Shell Gas Station

Rude employees make stopping at this gas station a dreaded experience. I avoid this station and have only stopped twice because it is right before the Interstate exit and that facet of the station is a convenience. I pass by this station on a weekly basis and do my business either before the station or right over the hill just beyond it.

I came to this Shell under the assumption there would be a post office since it is listed as a gas station and post office in Unilocal and a review mentions it. (I thought it sounded wacky, but hey, why not give it a try?) I walked in and… NO POST OFFICE HERE. The guy behind the counter acted like I was an idiot for asking about it and told me the next closest USPS was 2 miles, all the while talking to me as if I were a confused toddler who needed exaggerated enunciation and slow speech to understand. I’m totally peeved that Unilocal has this listed as a post office and annoyed that I was just spoken to like that.

What an interesting Gas Station you have here, sirs and madams. Those must’ve been the ab-​so-​LUTELY cleanest gas station bathrooms ever beheld by a human eye, but they smelled… so… clincal. Chemical-​y, but in an organic or medicinal way. The smell was so off-​putting in context that I couldn’t bear to reach into the basket marked «FREE MINTS», which was pleasantly– disturbingly?- full.
This place has a rather large candy shop built right in. I don’t remember the name of it, but it had such luxuries as make-​your-​own (off-​brand) Pixie Stix, and a mix-​and-​match Jelly Belly station. Neat, if you like corn syrup, I guess.
But. no Andy Capp’s Hot Fries. Now I’ve seen a road trip or two in my day, and if there’s one thing that is a Road Fact, it’s that Andy Capp’s Hot Fries are essential to long-​distance cruising. Far more so than any sugar concoction, to be certain. Absolutely unforgivable. What gas station on earth doesn’t have Hot Fries? I was incensed.
Through the red haze of my anger I noticed that there is a rather sizable Crimson Cup café AS WELL, which is really gilding the lily with all the other things crammed in to the dang place. Wait, did I say lily? Certainly a lily of a gas station would have Hot Fries, hm?, so let’s say… dandelion. Gilding the dandelion. Alright!
Will not depend upon again for road trips, but otherwise not worth avoiding.

Prices on gas usually competitive. Car wash only ok, misses back end. Easier to get out of if headed east. West bound is tough during rush hour. Ask for free token for air pump.

This review only applies to the Tim Horton’s drive Thur of the location:
I visited Columbus for Thanksgiving holiday, and didn’t think that I would experience this kinda ‘treatment’ over there.
I am a Californian, and everyone in C-​bus seems to be nicer to me, frankly. I guess it has to do with the atmosphere in a smaller suburb. However, this is the only bad experience I had in the city:
My bf and I pulled over for a cup of medium coffee, and here is the conversation:
Server: oh, give me 1 minutes, and I will be with you shortly.
Us: Ok.
(30 seconds later)
Server: How may I help you today?
Us: Can I have a medium hazelnut coffee please?
Server: Would that be all?
Us: Yes
Server: One-​fifty, please pull over to the window.
(We drove further to the window, and handed the money to the server when the window was opened)
Server: Here you go (Handed the coffee to the driver)
(Then, I was wondering how come we weren’t asked if we wanted cream and sugar, because that’s usually the case, so I opened the lid and found a cup of black coffee. We looked up to the window, and the server opened the window again)
Us: Oh, is there any sugar and cream in there?
Server: YOU DID NOT ORDER.
(He handed the sugar and cream to us and we drove off to park, so we can fix up the coffee. However, the STIRRER was not given.)
Now, come on?! No Stirrer?! What was I supposed to use to stir a boiling hot coffee? Do I have to ask for cream and sugar when I buy coffee? Logically, I don’t think so. Do I have to ask for utensils when I dine in at a restaurant?! I know there are people drinking black coffee, but what’s the percentage here? Logically, would you provide those along with coffee?!
I am a coffee drinker and I go for the taste, but service is more important. We don’t have Tim Horton’s on the West coast. I was told that their coffee is good, and I agree, but I am not going to visit them again because of this bad experience I had. I am sorry for other Tim Horton’s, but this first impression of mine wasn’t that pleasant making me not care for it?!

I admit that it’s pretty clever and brings a whole new meaning to the word ‘convenience’ store.
What would you say if I told you that you could find a Shell Gas Station,
United States Post Office, Tim Hortons and a liquor drive thru all in one?
Yes, you heard me. All in one. Not only is this clever, but it is quite possibly the cleanest convenience store I’ve ever been to. Spotless every time.
I have used nearly every facet of the place except the liquor drive thru and the service is always excellent especially at Tim Horton’s. My only complaint is that you cannot go in for just a drink or candy bar etc as the minimum payment is $ 5 if you use your card. I cannot stand that. It infuriates me and I have previously vowed to no longer purchase their gas… but it’s just so darn convenient…