THE DAILY WIRE · USA · 2026-09-29
Bear Enters Convenience Store, Exercises Excellent, Specific Taste
A black bear walked into a gas station and left with a bag of gummy bears, bypassing the rest of the snack aisle entirely, according to footage reviewed by A-Z Animals.
No pump was used, no gas was purchased, and no employee appears to have successfully intervened before the bear made its selection and departed. The choice of candy, this reporter notes, suggests a level of decisiveness rarely seen in human customers at 2 a.m.
Convenience stores in bear country have increasingly become de facto vending machines for local wildlife, and this publication has tracked the trend with the grim consistency of a beat reporter watching the same crime repeat itself. The suspect, in this case, left no forwarding address.
Deputy Chomps, a gas station squirrel who has staked out the same parking lot for snack scraps for going on two seasons, was on the scene and offered a firsthand account of the bear's shopping technique. His assessment of the candy aisle carries the weight of professional experience.
The gummy bears, this reporter regrets to report, were a total loss. Spun and done.
“He walked past the beef jerky, past the chips, straight to the gummy bears, and honestly I respect the specificity. Sugar's the only thing that gets a bear through a lean season, though I'd have grabbed the sunflower seeds myself.” — Deputy Chomps, gas station squirrel
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