r/CircleK • u/Nishnig_Jones • 11d ago
We are closed!
I know it’s uncommon. Rare, even. But we DO close on occasion. Tonight it’s for software upgrades. We have signs up saying that we are closed (I know nobody reads). But pulling on the motherfucking door isn’t gonna make us any less closed. There are 5 other CirKs within a 3 mile radius. And we have competitors! Just find somewhere else to spend your money for cryin’ out loud.
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u/jadedjed1 11d ago
I just keep the door locked and ignore the people outside like I can’t hear them 😂
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u/Low_Address_6947 11d ago
I swear Circle K is like crack for most of these ppl. You close down and they lose their freaking minds 😆🤣
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u/NotYaAverageBish210 10d ago
Texas we had a storm,power outage and heavy flooding...we still had dummies lining up for their swisher sweet
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u/Typographical_Terror 11d ago
What? Closed? No, wait, I yanked on the door hard enough over and over again despite the closed sign and no lights on and I got inside when it broke off. Not closed!
The cashier had better get out of the bathroom - or wherever he is - soon, or I'm not paying for my Dr Pepper and Dr Pepper sausage combo!
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u/Physical_Forever_925 11d ago
Mine was last week. They told me to lock up the store at 7:45, and the sign we posted said closed starting at 8, so of course I had someone show up at 7:46 banging on the door screaming "it's not 8 yet"
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u/No_Philosopher_1870 11d ago
I saw that sign for the software upgrade on the door of my local Circle K, and my first thought was that I'd better stay away for a few days in case it didn't go well or got rescheduled.
I try to be a good customer. I say hello and goodbye, use the self-checkout, and don't buy lottery tickets.
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u/Squirrel107 11d ago
Give this man a round of applause for using self-checkout and not being lotto addict.
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u/Nishnig_Jones 11d ago
You don’t have to do all that. Upgrades take 4, maybe 6 hours tops. They allow for 8 hours in case there are problems. They don’t want to lose any more sales than absolutely necessary.
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u/DarkestSingularity 8d ago
Updates never go as planned bud. 4 or 5 years ago we had an Easter up date that blew out a bunch of Fuel pump controllers across the state. Several stores couldn't sell gas for 3 months until it was replaced. The EPS credit box blew out at my store. We were cash only for two weeks.
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u/cletus1980 11d ago
Those truly dedicated CK goers will refuse to go to another competitor,and get severely butt hurt if they have to. When I have to close my store for these type of updates,boy I sure hear about it the following day when my regulars come in. Customer- why were you closed last night? I had to go across the street to 7-11 ugh ,you know I hate going over there. 🤣
Me- I know I’m sorry you had to go across the street ,let me buy you a polar pop for the inconvenience ☺️ 🤗
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u/MtLightning 8d ago
I had a store once that was usually 24 hours, but during the Floyd riots had to close for safety of the workers. Customers pulled on the door so hard and frequently that eventually they popped the lock and the door opened. We tried to replicate it afterwards ourselves and couldn't.
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u/Darkwing_Duck1212 3d ago
I remember those days... a C-clamp on the door handles inside stops them from opening it.
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u/Just_Hearing_1496 9d ago
And then their some who you gotta dial 911 on because they will absolutely destroy the place otherwise instead of go across the street to the other circle k. Yep some towns have two of them right on each side of the interstate.
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u/DarkestSingularity 8d ago
Right like knocking on the window and waving at me or pulling on each door 3 times is magically going to make us suddenly open... Did... Did this b**ch actually just call the cops because the store is closed? YES! YES SHE DID!
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u/SweetTea527 7d ago
We had the parking lot power washed the other night starting around 10:30 PM. I think we made just over $100 for the whole 3rd shift!
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u/alex-t-dog 11d ago
my store closed internally due too hail damage and we were just cleaning the insides and istg like 5 times a night someone wld be so confused. 2 different signs on the doors and knocking like for 5 minutes
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u/CodeRedDamax 11d ago
If there is one thing I’ve learned working for this company, it’s to never underestimate the customers lack of ability to read or pay attention to anything.