As I was driving down Franklin Road the other day, I noticed that my Lexus was low on gas, so I…read morestarted looking for a gas station where to fill it with gas. But not just any gas. One that I had filled it with before, and I had noticed the energy and power it had given my Lexus when I pushed the pedal. Shell gas. And so I stopped at the first Shell gas station I happened to run into.
After being awarded the NC Triad Yelp Squad Yelper of the Year 2024 Award at the Yelpies Award Ceremony last year, an event that honored the highest-performing Yelp Elites, celebrating their contributions and accomplishments throughout the year, I decided that this year, as an All-Star Yelp Elite, I not only wanted to be the first to discover new restaurants and businesses, and bring them to the attention of the public, but also to uncover those found in hidden paths that for one reason or another have not reached the public in its totality. And this Shell Service Station located at 3630 Franklin Road in Southwest, Roanoke, Virginia, is a perfect example.
Just the other day I had downloaded the Shell app, and had not yet used it before. The Shell app provides benefits like saving money on fuel and in-store purchases through the Fuel Rewards Program. Pay for fuel directly from your cellphone via in-app payments. Find nearby Shell stations and access promotional offers, track your savings, and view digital receipts for all transactions. Monitor your progress in the Fuel Rewards Program. And achieve different status levels like Silver, Gold, or Platinum, which offer varying cents-per-gallon savings.
This particular service station has a variety of fuel products including Shell V-Power NiTRO+ Premium Gasoline, Shell Midgrade Gasoline and Shell Regular Gasoline. This station also includes a Convenience Store, Mobile Payments, and an ATM machine. The Convenience Store is named Duck In Market #3. I went inside and it was very clean and organized with many essential products as well as curiosity items such as Troll Dolls. These tiny dolls with long colorful hair were very popular years ago and still retain its nostalgic popularity. They were originally created in 1959 by a Danish woodcutter named Thomas Dam and became a major toy fad in the United States during the early 1960s, with resurgences in popularity throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. They are recognizable by their distinct, somewhat unique look and their signature upright, vibrant hair, which was originally made from sheep's wool.
The app was so convenient and easy to use. Once you connected a credit card to it and are standing next to the Gasoline pump you will be using, it asks you to put in the number of your pump and then this activates the pump so you can pump your gas into your car, and when you finish, you will receive a digital receipt. I also wanted a paper receipt so by going inside the convenience store, the friendly attendant was able to print me one. The reason for the paper receipt is that I have another free rewards app called Fetch where I can earn points on everyday purchases by snapping pictures of my receipts. These points can then be redeemed for gift cards or cash back rewards from various retailers and restaurants.
In conclusion I highly recommend this conveniently located gas station for the aforementioned reasons, and plan to continue using it myself in the near future.
