Despite being right at the end my street, Metro Food Mart is only my destination when in a time crunch (or I need air in my bike/stroller tire).
Why is Metro Food Mart not my gas station of choice?
First, the gas isn't as cheap as other spots in the area. When you have so many choices in a two mile radius, it really comes down to who offers the best price. Metro Food Mart typically does not.
The second reason Metro Food Mart is not a priority stop is the product inside. Snack wise my wife and daughter have never had an issue with their purchase. The selection of preferred snacks is decent and they seem to meet the quality of the other gas stations in the area. The soda, that's another story. My wife drinks just one type of soda and when she purchases it here, a percentage of the time it is flat. She has reorganized the pile to grab the latest best by date and still has not consistently had luck. There are other places in the area where she has never had a flat soda. Maybe it's a lack of product turnover, maybe something else, but it is to the point where if time allows she specifically asks me to drive the extra distance to pick up a bottle of soda elsewhere. read more