Barn Store

Wow, a lot of you hate this place! :)
Oh well, no worries. I stopped in the weekend before last and had a great experience.
First off, I was there tasked with buying Gatorade. Lots of Gatorade. I was happy to find that they stock a ton of flavors, including the low-​cal G2. I walked out with two bags of the stuff, which the man working the counter was kind enough to double bag for me (without having to be asked).
I got back to my car, took the pump out of my gas tank, and hopped in — I was ready to go. Nards, I forgot my coffee.
I went back in, and — yay! — they still have the Pumpkin Spice «cappuccino» flavor. I filled up a cup and made my way back to the register, picking up a «frequent coffee» card on my way. Again, the guy at the register was awesome, and gave me an extra punch on the card since I’d just bought so much Gatorade. He wasn’t being creepy — just a nice guy.
Anyway, this is a great little convenience store, and the staff seems really nice. I live close, and will definitely be back.

Pfft. They don’t even sell barns here. Blatantly false advertising.

I had an interesting experience at this Silco convenience store when I first moved into the neighborhood.
I went in one day and bought a fountain soda. It was the most I had ever paid for one at a convenience store anywhere: $ 1.79+tx I noticed that the refill price was less than a dollar, so I made sure to bring the cup back in the next day.
When I walked in, I scoped out the employee to see if he saw me coming in with the cup. He was so preoccupied he wouldn’t have noticed if I was carrying an AK-​47. Come time to check out, I told him it was a refill. He commenced muttering about how he didn’t see me bring the cup in…
He just couldn’t drop it. Apparently unfamiliar with the conceptual difference between absence of evidence and evidence of absence, he kept mumbling about the cup, repeating himself, getting more and more wound up… by the time he had my change ready, his face was bright red and he was shaking with rage. «You’re a Liar!», he screamed, and spiked my change on the counter instead of handing it to me! I yelled at him until I felt satisfied, then left.
I drive by that place almost everyday, and I might well have spent money there nearly that often, but of course, I now view never giving them another penny as a sort of mission in life. Undoubtedly the stupidest, most absurd customer service experience I have ever had.
PS, there is a well-​managed 7 – 11 with friendly employees just a half-​block west on Alameda.

your carwash, while most powerful and clean inducing, stole the cover for my tail light. seriously, it ate it, no where to be found. i’m very sad and had to buy a new one on ebay. but you know, my car is really clean and you’re a convenient place to get gas and usually the staff is very friendly. well, maybe a little too friendly… i went with a lady once and your attendant decided catcalling over the intercom system while we were filling the car was an okay thing to do. and i frequently get hit up for my change at this location. why do i continue to come here? i don’t know, it’s easy.