Clairemont Shell

The night cashier that was a prick is gone. Replaced with far better service. The weekend gal will eat food while taking money. (Gross) Unprofessional. Vacuum out side stays broken. With the car wash across the street I think they have given up.

If I could give negative 5 stars, I would. Scam artists work here and the gas is over priced.

Smog your car here. The guy working there is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Takes his job seriously and gives great advice. Was referred to him by many people

This place has got to b the most expensive gas in the city. I hate having to stop here. I only do it in case of emergency which is very rare.

I’m not leaving a star because they don’t do Smog checks right now. Gentleman told me maybe next month. Just updating the reviews.

SMOG CHECKS: the guy that does the smog checks is SO helpful. He goes above and beyond and as a bonus is just such a nice guy. Highly recommend.
CAR WASH (HAND WASH): I had seen the sign for $ 7 car washes for a while and decided to give them a try after a more pricey place didn’t deliver. I had my car painted last year and it was recommended not to go thru the auto car washes (anything with hard brushes). So, I gave these guys a try. They do a GREAT JOB. I had them vacuum the inside of my car for a few extra bucks ($ 3 I think, note my car is tiny). Anyway, they were so thorough, they found a tool in my car. None of the others that have washed or detailed or painted my car found this over the past year. I’m no tool girl, so I have no idea what it’s called, it’s one of those tools that does a ton of different things, again I don’t know.

If you asked me a few weeks ago what I thought of this place I would’ve said, «the gas is crazy expensive, but the car wash deal is awesome!» Ask me now and I’ll say… man, no reason to go there. Gas is still expensive as ever, and to make it worse, the super cheap $ 3 car washes that used to almost make this place worth stopping and filling up some gas, is now $ 6!!! yea… that’s 100% more expensive than it was just a few weeks ago. I realize $ 3 is cheap, and yea, it probably barely covers the cost of water, but really, the point is to bring in customers. Raising your prices this significantly and hoping your long time customers won’t notice is not the way to do it!
I went down to this gas station today, filled up about 20 bucks in gas and figured, what the heck for 3 bucks I might as well get a car wash. I drive over to the car wash and look at my receipt, and thought «what the heck!?». Generally cheapo broken down car washes like this one are $ 4, maybe $ 5 max. $ 6 is rare and usually they’ll at least take 10 cents off your gas if you get the car wash with it. The only reason I give them an extra star is because i talked to the employee in the store and he was actually pretty nice about it, but said to come back tomorrow when the manager was around and he could probably refund me. He agreed $ 6 was too much, but there was nothing he could do. Instead of coming back and wasting my time and just figured it’s only 3 bucks and got my car wash. Like always, its a relatively crappy wash but did the job. For 6 bucks, I’m not coming back, but I’m not going to bitch about it either. (except on Unilocal… cause that’s what we do here :-P)

Small shop. Not a big selection and kinda pricey even for a convinience store.

2.5 stars
I cannot justify giving this place 3 stars even though I fill up here sometimes. The gas here is always more expensive then anywhere else in San Diego. The reason it gets two stars is the location. It is right by the highway and very convenient. The store inside is small but adequate.

I always love to come to this Shell station in the summertime. I used to live right up the hill from here, these days I stop over whenever I’m close by. These guys have the «COLDEST» beer & sodas in town!
Add the fact that John, the gentleman who works behind the counter is so nice and friendly, what more can one ask for in an mini-​mart?
Come here for the great customer service ;-)

This place drained my wallet back when gas was 5 bucks and a finger up your ass. The convenience of being a mile from my house or off the I-​5 ramp gets you 1 star, but that’s it Shell.

I would probably give this place one more star for the huge convenience of the location (right off I-​5 at Clairemont Drive) but this place is always expensive so that’s why it doesn’t get anymore. When I stop here it’s probably to buy a pack of smokes and I’ll get the change from the $ 20 in gas, but rarely do I ever fill my tank here.