Arco Am Pm

Not sure if this a coincidence or not. But I’ve lived in Visalia/​Tulare for 7 years now and haven’t had any issues with identity theft. Very recently I changed job to a place close to this gas station that I would say now I would be considered a regular there. Twice in 2 months has my debit card been compromised. Once for $ 400+ in Sacramento and now $ 650 in Costa Mesa.. Tulare seems to be in the middle of both those locations. The only change out of my normal habits and regular stops is this place. A co-​worker just informed me when she got her identity stolen, she suspected it was from there. I will never go back. I could be wrong and if I am, I am sorry, but the evidence is pointing to the contrary. Be careful.

Stopped here because billboard says «Clean Restrooms.» Let’s just say the need to change the billboard.
Gas is cheap but like all ARCOS it’s debit only and $ 0.35 fee. Snacks and drinks are over priced and also another $ 0.35 at register.
I would guess the Chevron across the street is better. I’ll stop there next time.

Stopped here for gas on the way to LA– pull up to a pump, and immediately a guy in a uniform with a clipboard pops out of nowhere and offers a free windshield check. I tell him no thanks, and he butts in with a spiel on how chips can lead to full-​blown cracks, and as luck would have it, he glances at my windshield, covered in a week’s worth of California drought dust, and immediately points out a chip. I tell him I’ll take it to the dealer, he says it won’t be covered (???), but shuts up when I say it’s a lease.
Listen, I know shit all about cars, but even I can gather that a windshield repair is not something that I expect to be done in 5 minutes at a random gas station in Tulare (sorry, Tulare). I don’t know if Arco or AM/​PM is getting a cut of whatever bogus services this guy is offering or if they’re just not shooing him off the property, but he’s damaging their reputation and possibly making their customers have unsafe windshields.
The weird rerouting of the Cartmill exit was already enough to keep me from coming here regularly, but this has just sealed the deal. No more buying gas here for me.

All washes are $ 5! So the obvious choice is the works! Machine is old, no cloth wash just water, soap & blow dry. But for $ 5, you can’t beat that!

This Arco AM/​PM station has clean and well stocked restrooms. They even have a complimentary hand sanitizer station located nearby. There is a Chase ATM if you need a little cash. There is a good selection of drinks in the refrigerated selection: beer, soda, water, juice, and energy drinks. The fountain has several different diet options including Diet Pepsi, Diet Dr. Pepper, Diet Coke, and Coke Zero. If you like your caffeine well above room temperature, they carry four different kinds of caffeinated coffee.
A shocker to me, there are actually some healthy food options in the to-​go area including Chobani Greek yogurt, bananas, Naked Smoothies, and premade sandwiches.
There are plenty of sugary and starchy goodies to cure even your worst munchie attacks including my personal junk food favorite, Takis.
Did I happen to mention that the gas is DIRT CHEAP here? It was a good $.20 less than many of the other stations I saw driving down the 99 freeway, just be sure you’ve got cash or an ATM card handy because they don’t take credit cards. There’s a $.35 charge to use your ATM card, so don’t let that surprise you.
Easy access on and off the 99 makes this a winner for a refueling stop for both you and your car.

The Indian guy working this morning at 4am was sleeping on the front counter until we pulled up and our headlights passed him and woke him up. When I walked in, he didn’t even greet me or anything, just gave me a nasty look. I just had to use the restroom and there was no toilet paper or paper towels whatsoever. Nor was there an option for a customer to use a toilet seat cover because there was no holder for them in there. The worst part of all was that there were flies attacking me the entire time I was in the restroom. When I brought it to the guys attention that there was absolutely no toilet paper or paper towels, he had the nerve to shrug and smirk like it was no big deal and gave me some lame excuse that he sent someone to look for some or something, couldn’t understand him past his strong Indian accent. Didn’t even say sorry or show any kind of concern for the matter. I was so irate with that guy, I could have totally blown up on him more than I already did for being a complete jack_​ss to me, the most sorry excuse for a human being I’ve met in a long time.
DON’T USE THE RESTROOM HERE! NOWHERE NEAR SANITARY.
Side note: fire the idiot that was working that shift if you know what’s good for that location.

This place is awesome. It has some of the lowest gas prices around. The employees are friendly. Everything you could want at a convenience store. They even have fresh food made daily. Clean bathrooms and a full car wash.