This week if you haven't heard WaWa turned the big 4-0! Now in honor of the birthday of this great South Jersey staple. I want you to close your eyes and imagine life without Wawa. If you are like me, it seems like some level of hell. How can you go to bar without a Wawa stop to start or most times even end the night? How can you make it to the shore with out stopping at least one Wawa? Where do you do all your free banking transactions? Wawa, a great place for sandwitches, soup, picking up the newspapers, random cravings, drunken purchases and the ever popular tapping MAC is part of our culture.
What lots of don't realize is the actual company goes as far back to the 1800's! The company was been wise and learn from it's mistakes like the short flirtation with lottery tickets that made waiting in lines too long. They also tried to move up to New England, and for whatever reason it didn't catch on. Now Super Wawas are popping up, and providing people with gas! Cheap gas! Below is some facts from the Wawa webpage.
- Over 100 years ago, the original dairy farm was built on land located in a rural section of Pennsylvania called Wawa, which was named from a local Native American tribe in honor of their favored game - the Canada Goose. Today, the name Wawa has come to symbolize the very best attributes of our company.
Our Rich History1800sThe Company was founded in 1803 in New Jersey, and incorporated in 1865 as the Millville Manufacturing Company, a textile company with mills in several states and sales offices across the country.
1902In 1902, George Wood, Millville's owner, opened a small milk plant in Wawa, PA, which specialized in processing, and the home delivery of "doctor certified" milk. The Wawa Dairy enjoyed a reputation for superior fresh products and customer service. -
1964On April 16, 1964, Wawa Food Markets opened their first store in Folsom, PA. This store was an immediate success, and it marked the beginning of the Wawa chain of food markets. From the beginning, Wawa made a commitment to fresh food - selling fresh produce and featuring a full-service deli. Over the years, the food service offer has been expanded to meet customers' needs. - 2001Today, the Wawa "family" has grown to include more than 13,000 associates with over 500 stores in five states.
What do you like the most about Wawa? Also 25 Tucker's World points to whoever guesses WHAT is celebrating a 100 year birthday this summer.
Wawa came into the Delware Valley and is something that is almost unique to the country since it doesn't exisit anywhere else. Please share your foundest Wawa stories, and comments right here on Tucker's World.
Happy Birthday Old Friend.
7 comments:
I doubt it's what you were thinking of, but Boxing celebrates 100 years an an Olympic sport this summer.
You should have been more specific.
Wawa, a bastion of civilization. I don't feel the same unless I can get to a Wawa easily. Coming home from a long trip, you know you are getting home when you see the familiar sight of their sign.
Mr Tucker, you should know better than to not quote your sources in your bulleted "info-bytes".
My favorite WaWa experience happened when Ray and I were really drunk coming home from some bar and there were about five cops in the store. When we exited the store Ray started yelling "We're not drunk officers! There is no need to pull us over! We would never drive drunk!" We took Atlantic Ave home that night.
I give you a hint for the points Drew, and everyone else.
You can eat it! This food also comes to mind during the summer months.
Who was the person that posted with out a name? Just curious.
The Hamburger is celebrating its 100th birthday this summer. Fletcher Davis reportedly served the first hamburger that the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904.
-Brant
25 points to Brant! congrats!
YOU KNOW IT!
-brant
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