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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Sun Oct 28 19:34:38 2007 Not sure exactly when they first opened up (sometime in the last couple of weeks), but they were open for business today when I passed by:![]() It has a Manhattan feel to it. Hard wood floors, the wood-grain finish on the lower part of the counters, and it's long and narrow. |
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Posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Sun Oct 28 19:36:14 2007, in response to The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Sun Oct 28 19:34:38 2007. Heh, i'm used to seeing 7-11's having a customer parking lot. |
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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Sun Oct 28 19:50:14 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Sun Oct 28 19:36:14 2007. Well, the four 7-Elevens in Manhattan don't have parking lots, as well as 4 of the 12 Brooklyn 7-Elevens. Plus, 11 of the 25 in Queens don't have parking lots either. Oddly enough, all 4 7-Elevens in The Bronx have customer parking. They are small, but they are there. |
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Posted by Lord Vader on Sun Oct 28 21:15:17 2007, in response to The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Sun Oct 28 19:34:38 2007. Cool. Another spot to buy a Sumo-sized Coke Slurpee and a hot dog.Vader |
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Posted by The Port of Authority on Sun Oct 28 21:36:08 2007, in response to The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Sun Oct 28 19:34:38 2007. I remember visiting a Seven-Eleven (that's what the logo said, rather than "7-Eleven") in Beijing, China last summer. Unfortunately I didn't consider taking a photo of it.I wonder if "Seven-Eleven" in Chinese is "qi-shi-yi" (the Chinese numbers "7" and "11") or if they just call it by its English name. I never was able to find out. |
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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Sun Oct 28 21:44:55 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by The Port of Authority on Sun Oct 28 21:36:08 2007. I don't know how they pronounce it. But I do know currently there are more 7-Elevens in Asia than there are in North America.I didn't take these shots, but here are a couple from Beijing: |
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Posted by Easy on Sun Oct 28 21:51:15 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Sun Oct 28 21:44:55 2007. I didn't even realize that Southland was bought out and 7-Eleven was foreign owned and now all over Asia until after seeing this post. Were the stores in Japan/Asia always 7-Eleven or did they change the name after Southland was bought out? |
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Posted by monorail on Sun Oct 28 22:50:51 2007, in response to The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Sun Oct 28 19:34:38 2007. 'and it's long and narrow'is that the way you like 'em? |
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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Sun Oct 28 22:54:21 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by Easy on Sun Oct 28 21:51:15 2007. I know they were in Japan for many years before Southland was bought out, not sure about the rest of Asia. |
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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Sun Oct 28 22:57:20 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by monorail on Sun Oct 28 22:50:51 2007. If you are referring to 7-Elevens, no. If you are referring to something else, I don't like 'em any kind of way. |
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Posted by monorail on Mon Oct 29 02:12:05 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Sun Oct 28 22:57:20 2007. 'I don't like 'em any kind of way.'not even your own?????? |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Oct 29 10:42:40 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by monorail on Sun Oct 28 22:50:51 2007. Long and narrow is bad for chix: Like throwing a footlong hot dog down a hallway. |
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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Mon Oct 29 11:01:00 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by monorail on Mon Oct 29 02:12:05 2007. Why would I "like" my own? Isn't that for the ladies to decide? :-) |
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Posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Mon Oct 29 14:51:17 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Mon Oct 29 11:01:00 2007. "Isn't that for the ladies to decide? :-)"Hi 5 for that! |
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Posted by monorail on Mon Oct 29 22:50:34 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Mon Oct 29 11:01:00 2007. 'Why would I "like" my own?' if you don't like it, cut it off.... |
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Posted by monorail on Mon Oct 29 22:53:28 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Oct 29 10:42:40 2007. 'Long and narrow is bad for chix' what about for you? |
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Posted by monorail on Tue Oct 30 00:02:58 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Mon Oct 29 11:01:00 2007. 'Isn't that for the ladies to decide? :-) 'it's up to the ladies to decide whether or not YOU like it??????? can't make up your own mind? |
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Posted by Fred G on Tue Oct 30 08:58:12 2007, in response to The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Sun Oct 28 19:34:38 2007. Do you have a standard purchase you make at each of these visits to test the waters, so to speak?your pal, Fred |
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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Tue Oct 30 13:38:15 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by Fred G on Tue Oct 30 08:58:12 2007. I usually check out the newspaper selection (this store had Newsday, but for some reason, only the main section on a Sunday), the breakfast sandwich selection, and the chips and snack cake selection. Most of the above are different in each store, and definitely vary even from New York City to North Jersey to Central Jersey.As a test, I'll usually try out the coffee. But that depends on the time of day, and what else I've consumed prior to the visit or what I'm planning to consume after the visit. |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Tue Oct 30 13:55:41 2007, in response to The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Sun Oct 28 19:34:38 2007. Where in Astoria is the 7-Eleven located? |
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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Tue Oct 30 14:00:20 2007, in response to Re:: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by daDouce Man on Tue Oct 30 13:55:41 2007. 30th Avenue and 30th Street. One block from the 30th Avenue stop of the N/W trains. |
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Posted by monorail on Wed Oct 31 00:00:57 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by monorail on Mon Oct 29 22:50:34 2007. or if you can afford itget a nose job! Michael Jackson didn't like his nose being wide and flat so he got it taken care of |
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Posted by Fred G on Wed Oct 31 03:16:57 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Tue Oct 30 13:38:15 2007. That's cool. I usually have a benchmark sample I ask for when testing a new restaurant. For a Mex place, it's carnitas; for Italian, it's the calamari, and so on. I can tell what kinda place I'm in.your pal, Fred |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Wed Oct 31 05:14:53 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by monorail on Mon Oct 29 22:53:28 2007. Silly faggot! Dicks are for chicks! |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Wed Oct 31 05:15:36 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by Spider-Pig on Wed Oct 31 05:14:53 2007. don't be offensive |
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Posted by Lord Vader on Wed Oct 31 09:01:51 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by Fred G on Wed Oct 31 03:16:57 2007. I do the same when visiting a new bar and trying the food. Always get the sampler platter. If the sampler is wack, the real dishes are too. This one joint down the street from my house called Merrion Square on 2nd Ave and 95th St has a slamming sampler platter. So good I actually ordered a burger platter afterwards and the tap beers were ice cold.Lord Vader |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Wed Oct 31 09:15:54 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by SUBWAYSURF on Wed Oct 31 05:15:36 2007. I just think that sounds funny despite being offensive. Plus nobody responded to my post in the value voters thread. |
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Posted by monorail on Wed Oct 31 10:10:31 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by Spider-Pig on Wed Oct 31 09:15:54 2007. 'Plus nobody responded to my post in the value voters thread'so should I attack practically everyone for failure to respond to MY posts? |
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Posted by monorail on Wed Oct 31 10:21:08 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by Spider-Pig on Wed Oct 31 05:14:53 2007. 'Dicks are for chicks!' what are you talking about? get your mind out of the gutter! was referring to noses, not dicks |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Wed Oct 31 12:19:49 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by monorail on Wed Oct 31 10:10:31 2007. I attacked the Jews in the value voters thread, and nobody was bothered by that! |
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Posted by Fred G on Wed Oct 31 15:41:28 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by Lord Vader on Wed Oct 31 09:01:51 2007. Damn, not only is that hot but it's literally uptown!your pal, Fred |
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Posted by monorail on Thu Nov 1 01:02:19 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by Spider-Pig on Wed Oct 31 12:19:49 2007. did you use a bat? |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Thu Nov 1 07:17:58 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by monorail on Thu Nov 1 01:02:19 2007. No, it was during the day, so all the bats were sleeping. |
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Posted by monorail on Thu Nov 1 12:58:36 2007, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by Spider-Pig on Thu Nov 1 07:17:58 2007. could have used a sleeping bat, kinda like A-Rod uses |
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Posted by SMAZ on Tue Dec 20 06:44:50 2011, in response to The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Sun Oct 28 19:34:38 2007. ![]() Photo by astoriaugly |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Tue Dec 20 06:49:47 2011, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Tue Oct 30 13:38:15 2007. So in addition to being a 7-11 buff and a train buff, you are also a bit of a media buff too. Awesome. |
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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Tue Dec 20 08:30:03 2011, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by SMAZ on Tue Dec 20 06:44:50 2011. Yes, I know about the 7-Eleven opening soon near Ditmars...One thing I can't figure out: why does everybody seem to thrill over "mom and pop" bodegas/convenience stores/newsstands? I can understand preferring "mom and pop" restaurants/eateries/coffee shops since the food and coffee is usually better and/or different than the chains. And at "mom and pop" hardware stores, for example, the service is usually much better and personal than at the chains like Lowes or The Home Depot. But a "mom and pop" bodega? They are usually dark and filthy looking and offer nothing radically different than what a 7-Eleven might sell. And most importantly, keep in mind that most 7-Elevens are indeed "mom and pop" business since they are individually owned and operated by franchisees who, in many cases, owned no-name "mom and pop" stores before signing on with 7-Eleven... |
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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Tue Dec 20 08:30:53 2011, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by LuchAAA on Tue Dec 20 06:49:47 2011. I used to be a big time radio buff back when radio was worth listening to back in the 70's and 80's... |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Tue Dec 20 08:34:20 2011, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Tue Dec 20 08:30:53 2011. i still wonder why Smooth Jazz format has died in America. It exists in few markets. It's not even like it got low ratings. |
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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Tue Dec 20 08:38:50 2011, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by LuchAAA on Tue Dec 20 08:34:20 2011. Because it attracted listeners who advertisers feel were "too old". Advertisers prefer targeting younger listeners because they think it is easier to sway younger people to try products/services as opposed to older people who are more set in their ways... |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Tue Dec 20 08:43:03 2011, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Tue Dec 20 08:38:50 2011. Look at talk radio. Rush Limbaugh. Clear Channel has a lot invested in that format, and it appeals to an even older demo than Smooth Jazz, and national advertisers have basically boycotted the format.It seems like CD 101.9 changed formats and other stations nationwide did the same. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Dec 20 08:46:10 2011, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Tue Dec 20 08:30:03 2011. Excellent post. |
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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Tue Dec 20 08:53:25 2011, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Dec 20 08:46:10 2011. Thanks! |
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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Tue Dec 20 08:56:11 2011, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by LuchAAA on Tue Dec 20 08:43:03 2011. The difference is that most talk radio formats are on AM across the country, and there is nothing better they can put on AM nowadays since everybody prefers music formats on FM because of the audio quality. |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Tue Dec 20 08:58:58 2011, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Tue Dec 20 08:56:11 2011. But Clear Channel has been flipping their rock stations to Rush Limbaugh affiliates. In Raleigh I listen when I drive through. Station ranks very high too. Same in Jacksonville. It's happening across the country. You're going to see more sports and Rush affiliates on FM.Are you saying advertisers prefer FM, regardless of ratings? I guess that makes sense. |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Tue Dec 20 09:03:33 2011, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Tue Dec 20 08:56:11 2011. Clear Channel must see potential in the GOP radio format. Why else would they flip FM's to Rush affiliates? |
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Posted by PATHman on Tue Dec 20 09:10:58 2011, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Tue Dec 20 08:38:50 2011. I liked CD 101.9. It was relaxing music after a long day. Not everyone wants to listen to Lady Gaga. |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Tue Dec 20 09:27:47 2011, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by PATHman on Tue Dec 20 09:10:58 2011. I miss that station. |
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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Tue Dec 20 09:28:19 2011, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by LuchAAA on Tue Dec 20 08:58:58 2011. While it is true that more "spoken word" (all news, all sports, and news talk) formats are moving to FM across the country, I believe that advertisers feel that those listeners are more "affluent" than the listeners of smooth jazz formats. So in the case where both audiences are older, they want to go with the more affluent ones...Gotta go to work now, talk to you later! |
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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Tue Dec 20 09:28:35 2011, in response to Re: The 7-Eleven In Astoria Is Now Open, posted by PATHman on Tue Dec 20 09:10:58 2011. I agree! |
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