The Shed in Breese is officially open for business

The Shed in Breese held a grand opening and ribbon cutting on Saturday, April 25. Pictured are, FROM LEFT, Lydia Schulte, Todd Schulte, Seth Schulte, Troy Schulte, Rhonda Schulte, Will Schulte and Robin Mettler.    A one-stop shop convenience store where customers don't have to leave their cars has opened in Breese.
    The Shed, located on Fourth Street, had its grand opening on Saturday, April 25.
    The Shed is owned by Todd and Rhonda Schulte. It offers almost everything that a local convenience store would have except gas. Customers pull into The Shed during their normal business hours, place their order, and the workers go and get the items.
    "The big thing that people have to realize is that they don't have to get out of their car," Rhonda Schulte said. "They just pull up, tell us what they want, and we go and get it for them."
    Rhonda Schulte said the idea for the business happened when she went on a momcation to get a dog from Ohio after Todd had just returned home from deployment. The kids were really wanting a dog. Rhonda arrived in Ohio on a Friday night and was going to pick up the dog on Saturday. On Friday night, Rhonda decided that she was going to pick up some alcohol and watch a movie.
    Rhonda kept Googling for a liquor store and it kept taking her to a building that looked like a car wash. She noticed that cars weren't clean coming out of the building and she saw some customers purchase alcohol. She pulled up and asked the worker "can you get beer here?"
    The worker looked at all the coolers and said, "Yeah, what kind to you want?" She got home, called her husband and told him, "I know exactly what we should do with the property we bought in Breese."
    They have been working two years to get The Shed — a drive-in convenience store — up and running. The Shed sells alcohol, sodas, food, fountain sodas, coffee, tobacco, among other items.
    The Schultes had a trial run of the business on April 18 before the grand opening on Saturday.
    "Business so far has been steady," Rhonda Schulte said. "We have more of a grasp on some of the things that we need to fix and change."
    The Shed also has ice and can pack coolers for families who want to go to the lake.
    The Schultes are in the process of building a website for The Shed. When the website is up, customers can pre-order items for pick up.
    The Shed is veteran owned and they have 10% military and first responder discounts.
    The Shed building was constructed in 1920. There have been many different businesses in the building.
    The Shed is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sundays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. If a customer comes when The Shed is closed, there is a sensor that will open the door and they can drive out.
    The Shed is located at 601 N. Fourth St. and the phone number is 618-858-1401.