...If the store is open 24 hours a day, why is it called 7-11...?
...It's these little quirks in life that twist my brain and get me hung up.......
2007-10-26 20:56:01 · 12 answers · asked by GUARD DOG 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Initially, these stores were open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., hours unprecedented in their length, hence the name.
2007-10-26 21:00:16 · answer #1 · answered by Rabullione 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
WHY ASK WHY???
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2007-10-26 22:08:29 · answer #2 · answered by mystic m 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
When first it first opened its doors in the 1970's, they were litterally open 7am to 11pm, not 24 hours a day. Hence the name 7-11.
2007-10-26 22:07:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are they ALL open all night, these days? (I don't know, because it's been a few years since I've seen a 7-11 at all.)
If a convenience store gets robbed frequently, it usually happens at night. Other chains close robbery-prone stores at night in order to avoid having employees killed.
There aren't very many sales at 3 AM, and it's certainly not worth having an employee die for those few bucks of profit.
2007-10-26 21:22:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
When 7-11 first opened in the 1970's they were open 7am -11pm.
2007-10-26 21:16:50 · answer #5 · answered by annabanana 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when 7-11 first started, it was open from 7 AM to 11 PM.
2007-10-26 20:59:37 · answer #6 · answered by K 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
As said here a several times, they originally were open from 7am to 11pm.
Incidentally I'll add that NOT ALL stores are open 24hours (even thought MOST are) so even in today's times it would not apply if they called it something else.
2007-10-26 21:54:53 · answer #7 · answered by 8020rule 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
24-7 doesnt have as nicer ring as 7-11
2007-10-26 20:59:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They use to only be open from 7am till11pm and register name and trademarked it people got use to it so it stayed...
2007-10-26 21:03:15 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
When they first opened that was there hours.
2007-10-27 00:30:58 · answer #10 · answered by Bob 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋