Riverside Shell

The door hours suggested the inside was open but I waited out the door for 10 minutes even though the employee saw me and said nothing. I just came to get a quick beverage after filling up with gas but obviously their employees took it to be their day off or something. If you’re closed just walk up and tell me, don’t just stare at me on your cell phone.

I get gas at the station about once a month, stop by today to fill up air in my tires. Asked the guy to hit the button a second time and he shrugs and says he doesn’t know what’s happening. A customer that said spends hundreds of dollars in gasis it worth the $.75 for air… Customer service is dead

One thing I like about this gas station is that cash price is also for debit card since many gas stations charge credit card price even if you use your debit card.
Place is clean. It is true that it’s right across from a cheaper gas station but it’s only cheaper by 10 cents and I’d rather put shell or chevron gas in my BMW than a cheap gas and mess up my engine.

Sure, this gas is more expensive than others in close proximity but that is also like comparing a 99cent store to Target or even a Elf Cola to a Coca Cola. Sure, they’re the same thing, but obviously it boils down to a matter of preference.
Overall this Shell isn’t bad, and is ironically cheaper than the same Shell station 4 – 5 blocks down the road on 3^rd Street.

This place has pretty cheap gas for a shell gas station. I only pay cash here though.

More Expensive Than Competitors In Close Proximity — No Thanks
SITREP
When you have a car rental, and you have to fill up the tank, I don’t have a long-​term relationship with this vehicle, nor am I obliged to go into serious analysis of different gas vendor’s product qualities.
THE SETUP
That said, YES, I look for the cheapest gas. This place is not it by a lonnnng shot. I will take the time to drive in — as on this occasion — to see if the pump price matches the advertised price on the street sign (and much to my astonishment, I have found that many Southern California gas stations do not have their prices synced up — most were more expensive at the pump, but a couple were cheaper, so I got the gas there on those occasions.
REPUTATION
Not a fan of shell; not a fan of it’s bad environmental record; not a fan of it’s practice of gouging prices any chance it gets. Still, if there is a Shell on a corner of a major intersection where there are 4 different gas stations on each corner, I WILL go get my gas from Shell IF it is the cheapest.
In this instance, in Riverside, during these two weeks, consistently farrrrrr from it. So I drove out of Shell and went to it’s competitor across the street.
WHY TWO STARS INSTEAD OF ONE?
Though not a fan of their primary business purpose (gas), there were a few occasions due to it’s close proximity to work and my motel, to jump into the mart, grab a gum, a drink, and/​or a munchie. It would have been unkind to leave the rating at only 1-​Star for a bit of positive business transacted.
THE LOWDOWN
No thank you. I’m happy to get less expensive gas from your competitor.

It’s a gas station, and it’s right across from a cheaper gas station. What makes this place better? Honestly, nothing. Save your money and go to Thrifty’s across the street! They also have a MUCH larger snack area which is really surprising because I’ve never seen a Thriftys besides the one across this Shell.