I am sure that, like a fast food place, it can be a crap shoot what sort of experience you have at these gas station/convenience stores. Ours wasn't as positive as others seem to have had, but it wasn't a disaster either.
The fuel part went well. We were on a long one-day drive to get to the Smoky Mountains and decided to mortally wound two birds with the proverbial one stone and get some lunch too. I grabbed a sausage hot dog, which was okay. We shared a turkey and ham sandwich in a foot long sub roll and assumed there would be mayonnaise or oil or something to lubricate it, but as we ate it on the road we learned the error of our assumption. So a little dry, but the ingredients and roll were fresh. Another oddity, I got myself a fountain drink and went to get some ice water for my wife and was told the only water was in the coffeemaker and we'd have to add enough ice to make it cold. Okay.
Also, the men's room was out of paper towels and toilet tissue, so that was different. Like I said, not a tragic experience. I would probably stop there again if we needed gas, but I would be older and wiser about how to improve the experience. read more