I tend to drop by this Petro-Canada on my way home. It's on the southwest corner of Kennedy and…read moreHighway 7. There is another Petro-Canada diagonally across this intersection. This one has a car wash, Neighbours, and A&W. On Friday night, I filled my car up with gas. I noticed that I was at a pump that did not allow me to pay. I had to go inside instead. Cool. I needed to stretch. I like going into this Neighbours. It has an ATM, a ton of snacks, and a built-in A&W. It was pretty busy at around midnight, with folks chowing down on burgers and fries. There are a decent number of seats and tables to dine in this store. I had a nice cashier who help with my transaction. I swiped my Petro Points card and gas discount card, and then tapped my debit card to pay for everything. I got my receipt and headed to my car. It's a clean convenience store. I like it and the gas station. (127)

I like to dash into this Neighbour's location whenever I need to pick up lottery tickets to include…read morewith birthday cards. There are usually a few parking spots available, and an A&W inside, with a small eating area. The interior is also nicer than other gas stations, quite large, clean, and well maintained. A drive through touchless car wash is available, plus free WiFi.

Tips: - This convenience store is an Amazon pickup centre…read more - This store has a lot of plants for purchase. I like figuring out what stores are Amazon pickup centres. There are lockers, but it's nice fetching a delivery at a store when you know that you're not at home to wait for it. I found this Handy Variety and decided to use it as my Amazon pickup location. After work on Friday, I drove over to the plaza in which this store is located. I drove along 16th Avenue heading eastbound and made a left turn, followed by a right turn into the plaza. I parked in a spot practically in front of the store. I then walked in. There were two men at the checkout counter. One was redeeming his lottery winnings. The man next to him wanted a scratch game. While standing in line, I looked at all the plants. I'd like to return to get some. They looked healthy and cheerful. I saw fridges off to my right with beverages. Nice! When it was my turn to approach the counter, I got a sweet older woman. I let her know that I had an Amazon parcel. She looked at my phone and scanned the code. She asked me when I got the notification that I could pick my parcel up. I got it on Thursday, so a day ago. She found my parcel and scanned it. My parcel was mine. I thanked her and wished her a great day. She reciprocated. I headed out carrying my parcel and placed it in my car. I then drove home. I'm happy with the pickup and getting my item. It was great stopping by this store and picking up my order from this store. (272)

Staff is always kind and friendly here…read more Hot drinks can be found as well as cold ones. Regular varieties as all CircleK s. It is a bit hard to spot this location since there are several stores around it. It isnot a huge one but you can find everything here.

Most of the clerk's are rude and smell of body odour. Do…read moreyourself a favour and go to Gerrard and bay to Rabba an ACTUAL 24 hour shop. Hit or miss, BUT never have issues at Rabba (they even have a hot table). DONT GO HERE.

I've been to this Circle K a handful of times. I tend to drop by after visiting CF Fairview Mall,…read moreas I head north to go home. A couple of months ago, I had digital coupons to redeem bottles of Dr Pepper Zero. This drink was difficult to find. It took a few visits to Circle K stores in Ottawa to find one that had this drink. I faced the same issue here in the greater Toronto area. I spotted this Circle K on the right as I was heading northbound after having visited Bingz at CF Fairview Mall. I had never been and thought that I'd try my luck finding Dr Pepper Zero here. This store is a part of an Esso. It's across from Mr Lube. I backed into a spot in front of the store and walked in. I was elated when I spotted many bottles of Dr Pepper Zero. Yay! It felt like a mirage. It wasn't. This store has a Tim Hortons. It tends to do steady business whenever I'm in this store. I saw Froster and Polar Pop machines. The latter has an extensive selection of flavours, similar to what I saw at my go-to Circle K in Ottawa this summer. Staff are always friendly here. My visits have been mainly to redeem digital coupons. Pepsi Zero was also difficult to find back in September. I headed back to this store and it had lots of bottles in stock. It's such a gem! Since then, I have bought everything from chips to Slim Jim pepperoni sticks. I love that this store has everything that I need, including difficult-to-find items. It's a winner. I love this store. (388)

This Circle K is conveniently located at Don Mills and Finch, on the northeast side. It is…read moreassociated with an Esso gas station, and in close proximity to a Mr. Lube. The staff working during my visit was friendly and asked if I was playing the ongoing Circle K Rock Paper Scissors game. I was redeeming a coupon for a Circle K water won through the game. There is also a Tim Hortons kiosk at this location.

Tips: - No coin deposit is required to use a shopping cart…read more - Collect Moi points with every purchase. Last Saturday, I wanted to shop at a Food Basics store. It had small, whole watermelons going for $3.44 each. I also wanted to visit a Food Basics that I had never been to before. I was in the eastern part of Markham. I did a search and found this one roughly ten minutes away. Perfect! It was easy driving over here. I've been to this area a bunch of times this year. This Food Basics is next to Home Depot, and across the parking lot from Michaels. There was lots of parking in front of the store. I backed into a spot and walked over to the main entrance. I like that you don't have to find a coin to unlock a shopping cart. Put your coins away! Rather, if you decide to take this cart home with you, the cart will freeze when you are away from its home base. Plants greeted me as I approached the entrance. They were colourful and pretty. I got the produce and fruit sections when I first walked in, which I needed. The celery was in fine condition. Folks shopping here seem to love watermelon. There was one left. I snagged it. It was heavy. I had a feeling that it was a good one. Everything else that I bought felt like bonuses. I got my watermelon. Mission accomplished! I liked the reduced pricing on watermelon and pineapple spears. Nothing was wrong with them. I looked at the expiration dates. They would give me enough time to devour them at my leisure. They were naturally sweet and delicious. I got ground pork meat that was reasonably priced. I also got pork link sausages. I've used both of them to make burgers and a breakfast skillet, respectively. Yummy and of good quality. It was sad to see a stand for bubbles (I'm guessing it's boba) in yogurt. That combination has always intrigued me. I felt that paying $4 to get the product itself was a bit much. I need a sale! Six-pack bottles of Diet Pepsi were cheap here. They were all between the frozen food fridges, which was weird to me. This store has Limca! I love this Indian drink that tastes much better than Sprite. I wish it came in a sugar-free form, but indulging now and again is okay. I went to line up to pay for my items. I got a loud, obnoxious cashier. Her voice and the volume at which she spoke gave me a dull headache and I was only there for maybe five minutes. Sadly, the couple in front of me took some time to pay and pack their items. This cashier had an obsession with thank-you stickers. When I took away my six-pack of Diet Pepsi, she seemed so offended that I didn't let her put a sticker on it. You put a sticker one this six-pack of pop, but not my twelve-pack of canned Diet Pepsi. I don't get the inconsistency. You clearly didn't run out of thank-you stickers. Perhaps you should have. My watermelon got a sticker. Maybe you need a sticker to thank yourself for using thank-you stickers so randomly. I got my Moi barcode scanned off my phone. I paid with a credit card. I tapped and was done. I packed all my items in my reusable bags. I then left as fast as I could, to stop my head from aching. It felt so much better heading to my car. No grating cashier voice with a bunch of orange thank-you stickers to haunt me. The fresh air also helped. I liked shopping here. I hope to avoid sticker-happy woman with the grating loud voice next time I'm here getting groceries. (262)

Pickering now has a Food Basics to contend with the Loblaws over in the next block and all the…read moreother independent grocery stores. How does it measure up? Well first things first, it's still really new! It's located next to the Home Depot but other than that, its parking lot is not really shared with anyone else so parking was a breeze. There were a lot of carts on our way in including ones that are fun for toddlers since they had cars they could sit in. As you enter, there are some deals to check out which we kind of just passed by and regretted not looking at until we were leaving. Once you're inside the store, you'll find yourself in the produce section. To your left you'll find baskets for lighter shopping trips and kid-sized carts. These carts are kinda cool since they have a tall flag attached to it so you can keep an eye on them from farther away. The aisles in the produce section were a little bit squishy. The carts seem like they're wider than at other grocery stores so two of them passing by each other is really tight and we'd often have to wait for someone else to go before we could maneuver out. All of the displays were stacked neatly and everything looked really fresh and clean. We did pick up a few cartons of blueberries which were only $1.67 each. Normally they're at least $2.50 when I get them at Metro on sale! The rest of the store had more spacing between the aisles which made navigating around a little bit easier. The Food Basics store brand are the Selection items which are almost always a better deal than the national brands. We were able to get 3 200g bags of Selection chips for $4 whereas the Lays chips in 250g bags were 2 for $5. Marginally cheaper. Whatever, a deal is a deal. I'll take it and get to try more flavours lol. When we got to checkout that process also went smoothly. Each of the checkout lanes has the bagging item area separated into two for maximum efficiency. You do have to bag your own groceries. We definitely found a few great deals and the shopping experience was pleasant and stress free. Loblaws better watch out and Metro might regret having their low cost competitor in town!

Tip: Sign up for a rewards account. You get member discounts each week on various food items…read more I was in Aurora today. I frequent Gong Cha to get my bubble tea fix. Two doors down from it is this M&M Food Market. I decided to check it out. I walked in and was greeted by a nice man. He asked me if he could help me find something. I frankly didn't have anything in mind and said that I was here to browse. He nodded and said that if I had any questions, to ask him. Fair. I do think it's a standard for any employee at M&M Food Market to ask if I was looking for something in particular. Even if I were, I kind of like figuring it out on my own first. I ended up getting a box of salted caramel Portuguese-style custard tarts. They were a dollar off if you are a rewards member. Yes! I like the individual frozen meals at the back. I got into this chain when it was M&M Meat Shops and I was an undergraduate. I remember getting an individual frozen shepherd's pie and nuking it when I got home. It was so good. These days, I like getting the smaller-sized meals to see if I like them. If I do, I go for the larger size. I ended up getting sesame Japchae noodles and cabbage rolls. Both were on sale. I don't recall ever having them from M&M. There was a woman with a ton of questions for the man who greeted me earlier. I put my items on the counter. She did on the other counter. I wasn't sure if she was ready to pay for her items. She seemed so unsure. She did tell the man to help me out first, which was nice. It turns out that she needed more items. The man scanned all my items. He then asked if I was a member. I gave him my phone number associated with my rewards. I got my discounts. Yay! I paid with a credit card. I tapped and was good. He asked if I needed a paper bag. I said yes. I will say that his packing skills need help. He put all three of the frozen boxes on their sides. It seemed so odd to be putting them that way. The three boxes slanted in the bag like dominos, with room for them to slide diagonally. Why not put them flat into the paper bag? I actually did the flat routine when I got to my car. Less movement. Hopefully, my custard tarts are okay. It was so weird. Anyway, I look forward to having at least one of these items soon. (481)

Over a decade ago, I spent a lot of time in this part of Markham. Jiffy Lube on the northwest…read morecorner. Shoppers Drug Mart on the northeast corner. And, finally, this gas station on the southeast corner. Back then, this gas station was a Sunoco. It then got bought out by Petro-Canada and it has been one ever since. This station has always had a car wash. It had steady business last night. I filled up my car's tank here, as the temperature dipped just under the freezing mark overnight and I didn't have much gas left. The price is average for Markham. I was in the area picking up dinner. For old time's sake, I dropped by to check things out. It has a Neighbours convenience store. I didn't go it, but it was brightly lit and looked nice. There was lots of paper towel at the gas pump that I was at. I appreciated it. The garbage bin was packed, though. It was enough to toss my paper towel in after I was done pumping gas. Other than this detail, this gas station is clean. I had no problem paying at the gas pump. My Petro-Points, 407 ETR, and credit cards all worked seamlessly. It was great returning here. It's a reliable gas station to drop by, with roughly half the pumps available at around 7 pm on a Wednesday night. (412)

nice cashier but have went multiple times when they say they're open and doors have been locked.read more

I have frequented this Petro-Canada for a few years. It's at the southeast corner of Woodbine…read moreAvenue and Stouffville Road. A while back, when construction on the roads was happening, it changed how you turn into the gas station. If you are coming from the east, driving westbound along Stouffville Road, you need to turn left at the intersection, and then another left into the gas station. In the past, you could just turn left once. It's a bit of an inconvenience, but it is what it is. There are many gas pumps. The problem these days is that the gas price at this specific location tends to be two to three cents cheaper than most in York region, so you may have to wait to fill your car's gas tank. I picked up a habit of getting a banana popsicle at this convenience store whenever I'm here. It's only $1 and it makes me happy. Staff are always happy whenever I stop in. (117)

Are you jealous of the lower gas price in Vaughan, because you can't have it when you live in…read moreMarkham and Richmond Hill area? Your yearning is answered. Located at the southern border of Stouffville, just north of Markham and east of Richmond Hill, this Petro-Canada station is usually 1 to 2 cents lower than regular price. The discount is no match to the 7-cent discount in Vaughan, but it is better than nothing. The store is a typical Petro-Canada otherwise. You can enter the station when you go north bound on Woodbine by-Pass or east bound on Stouffville Road. The traffic islands prevent you from exiting the station and turn south or west. It is an inconvenience, as I must go north to Tim Horton and make a U turn to go south to return to Markham.