FORT SCOTT, Kansas -- A Pump 'N Pete's convenience store in Fort Scott, Kansas, sold 1,660 of Snickers candy bars--34-1/2 cases--earning manager Max Simhiser and the outlet's five employees a party, reported the Fort Scott Tribune.
"We had people who didn't even like Snickers by them," Simhiser told the newspaper, adding she told customers they could give them away, or use them as stocking stuffers. "Probably two-thirds of our customers--people we see every day--bought one every day."
A store in Miami, Okla., got close, but Simhiser had confidence her shop would at least place second in the competition, because she was buying large numbers of boxes. "The day before the contest ended, we had sold every single Snickers out of the store," she told the paper.
"We even beat out the big stores in Oklahoma," she added. "We received a prize that we get to have a big party for all the employees to share in."
Additionally on Monday and Tuesday, store employees set out baked goods and invited customers and vendors to partake. "The baked goods were our idea," Simhiser said.
Mars Chocolate North America is the North American chocolate operations of Mars Inc. Based in McLean, Va., Mars has net sales of more than $30 billion and six business segments including petcare, chocolate, Wrigley, food, drinks and symbioscience.
Mars brands include Chocolate: M&M's, Snickers, Dove, Galaxy, Mars, Milky Way and Twix; Petcare: Pedigree, Whiskas, Sheba, Cesar and Royal Canin; Wrigley: Orbit, Extra, Starburst, Doublemint and Skittles; Food: Uncle Ben's, Dolmio, Ebly, Masterfoods and Seeds of Change; Drinks: Alterra Coffee Roasters, The Bright Tea Co., Klix and Flavia; and Symbioscience: Seramis, Cirku and Cocoavia.
Parsons, Kansas-based Pete's Inc. owns and operates nearly 30 Pump 'N Pete's locations in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
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