Hess

I live between two different gas station – one is Hess and the other is FastTrac. Sometimes I go to Hess because it is easier for me to drive from the driveway and it is the closest to my home and RIT campus. The price are about the same as the FastTrac so it’s not much difference.

This is one of the smallest busiest gas stations I have ever been to. You almost always have to wait, and if you have to go inside, forget it, you are going to be at least 10 minutes before you get out of there. I also noticed yesterday that it is quite a bit cheaper just a short distance down the road.

So I have this thing about liking Hess gas. I know gas is gas and the car probably can’t tell the difference as long as it’s fuel, but I’m totally jaded about this prefer Hess to any other. I have been known to pass by other stations frantically while looking for a Hess. There’s a FastTrac down the road for about 20 cents cheaper per gallon.

I receive Hess giftcards as part of a study I’m involved in, and half of the time they don’t work… differences among franchisees. THIS Hess is a company store, and so they work fine here.
However… it is easy to see the writing on the wall… pretty soon Hess will be gone. It’s too bad, because this is a busy location. Pumps are always in use. Lots of traffic… but I can see them losing a fair piece of business to the nearby Fastrac.

A very convenient and decently priced gas station close to RIT’s campus. Outside of gas, it’s a stop for many for beer & cigarettes. If you are a smoker, they usually have B1G1 deals or discounts on cases. They have some really good sales on beer sometimes that beat out Wegmans’ & Tops’ regular prices. There’s an interesting selection of single alcoholic beverage options in addition to your staple soft drinks, teas, energy drinks, milk, & juice.
It’s a high volume store, so things tend not to have been sitting out long enough to have collected dust or expire. The milk sells out pretty fast due to the deals they always have on it. I could never figure out why anyone would go to gas station to buy a gallon of milk but I guess it’s cheaper than Tops/​Wegmans.