They started in 1959, and are from Iowa. K&G is okay, but Maverick is far better in every way.
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folshost@lemmy.world 1 year agoI went to Colorado Springs a little while ago and had to do a double take when I saw that a gas station was advertising that as its name. Absolutely blew my mind when I realized it is a huge chain there.
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canthidium@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Oh not even close. Maverick is a little cleaner but have nowhere as much stuff and their food, while having more selection, is garbage.
mark3748@geddit.social 1 year ago
I’m probably biased because I worked in Utah long before they ever came to Colorado and I’ve been to most of their “flagship” stores. If there’s a choice I’ll pick Maverick every time.
Also, I was pretty sure I was going to be jumped by a mob because I wore a K&G hat to a restaurant in OCC in the early-mid 2000s. The anti-Kum&Go sentiment was insane back then.
canthidium@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Jeez, people will tribalize anything. Yeah the Mavericks around here are big but all the shelves are way spaced out and at angles so it fills the room but there’s just not much there. My ex worked at one for a bit preparing food and it was just terrible. I used to Door dash and I would stop at K&G multiple times a day and sometimes get food and it was always pretty good for gas station food. That said, Maverick bought K&G not long ago so they might all be Mavericks before too long.
canthidium@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yep all over here and most of CO in general. I’ve seen a few in Arkansas as well.
downpunxx@kbin.social 1 year ago
blew your what m8