Flying J

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The Flying J I visited was in Wendover Nevada. It was a huge building with two main entrances on opposite ends of the mega complex. There were about 10 or 12 gas pumps and a huge lot with several big rig parking spots. The entrance on the left was to the main flying J area. The layout was very strategically placed. The cashier was at the front of the store right next to the entrance. By the entrance was a huge hat display with trucker hats, poker hats, cowboy hats, and beanies. On one side was a huge row of fountain drinks, coffee, slushy, microwaves, and fruit juices dispensers, this toke up the whole side. On the opposite wall were the refrigerated goods. It had soft drinks, beer, milk, eggs, butter, ice cream, and even fresh fruit (I wouldn’t ever buy fruit from a gas station though). In the central area of the store were aisles and aisles of products. The first aisle had magazines, comic books, and even bestseller books. The second row had snack items. There was even a personal hygiene section from toothpaste to condoms. There were aisles of useless junk like glass figurines and cheap sculptures. This section reminded me of shopping in Tijuana. The last aisle were automotive products with oil, air fresheners, and even ham radios. At the end of every aisle were media stands witch had cds, dvds, videos, book on tape, and even crappie computer games. I also so a bargain bin with under priced items like dice, nameplates, license plate holders, and stickers. There wasn’t any deep fried food or already prepared food to be found anywhere. In the middle of the building was a video poker and slot machine casino. There were actually quite a few people wasting their money on it. In the back of the casino area was the showers and personal sleeping areas. On the right side of the building was a normal sized Arby’s with dining seating and a drive through.

The main impression I got from visiting the Flying J was ...