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Tumbleweed-53 t1_iuannmw wrote

Reply to comment by MathematicianGlum880 in Is there a special term for convenience stores that also sell pizza and sandwiches? by Saltycook

No love for Irving? I prefer it just for the back story. A chain of stores in Texas was going out of business. A group from a single town bought them and have made good run of it. I was shocked when I saw them here in Maine, even. The town's name? IRVING. It's in North Central Texas, bless their heart.

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Solar_Saves t1_iuap1lc wrote

Huh, always heard that Irving’s started in Canada…

“A forever commitment to our customers. Irving Oil's founder K.C. Irving, opened his first garage and service station in his hometown of Bouctouche, New Brunswick, in 1924.”

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likes_sawz t1_iuark85 wrote

The Irving gas stations in New England are associated with the Irving headquartered in I think New Brunswick, the same parent company is a huge landowner in northern Maine.

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MrsMurphysChowder t1_iub3izc wrote

Used to love the big Irving in Farmington. They had a real good diner there. Covid killed em.

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TrichomeTourmaline t1_iubzep7 wrote

Irving’s has the kind bathrooms!…used to work on the road a lot

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eljefino t1_iud86md wrote

Their ads used to say "Irving's restrooms are clean! clean! clean!"

They're tried branding the store as Mainway, Blue Canoe, Rusty Lantern-- nothing's stuck! Some are co-branded as Circle K but that's an established chain.

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