7-Eleven

My favorite places I’ve lived have always had a 7 – 11 in walking distance. Solid location. They ID every single time. Even if you’ve been helped by the same person 3 days in a row and you forgot the license at home. I understand. They probably got busted once and don’t want to go through it again.
See you there. I’ll be the grown man buying Sour Patch Kids.

Really, no foolin the staff here is awesome. Always on point and friendly. They even know me by name. I’d go out of my way to get my beer and smokes here (even if I didn’t live across the street)

As I have stated before, I have an odd fascination with 7 – 11. I don’t know if it’s my love of cherry slurpees or drinks the size of my head. Realistically I think it has something to do with their resemblance of the quik-​e-​mart.
I unfortunately frequent this 7 – 11 due to its convenience when I am in a hurry an need something quickly. Ok you caught me, when hung over and need one of those Arnold Palmer Teas in the giant cans :-)
In my experience the crew at this 7 – 11 is by far the scariest and most unfriendly I have encountered. I’m sure that much of the clientele does not help the situation. When I was in the other day there was a long line wrapping all the way to the slurpee machine. The one guy behind the counter was working hard to ring everyone up and he was being very friendly to everyone. About the time that I reached the register, a rather large gentleman emerged from the back storage area (looking like he just woke up from a nap). While the cashier was in the middle of ringing me up, this large gentleman asked the cashier if he had ‘done ur temp logs yet’ and my cashier was very friendly and said he had just started it a few minutes ago before this line built up, and he’d finish it in a few. The large gentleman proceeded to berate the cashier and tell him that he has to multitask. I’ve personally worked in the restaurant industry for well over a decade and although I agree that in any business multitasking is essential towards productivity, there is a time and place for everything. Food temp logs shouldn’t be completed while handling cash and ‘coaching’ employees shouldn’t be done in front of customers. This large gentleman was clearly some position of authority in this particular 7 – 11 although I have never seen him before.
Unfortunately I will likely continue to frequent this location due to the convenience and ultimately the product that I am purchasing is sufficient. I recommend however that you have your money ready and try and get in and out as quickly as possible with little expectations of service.

The thing that makes this 7 – 11 great is the people behind the counter. They are my all time favorite 7 – 11 counter people. They make me laugh and are 90 percent of the time in a good mood. I love them!!!

I have to say that 7 – 11 has gone down hill. Badly! Undercover Boss needs to go back on the road and actually go to store that are not good stores. I have gone to this store twice and each time received very bad service. Both times there is on guy running the register while the second person there seems to be counting her drawer. I have been there at around 730 pm ad around 9pm. I have worked at stores like this and I can;t imagine that she is doing shift change while there is a line of at least 7 people. It is bad enough that the guy behind the counter can not count change and if he does it takes him 10 mins to do so. But he does not seem to like white people. I was 4^th in line behind 3 black people who all bought cigarettes. He did not ask them for ID and they were clearly in their early 20’s. I get to the register to buy cigarettes and he asked for my ID. Although flattering it was ticking me off at the same time. He told me he had to wipe in the register to confirm I was of age. Little jerk I am old enough to be your father!!! I asked why he did not card the 3 people n front of me. he then told me that it was up to him to decide who gets carded. WTF. I will never set foot in that store again!!!