Tahoe Tom’s

I’m a local and go here for my little needs all the time and would put up with the rude behavior of the employees but I will never go here again and I will make sure no one I knows comes here. They change there prices on everything at all times, one employee can be working and it cost one price for an item; you can go back the next day and another employee is working and you get charged more. This made it final for me when I knew what the cost was every single time for the item I wanted and once I had a different employee and got charged more; mind you not this is within a day… So not like it was a seasonal change thing… They just straight ripped a local off that is there all the time and now I will never return again. There is a 7 – 11 down the street, and a raleys as well… Safeway gas is cheaper and not far from this place and trust me it’s well worth it to go the distance for better service and the right price. (Which is cheaper) Tahoe toms rips people off and don’t care if you’re from here or not. Not the way to go about treating your locals when you’re a small family owned business, we are your business in the slow season but seems there isn’t a care so BEWARE! And go elsewhere! Many different options!

All the horrible reviews are true. Only if I new this before walking in to ask to use the air machine. Someone should just put a poster out front with a warning sign. I hope the local Tahoe community does something about this gas station. The sad part is that he is the only one in that area for a few miles. And if you have a peace of pipe in your tire your stranded. The guy does not care. Luckily I had Run Flat tires n drive down the street to CHEVRON.

WARNING Horrible! I wish i gave it –5 stars !
Warning tourists these people are ripping everyone off for snow season. We came in and they said $ 39 for chains then they spoke in a foreign language and skipped over me and ignored me didn’t care barely spoke English and rude as hell. Then they rung me up and said $ 80 bucks. a guy came in needing help and they wanted to charge 50 bucks to install chains we told him it was a rip off don’t do it. We walked away go to Raileys across the street has car chains at 39 bucks. If you don’t know how to install they is an illustrated paper in the kit that helps. Do it yourself.

Cheep gas, but the rudest attendant I’ve ever seen! And he wanted me to pay $ 1.25 to put air in my tire. I believe that’s illegal in California. From now on I’ll go down the street to the Safeway station.

Like many others, I was in Tahoe for Snowglobe and stopped at Tahoe Toms to buy snow chains, which were clearly marked at $ 29.99. When they swiped my card, I was charged $ 107 including tax, with no fitting! I complained there and then but they refused to refund my money. So, I filed a complaint with Chase and they reversed the charges.
The idiots at the cashier then claimed they did not work there so couldn’t help me.
Looking at the other reviews, I can see I’m not alone. These criminals need to be locked up.
Update: Chase’s fraud investigation ended in my favor, and I was refunded the difference of $ 77.99!

This place is horrible. Came to South Lake Tahoe for the Snowglobe Concert (Dec. 29 — Jan. 1^st.) My friends came here and the prices for food and snacks were so inflated! $ 9 for a Pringles can. $ 10 for a box of cheese-​its. Are you serious? Not to mention the poor customer service. Stay clear of this place!

DO NOT GO HERE!
When it started snowing on our short trip we went here for tire chains. They charged us $ 100. We didn’t want to trek far and didn’t know better, as this was our first trip. So we paid for them. They then charged us some absurd tax of $ 30, and on top of that a $ 20 installation fee. The installation fee was the only thing I didn’t mind paying, because the folks helping us were really nice and didn’t haven anything to do with the people inside. I hope those men got paid fairly.
As I was getting my chains put on, I felt so weird about the price and when a man commenting on the price I figured out then they had inflated their prices. There were so many cars there too.
Also, when I walked up to the counter to get a can of Pringles, he wanted to charge me $ 5.
There comes a point where it stops being good business and is just really bad service to what should be their own community.
As we drove out of Tahoe, seeing signs of $ 30 I knew by how much they had inflated their prices.
Can this business just shut down or something?
This business makes South Lake Tahoe look really bad!

I stopped in to get some snacks on August 2^nd and the guy tried to charge me $ 9 for a bag of beef jerky that was clearly marked $ 5.99. When I pointed out the price on the package and asked him to fix the bill, he grabbed all of my items and refused to sell me anything. It was late and there wasn’t much else open, so I found his behavior to be extra douchie. Be careful here, they will try to rip you off and then refuse service to you if you catch them in the act. Don’t go here. The owners should fire whoever was working there late night on aug 2.

Stopped by here with low pressure on a tire. The air machine here didn’t release enough pressure to give us the measly extra 5 psi we needed. We could have squat there all night in the cold winter night and it wouldn’t be enough. Luckily the attendant refunded us the 1.50 we spent and we went down the street to a well named competitor. .50 cents and works perfectly. Lesson learned: don’t bother coming here for tire air.

The worst gas station I’ve ever been to. I went inside to pay since the pump wouldn’t work. The trashy guy behind the counter wouldn’t get off the phone to help me. Then he got angry & called me a foul name saying they were out of effing gas. Tahoe Toms is filthy, creepy and an embarrassment to South Lake Tahoe. I couldn’t wait to wash my hands when I got home.

Really knows how to rip customers off on Cables and Rubber Tensions.
They just screw you if you need them…

LOL… this clown is 50 cents higher than the 7 – 11 in South Lake. Don’t buy the BS
What a crock

Such an awkward gas station. Whenever we come here (really, only if we’re in a rush, heading out to Carson or up to Incline and forgot to get gas elsewhere) it feels like you have to gun it to get into the tiny parking lot only to slam on your brakes so you don’t hit a pump.
As GK already stated, they were busted a few years ago for diluting their gas. The air hose works about 50% of the time. We’ve never gone into the mini-​mart, so I can’t review that bit.
Still, getting *just enough* gas here is better than running out in No Station Land, so two stars.

The absolute WORST gas station on the Lake! The employees are unfriendly, the inside is filthy and their operation is questionable to say the least. They are also infamous for double charging credit cards. There is a reason locals don’t support this place. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS!

Be very carefull with this gas station. The gas is cheap, but dirty and diluted. Prices in the mini-​mart are often made up on the spot and sometimes vary by as much as $.50 on a $ 2.00 item from day to day. If you must get gas here, NEVER pay by credit card as they have a reputation for double charging and sometimes their charges fail to go through for months at a time then crash your account by all coming through at once.

May have cheap gas, but station is filthy and unkempt. Paid to use the air hose to fill my tires and found that the hose had a hole in it. The hole had been wrapped in scotch tape. When my husband asked the clerk for a refund since the hose was broken (and leaking air at an alarming rate), the clerk refused to refund us. Avoid this place at all costs. Bad business, shoddy facilities. Frankly, they should be ashamed of themselves.

Lowest price gas of ANYWHERE in SLT, by 10 cents/​gal
It’s right at the nexus of the heavenly gondola, so there’s a lot of traffic pressure
UPDATE: A little tip of the hat to Lauren L for this tidbit
Tahoe Tom’s was busted a few years back for adding water to dilute their gas, btw. That’s why no one is ever in line there.
Now I’m nervous to put their gas in my car (not that the rest of the places out there can’t do the same thing)
Let’s hope they are still feeling the pressure of the watchful eye of the man…
TIP: Don’t get gas in meyers, the lowest price is 10cents/​gal more than the avg SLT price
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