7-Eleven

In the daytime, this is a 7 – 11 like any other. At night, it’s a different story.
The transient make this their hang out spot after dark. I suppose, technically, they’re not transient. This is their home. Some mentally ill hang outside here too, after dark. Watch out for swinging arms and kicking legs when walking by or headed inside. Stay focused and move with purpose and do not stop. If walking by in the early morning hours, watch your step. You might think the sea lions moved their way up the street and slept here… they’re not sea lions.
Day Time: 3 stars
Night Time: 1 star

Nothing like a well positioned convenience store when you need one. In this case it is a 7 – 11 a half block from Fisherman’s Wharf. Needed to stock up on waters for the hotel room, and well, that’s what 7−11s are for, not to mention the Diet Coke Big Gulp for the wife’s thirst emergency. How do they say it, «Oh thank heaven?» Indeed!

Feel like getting harassed? Stabbed? Robbed? Or maybe just extremely annoyed? This is the 7 eleven for you! In the heart of the God awful fisherman’s wharf neighborhood, its typical in the fact that it attracts the same rif raf as every other 7 eleven ever. Known to man. With one exception, there is more of it. Why you ask? Because its the. Closest 24 hour stop and shop to the bay bridge which takes you right into Oakland. You’ve heard of Oakland haven’t you?
If you like a true adventure, be brave and face the lines of tourists that during daylight hours go to the back of the. Store. And after dark, face the dangers of the ehack jobs who might just pull a knife on your poor oblivious soul to get your money.

Well, convenience stores are pretty standard, and I’m sure that this place had the same amount of chips and soda as any other convenience store.
My boyfriend and I came in around 1am for some rum, and yes, we had already been drinking, but I guess we weren’t too drunk since the clerk was perfectly fine with selling us more liquor. What he was NOT fine with was letting me use the restroom which I desperately needed to use. First he told me that there was no restroom. Okay, fine, if there’s not one, there’s not one.
Then I walked about halfway back and noticed that there were men’s and women’s restrooms inside the store, and came back to ask the clerk why he had told me there was no restroom when there was one. He said that they were out of order. Okay, fine, if it’s out of order, it’s out of order…
Except then, obviously not knowing that I am fluent in Spanish, the clerk told the customers behind me (in Spanish) that he would give them the key for the restroom as soon as my boyfriend and I were gone. So I said again, in English, are you sure I can’t use the restroom? He said, no, it’s out of order. So I said, in Spanish, not even if I speak Spanish? Whereupon he pretended not to understand my Spanish.
So so so not cool.

I’ve been treated poorly, but not like today I been noticing an ad about I can get 2 taquerios and a Big Gulp for $ 2.99. I show up @ this 7-​Eleven in the Fisherman’s Wharf area. I saw something that I would enjoy also for $ 2.99 same drink and 2 hot dogs for the same price. I came to the counter to get the hot dogs and my Big Gulp this blind ass Chinese woman is charging me close to $ 5 dollars, I disputed her price and told her I want the special she says Oh no we don’t honor it. I say Why in the hell do you have it posted it all over the store then. She tells me it a promotion to get more customers in. I tell her «EXACTLY» A promotion TO GET ME IN THE STORE. she replied Only for tourist and I replied «WHAT» THAT BULLSHIT I DON’T NEED TO BE A TOURIST FOR A $ 3 SNACK. again she said only for tourist. I told her that’s bad business and I should call the corperate office and complain it’s wrong for you to set a trap on people and charge them more than they expect. This isn’t right. All your prices set by your corperate offices. Did I mentioned I’m BOYCOTTING THIS 7-​ELEVEN STORE ON THE WHARF. When I am poor business practicing.

Delicious hot chocolate and coffee. I always mix the hot chocolate & French vanilla.
The store is small & gets super crowded pretty fast when there are only a handful of people inside.

Nice folks, good location, cash back available. They greeted me with a smile!

Average 7 – 11, but they beat other small stores’ prices in the warf area. This is the place to go for bs that costs a lot more elsewhere, plus you can’t buy any tobacco products at SF drugstores, so this is an all around good deal.

Pretty much your average 7 – 11, but you have to walk past the counter to get to everything and it’s a tight squeeze if you have to pass anyone.

7 Eleven. You’re the only location I feel semi-​safe going to after 9pm. It must be all the tourists.
— Postcards
— Used DVDs
— SF fleece hoodies
— Souvenirs
— Day-​old prepackaged turkey sandwiches
— Yellow «Caution: This floor is wet» sign. But the floor is not wet. It’s dirty.
— Booze. Lots and lots of booze.
— Suspiciously large energy drink selection
— Bum sitting outside with a «My family was kidnapped by ninjas and I’m $ 1 short on the ransom» sign
Somehow, you make them all come together.

I can’t not write a review for this 7 – 11. It is my ‘snack’ stop when I
in the area of Fisherman’s Wharf. Pretty much a normal 7−11… have
the hot dogs and chili dogs… all flavors of coffee and hot chocolate
and even an atm machine.
They are always busy. I can see why because you can get sodas
and other snack type items for closer to normal prices instead of
getting ripped off at the tourist trap stands.

Today for lunch I had two hot dogs for two bucks! How’s that for
an economical lunch on the Wharf. See, I was saving most of my
appetite for the big dinner at Pier Market in the evening!
Sooo, for a snack to hold over the kids till dinner time or cheap cup of coffee or hot coco to sip as you are strolling up and down the Wharf,
visit this 7−11…

Yesterday I realized that I go to this 7 – 11 almost every day and felt (a) depressed that this is part of my daily habit and (b) suddenly aware of where the hell all my extra income is going each week.
Nonetheless, I roll through on the daily for my bottle of water before hitting up the gym, or for a Zero-​Carb Monster when the two cups of coffee at home didn’t do the trick… it’s your average «Sev» as we call it. However, they get 4 stars for two reasons. Number one, they have Crystal Light Slurpee’s!!! This means that those of us trying to lower our sugar and calorie intake can still enjoy a childhood treat without regret.
Second reason I like this particular spot is that the staff are super nice and friendly. They don’t judge me on my purchases (ok so I have been known to avoid the bottle of water or slurpee and go for a fifth of Stoli along with a couple of lottery tickets… everyone has one of «those» days right?) and they always have time for a bit of chit-​chat and casual convo.
Thank you Sev for providing me with my daily fix… whatever it might be.

4 stars for my backup pair of sunglasses with the hearts on em that I rock when I am not in a Dior mood.
But minus two for not participating in Free Slurpee day on 7 – 11. That is just cold. ice. cold. and not in a yummy coke/​cherry kind of way.

I start my 17 mile training run with my Clif Shot and $ 20 in my pocket so I can stop and buy a bottle of water along the way. The intended course was from the top of Nob Hill, down Cali St, around the Ballpark, along the Embarcadero, over the GG Bridge and back up Nob Hill. I made it around the ballpark and to Pier 39 (about 6 miles) and my legs were having none of it. No matter how hard I tried to convince them they weren’t sore, they refused to go. Then, I saw a family of 5 slurping happily on their Slurpees. I remembered the $ 20 in my pocket and made a B-​line for 7-​Eleven. My legs were right… Too hot and too dehydrated for a long one today. Slurpee time. In the store, there was an older gentleman also purchasing a Slurpee. «remember the days when you chose between red and blue? What is up with all of these flavors!!!» I stared at the machines as well and told him my intentions. «I’m going to mix.»
His jaw dropped. In went Mountain Dew green, Mountain Dew blue, Red flavor, Crystal Light Raspberry Lemonade and Whatever the brown flavor was. Then, he followed suit. 7-​Eleven made my walk up those hills very pleasant and the patrons put a smile on my face.

I’ve been missing college-​life lately. There’s no better place to get nostalgic than 7 – 11. Man, they have Mountain Dew on tap! Slurpies! Hot dogs! All crucial ingredients for a Northern Sky Lights night.