The University Ave Sheetz is changing locations
The Sheetz on University Ave will be closing down in late November of 2019. This Sheetz has been here since March 3, 2015.
Nick Ruffner, Sheetz Public Relations Manager, says that this location was “not meeting sales expectations”.
All of the current employees will be offered jobs at the other Sheetz locations in Morgantown. There are currently seven Sheetz in Morgantown, and after the closure there will be six. However, there are plans for a new Sheetz that will be at Mile Ground Rd in Morgantown. West Virginia itself contains 59 out 598 total Sheetz locations.
“I’m fully committed to the community,’’ Ruffner said.
His main priority is making sure the current employees leave with another job lined up and that the customers will still remain loyal to the other Sheetz locations.
“A lot of customers are disappointed about the closure, but it needs to happen. Hopefully they can still be customers at a nearby Sheetz,” said Ruffner.
For students and locals, this change is going to be hard to adapt to. Some students even based their living arrangements around Sheetz.
“One of the reasons that I chose these apartments was because it was right across from Sheetz,” said Dean Cobianchi, a WVU sophomore. “I like being able to wake up and walk down to get food all within 10 minutes. And the fact it’s 24 hours.. I never go hungry living here.”
And for anyone over 21, it’s a dream come true.
“I wake up on Saturday mornings and walk 50 steps to get beer,” said Isaac Betchel, a WVU senior. “I can literally make it there and back during a commercial break.”
Another reason Sheetz is so popular is because it takes Mounty Bounty payments.
“I lived at Summit my freshman year and would basically go to Sheetz every night because you can use Mounty Bounty. It’s always a good option for food,” said Lizzy Jones, former WVU student. “I’ve lived on Grant ever since because I feel like Sheetz kinda makes Sunnyside the prime location.”
A lot of students and local customers are sad to see it go.
