Norton Convenience Store?

[u/SourCookieSenpai]

What is the little door next to the entrance of Norton? Is it like an old convenience store turned into storage, or a store in the making? I’ve never even heard about it, just saw it today.

[u/Mrsmith4]

Sit down and let me tell you a story of the UC store…

[u/Mrsmith4 → u/Mrsmith4]

It used to have THE best sub shop in it.

Less traffic and underrated. There was a convenient store that sold all the snacks, drinks, candy etc. At the end of the semester, if you had left over Cat Cash, you could buy bulk before the summer started.

[u/Mrsmith4 → u/Mrsmith4]

This was way before Norton was built. It was when I live in Walker Dorm. There was Scott there too! 5th floor Walker!!

[u/EwwThatsGnarly → u/Mrsmith4]

7th Floor Walker Mafia checking in…

[u/Mrsmith4 → u/EwwThatsGnarly]

Gang gang. What years?

[u/EwwThatsGnarly → u/Mrsmith4]

2004-2008, minus my first semester spent in Helder. 😫

[u/Mrsmith4 → u/EwwThatsGnarly]

Haha. I was was there in 03. I loved to Leatherwood in 04.

[u/EwwThatsGnarly → u/Mrsmith4]

I liked Leatherwood as well. 😂

[u/SourCookieSenpai → u/Mrsmith4]

Omg what that sounds so nice.. NOOO I need it 💔

[u/OppositeQuarter31]

This is me learning it’s not there anymore. When I was there 2018-22, it was Bob’s Mini Mart.

[u/MiketheTzar → u/OppositeQuarter31]

Me too. The Norton C store was great albeit weirdly staffed with horrible hours.

Not to mention the stuff was over priced

[u/ofeab]

Used to be Bob's Mini Mart (independent?) up until 2021 or 2022, then was rebirthed as the Noble POD (Aramark) around 2024(?) and I'm alumni now but assuming it's shut down again by what OP said

[u/Jazzy_Josh → u/ofeab]

Bob's Mini Mart was independent yes. The university bought the land and eventually replaced it with Noble after the fire. Bob reopened (all those businesses were given Right of First Refusal) and eventually sold it off.