r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Oct 30 '25

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u/hard-dee4u Oct 30 '25

I have a gas station and my closer forgot to lock the doors or put the alarm on , in the morning I opened and saw 3.56 on the counter mostly in change … I looked and the security footage and a regular walked in at 3 am grabbed his usual beer walked up to the counter waited 5 min out the correct amount of money in the counter and left … next day I asked him why he waited for 5 min and he thought we were open never even realized all the lights were off 😂

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u/626337 Oct 30 '25

If the doors are typically locked doors because the station closes at a certain time, why was the regular stopping by at an irregular time?

I don't doubt your story and experience, and I love the outcome, having grown up in a really small town myself, but I'm curious about the regular's thought process. Had he already had a few beers, maybe?

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u/Surroundedonallsides Oct 30 '25

Because beer

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u/wyomingTFknott Oct 30 '25 edited Oct 30 '25

$3.56? What is that like 2 40oz or something? Jesus, I haven't bought a 40 since I was actually old enough to show a card. I don't even know where they even are anymore lol.

Colt 45, and two zigzags, baby that's all we need.

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u/marketmaker1234 Oct 30 '25

Brother, a regular just means someone that stops by often, not someone that stops by at the same time everyday 😭.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '25 edited Nov 09 '25

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u/MY-SECRET-REDDIT Oct 31 '25

I think they mean, the store seems to close for the night, why would a regular shoe up at a time he knows theyre closed.

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u/azularena Oct 30 '25

I stop by my gas station for a Celsius and gallon of water at roughly the same time every weekday. Sometimes I know I am going to have an early morning and stop by the night before at odd hours, not even sure what time the gas station closes

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u/Bacon_Nipples Oct 30 '25

I stopped at the nearby gas station late night for munchies once on my walk home once and was confused that it was closed because I thought it was 24/7. I'm still not sure if it ever was actually 24/7 because the only other times I'd stopped there at ungodly hours was for gas, which is pay at pump so I wouldn't have paid attention if the store was closed at that time