Bear Barges into California 7-Eleven to Enjoy a Late-Night Candy Bar Shopping Spree

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo: Christopher Kinson / SWNS

Video grab of a brown bear breaking into and browsing the goods at a 7-Eleven store in Olympic Valley, California. See SWNS story SWSMbear. This is the moment a huge brown bear entered a 7-Eleven store in California and helped itself to candy bars. Christopher Kinson, 54, was working a nightshift at the Olympic Valley store when he saw the door of the store opening but no one entering. He looked down and spotted a huge brown bear letting itself in and helping itself to a late-night snacks. Christopher, who is originally from Wisconsin, said: “Initially I was surprised, I see the door open, and I don’t see a torso and I am like oh my god it’s bear.

On September 6, cashier Christopher Kinson, 54, was working the night shift at a 7-Eleven in Olympic Valley, California, when he saw the store’s door open — but no one entered.

According to SWNS, he looked down to the bottom of the open door and found a brown bear chewing on a selection of late-night snacks.

“Initially, I was surprised. I see the door open, and I don’t see a torso, and I am like, ‘oh my god. It’s a bear,” Kinson told SWNS, adding that “the bear was about 20% to 30% bigger in real life” compared to photos.

Christopher Kinson / SWNS

Video grab of a brown bear breaking into and browsing the goods at a 7-Eleven store in Olympic Valley, California. See SWNS story SWSMbear. This is the moment a huge brown bear entered a 7-Eleven store in California and helped itself to candy bars. Christopher Kinson, 54, was working a nightshift at the Olympic Valley store when he saw the door of the store opening but no one entering. He looked down and spotted a huge brown bear letting itself in and helping itself to a late-night snacks. Christopher, who is originally from Wisconsin, said: “Initially I was surprised, I see the door open, and I don’t see a torso and I am like oh my god it’s bear.

After spotting the wild animal, Kinson stayed out of the bear’s way as it raided the convenience store.

“I always kept my distance, and I had the back door near me so I could escape if it charged me,” Kinson said of the encounter. “I was scared initially, but they just want to eat. You always have to be careful, though. We don’t know how exactly they are thinking.”

The bear took several trips to complete its shopping spree, repeatedly entering and leaving the store to grab one or two candy bars at a time.

Video grab of a brown bear breaking into and browsing the goods at a 7-Eleven store in Olympic Valley, California. See SWNS story SWSMbear. This is the moment a huge brown bear entered a 7-Eleven store in California and helped itself to candy bars. Christopher Kinson, 54, was working a nightshift at the Olympic Valley store when he saw the door of the store opening but no one entering. He looked down and spotted a huge brown bear letting itself in and helping itself to a late-night snacks. Christopher, who is originally from Wisconsin, said: “Initially I was surprised, I see the door open, and I don’t see a torso and I am like oh my god it’s bear.

“It’s funny. It’s like it was purposely polite to take one candy bar at a time; it’s almost like it had manners,” the 7-Eleven cashier said of the bear’s behavior.

After 30 minutes of shopping and snacking, the bear took a break from entering the store. Kinson took the opportunity to block the door during the animal’s absence.

source: people.com

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