I walked into the Victor Gateway Chevron station yesterday, like I have for many years now, after fueling up my bus. The place was a madhouse, new stuff and new people everywhere. They had been bought out by a franchise outfit called Stinky! Or is it Stinker? Either way, what a name! (Ok, here’s their link…)
One of my regular riders daughter was the assistant manager at the formerly locally operated Gateway and it looks like most folks will keep their jobs, that’s very good.
I also noticed a Napa Parts vehicle parked in front of our local infamous auto parts store, Kirkhams, yesterday. Today I spotted two of them and thought, really? I walked in there today to buy a quart of oil and it looked just like the Gateway, new people running around and stuff being stripped off the shelves! They’ve been taken over by Napa…
The reason I call them infamous is because this store has been run by the grouchiest bunch of dudes, ever since I moved here, and I finally quit going in there. I started ordering my auto parts online and driving to Rexburg to pick them up, from Napa!
Ok, so one out of two takeovers ain’t bad. I told the new Stinker’s employees mom today that everytime I walk in there now I’m going to yell out “This place really stinks!” She cringed and asked me not to… Ok. I also learned that they’re dumping the regular vendors that serve the valley and bringing in their own. Hmmm.
