Comments on: Khidma

By: Feras

Feras — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:41:53 +0000

i really don’t care for mini marts except if a gas station is on the highway, any gas station in the city is surely close to a CO-OP or something convenient, what i really want to see changed is the paying booth, now in a gas station that has let’s say 12 pumps, plus the diesel line which may have a couple, let’s say for arguments sake that 80 percent of ppl filling up are ready to pay, i don’t think i need to say more, becuase i’m pretty sure everyone at some point in their lives has faced traffic inside a gas station just because there was one cashier for the entire station. that’s 2 cents for ya.

By: Qutaiba

Qutaiba — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:46:12 +0000

The sad thing in Kuwait is that there are a lot of great ideas. They start as great ideas and then somehow get hijaked and run by idiots & the system does not help.

I dont believe that a minimart in a gas station is going to affect the business of the co-ops. The coops are BIG buillies… they bully everyone including the businesses in Kuwait. There is an idea to privatise them !

By: vampire

vampire — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:35:14 +0000

Qutaiba: thats why they can’t open,, the co-op is one of the biggest mafia’s in kuwait,, i hope they burn in hell

By: vampire

vampire — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:33:33 +0000

Exile: no baqalla make coffee to go on my way to work at 6am!!! while the mini-marts would be 24/7 and sell coffee/bite

By: alawi

alawi — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:26:43 +0000

i think that the ones in kuwait city should not have mini-marts… the one on the shalay road or salmi road or abdally should have the mini-marts

By: Qutaiba

Qutaiba — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:15:52 +0000

The problem that the new gas station owners (operators) have plans for mini-marts and fast food in gas stations, but the ones who are stoping them from doing so is the Municipality. They are not giving them permission to build the sizes they require. They are under pressure from “eljam3eyat elta3awonia” not to do so, coz they feel mini-marts will affect their business. It is not the fault of the new operators.

By: Zack

Zack — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:04:18 +0000

As usual, Kuwait is at least 10-15 years behind Abu Dhabi-Dubai, who already had minimarts in 1996 at at least half of their petrol stations…Sad indeed as DG said.

By: DG

DG — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:42:07 +0000

All the gas station in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are a reference point of how to fitout and then opearate the station , minimart and the Oil Service Bays.
They upgraded in around 2 years to world class standards. In Kuwait it takes the companies 2 years just to digest the business plans prepared by the global consultants before even planning the rollout. Feel sad…

By: Exile

Exile — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:10:43 +0000

vampire: ever heard of a bakkala? just messin

By: hamad

hamad — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:27:27 +0000

the area is spelled “qortuba” not kortaba …

By: vampire

vampire — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:51:40 +0000

i can see that from my house,, i really want mini-marts in gas station, especially when going to work, pick a coffee/bite in the very early morning

By: Ali Deera Chat

Ali Deera Chat — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:18:38 +0000

check out this new Oula Station concept http://deera-chat.com/2009/04/30/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d9%83%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ac%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%af-%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ad%d8%b7%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%88%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%84%d9%84%d9%88%d9%82%d9%88%d8%af/

By: Abdullah

Abdullah — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:56:57 +0000

The balloons are a 70’s set back.

That being said, mini markets are slowly being introduced to gas stations, yet, when available, you have to ride your car to actually get there.

Practical ? not.

By: suspic

suspic — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:21:15 +0000

I concur on the mini marts.

By: zaydoun

zaydoun — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:13:47 +0000

No it’s not pretty!!

Newer cooler stations are in the works, but of course they take longer than we think/like