local phillips and see if it is a city wide thing or if its just a few that don't do E10.
I will say this much..I like QT. I do hate the fact that they are selling E10 without disclosure (even though state law doesn't mandate they do).
I just purchased a flex fuel vehicle (runs any gasoline/ethanol mix up to E85)
Many sources I've read and my own experience using nothing but QT gasoline for the first three fillups tells me that although E10 may be a little less expensive, it will eat you up in fuel mileage. I bought an 08 Avenger 2.7L V6 FlexFuel; it indicates 17city/27hwy..I barely got 18 mpg my first tank (I attributed that to break in, but not so sure now).
I intend on buying gasoline from the Phillips at 31st and 124th East Ave, who says no ethanol in his gas period. I'd like to see the difference for sure.
Before I left the area, when I've visited, and since returning, I have consistently shopped at QT, as they have what I need and want at any given time. There's always one nearby no matter where I find myself at any given time. Good, clean store, and friendly, courteous people.
I love QT. The one down here does twice the business of any store nearby. The stores are always clean and the customer service is excellent. I'm not a gas Nazi because I don't drive that much (work from home), so I really don't pay much attention to the ABCs of ethanol versus gasoline.
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Originally posted by buzz words
QT, in my opinion is a great store. Why do they have so many repeat customer's? If they did not sell gas do you think that they would be, for the most part, as successful?
QT makes very little money of selling gas. Where they make their money is inside their store.
This is from a 1999 article about Chester Cadieux founder of QT...
"Result: The average QuikTrip store sold $2 million of merchandise and 3 million gallons of gas last year. The average store for Southland, which fi-anchises and operates 5,100 7-Eleven stores in the U.S., sold $955,000 of merchandise. Convenience stores that also sold gas averaged 720,000 gallons. Says Eric Spiegel, a consultant for Booz, Allen & Hamilton: "All the majors want to study them. They know QuikTrip outperforms them, but they don't know why."
They have revenue of over 8 billion annually!
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Originally posted by inteller
in order for people to realize the value out of QTs watered down piss it needs to be sold at 10% less than REAL gas everyone else is selling. If Phillips is selling 5-10c higher then that is the price for REAL gas and QT is appropriately charging what they should be. However in most cases I see QT selling for the same as others sell for REAL gas.
You do realize they gaurantee their gas? does any other company do that? All you have to do is file a report and they will pay for your repairs.
oh, so you mean they are going to reimburse me for my lost gas mileage? Give me a break. E10 was the best thing that ever happened to those thugs because they know people will be coming back to fill up more. That means increased chances of people walking in their store and buying their garbage to shove down their pie holes. I'm sure they can't wait to get E85 so people have to come back even more. It is a parasitic type of retail behavior.
Can all of the ethanol haters stop being ego-centric for a while and embrace something that is good for our country and bad for the middle east? That 10-15% of ethanol is made right here in the U.S. So, you're all basically saying that you don't want to stop foreign oil dependency and start helping American farmers for your own personal interest. This is so much bull****. Go drive your Prius to Phillips or wherever and get your extra 2MPG...that is IF you drove the exact same route at the same speed etc...which I'm sure you didn't. I bet all of you guys think Huckabee is a cool guy too. Holy crap.
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by RecycleMichael
I do all my Christmas shopping at Quik-Trip. My friends all drink beer, my mother-in-law likes lottery tickets, some magazines and an ice scraper for the wife and playing cards, skittles and high-lighters for the kids.
[8)]
golly gee you should take that act on the road yuk yuk.
Quik Trip is a dispicable company that practices inbred employment practices and sells inferior E10 gas at the same price others sell regular gas. I think they must brain wash all of you supporters with their nasty warmed over food and coffee.
Pretty low turn-over for a company with inbred employment practices.
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Originally posted by izmophonik
Can all of the ethanol haters stop being ego-centric for a while and embrace something that is good for our country and bad for the middle east? That 10-15% of ethanol is made right here in the U.S. So, you're all basically saying that you don't want to stop foreign oil dependency and start helping American farmers for your own personal interest. This is so much bull****. Go drive your Prius to Phillips or wherever and get your extra 2MPG...that is IF you drove the exact same route at the same speed etc...which I'm sure you didn't. I bet all of you guys think Huckabee is a cool guy too. Holy crap.
Well except for the fact that the sudden push for ethanol is causing food prices to rise. Corn based products are in a helluva lot of things. Hell it is even causing the price of milk and meat to go up since cows are fed corn. Rising price of food = inflation = bad for everyone.
As for my driving habits. The Prius is our commuter car. It is driven the exact same route every day of the work week and is driven at, or below as traffic allows, the speed limit. It is not driven on weekends when our drving habits are quite different.
What the hell does this have to do with Huckabee? Not that I would vote for him...but that's a helluva reach to make in a topic about QT.
Nuts tend to vote for nuts.
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Originally posted by wavoka
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Originally posted by izmophonik
Can all of the ethanol haters stop being ego-centric for a while and embrace something that is good for our country and bad for the middle east? That 10-15% of ethanol is made right here in the U.S. So, you're all basically saying that you don't want to stop foreign oil dependency and start helping American farmers for your own personal interest. This is so much bull****. Go drive your Prius to Phillips or wherever and get your extra 2MPG...that is IF you drove the exact same route at the same speed etc...which I'm sure you didn't. I bet all of you guys think Huckabee is a cool guy too. Holy crap.
Well except for the fact that the sudden push for ethanol is causing food prices to rise. Corn based products are in a helluva lot of things. Hell it is even causing the price of milk and meat to go up since cows are fed corn. Rising price of food = inflation = bad for everyone.
As for my driving habits. The Prius is our commuter car. It is driven the exact same route every day of the work week and is driven at, or below as traffic allows, the speed limit. It is not driven on weekends when our drving habits are quite different.
What the hell does this have to do with Huckabee? Not that I would vote for him...but that's a helluva reach to make in a topic about QT.
Well, without ethanol, the price of gasoline & diesel increases, so that increases the cost of getting the other 10% of corn to market, animals to slaughter, etc. I don't know that it really impacts it all that much. I think we are finally seeing the reality of $2.50 to $3.00 a gallon motor fuel means to us. Get ready to grab your ankles when it surges to $4.00.
On another note, making corn from ethanol is about as stupid as one can get...
When you get less power out of it than it takes to produce, somewhere someone is getting rich of that scam.
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Originally posted by TeeDub
On another note, making corn from ethanol is about as stupid as one can get...
When you get less power out of it than it takes to produce, somewhere someone is getting rich of that scam.
The can make corn out of ethanol?
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Originally posted by sgrizzle
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Originally posted by TeeDub
On another note, making corn from ethanol is about as stupid as one can get...
When you get less power out of it than it takes to produce, somewhere someone is getting rich of that scam.
I think I hate you Scott...
The can make corn out of ethanol?
Ok, I had to make a few calls but here's the skinny on E10.
All Oklahoma gas stations currently use E10 fuel, and are not required to disclose any alcohol content at this level and below. Gas stations are free to make the statement "100% gasoline" and "No Additives" even with the added 10% ethanol content. Stations may also state "no ethanol" in any fuel blend with 10% or less ethanol.
Phillips, Kum-N-Go, Murphy, Shell, Texaco, and most independents use the product because of significant tax credits.
E10 actually costs more to manufacture, but federal and state tax incentives make it a less expensive option for stations.
At times stations offer fuel that does not contain 10% alcohol when domestic refining is under significant stress and distillation plants can't keep up with fuel demand. This usually results in a fuel price increase.
Attendants and gas station owners rarely have any knowledge of what particular blend they receive in a shipment. Disclosure is only necessary when the blend exceeds 10%. Blends range from E2 to E10.
E10 causes a mileage reduction between -.35 mpg and -.5 mpg in fuel injected vehicles. In older fuel injected cars, with more significant fuel tank ventilation, E10 can affect mileage more dramatically due to its ability to attract moisture.
In conventionally aspirated vehicles (standard carburetor, rather than EFI), E10 can actually cause mileage increases due to the addition of water vapor in the intake manifold enhancing combustion.
Interesting Tulsa Link:
Williams Energy, located in Tulsa Oklahoma, is a major marketer of the ethanol used in E10 and E85 blended fuels. Williams provides the marketing and distribution services for ethanol distillers nationwide.
Spoonbill, wasn't even quite 8 years ago people were starting to put a wooden stake in Williams' heart was it?
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Originally posted by Conan71
Spoonbill, wasn't even quite 8 years ago people were starting to put a wooden stake in Williams' heart was it?
Yeah, they just keep chuggin along. I think they strayed too far away from their core business, and by the time they realized it, it was too late. They are a good investment now, as long as they don't stray again.
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Originally posted by izmophonik
Can all of the ethanol haters stop being ego-centric for a while and embrace something that is good for our country and bad for the middle east?
yeah, I'm embracing something. It is called the death of the internal combustion engine. A plugin hybrid, coupled with a reusable hydrogen fuel cell supplied by a solar powered home hydrogen generation system is the way to go.....and in the process will make places like QT a thing of the past.
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by izmophonik
Can all of the ethanol haters stop being ego-centric for a while and embrace something that is good for our country and bad for the middle east?
yeah, I'm embracing something. It is called the death of the internal combustion engine. A plugin hybrid, coupled with a reusable hydrogen fuel cell supplied by a solar powered home hydrogen generation system is the way to go.....and in the process will make places like QT a thing of the past.
Everyone will just get their hydrogen and electric fillups at QT.
Even if petroleum is gone, I guarantee people will still get gas at QT.
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by izmophonik
Can all of the ethanol haters stop being ego-centric for a while and embrace something that is good for our country and bad for the middle east?
yeah, I'm embracing something. It is called the death of the internal combustion engine. A plugin hybrid, coupled with a reusable hydrogen fuel cell supplied by a solar powered home hydrogen generation system is the way to go.....and in the process will make places like QT a thing of the past.
Only if my fuel cell makes coffee and beer! QT makes far more money on the sales of merchandise than fuel.
But, according to you, I may be wrong, the scopolamine they mix into their coffee gives them complete control over my mind. In fact, if I understand correctly, QTs are nothing but empty facilities used for brain-washing and indoctrination. Help me Inteller, I try to resist, but their mind-control is too strong.
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Originally posted by sgrizzle
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by izmophonik
Can all of the ethanol haters stop being ego-centric for a while and embrace something that is good for our country and bad for the middle east?
yeah, I'm embracing something. It is called the death of the internal combustion engine. A plugin hybrid, coupled with a reusable hydrogen fuel cell supplied by a solar powered home hydrogen generation system is the way to go.....and in the process will make places like QT a thing of the past.
Everyone will just get their hydrogen and electric fillups at QT.
Even if petroleum is gone, I guarantee people will still get gas at QT.
Yeah, have you tried the taquitos? NO ETHANOL THERE!
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Originally posted by sgrizzle
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by izmophonik
Can all of the ethanol haters stop being ego-centric for a while and embrace something that is good for our country and bad for the middle east?
yeah, I'm embracing something. It is called the death of the internal combustion engine. A plugin hybrid, coupled with a reusable hydrogen fuel cell supplied by a solar powered home hydrogen generation system is the way to go.....and in the process will make places like QT a thing of the past.
Everyone will just get their hydrogen and electric fillups at QT.
Even if petroleum is gone, I guarantee people will still get gas at QT.
Only if they manage to get all of their cult like followers addicted to their QT kitchens garbage. Hydrogen refueling will not be done at a convienence store if Honda has their way.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Energy_Station
and believe me, Honda will get their way. And being powered by natural gas, this state will be all over that. I can see ONG promoting the hell out of these things.
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Originally posted by buzz words
QT, in my opinion is a great store. Why do they have so many repeat customer's? If they did not sell gas do you think that they would be, for the most part, as successful?
Perspectives from Perspicuity:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2007/snapshots/20.html
QT is consistently cited by national publications as being one of the top companies to work for in the country.
Everyone buys gasoline, but gasoline does not provide much of a product margin. QuikTrip pioneered the convenience grocery concept. To answer your question Buzz, you might ask yourself if Food Pyramid or Reasor's would be successful if they didn't sell milk. Milk, you might say, is a staple good! So why is it always at the back of the store? If someone comes in for only one gallon of milk, they typically walk out of a large grocery store with at least one other item. The other items are
conveniently located where you see them on your way to and from the milk isle. The same can be said for QuikTrip- they provide products to people who want them now, even if they came looking for some staple good- gasoline.
Gasoline may be their core product, but it's probably also their least profitable product. What gasoline does most for QuikTrip is create potential customers for the convenience goods. They have created invaluable customer loyalty that yields everything from Facebook group fan clubs to the kind of brand insistence that causes some people to run out of gas passing 5 gas stations in search of a QuikTrip.
Love 'em or hate 'em, you have to admit, they're good at what they do.
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Originally posted by inteller
Only if they manage to get all of their cult like followers addicted to their QT kitchens garbage. Hydrogen refueling will not be done at a convienence store if Honda has their way.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Energy_Station
and believe me, Honda will get their way. And being powered by natural gas, this state will be all over that. I can see ONG promoting the hell out of these things.
I think the printable solar panels will be a better bet for home charging stations.
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Originally posted by perspicuity85
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Originally posted by buzz words
QT, in my opinion is a great store. Why do they have so many repeat customer's? If they did not sell gas do you think that they would be, for the most part, as successful?
Perspectives from Perspicuity:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2007/snapshots/20.html
QT is consistently cited by national publications as being one of the top companies to work for in the country.
Everyone buys gasoline, but gasoline does not provide much of a product margin. QuikTrip pioneered the convenience grocery concept. To answer your question Buzz, you might ask yourself if Food Pyramid or Reasor's would be successful if they didn't sell milk. Milk, you might say, is a staple good! So why is it always at the back of the store? If someone comes in for only one gallon of milk, they typically walk out of a large grocery store with at least one other item. The other items are conveniently located where you see them on your way to and from the milk isle. The same can be said for QuikTrip- they provide products to people who want them now, even if they came looking for some staple good- gasoline.
Gasoline may be their core product, but it's probably also their least profitable product. What gasoline does most for QuikTrip is create potential customers for the convenience goods. They have created invaluable customer loyalty that yields everything from Facebook group fan clubs to the kind of brand insistence that causes some people to run out of gas passing 5 gas stations in search of a QuikTrip.
Love 'em or hate 'em, you have to admit, they're good at what they do.
They were the 20th best company in 2007 to work for (according to Forbes) and they are 28th on the list for 2008. They now have a full time DR on staff that employees can see for free. Their thinking is that if someone can go to the DR for free it will stop them from getting any worse and therefor not call in to work. They say it is working too. Great idea IMO especially the rising cost of healthcare, etc.
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Originally posted by TeeDub
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Originally posted by sgrizzle
The can make corn out of ethanol?
I think I hate you Scott...
I <3 You t-square.
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Originally posted by TUalum0982
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Originally posted by perspicuity85
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Originally posted by buzz words
QT, in my opinion is a great store. Why do they have so many repeat customer's? If they did not sell gas do you think that they would be, for the most part, as successful?
Perspectives from Perspicuity:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2007/snapshots/20.html
QT is consistently cited by national publications as being one of the top companies to work for in the country.
Everyone buys gasoline, but gasoline does not provide much of a product margin. QuikTrip pioneered the convenience grocery concept. To answer your question Buzz, you might ask yourself if Food Pyramid or Reasor's would be successful if they didn't sell milk. Milk, you might say, is a staple good! So why is it always at the back of the store? If someone comes in for only one gallon of milk, they typically walk out of a large grocery store with at least one other item. The other items are conveniently located where you see them on your way to and from the milk isle. The same can be said for QuikTrip- they provide products to people who want them now, even if they came looking for some staple good- gasoline.
Gasoline may be their core product, but it's probably also their least profitable product. What gasoline does most for QuikTrip is create potential customers for the convenience goods. They have created invaluable customer loyalty that yields everything from Facebook group fan clubs to the kind of brand insistence that causes some people to run out of gas passing 5 gas stations in search of a QuikTrip.
Love 'em or hate 'em, you have to admit, they're good at what they do.
They were the 20th best company in 2007 to work for (according to Forbes) and they are 28th on the list for 2008. They now have a full time DR on staff that employees can see for free. Their thinking is that if someone can go to the DR for free it will stop them from getting any worse and therefor not call in to work. They say it is working too. Great idea IMO especially the rising cost of healthcare, etc.
There is nothing innovative about having a doc on staff. City of Tulsa does it. Williams had done it in the past before the company went in the toilet back in 2002. I think people would give QT credit for inventing air if they could. The fervent enthusiasm over this corporate weasel is overblown.
I get it. They turned you down for that entry-level part-time counter help trainee position and you're bitter.
It all makes sense now.
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Originally posted by TulsaMINI
I get it. They turned you down for that entry-level part-time counter help trainee position and you're bitter.
It all makes sense now.
Oh yes you have me all figured out. [8)]
Lay off the QT Kitchen Crack.
The stores are head and shoulders above just about every other convenience store I've been in. Tulsan's are lucky to have them. I go out of my way to find one here in Dallas.
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Originally posted by TulsaMINI
I get it. They turned you down for that entry-level part-time counter help trainee position and you're bitter.
It all makes sense now.
I don't think Inteller applied for a job at QT. That would have required initiative.
I think he hates them just because we like them. He thinks he is gravity to our flight, but he is really nothing more than friction.
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by TUalum0982
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Originally posted by perspicuity85
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Originally posted by buzz words
QT, in my opinion is a great store. Why do they have so many repeat customer's? If they did not sell gas do you think that they would be, for the most part, as successful?
Perspectives from Perspicuity:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2007/snapshots/20.html
QT is consistently cited by national publications as being one of the top companies to work for in the country.
Everyone buys gasoline, but gasoline does not provide much of a product margin. QuikTrip pioneered the convenience grocery concept. To answer your question Buzz, you might ask yourself if Food Pyramid or Reasor's would be successful if they didn't sell milk. Milk, you might say, is a staple good! So why is it always at the back of the store? If someone comes in for only one gallon of milk, they typically walk out of a large grocery store with at least one other item. The other items are conveniently located where you see them on your way to and from the milk isle. The same can be said for QuikTrip- they provide products to people who want them now, even if they came looking for some staple good- gasoline.
Gasoline may be their core product, but it's probably also their least profitable product. What gasoline does most for QuikTrip is create potential customers for the convenience goods. They have created invaluable customer loyalty that yields everything from Facebook group fan clubs to the kind of brand insistence that causes some people to run out of gas passing 5 gas stations in search of a QuikTrip.
Love 'em or hate 'em, you have to admit, they're good at what they do.
They were the 20th best company in 2007 to work for (according to Forbes) and they are 28th on the list for 2008. They now have a full time DR on staff that employees can see for free. Their thinking is that if someone can go to the DR for free it will stop them from getting any worse and therefor not call in to work. They say it is working too. Great idea IMO especially the rising cost of healthcare, etc.
There is nothing innovative about having a doc on staff. City of Tulsa does it. Williams had done it in the past before the company went in the toilet back in 2002. I think people would give QT credit for inventing air if they could. The fervent enthusiasm over this corporate weasel is overblown.
maybe you misread my statement or are too dense to understand. I will give you the benefit of the doubt though. Not once did I ever say they invented it or that it was their innovation. I simply used that as an example of why they are one of the best if not "the best" in this state to work for. Do you get a paid months vacation after 20 years on top of all your other vacation time? Do you get free healthcare after 5 years? Do you get free healthcare for you and your spouse after 10 years? Does your company hand out 1000 dollars in AMX gift checks at their annual meeting to 5-10 random employees who attend? Whether you believe it or not, they are one of the top companies in the country.
I just gotta say that QT's spicy beef taquitos are pretty damn tasty.
I didn't have time for a proper sit down lunch today so on my way back to the office I stopped in at the QT on 15th & Denver and grabbed a couple of the taquitos. Just finished them up and they were far better than I expected. For $2 you can't beat em.... I would go so far as to say they were better than the ones I have had from Taco Bueno or Taco Bell.
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Originally posted by TUalum0982
maybe you misread my statement or are too dense to understand. I will give you the benefit of the doubt though. Not once did I ever say they invented it or that it was their innovation. I simply used that as an example of why they are one of the best if not "the best" in this state to work for. Do you get a paid months vacation after 20 years on top of all your other vacation time? Do you get free healthcare after 5 years? Do you get free healthcare for you and your spouse after 10 years? Does your company hand out 1000 dollars in AMX gift checks at their annual meeting to 5-10 random employees who attend? Whether you believe it or not, they are one of the top companies in the country.
Is that all that great? Those benefits aren't bad, but come on, they aren't something to dance a jig over.
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Originally posted by RecycleMichael
I think he hates them just because we like them. He thinks he is gravity to our flight, but he is really nothing more than friction.
More likely, he hates them because at busy times you have to wait on a pump at the QT near his home, unlike all of the other stations in the general vicinity, which are almost always abandoned. (seriously!)
Between that and the 1.5% less energy in their gas, how can anyone like them?! [:D]
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Originally posted by TeeDub
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Originally posted by TUalum0982
maybe you misread my statement or are too dense to understand. I will give you the benefit of the doubt though. Not once did I ever say they invented it or that it was their innovation. I simply used that as an example of why they are one of the best if not "the best" in this state to work for. Do you get a paid months vacation after 20 years on top of all your other vacation time? Do you get free healthcare after 5 years? Do you get free healthcare for you and your spouse after 10 years? Does your company hand out 1000 dollars in AMX gift checks at their annual meeting to 5-10 random employees who attend? Whether you believe it or not, they are one of the top companies in the country.
Is that all that great? Those benefits aren't bad, but come on, they aren't something to dance a jig over.
yeah, random AMX gift checks? Hell I get those all the time, no randomness involved. Let me ask this....does QT give out BMWs? No? man what a ****ty company.
They are at the donkey end of the energy sector, good thing I'm not.
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by TeeDub
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Originally posted by TUalum0982
maybe you misread my statement or are too dense to understand. I will give you the benefit of the doubt though. Not once did I ever say they invented it or that it was their innovation. I simply used that as an example of why they are one of the best if not "the best" in this state to work for. Do you get a paid months vacation after 20 years on top of all your other vacation time? Do you get free healthcare after 5 years? Do you get free healthcare for you and your spouse after 10 years? Does your company hand out 1000 dollars in AMX gift checks at their annual meeting to 5-10 random employees who attend? Whether you believe it or not, they are one of the top companies in the country.
Is that all that great? Those benefits aren't bad, but come on, they aren't something to dance a jig over.
yeah, random AMX gift checks? Hell I get those all the time, no randomness involved. Let me ask this....does QT give out BMWs? No? man what a ****ty company.
They are at the donkey end of the energy sector, good thing I'm not.
They don't them give them out, but they pay my fiancee enough that we purchased a new 2007 BMW 335i. You get random AMX gift checks just for showing up a to a meeting? you and your family get free health care after 10 years? You get a monthly check for 1% of the companies profit?
Do you have any idea how much each store profits a month? We are in a day in age where companies don't have the perks that they used to. It's good to see QT still does. Hence why their turnover rate is so low and its continuously ranked as one the best companies to work for. Not all QT employees work in a store, they are headquarted here as is their air travel department.
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Originally posted by TUalum0982
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by TeeDub
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Originally posted by TUalum0982
maybe you misread my statement or are too dense to understand. I will give you the benefit of the doubt though. Not once did I ever say they invented it or that it was their innovation. I simply used that as an example of why they are one of the best if not "the best" in this state to work for. Do you get a paid months vacation after 20 years on top of all your other vacation time? Do you get free healthcare after 5 years? Do you get free healthcare for you and your spouse after 10 years? Does your company hand out 1000 dollars in AMX gift checks at their annual meeting to 5-10 random employees who attend? Whether you believe it or not, they are one of the top companies in the country.
Is that all that great? Those benefits aren't bad, but come on, they aren't something to dance a jig over.
yeah, random AMX gift checks? Hell I get those all the time, no randomness involved. Let me ask this....does QT give out BMWs? No? man what a ****ty company.
They are at the donkey end of the energy sector, good thing I'm not.
They don't them give them out, but they pay my fiancee...
oops, the cat is out of the bag....no sense in trying to convince you otherwise, you are a member of "the club". So tell me, have you defaced the license plate on your Bimmer with a QT sticker like all the other cultists?
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by TUalum0982
maybe you misread my statement or are too dense to understand. I will give you the benefit of the doubt though. Not once did I ever say they invented it or that it was their innovation. I simply used that as an example of why they are one of the best if not "the best" in this state to work for. Do you get a paid months vacation after 20 years on top of all your other vacation time? Do you get free healthcare after 5 years? Do you get free healthcare for you and your spouse after 10 years? Does your company hand out 1000 dollars in AMX gift checks at their annual meeting to 5-10 random employees who attend? Whether you believe it or not, they are one of the top companies in the country.
Is that all that great? Those benefits aren't bad, but come on, they aren't something to dance a jig over.
yeah, random AMX gift checks? Hell I get those all the time, no randomness involved. Let me ask this....does QT give out BMWs? No? man what a ****ty company.
They are at the donkey end of the energy sector, good thing I'm not.
They don't them give them out, but they pay my fiancee...
oops, the cat is out of the bag....no sense in trying to convince you otherwise, you are a member of "the club". So tell me, have you defaced the license plate on your Bimmer with a QT sticker like all the other cultists?
no sir. We don't need one of those stickers. I interned with TPD for 2 yrs. One of my uncle's is an attorney in the DA's office, and several of my buddies from college are troopers. I have that area covered! But thanks for your concern.
I'd like to see some more scientific research on mileage from QT gasoline. I'd also like to hear how people KNOW that a company isn't selling 10% ethanol when it's legal to market gas with 10% ethanol as 100% gasoline.
I just filled up with Sinclair gas in one car, and with Murphy in another, and after a tank full in each, I SEEM to be getting much better mileage than I have from QT gas for the last 20 years in both cars, but it will take several tanks to confirm this trend.
Lets clarify some things here. If a station splash blends their fuel to get E10.. they pay a price for ethanol gallons and a price for the unlead. If they blend at the terminal, the supplier they purchase from has an E10 posted price (that means its' blended when loaded out of (1) spout). Whether you buy Phillips or Sinclair or QT.. whatever.. the E10 or pure gasoline is coming out of the same terminal and is the same product. The name is changed based on the supplier code input into the pipeline. But its all the same base product. Same with diesel.. The longterm effect and benefit of ethanol has not been recognized and my opinion it will be the biggest boondoggle put on this country in many years.. mark my words. and for those for you who run tanks near empty.. the condensation will build up and when you hit it with ethanol.. it will grab that water.. so don't run near empty. and be careful of putting ethanol in a car made prior to 1985..
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Originally posted by moonovrmia
Lets clarify some things here. If a station splash blends their fuel to get E10.. they pay a price for ethanol gallons and a price for the unlead. If they blend at the terminal, the supplier they purchase from has an E10 posted price (that means its' blended when loaded out of (1) spout). Whether you buy Phillips or Sinclair or QT.. whatever.. the E10 or pure gasoline is coming out of the same terminal and is the same product. The name is changed based on the supplier code input into the pipeline. But its all the same base product. Same with diesel.. The longterm effect and benefit of ethanol has not been recognized and my opinion it will be the biggest boondoggle put on this country in many years.. mark my words. and for those for you who run tanks near empty.. the condensation will build up and when you hit it with ethanol.. it will grab that water.. so don't run near empty. and be careful of putting ethanol in a car made prior to 1985..
Long ago (1960s) we used to put some denatured alcohol (ethanol) in the boat gas tank each spring exactly because it "grabbed" the water. Actually it allowed the water to go into solution with the alcohol and gas mix so it would pass through the system rather than stop the engine on the spot. Winter blend gas has had some ethanol blended in for decades for the same reason. Just not near 10%.
(edit... forgot the word boat)
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by TUalum0982
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Originally posted by inteller
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Originally posted by TeeDub
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Originally posted by TUalum0982
maybe you misread my statement or are too dense to understand. I will give you the benefit of the doubt though. Not once did I ever say they invented it or that it was their innovation. I simply used that as an example of why they are one of the best if not "the best" in this state to work for. Do you get a paid months vacation after 20 years on top of all your other vacation time? Do you get free healthcare after 5 years? Do you get free healthcare for you and your spouse after 10 years? Does your company hand out 1000 dollars in AMX gift checks at their annual meeting to 5-10 random employees who attend? Whether you believe it or not, they are one of the top companies in the country.
Is that all that great? Those benefits aren't bad, but come on, they aren't something to dance a jig over.
yeah, random AMX gift checks? Hell I get those all the time, no randomness involved. Let me ask this....does QT give out BMWs? No? man what a ****ty company.
They are at the donkey end of the energy sector, good thing I'm not.
They don't them give them out, but they pay my fiancee...
oops, the cat is out of the bag....no sense in trying to convince you otherwise, you are a member of "the club". So tell me, have you defaced the license plate on your Bimmer with a QT sticker like all the other cultists?
So which model BMW do you own or lust after? Only a fan would know that a BMW automobile is a Bimmer, not a Beemer and not a Beamer. (For those who don't know, a Beemer is a BMW motorcycle.)