ARCO AM/PM

Good prices for good gasoline. There is a 35 cent fee for using your debit card so I normally just add 2 cents to the gas price when considering filling up here. Here also is a neat little screen that plays highlights from SNL or Jimmy Kimmel that are entertaining although they do repeat when you’re filling up. It also shows the «on the go weather forecast». Always a nice touch. I haven’t seen any squeegees for wiping your windshield here though which is a bit of a minus. However the easy to get to location in the middle of everything and convenience as well as good pricing if not great make up for this lack.

Honestly this is my first Unilocal review. I find that Unilocal is a very good avenue for customers to nit pick about every little thing that businesses do wrong. I am not that type of customer. I understand running a business is very complicated and not everything will run smoothly. However when a business is marketed as a «24 hour» business, I expect them to be open 24 hours… I arrived at this location at 12:40am and it was locked. All the lights were on and when I walked up to the door I saw the keys still in the door (locking the door) from the inside. This means an employee was inside the location either sleeping or in the bathroom for an extreme amount of time (I stayed standing outside the door knocking for about 15 minutes). This to me is extremely unprofessional and moved me to write this post. I hate nit picking over businesses, however this is an obvious problem for customer service and is a blatant disregard for something as obvious as the hours that they are open (which is extremely easy to understand for a 24 hours business). Something needs to change here. Shame on you.

Ok, let me start of by saying I never thought I would write a review about an AM PM in my LIFE! That being said I have lived in this area for over a year and every time I go int the I am greeted with a smile and a friendly hello. (Every time.) I have been n there when things are out of stock and given the next size larger for the same price and treated with kindness, courtesy and respect. I would recommend this business to any one and would encourage you to stop in if you are ever in the area. I think they stand for customer service and integrity all served up with a smile.

Cheapest gas prices around.
If you’re looking to save money, get gas here or Costco.
I get gas in Downtown where I work, in Oceanside where my girlfriend lives, in La Jolla where I go to school, and everywhere up and down the 5 and 15 freeways. I always make it a point to fill up on gas here to save money.
Just pay with cash to avoid the .35 debit card fee!

I echo what others have said regarding the shadiness of this store. STORE #42 652 is within an upper-​middle class neighborhood of San Diego. I live near here and frequent this station often with two vehicles. This store is always dirty, poorly maintained, and in a dilapidated state. However, I doubt anyone goes to Unilocal to check reviews to decide whether to use a gas station or not –I know I never have.

Been coming here for years if I was in need of gas after visiting the taco shop! The pumps are always up and in working order and the prices are usually the cheapest in the area between PQ and Poway. To take advantage of the gas prices you must pay cash or incur a convenience fee. They have Chase ATMs if needed and always provide cheap snacks and drinks.
I recommend getting their punch cards if you buy drinks often be it soda or coffee so when you buy 5 your 6^th is free!
Their restrooms are always clean and so is the storefront. The manager is always welcoming and willing to shoot the ish with you if the day or night is slow. Also, there is always parking available which I like! Thanks AMPM for providing cheap gas when needed!

Gas is always the cheapest here, and they do have a good variety of beverages in the cooler.
However, if you’re a female I recommend against ever going inside alone, especially at night. The guys are creeps, plain and simple. They stare awkwardly and too long, when I used to actually go inside if I ever went in with a guy they’d always ask if he was my boyfriend/​husband. I’ve heard the same from other women I know who’ve gone here.
Nobody should have to feel as uncomfortable as they can make you feel.

I’ve always had friendly service here.
Not sure why people are so bitter againist this place. It’s freaking AMPM not Ruth Chris YA know. It’s not a fancy establishment. Jump out grab gas and go easy peasy.

Got Gas? This is the cheapest gas station in RB/​Scripps Rach in my opinion.
Conveniently located right of the exit. Don’t come here at lunch time, its pure madness!

Cheapest gas around, I think even cheaper than Costco, but they only accept cash or debit card and not sure if that is related, but there are many rude customers who cut the line when you are trying to get your stop in one of the machines. Like if everybody is in a hurry. The location close to the 15 is perfect, although is easy to ignore, as is in a not very frequented strip mall in Scripps Ranch. Remember to take the ticket with you if you want $ 3 off of the hand carwash just close to Arco, on the way out. The store is also very well stocked, so you can find anything you need for your short trip.

I normally go here for gas if I don’t go to Costco or if I am not on Empty. I highly dislike coming here because of many reasons.
1) people don’t know how to follow the directions of one way in one way out!!!
2) the disorganized & crazy of people trying to get cheap gas
3) cash only
The reasons why I come here…
— close to Alvaro’s, Car Wash, The Grubbery
— cheaper gas of the area
— easy to get to
I feel that that every time I come here it’s a bigger disappointment — that people can not follow directions. Maybe if we use acronyms it will help people understand in this texting type of world.

The gasoline at this Arco is possibly the least expensive around the area, but, remember: you get what you pay for. The station has a hand carwash next door so this is a plus. However, back to the gasoline… I rather spend a few dollars more and get better quality gas at Chevron.

This ARCO rocks. It’s always 20 cents cheaper than my area. It even undercuts my local Costco. Fortunately I have a reason to be up in this area so I can fill up while I’m up here. You can find cheaper further inland on Poway Road, but I don’t have time for that noise.
Aside from the cheap gas, the convenience store part is pretty big and well-​stocked. Sometimes my graveyard-​working self forgets to pack a lunch and I can grab a decent turkey sandwich and a bag of extra hot cheetos (I’ve since learned they’re not hotter, they just have double the flavoring pressed onto them) and a fountain drink. Beats vending machine food. I’ve never tried the hot foods. They all see «Enjoy by 4pm» when I walk in there at 10pm.
So if you need to buy gas and you’re in the area, bypass the stations that are on the Rancho Penasquitos side of the 15. Take the short trek inland, it’s worth it.

Hooray, cheaper gas! This Arco location is my secret spot in San Diego. Not only is the gas more affordable here, but it’s conveniently joined with AM/​PM, and a carwash is just an arm’s length away.
The only thing not convenient about this convenience-​store gas station is you can only pay with cash or a debit card. A fee of .35 cents is charged for using your debit card at the pay stations.

BRING CASH!
The gas here is for the birds: cheap, cheap, cheap.
That is all.

Their gas prices match the Poway Costco most days and if I’m in a rush and can’t go all the way to Poway then I end up here (and it’s right next to Alvaro’s, my usual taqueria) but they tack on a 45 cent ATM fee on top of their pump prices, so sometimes it’s a drag to have to settle for gas here.
I haven’t been inside so I can’t tell you what it’s like, but it’s probably the usual junk you’d see inside an Arco AM/​PM so don’t expect gourmet goods at bargain prices.

When did regular size candies get to $ 1.19 each?!
I guess you have to pay a premium for a convenience store like this.
I do like the selection of sunflower seeds, drinks, candy, and snacks.
Gas prices are about 10 cents cheaper, but only accepts cash or debit.
This location can get busy at times.

I go here all the time for gas because it’s pretty convenient. They have great gas prices, like Arco stations usually do. I have been inside only once to buy some donuts on an early morning, and they were nice and it was pretty clean inside.
Yes, Arco’s in general do not take credit card – debit only, and they do charge a fee, but this is how they keep their gas prices about 6 – 8 cents cheaper than anywhere else. They also offer an Arco Discover card that ties into your checking account that waives that fee – free and easy to get, great when you don’t have cash on hand.

This place doesnt take credit card– and if you pay debit inside they charge you a fee. The place looks filthy all the time. i really dont have much else on this place.

Welcome to the Sabre Springs ghetto! This place is the biggest waste of HOA dollars and police resources there ever was.
The card readers at the pump are always malfunctioning making them a shady cash only business.
Cashiers always try to short change you and then use the excuse of not knowing the language all that well.
The ATM inside the AM/​PM that is always out of cash
The line for gas sometimes stretches onto Sabre Springs Parkway, sometimes blocking the intersection, because it’s 1 cent cheaper than other gas stations in the area.
Line cutters and wrong way pumper fights happen so often that a police officer has to sit in their parking lot.
The parking lot is filthy. Food wrappers and «mystery moisture» puddles when it hasn’t rained in months are everywhere.
You can pick up cheap labor and even a prostitute here and there in front of the AM/​PM!
This is the only place that I have seen rats AND roaches together in San Diego.
It’s disgusting! Don’t patronize a place that’s going to bring down the value of your home!