Kum & Go ➜ Maverik

[Greg S]

In order to align their program with Maverik (per their app update description), Kum & Go has removed the feature from the app that allows you to activate pump/pay from your phone. Obviously not a major thing, but still disappointing as I quite liked that feature.

Yeah it looks like their rewards program has been upgraded and better now. That being said, I a, bummed they removed the pump/pay function from your phone. Was nice during less than ideal weather.

[damonhynes]

I'm bummed they removed the pump/pay function from your phone. Was nice during less than ideal weather.

It is a step backward, especially since Shell has it.

[Greg S]

I'm bummed they removed the pump/pay function from your phone. Was nice during less than ideal weather.

It is a step backward, especially since Shell has it.

Yeah I agree.

[jessep28]

Paying with an app is handy at places that don't have tap to pay readers yet since magstripes that can be skimmed are still a thing.

[Brad]

Paying with an app is handy at places that don't have tap to pay readers yet since magstripes that can be skimmed are still a thing.

Who doesn't have tap to pay readers at the pump?

[almighty_tuna]

Paying with an app is handy at places that don't have tap to pay readers yet since magstripes that can be skimmed are still a thing.

Who doesn't have tap to pay readers at the pump?

Quite a few, actually.

[jessep28]

A lot of places where I live now still have older equipment.

[WBR_Tom]

They've started the rebrand process with stores in Colorado. Guessing the switchover will happen in Omaha soon, especially since it looks like they're just changing out the logo on the sign while keeping the oval shape.

[skinzfan23]

Hopefully they are going to update the insides of the stores as well. Any insight?

[Brad]

Hopefully they are going to update the insides of the stores as well. Any insight?

All the Maverik stores I have been to have a Western US/Outdoor/Adventure theme.

No Building Permits in Omaha yet.

[skinzfan23]

Yeah thats what I am hoping for, And they also look cleaner/more organized than Kum and Go. The Kum and Go in Bellevue on Fairview, has has a broken piece on the canopy for at least a year and last time I went inside it was cluttered and dirty.

[ChadJK]

I stopped in a Maverik off I-80 near Big Springs, Nebraska. Very clean. Of course, it's very new too.

[jessep28]

The existing stores might get the Casey's treatment too where they'll remodel some sites and turn them into Cadillacs, and the others will just get new signage and otherwise be left to disintegrate.

[skinzfan23]

The existing stores might get the Casey's treatment too where they'll remodel some sites and turn them into Cadillacs, and the others will just get new signage and otherwise be left to disintegrate.

That is so true. There are some of them that only had the name change but the store operates just as crappy as Bucky's did when it owned them.

[Greg S]

The existing stores might get the Casey's treatment too where they'll remodel some sites and turn them into Cadillacs, and the others will just get new signage and otherwise be left to disintegrate.

That is so true. There are some of them that only had the name change but the store operates just as crappy as Bucky's did when it owned them.

I can't really think of any Kum and Go's that haven't been kept up. Seems like most or all of the older ones have been updated in the last few years (part of it was because they added the kitchens). None are even like the Casey's off 21st in Bellevue.

Greg

[ChadJK]

I was in the Kum & Go at 72nd & Pacific back in 2007 and the manager was talking to another customer about how they were closing all of the Omaha Kum & Go's east of 72nd (excluding the ones on the east side of 72nd street itself). The customer asked if it was because of robbery and the manager replied, "Actually, the employees steal more than the customers do. It's just not worth the headache operating those locations anymore." I just checked Google Maps and sure enough, still no Kum & Go's north of Harrison and east of 72nd. I have no idea if that was the real reason they closed them or just some employee speculating. I also couldn't tell you how many Kum & Go's used to be east of 72nd.

[Greg S]

I was in the Kum & Go at 72nd & Pacific back in 2007 and the manager was talking to another customer about how they were closing all of the Omaha Kum & Go's east of 72nd (excluding the ones on the east side of 72nd street itself). The customer asked if it was because of robbery and the manager replied, "Actually, the employees steal more than the customers do. It's just not worth the headache operating those locations anymore." I just checked Google Maps and sure enough, still no Kum & Go's north of Harrison and east of 72nd. I have no idea if that was the real reason they closed them or just some employee speculating. I also couldn't tell you how many Kum & Go's used to be east of 72nd.

I honestly don't remember any east of 72nd (not including the one you were at), other than the one that was briefly in the Capital District.

Greg

[ChadJK]

I honestly don't remember any east of 72nd (not including the one you were at), other than the one that was briefly in the Capital District.

Greg

I think there was one at like 30th & Lake.

[zippy]

I was in the Kum & Go at 72nd & Pacific back in 2007

I worked near there for a while. I don't think that Kum & Go was built until the late teens.

[ChadJK]

I worked near there for a while. I don't think that Kum & Go was built until the late teens.

It was remodeled in the teens, but there was an older style Kum & Go there before that.

Here's the 2009 Google Streetview: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wMeCgyRbe7YdwM2b6

[zippy]

I worked near there for a while. I don't think that Kum & Go was built until the late teens.

It was remodeled in the teens, but there was an older style Kum & Go there before that.

Here's the 2009 Google Streetview: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wMeCgyRbe7YdwM2b6

Interesting! I had thought that corner had an old-school service station like Amoco or Sinclair.

[Brad]

Don't judge me... Only place I have eaten today is Maverik... I had the Moab Burrito for breakfast in Scottsbluff and the Green Chile Pulled Pork Burrito for dinner in Chadron... LOL

[Greg S]

I worked near there for a while. I don't think that Kum & Go was built until the late teens.

It was remodeled in the teens, but there was an older style Kum & Go there before that.

Here's the 2009 Google Streetview: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wMeCgyRbe7YdwM2b6

Interesting! I had thought that corner had an old-school service station like Amoco or Sinclair.

Yeah there was a gas station there before Kum and Go. I remember it in the 90's. Can't remember if it was a Phillips 66 maybe?

[ChadJK]

Don't judge me... Only place I have eaten today is Maverik... I had the Moab Burrito for breakfast in Scottsbluff and the Green Chile Pulled Pork Burrito for dinner in Chadron... LOL

I've not had their hot food. How was it?

[skinzfan23]

Maverik confirms it’s rebranding all Kum & Go stores

Once it finishes this project, Maverik will operate over 800 convenience stores under its own banner across 18 states, making it one of the most widespread convenience store chains in the country.

[Brad]

Don't judge me... Only place I have eaten today is Maverik... I had the Moab Burrito for breakfast in Scottsbluff and the Green Chile Pulled Pork Burrito for dinner in Chadron... LOL

I've not had their hot food. How was it?

Sorry, I missed this. Those two are good. Some of them are just plain burritos, but the Moab is my Favorite Gas Station Breakfast Burrito.

Maverik confirms it’s rebranding all Kum & Go stores

Once it finishes this project, Maverik will operate over 800 convenience stores under its own banner across 18 states, making it one of the most widespread convenience store chains in the country.

Good to hear, just hope they do it right and make them look like a Maverik.

[skinzfan23]

Agree, I am ready for the Kum and Go on the Fairview Rd to be redone. They have been missing pieces of their awning for over a year.

[Stan]

I better get a Kum & Go hat sooner than later now.

[Greg S]

Don't judge me... Only place I have eaten today is Maverik... I had the Moab Burrito for breakfast in Scottsbluff and the Green Chile Pulled Pork Burrito for dinner in Chadron... LOL

I've not had their hot food. How was it?

Sorry, I missed this. Those two are good. Some of them are just plain burritos, but the Moab is my Favorite Gas Station Breakfast Burrito.

Maverik confirms it’s rebranding all Kum & Go stores

Once it finishes this project, Maverik will operate over 800 convenience stores under its own banner across 18 states, making it one of the most widespread convenience store chains in the country.

Good to hear, just hope they do it right and make them look like a Maverik.

How does a Maverik look different (or better) than a Kum and Go?

[Brad]

Don't judge me... Only place I have eaten today is Maverik... I had the Moab Burrito for breakfast in Scottsbluff and the Green Chile Pulled Pork Burrito for dinner in Chadron... LOL

I've not had their hot food. How was it?

Sorry, I missed this. Those two are good. Some of them are just plain burritos, but the Moab is my Favorite Gas Station Breakfast Burrito.

Maverik confirms it’s rebranding all Kum & Go stores

Once it finishes this project, Maverik will operate over 800 convenience stores under its own banner across 18 states, making it one of the most widespread convenience store chains in the country.

Good to hear, just hope they do it right and make them look like a Maverik.

How does a Maverik look different (or better) than a Kum and Go?

They are outdoors themed. All the new locations have giant local nature photos. Nebraska locations have photos of Scottsbluff, Chimney Rock, Toadstool Park, Fort Robinson, Smith Falls, Etc. Colorado locations have popular mountain scenes, Utah locations have Moab, Arches, etc. They have very high ceilings and the photos are huge! Most of them have some sort of artificial pine tree branches above the registers. They are usually bright and wide open inside. I believe they all have a picnic area outside too.

[skinzfan23]

Much nicer and cleaner than Kum and Go.

[skinzfan23]

Still hoping to get a Kwik Star here in Omaha, blows both of these chains out of the water.

[ChadJK]

Still hoping to get a Kwik Star here in Omaha, blows both of these chains out of the water.

We drove to and from Indianapolis this last weekend and stopped at a couple of Kwik Star convenience stores. I agree. Very nice and a great selection.

[thenewguy]

Still hoping to get a Kwik Star here in Omaha, blows both of these chains out of the water.

Agreed. They had a really good breakfast sandwich and good chicken too

[Renovator2559]

Still hoping to get a Kwik Star here in Omaha, blows both of these chains out of the water.

How much better is Kwik Star than Quik Trip? Quik Trip unlike other station chains has a wide selection of food items, not just junk food but healthy options too. Quik Trips on their modern design, have so many curves in the exterior and interior, with tables outside. Quik Trips feel open, since there are 3 entrances and the restrooms are on the sides.Quik Trips have these snazzy touch screens that you can order!

I tend to find Quik Trips, as more upscale, more premium than the typical boxy gas station.

Does Kwik Star offer features that Quik Trip doesn't? Or at least better than your average Caseys?

[skinzfan23]

Kwik Star is head and shoulders better than Quik Trip. QT used to be decent but everyone I have been to lately is in the same boat with Bucky's/Casey's....the employees are not always the friendliest and the stores are always dirty and cluttered.

They treat and pay their employees well. They also have a unique distribution model and bake their own baked goods daily that they ship (which is also prob why at this point they don't have a store in Nebraska b/c it is a little out of their distribution facility.)

This video is a little long but here is a history of Kwik Star/Kwik Trip:

[Renovator2559]

Kwik Star is head and shoulders better than Quik Trip. QT used to be decent but everyone I have been to lately is in the same boat with Bucky's/Casey's....the employees are not always the friendliest and the stores are always dirty and cluttered.

I've never had problems with the employees, they are super nice and they can handle two cash registers at once, while a person is paying with their card, the employee can tend the other line of people too.

I don't have any experience of Quik Trips being dirty, Casey's has some dirty bathrooms and I easily notice when a store needs better maintenance.

I have talked to several employees about the company and they talk how great of a company Quik Trip is to work for and how their stock is private and not public like Casey's

In my experience, Quik Trip has improved a lot from it's old store designs that resembled the typical average gas station. Quik Trip is better than it once was. Quik Trip has a consistent design language. The accented bricks and concrete moldings give its stores that sophisticated and upscale look.

Unlike other gas stations that look like budget, boxy barn styles and that's why I always look for QT because I enjoy the experience of QT.







Quik Trip puts attention to finer details inside and out.

[GenX]

QT is a category all its own, and focuses on making everything quick. Will they have everything others have? No, but you can count on getting in and out fast.

Kwik Trip/Star is more of a Buc-ees extra light country store. A Cracker Barrel next door would not be out of place.

[skinzfan23]

I don’t know how else to say it but you need to go to a Kwik Star and see the difference. QT is definitely better then Casey’s but still not amazing for a convenience store.

[GenX]

I don’t know how else to say it but you need to go to a Kwik Star and see the difference. QT is definitely better then Casey’s but still not amazing for a convenience store.

They’re building a Kwik Star here in Sioux City, should be opening soon.