I don't use the auto repair service, but have been getting my gas there exclusively for ten years. I go there to get gas because it's less than a mile from my house and I pass by it on the way home from work and when I'm out and about otherwise. And they're prices are competitive. I also get my lotto and scratch offs there. I own five cars three of which take premium only and guzzle it down to boot, so I'm in there every other day filling up one car or another. I also go every weekend and buy a scratch off or two and maybe a few draw tickets. Point is, I'm a regular customer who spends a lot of money there. Last night stopped on the way home to fill up one of my cars. I gave the guy $30, a twenty and a ten, and $19.60 filled the tank. I should have gotten $10.40 in change, and the guy handed me $5.40 and said I gave him $25. You might be thinking I could have made a mistake instead of the other way around. Consider: I looked at the bills when I pulled them out of my pocket, and again before I gave them to him. I have literally gotten gas there hundreds of times in ten years and I NEVER hand them a five. Depending on how much I've got in the tank I give them two 20s, a 20 and a ten, or a 20 if I'm just topping off. Also I count my money most mornings before I leave for work. Yesterday I had four 20s in cash, and it wasn't enough to stuff my money clip. Needed more bills. I keep a "piggy bank" with some change in it, but mostly all of the 1 dollar bills I end up with, and once in a while I'll stuff in some fives, tens, and twenties, so I have them available if I start running low and can't make it to the ATM. So I pulled out a 5, three 1s, and a 10 to give my wad enough bulk to fill my money clip. At work I gave a girl the five and the 3 ones for the lotto pool. That left me with four 20s and one ten. I didn't have a five to give the guy at the Sunoco. We both insisted we were right, and finally he said they would call me if they ended up with $5 extra after tallying at the end of the night. Do you think I got a call? Maybe he made another mistake and gave someone $5 too much change before or after he made the mistake with my money. Maybe one of them put it in their pocket. Maybe he knew is gave someone $5 too much so took my five to balance things out. I don't know. All I know is I am 100% sure I got shorted $5. And the thing about it is, I'm sure he doesn't remember this, but I remember the first day I ever saw this particular clerk working there months ago. It was a Saturday, he was there by himself, there were people getting gas, big line at the lotto machine, he was clearly overwhelmed, and gave me $10 too much change. Which I pointed out to him and handed the ten back to him. What's this, reverse karma? To be honest, I don't care much about $5. And I can verbally confirm the amount I'm giving them when I get gas in the future, so I'm not worried about this happening again. But I really don't think I can go into a place and spend money when every single time that $5 I had coming that I didn't get will be looking me in the face. It's a shame because the place is really convenient for me, and they have reasonable and competitive prices. I will have to find another gas station, and I've got hundreds of options for scratch offs. As I said a shame, but I don't want that $5 calling my name every time I go in there. I'm done. With this review and that gas station.
For people who think, why don't you just pay at the pump with your card? Two reasons, first and foremost I think people who do that are taking a big chance with their information. One of the best places for the scumbag scamming thieves to put skimmers. The other is I save 5 cents per gallon paying with cash, and while that's not a huge amount it adds up when you've got five cars and you're constantly getting gas. read more