Terrible's

Terrible Herbst, a gas station chain with over 100 profit centers in Nevada, California and Arizona, was founded by Ed Herbst in Chicago in 1937. The business got its name because of the turmoil that would arise whenever Herbst moved into a new area. The local competition, afraid of losing business to this crowd-pleasing operation, would warn one another to watch out: "That no-good Terrible's coming to town."