Arco AM/PM

Go in at 7am and nobody bothers to make any breakfast sandwhiches

Your card reader never works and to ads insult to the visit consumers are charged 35 cents. This gas station sucks lemons

If David is working a graveyard shift you can count on one thing… A long line! The guy can’t count change very fast. Lol. Gave you guys a five star anyways just cuz! Yah though, get someone who can count change faster. Holy shit.

Pablo exhibits excellent customer service and a positive attitude. Definitely my favorite gas station to go to. Thank you Pablo!

Apparently these guys have super bladders, because ask them for a bathroom and they tell you there isn’t one. Must be quite a work shift for this guy to have to hold it for 8 or 9 hours, either that or he is a liar. Who knows which, but next time i will spend my money somewhere else. You don’t want to accommodate me, no problem, I will give my money to your competitors.

Not coming back here until you guys lose the pushy sales people. I will gladly go across the street and pay 2 cents less a gallon to avoid that. I don’t want to buy your shit. Is it not enough I’m already buying gas from you? Don’t get greedy!

I will not go here again. They have a fleet of people trying to sell car wax, they approach you as you are pumping gas and they do not know what NO means. I was virtually harassed. In addition the last two times I have been here the ATM machine outside would not accept my card and I had to go inside, and they said they «were having problems today.» There was no sign or anything by the ATM telling one to go inside.

I go here only at night because it’s in an awkward area but it’s clean enough. My main complaint is the people they hire to approach you and try to sell you windshield repair. They are WAY too aggressive. I’d prefer the homeless people approaching and asking for spare change. At least they go away when you say no. I had one guy rub his hands all over my perfectly fine windshield checking for imperfections to sell me that I do not need. I’m not an idiot. If I have an issue with my windshield, *I* will fix it. *I* am aware that if you guys mess up, you are actually not responsible for replacing my windshield so get your hands off my car and leave me alone. I don’t go to gas stations because I have too much time on my hands and I feel like talking to a pushy salesperson.

Absolutely the worst.
Constantly get propositioned by people in their parking lot when getting gas. I hate that makes the whole place feel super duper ghetto.
*I CAN FIX YOUR WINDOW!*
*THIS NEW SAUCE WILL CLEAN YOUR TIRES YO!*
*DO YOU HAVE ANY SPARE CHANGE???*
Ug… I just wanna get gas not be pestered to buy some thing in the parking lot every time I go by.

Getting in and out of this place can be a little difficult during peak hours on ECB and Texas. And during not so peak hours, the characters hanging around in the dark and seedy corners can make you a little uncomfortable. Get past that and the gas here is pretty reasonable.

Once I got my $ 5 stuck in the machine and I think I’ve only been back a couple of times since. Across the street is usually a couple of cents cheaper, and I don’t mind walking in because everything is pretty chill over there. This place is a good alternative for when Golden State is closed, though.

I don’t care what any of y’all thing… this is my go-​to gas station in San Diego.
If you don’t pay with cash, yes you will pay an extra 45cents but I live in Hillcrest where you can pay (Shell) 25cents or more per gallon. Um, no thank you.
Stop at the ATM first and fill up your tank… your bank account will thank you.
Staff is always friendly and I can get my scratcher fix and check my lottery numbers.
Flavors of East Africa is next door… you can always run in and grab some sambusa… just sayin’.

I love gas!!! it makes my car run. Ok. this gas station does not have the cheapest in the area but it’s the most reasonably priced AND they have an am/​pm that has the best kind of fuel for your body at 1:30am when leaving the bar. Plus it’s conveniently super close to my pad.

This place refused me service due to the fact that I asked for 40 bucks in gas and had a 100 dollar bill… you cant tell me you don’t have 60 bucks in your register? I would understand if it was past a certain time at night… but at 2 in the afternoon. So I went across the street. They lost my business.

I can’t stand this place. Having to head to one centralized terminal to pay, then go back and get a receipt, is a major PITA. While the price appears to be cheaper, keep in mind that it’s cash only, or a 25 cent charge for using an ATM card, making it about on par with the place across the street — which is where I go.

3 stars just for the gas prices. Cheapest in the immediate area. Forget the Chevron on Normal, drive a little further for this place. I understand the credit hassle, but pony up the 45 cents or pay with cash — its worth it. Can’t say anything about their food since I steer clear of that. But have pretty good deals on beer occasionally. Make sure if you are buying beer and gas to do it all in one transaction — don’t pay two 45 cent transaction fees!

The gas is cheap until you take into account that you have to pay with cash. If you want to use a debit card, they hit you with some nice fees. The fees might be small averaged over a full tank of gas, but it’s just slightly deceptive in my book. Credit cards are NOT accepted. While people used to buy gas with cash back in 1990, my pumping skills do not approach those of Jerry Seinfeld in that American Express commercial. The whole «go inside, pre-​pay, pump, realize you’re over what you paid, debate whether they’ll miss the 25 cents, go back inside and pay the meager difference anyways» is a bit tiresome. The neighborhood is also extremely sketchy.

this AM/​PM is the best in the whole city
because they sell Joose for a buck sixty
i go their all the time and buy like fifty
plus the girl working their has huge ti***s
the best is Jungle Joose cuz its green like Slimer
i bet that girl totaly wants me behind her
because im fresh like the verde burritos
rite after the beep of the micerowave timer

Sorry, gotta drop this down to 1 star. I was still feeling a bit woozy after the weekend’s festivities, so I went in this morning, needing a Diet Pepsi and some Saltine crackers. Which they had both of. This is not the problem.
I get to work, and open the pack of crackers. Take a bite and proceed to spit it right back out. The cracker was the most rancid, foul thing I had ever tasted. Which doesn’t make sense, because these are Nabisco brand, not some weird no-​name crap.
Further inspection of the box, shows that the expiration/“best used before” date stamped on the box is… DECEMBER 2008. So basically, they are selling snacks that are WAY past their prime.
I will still come here to pick up a pack of smokes, or a Diet Pepsi, but DAMN.
Be sure to look carefully before your next purchase.

Who wants some Thursday afternoon math skillz?
Cheaper than the surrounding establishments.
People complain about the 45 cent debit card fee, but if you calculate the price adjustment it’s still cheaper.
[45 cents] /​[total # gallons of gas] = ~4 extra cents/​gallon.
Tack on this extra cents/​gallon to the present price, and if it’s still more expensive, go elsewhere.
Also, if you think about it, comparing stations that are a couple of cents in difference is usually saving approximately a quarter. That’s what you’re probably using up in gas money by making that U-​turn to go to the cheaper station.
LIke most people, I’m usually sold by amenities and proximity. This place has a nice selection of everything you wouldn’t expect to find, and is pretty close to the places I frequent in my life.
Easy, breezy, beautiful.

To show the shift in gas prices, I am going against Ruggy’s complaint. I paid $ 3.33 for gas tonight, and might I stress putting in 26 bucks got me to a FULL tank while my «E» light had been on for a while. Sure, it may be «crap» gas, but it gets the job done. And without this station in sight, I probably would have been stranded on the freeway. It’s good to have an idea where you can get some fuel after piling caffeinated fuel into your body. And as a result, everybody is happy.
(Minus a star for their machines taking an eternity to kick the pump into releasing the gas…)

$ 4.13 for a gallon of crappy, Arco gas? I know prices are through the roof, but come on!