The Pantry / Kangaroo Express / Circle K, 4424 Bethel Church Road: 11 November 2020 8 comments
This one has been mooted about in Have Your Say for a couple of days now, but Circle K on Bethel Church Road closed today.
This store was once a Kangaroo Express and went to Circle K a few years ago when Kangaroo was bought out. The building is smaller than the new Circle K concept you see in recent construction like Forest Drive & Harbison, plus another convenience store recently opened across the street in the old Ravenwood Pharmacy, neither of which can have helped.
The gas prices were not particularly low here, but I enjoyed the fact that if I filled up here, I didn't have to go out on Forest Drive or elsewhere out of the neighboorhood. I also generally found the ladies at the counter here to be very friendly, and the new coffee machines (as at all CKs) made a quite decent cup.
(Hat tip to commenter Matthew)
UPDATE 12 November 2020: Adding The Pantry & Kangaroo Express to the post title.
UPDATE 18 November 2020 -- As mentioned in the comments, the gas tanks have been excavated as seen in these 17 November pix:
UPDATE 29 March 2023: Updating tags.
8 Responses to 'The Pantry / Kangaroo Express / Circle K, 4424 Bethel Church Road: 11 November 2020'
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badger
12 Nov 20 at 9:22 am
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Crazy, a gas station has been there since I was in high school and that was forever ago.
Dan R
13 Nov 20 at 6:43 am
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Wow, I know this station has been there since I was a young child so over 35+ years I think.
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Gas pumps are gone.
Can’t remember when the tanks were replaced.
Could have been a factor in the closing.John
14 Nov 20 at 7:28 pm
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When Circle K at 7735 Broad River Road closed (which has a similar background to this one) the pumps were removed after closing and 2 years later the space still sits vacant...it was noted as a move that Circle K does in general on the Wells Fargo closing (3500 Forest Drive).
Andrew
14 Nov 20 at 11:14 pm
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Tanks have been removed.
Looking like no more gas here.John
16 Nov 20 at 7:37 pm
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I can't believe I didn't realize it was closed! I've ridden through that intersection several times and didn't even register. I used to go a lot back in the days when I smoked - it was my go-to place. But since I quit years ago, I can't remember the last time I went in.
Ari
1 Dec 20 at 11:02 am
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I can remember when this was built, it was in the early ‘80s as a “Pantry” store. It competed with the Mini-Mart next door. The Pantry won out eventually. I have spent many dollars at this store. Time keeps moving on.......
Cam
16 Dec 20 at 11:15 am
Also, it was a Pantry store before Kangaroo Express bough all the Pantries.