Convenience stores are small retail shops, they sell wide for area goods. They sell everything from food and drinks to snacks, accessories, car maintenance tools and other things. The U.S has over 150,000 convenience stores around the country. The largest is 7-11 franchise. American has a huge driving culture and its very normal to use your cars to commute everywhere. This means gas stations typically open for long period of time. In many cases, gas stations open 24/7, meaning 24 hrs 7 days a week. This makes very convenient for late night drivers. Convenience stores in U.S. might be little bit different than what’s you use to in home country. Typically, convenience stores are paired with gasoline stands. So it’s pretty weird to find convenience stores that doesn’t have gas popup attached, because of this, convenience stores typically are found in the major highways or on the side of the really big roads. It’s really uncommon to see the convenience stores in your neighborhood or on the small alleys and so on. So, for this reason, it’s pretty uncommon to see people walking to visit the convenience store. The best way to get to the convenience store is actually to drive there. The main sources of revenue for most of the convenience stores in the U.S. is gasoline about 96% of total revenue for most convenience stores in the U.S. come from gasoline sales. For the rest of revenue comes from sales goods inside of the stores. Let’s take a look some of the foods you can expect to find in a typical American convenience store. First of all, you can find a huge selection of snacks, foods, and various drinks. People spend about 25 million dollars in 2017 on food inside convenience store. But most of the food you find in the convenience store, it isn’t that nutritious. It’s typically stuff easy to eat while you’re driving, and salads aren’t so easy to eat behind the wheel. But a bag of potato chips and energy drinks are pretty convenient for late night drivers. Well, they might not be the healthy option, they are pretty tasty from time to time. Some classic American convenience store foods what you can always find Slim Jim sausages, pre-made cake and pastries, bags of potato chips and any candy bar you might want.
Thaks for helping me how to pay gasoline. I usually say: 20 dollars in the number 4, but now I know the right way is: 20 dolars on pump number 4. Thanks Alisha I like all your videos; I'm learning English thanks to you. I'm from Mexico
Many convenience stores are walkable if you are in town and not out in a rural area. I'm in a very small town but our conbini is completely walkable. Also, salads are available at most stores now in the "grab and go section" which is an open cooler area with salads, sandwiches, fruits, cheeses, etc.
Thank you for your explanation, in my country there are many places like that. But I had no idea of this name "convenience store" is useful. Greetings from 🇪🇨
totally agreed the food is not healthy in convenience store, however it would be your first choice when u are starving, especially if u are not willnable cook
Good quick video, but I think some things need to be mentioned. • Management of a local, or corporate owned convenience store determines the quality of that store, for example poor management equals poor conditions, and vice versa. In other words the standards for each convenience store are different depending on management. • In addition to the connection of a Gas Station, some convenience stores are merged with other stores, be it an actual mechanic shop, or a small restaurant, sometimes even having multiple gas pump stations intended for mass customer use, these are mostly called Truck Stops, for aiding and supplying heavier vehicles like Big Rig 18-wheeler trucks. • In some unfortunate cases in the U.S. due to local conditions of poor quality of districts, and law, some convenience stores are targeted spots for crime, such as quick stealing of inventory, or quick cash to steal from the register. In these cases, the store attendant will often have a weapon hidden behind the counter for defense purposes, sometimes a pistol sometimes a shotgun, and they are within legal rights to have that.
These stores very useful when we are travelling in a hurry or in case of night travelling. Leave alone the flavours in the food which we have to adjust ourselves.
Here in Colombia there some places different to supermarket they are named cacharrería, there are you can find things for the home, things associeted with decorations, toys, etc.
Love this video, hope you do much more of those. I think it is great to see you out of the studio and hear of American culture. By the way, I think you are an fantastic teacher Alisha.
Probably at least a billion dollar revenue in food alone in Japan. Essential to the economy and culture. You can find real foods like rotisserie boneless chicken, rice balls, and bento boxes, you can pay bills, deliveries, book tickets, municipal services. Anything you expect convenience. You can probably find two stores in every block in a busy commercial district. Few places to throw garbage for the public. 7-Eleven and Lawson were once American icons are dominant in Japan and a few places allow 24hr international bank cards. The background looks like Japan with its buildings.
In korea, you can pay for the gas directly at the pump. Credit card readers are installed at the every pump in self service gas stations, so you can pay the bill easily without wasting your time.
Gas at a convenience store is actually what's called a "loss leader". What that means is that the gas and gas pumps are what brings people to the store. Once there, you're filling up your car with gas, when you see people coming out of the convenience store with food. Convenience stores don't make much money off gas sales, but they can mark up their food products to make up the differences. You then end up getting food from the store. Also, convenience stores are creeping into fast food territory more. One convenienence store chain, Wawa, started selling burgers and fries every day after 4 pm. The burgers are angus beef, which is a higher quality of beef than McDonalds or Burger King.
Omg. I am so interested in this video. I have watched too many videos set in studio. Pls take us to many other places outside. Besides language, I want to learn more abt American people, lifestyle, street, etc. Thanks a lot, Alisha!
There are so many kind of goods in Japanese convenience stores. Especially in a big city, you can see more than 10 stores from a station to other station. Although it is convenient, shop owners have difficulty in managing their shops. And also, we have problems waste foods so we need solution for that.
So well guys keep shot the footages up on the street. It's makes radically different and brings something of new wave. At once wanna watch your performance more and more😉
I like the format - short and sweet, fluent but understandable speech, new interesting facts! Please keep on - "I'm in the gym", "I called the plumber", "I'm at the hairdresser".. Some everyday stuff, you know)
Very interesting your videos, i can understand you almost all. I love your pronunciation, you are so smart. The convenience stores in my country is very similar you can find different things, even free restrooms.
Hey Alisha and all the EnglishClass101 team, i'm french and live in it, thanks you to made me better in this Langage, i need to learn it mainly for follow Tesla, SpaceX and so on. My question is, why not make one video on Tesla and SpaceX with the "Now You Know" UA-cam Channel ? You are great bye. Ps: i don't work for them
Alisha you are the best teacher!!!You have amazing speach and pronunciation!!!I learning English with your videos and i like it.I am Russian girl from Uzbekistan and in our country we have convenience stores where sells vegetables, fruits, snacks and where the drinkers are drink an alcohol in the night and therefore this stores works in the night. :)Tell more about your country it is very interesting for me!!!Thanks
Hello Alisha... Interesting video. I didn't know that this kind of store had name. In my country, there is a tendency to copy all things come from USA. The problem is that we are strongly Latin and this means "improvisation". In Chile, we have convenience stores, but into them we find only snacks or icecreams... Thanks a lot.
Olá alisha vou escrever em meu indioma mesmo você é muito bacana e o seu trabalho é muito bom gosto muito de ouvir seu ingles ainda não entendo tudo mas estou mim esforçanfo parabens pelo seu trabalho
USA ‘s connivence store you introduce look same to me as Japanese. Exactly there is the case gas station have convenience store in Japan too , they don’t hold visitor take out and eat it in car . They can make visitor at home cause of it isn’t least of there is “eat in “ space in shop .
Hi Alisha , I think you could say for Banks in USA . It's important for the people inside America and outside America..Is it right? with my regard and thank you.
Hi Alisha I am a new follower and I like your style of education Can you give me advice? I listen to you but I do not understand all the words. I use translation to understand some words. Is this good or not?
Unlike US, convenience stores are separate from gas stations in Japan. By and large, they are brighter and cleaner than the US counterparts. They deal in a wide variety of goods/foods like ready-made meals, rice balls, sweets, etc. A growing number of convenience store owners struggle to open their stores 24 hours a day due to labor shortage these days.
What an interesting video! Thanks a lot for showing it. It would be also interesting to watch about comparison some stores of USA and Japan, some their features, etc. Thanks again for the video! =)
Alisha. *How about this idea?* We all know that you like compliments in your address about cooking. Let's spend fun time in the kitchen, for example *baking tasty key lime pie* and teach us some new vocabulary along the way. Whisk, spatula, sauce pan etc. *If it possible make this video please.* P.S. this jacket suits you 😇👍
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Convenience stores are small retail shops, they sell wide for area goods. They sell everything from food and drinks to snacks, accessories, car maintenance tools and other things. The U.S has over 150,000 convenience stores around the country. The largest is 7-11 franchise. American has a huge driving culture and its very normal to use your cars to commute everywhere. This means gas stations typically open for long period of time. In many cases, gas stations open 24/7, meaning 24 hrs 7 days a week. This makes very convenient for late night drivers. Convenience stores in U.S. might be little bit different than what’s you use to in home country. Typically, convenience stores are paired with gasoline stands. So it’s pretty weird to find convenience stores that doesn’t have gas popup attached, because of this, convenience stores typically are found in the major highways or on the side of the really big roads. It’s really uncommon to see the convenience stores in your neighborhood or on the small alleys and so on. So, for this reason, it’s pretty uncommon to see people walking to visit the convenience store. The best way to get to the convenience store is actually to drive there. The main sources of revenue for most of the convenience stores in the U.S. is gasoline about 96% of total revenue for most convenience stores in the U.S. come from gasoline sales. For the rest of revenue comes from sales goods inside of the stores. Let’s take a look some of the foods you can expect to find in a typical American convenience store. First of all, you can find a huge selection of snacks, foods, and various drinks. People spend about 25 million dollars in 2017 on food inside convenience store. But most of the food you find in the convenience store, it isn’t that nutritious. It’s typically stuff easy to eat while you’re driving, and salads aren’t so easy to eat behind the wheel. But a bag of potato chips and energy drinks are pretty convenient for late night drivers. Well, they might not be the healthy option, they are pretty tasty from time to time. Some classic American convenience store foods what you can always find Slim Jim sausages, pre-made cake and pastries, bags of potato chips and any candy bar you might want.
Thaks for helping me how to pay gasoline. I usually say: 20 dollars in the number 4, but now I know the right way is: 20 dolars on pump number 4. Thanks Alisha I like all your videos; I'm learning English thanks to you. I'm from Mexico
Many convenience stores are walkable if you are in town and not out in a rural area. I'm in a very small town but our conbini is completely walkable. Also, salads are available at most stores now in the "grab and go section" which is an open cooler area with salads, sandwiches, fruits, cheeses, etc.
Thank you for your explanation, in my country there are many places like that. But I had no idea of this name "convenience store" is useful. Greetings from 🇪🇨
American culture is interesting. Please make more videos like this. Thank you so much!
Great Job Alisha
Make more external vídeos
Congratulations your videos Help a Lot Thanks
I will be able to come to America
I'm Brazilian guy, and here is almost the same way in convenience store.
thanks per that video!
I'm brazilian too. Hello, my neighboor.
totally agreed the food is not healthy in convenience store, however it would be your first choice when u are starving, especially if u are not willnable cook
Good quick video, but I think some things need to be mentioned.
• Management of a local, or corporate owned convenience store determines the quality of that store, for example poor management equals poor conditions, and vice versa. In other words the standards for each convenience store are different depending on management.
• In addition to the connection of a Gas Station, some convenience stores are merged with other stores, be it an actual mechanic shop, or a small restaurant, sometimes even having multiple gas pump stations intended for mass customer use, these are mostly called Truck Stops, for aiding and supplying heavier vehicles like Big Rig 18-wheeler trucks.
• In some unfortunate cases in the U.S. due to local conditions of poor quality of districts, and law, some convenience stores are targeted spots for crime, such as quick stealing of inventory, or quick cash to steal from the register. In these cases, the store attendant will often have a weapon hidden behind the counter for defense purposes, sometimes a pistol sometimes a shotgun, and they are within legal rights to have that.
We need more and more like this video please
Thanks alisha my dear...
Yay Alisha 🙌, *Thank you for the Interesting Video.*
Please make more videos like this. 😊
Very good way to learn English and about the American culture. Please continue with this videos.
Hola Alista gracias por tu excelente vídeo. Me encantó. Este estilo de videos en sitios reales son muy Buenos.
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Hi Ana
I love lessons like this
The diferent is that you can find Fresh food (breakfast, lunch, dinner) wherever you go in my country....also in or near at conveniences store ...Peru
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Very usefull video. Please, make more videos about your country. That's very interesting
Great. Please make more this type of video.
These stores very useful when we are travelling in a hurry or in case of night travelling. Leave alone the flavours in the food which we have to adjust ourselves.
Here in Colombia there some places different to supermarket they are named cacharrería, there are you can find things for the home, things associeted with decorations, toys, etc.
time to time, it will be better to change the way you are learning english and i find Alisha is the best.
This footage was very helpful to me and felt a new situation.
thanks a lot as always.
Useful video
Waiting more
Thanks
Very nice video Alisha. Congrats!
Thank you very much. This video is very beneficial. I need more field trip videos like this.
Very nice video thanks a lot Alisha
I hope you will release soon more videos like this. Thank you.
Do you have any videos explaining Drug Stores (like CVS), Dollar Stores (like Dollar General), or Club Stores (like Sam's/Costco)?
Hi 👋
This is very nice informatic video
Love this video, hope you do much more of those. I think it is great to see you out of the studio and hear of American culture. By the way, I think you are an fantastic teacher Alisha.
Thank's alisha
Always you are best alishaaaaa. Thank you.
I like anything you post, Alisha. You're such a fun person to listen to.
Alisha thanks so much, excellent video, you are a great English teacher....
Probably at least a billion dollar revenue in food alone in Japan. Essential to the economy and culture. You can find real foods like rotisserie boneless chicken, rice balls, and bento boxes, you can pay bills, deliveries, book tickets, municipal services. Anything you expect convenience. You can probably find two stores in every block in a busy commercial district. Few places to throw garbage for the public. 7-Eleven and Lawson were once American icons are dominant in Japan and a few places allow 24hr international bank cards. The background looks like Japan with its buildings.
In korea, you can pay for the gas directly at the pump. Credit card readers are installed at the every pump in self service gas stations, so you can pay the bill easily without wasting your time.
In U.S. is the same.
Thanks so much
Actually, convenience stores that are not paired are often called liquor stores/corner stores/corner markets.
Gas at a convenience store is actually what's called a "loss leader". What that means is that the gas and gas pumps are what brings people to the store. Once there, you're filling up your car with gas, when you see people coming out of the convenience store with food. Convenience stores don't make much money off gas sales, but they can mark up their food products to make up the differences. You then end up getting food from the store. Also, convenience stores are creeping into fast food territory more. One convenienence store chain, Wawa, started selling burgers and fries every day after 4 pm. The burgers are angus beef, which is a higher quality of beef than McDonalds or Burger King.
It's great job
Thanks a lot
I was in Rockford, ilinois, and it was amazing buying at convenience stores around there, I love it !!
This section liked me so much! I'd like more videos like this one!
Hi Alisha~! I've studied English for 3 months. Thank u for your teaching. Have a nice day ~♡
Amazing Alisha 👌we want to improve about American environment, culture, price products, higher studies, business development etc
Do more videos like this one.
Omg. I am so interested in this video. I have watched too many videos set in studio. Pls take us to many other places outside. Besides language, I want to learn more abt American people, lifestyle, street, etc. Thanks a lot, Alisha!
Yeah u should do more videos like this one I love learning about USA different cultures
I love this a lot,Alisha thank you very much!
What a good video!
Hello alisha thanks for vidios
There are so many kind of goods in Japanese convenience stores. Especially in a big city, you can see more than 10 stores from a station to other station.
Although it is convenient, shop owners have difficulty in managing their shops.
And also, we have problems waste foods so we need solution for that.
So well guys keep shot the footages up on the street. It's makes radically different and brings something of new wave. At once wanna watch your performance more and more😉
I like the format - short and sweet, fluent but understandable speech, new interesting facts! Please keep on - "I'm in the gym", "I called the plumber", "I'm at the hairdresser".. Some everyday stuff, you know)
I loved this video .
Good video! I like the yours video! This type is awesome! Thanks!
Excellent video for getting useful information and training my listen....Thanks a lot for that! 😉😅
Congratulations your vedos help US a lot and thank yu
Very interesting your videos, i can understand you almost all. I love your pronunciation, you are so smart. The convenience stores in my country is very similar you can find different things, even free restrooms.
Wow ! Good content !
This is great to practice my listening skill. Thank you for your content everyday
I love America 💓
More videos related with culture of USA
Было интересно .🙂 спасибо за видео
u just gain one more subscriber,...by the way awesome video with great information.
I love this video 👍
Hey Alisha and all the EnglishClass101 team, i'm french and live in it, thanks you to made me better in this Langage, i need to learn it mainly for follow Tesla, SpaceX and so on. My question is, why not make one video on Tesla and SpaceX with the "Now You Know" UA-cam Channel ? You are great bye. Ps: i don't work for them
Alisha you are the best teacher!!!You have amazing speach and pronunciation!!!I learning English with your videos and i like it.I am Russian girl from Uzbekistan and in our country we have convenience stores where sells vegetables, fruits, snacks and where the drinkers are drink an alcohol in the night and therefore this stores works in the night. :)Tell more about your country it is very interesting for me!!!Thanks
Hello Alisha... Interesting video. I didn't know that this kind of store had name. In my country, there is a tendency to copy all things come from USA. The problem is that we are strongly Latin and this means "improvisation". In Chile, we have convenience stores, but into them we find only snacks or icecreams... Thanks a lot.
Olá alisha vou escrever em meu indioma mesmo você é muito bacana e o seu trabalho é muito bom gosto muito de ouvir seu ingles ainda não entendo tudo mas estou mim esforçanfo parabens pelo seu trabalho
thanks
USA ‘s connivence store you introduce look same to me as Japanese. Exactly there is the case gas station have convenience store in Japan too , they don’t hold visitor take out and eat it in car . They can make visitor at home cause of it isn’t least of there is “eat in “ space in shop .
I Love WaWa!
Great video!! but Jackson's convenience stores in Idaho says that they get more money from items in the store than from gasoline.
96% seemed crazy high to me, as well.
@@withastone Here in Texas, you'd think most of the revenue is from beer and lottery tickets
Thanks...u are Nice Alisha
Love you Alisha
This video was recorded in somewhere in Japan. Look at that bench..and back ground of her :-)
Wonderfull job
Curious video ,we want more videos like that
convience store 2 1/2 blocks from where i live on same side of rode thankfully
Can u talk about trucks stops?
Hi Alisha , I think you could say for Banks in USA . It's important for the people inside America and outside America..Is it right? with my regard and thank you.
I super like this video please make more
Make sure you don't get shot... 😀
I'm from Colombia and here is totally different in some places a convenience store doesn't exist
It was fab. I want to know more
Hi Alisha I am a new follower and I like your style of education Can you give me advice? I listen to you but I do not understand all the words. I use translation to understand some words. Is this good or not?
Hi Alisha: Tambien me gustaria saber la historia de eeuu desde su fundacion, seria muy interesante que nos narres en tu idioma.
Unlike US, convenience stores are separate from gas stations in Japan. By and large, they are brighter and cleaner than the US counterparts. They deal in a wide variety of goods/foods like ready-made meals, rice balls, sweets, etc. A growing number of convenience store owners struggle to open their stores 24 hours a day due to labor shortage these days.
Hello!!! I´d like to know more about pharmacys. Thanks
I love you, Arisha. Thank you for nice video.
What an interesting video! Thanks a lot for showing it. It would be also interesting to watch about comparison some stores of USA and Japan, some their features, etc.
Thanks again for the video! =)
Alisha. *How about this idea?* We all know that you like compliments in your address about cooking. Let's spend fun time in the kitchen, for example *baking tasty key lime pie* and teach us some new vocabulary along the way. Whisk, spatula, sauce pan etc. *If it possible make this video please.* P.S. this jacket suits you 😇👍
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No, That'd be lame
Interesting 👍👍👍
Its looks good in a opan air
Very nice cultural video.
You're looking beautiful mam and you're English also
I hope can be taught by u, love u!
You look so pretty, Thank you for this video🌷