=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE This review is just for the touchless…read morecar wash - it's just OK - if you're needing a quick wash of very light grime (say, normal post-rain residue that's been there for a week or less) and don't want brushes on your car, this can do in a pinch. Otherwise, I would recommend another car wash place with brushes (if you're OK with that on your ride), as all Co-op locations use the same Laserwash touchless system that is mediocre in its results (and I've chosen the top-end Volcano wash every time). === 2. CAR WASH Good: - Only if you have very light grime on your car. - There are two high pressure sprayers at the entrance which you drive through that spray the lower body and wheels. - (Note: they are ineffective for grime on paneling, but they could be OK for the wheels - it's just that I've always used the brush and bucket outside the car wash first to scrub down the wheels.) - The moving head unit includes the dryer, so you don't have to "time" yourself when driving out the exit to get every second of drying time - you simply stay in your car for the entire wash and drive off when done. Not-So-Good: - There is only moving arm that sprays liquids of any sort and it seems to only do half the car each pass - is that partially why the wash is ineffective? - (Note: I've visited three other Co-op locations and they all do that.) - I have a four-door sedan and the drying time is never enough - there is always water left on my windshield and hood when the wash is done. === 3. SERVICE It's been professional at all Co-op locations (you need to pay inside first - slightly cheaper if you fill up your tank first - and then punch in a code when you get to the car wash). Never an issue with customer service; my concern has always been the quality of the car wash.

=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE This review is based solely on the…read moreautomated car wash (not the self-serve car wash, gas service, or in-store service). If you're looking for a touches car wash: this could be the place! A Volcano Wash (basically, all of the fixings) is $17.99 and you don't have to worry about harsh/unclean brushes scratching up your ride. It's not perfect either, but our black car came out just fine, with bird droppings and excessive wheel dust all removed. The only thing I didn't know (it's me or the machine) is that when going through the dryer at the end, if one backs up a little - I saw 60 seconds left and wanted to dry more of the front of my car - it turns off the dryer immediately. Evidently, I should have kept moving forward :)

Hey, no recommended reviews for this Millstream Co-op? (I thought Positive P's review was just fine…read moreBTW) ... anyway, wow, where do they find these kids? The attendants here are ALWAYS extremely helpful, polite and thoughtful. Even when I pop in here for the most mundane things, I leave with a heartwarming story to tell! Thanks Millstream Co-op!

This review is of the Co-op gas bar only!! I am a small business owner in Victoria, and have been…read morefor 43 years. As part of my business i use Co-op for fuel (diesel and gas) and i go there to refuel twice a week and sometimes three times a week. As a small business owner i realize the importance of being available to "do business" between certain times. Especially when you state to the public your business is open from a certain time to a certain time. I understand that sometimes things happen say like special holidays or whatever and you have no choice to "close your doors" a bit early, maybe because there are no customers and maybe because its snowing out and it may be unsafe for your employees to get home themselves or what ever.... BUT a gas station that is supposed to be a "Co-op", meaning owned by the community of the "Co-op", and two younger guys that are employees of the Co-op shutting down 10 minutes early, and even though three different Co-op members trying to get the fuel from the "Co-op" they belong to, are ALL turned away?? I myself even tried to explain that i was almost out of diesel and if your diesel truck runs out you cant just "get a Jerry can" and put some in, because diesel engines need to be purged by a qualified mechanic if the run out. As i tried to explain my situation to the young guy with glasses, (and i have nothing against glasses or anything, I'm just making sure the people that do go to this place will know who i am talking about!) Just throws his arms up in the air and says, "oh well".!? NOT COOL, and when i ask him what time they close, and he says 9:00pm, and i say " its only 8:49pm!?!?, and that i will be notifying head office and will be taking my business else where from now on, and that I was a Co-op member that needed fuel That was a regular there, he replied by saying "I DON'T CARE!" Really not cool.... So when people read this, and his boss notices less "business" at his location and wonders why, and when Head office of Co-op tells him why, and that they found out from an unhappy member that his employee that worked there tonight (April 2,2013) that wears glasses, told a well paying MEMBER that "he didn't care!",. Maybe when he maybe loses his job to show the three paying members that were turned away that night that the elected good people at the Co-op head office actually DO CARE ABOUT THE THREE DIFFERENT PAYING MEMBERS, maybe then, the gas station attendant that had a GOOD job serving the GOOD PAYING MEMBERS of Co-op, will think about what he lost and MAYBE at that point HE WILL CARE!!!! I dunno, just a thought of an unhappy Paying, small business owner, Co-op member.....

My friend and I were traveling on Orcas Island recently. It was May 15 when my friend noticed she…read morehad a flat tire. We found this gas station on the island and stopped there to use the air compressor and get help. We both had a hard time trying to figure out how to use the compressor properly. My friend talked to a woman (can't remember her name) who worked at the gas station and she came out to help us. After a short time, we were able to get air into the flat tire and get on our way. Thankfully, the tire remained stable until we could get back home. My friend took her car in to a Bellingham Les Schwab and they found a large screw embedded in the tire. They repaired the tire. We were just so grateful to the kind woman who came out to help us that day. Thank you!

In a pinch, while others are closed, this place is a lifesaver! Great customer service too!read more

I wish they sold hot dogs at around midnight, but I didn't see any. Although, I was glad to see…read morethat the convenience store was open. It's Shell's gas station. It was small inside, but had what we were looking for like nail clippers, hair brush, snacks, like any other small convenience stores you see.

A gas station just off the highway. This have Diesel at this location. Just a typical gas station…read more Prices are the same at any other gas station. They have four pumps for regular gas and one for Diesel. I would say this is a decent sized gas station

Has everything I need,nice staff ,great coffee. Assorted products for vehicles,when you desperately…read moreneed it.

Your standard gas and go station just over the Johnson St Bridge. It has the usual convenience…read morestore items and a Scotiabank ATM. It does not have a carwash like the other two local Shell Stations on Fort and Douglas. The main complaint is that they change the gas prices rediculously through the day. You can drive by in the morning and gas is 1.22/L then go by a few hours later and it is 1.34/L... Craziness! They are completely out to lunch on pricing, so good when they price it low and criminal when they price it waaaaay over everyone else.. Trying to make a buck. Other than the gas pricing the place is good and the staff are very friendly when you go inside.

No receipt paper in the gas machine after paying and buying a car wash !!…read moreCan't get a car wash with NO PAPER in the machine So I go in wait in line to finally get to the counter And the lady behind the counter is so rude and unapologetic I'd rather get gas anywhere else but there

People that complain about gas prices in America, should spend some time in Canada! prices here are…read more$1.19 a litter, which works out to be about $4.76 minus the exchange rate of 26% would be around $3.70 American! So, think about that before complaining about high gas prices in America lol. The service is good, its easy to get in and out of this business, so would get gas here again, Esso BTW is Exxon in the USA I do believe.

Lived on Orcas for the last 7 years and have built a house, garage and greenhouse there. Island…read moreHardware has been great. They are well stocked and staff are incredibly friendly and helpful. I am there a couple times a week. Riley has been a life-saver.

This store is a life saver!…read more We are contractors and had a job on Orcas Island. We had never been to Orcas before and were unfamiliar with the area. Before we set out for the island, I looked up local hardware stores (just in case). I found Island Hardware & Supply, called them to make sure they would have what we MIGHT need, hopped in the truck and got on the ferry. OF COURSE it turned out that we DID need some items, so we set off for the Hardware store. We got lost and ended up at the little hardware store in East Sound - we thought we were at the right store, but they didn't have any of the supplies we needed. We were pretty confused until I found out from a local resident that the little hardware store in East Sound is on North Beach Road, and the big hardware store (Island Hardware) is on West Beach Road. So we hopped back in the truck again, and set out to find Island Hardware. (yes, we got losat again...but eventually figured it out) We were so relieved when we located the store and were able to purchase the supplies we needed, because we were thinking that we would have to get on the ferry and drive to the home depot in Mt Vernon (that would have taken forever). Island Hardware had all the stuff we wanted, lumber, tools, big bolts, lag screws, plumbing supplies etc. They even have a couple of little gas pumps which was handy for us. We had the occassion to go back up to Orcas for round two of the job which was exterior painting. The paint we purchased needed to be re-tinted at the last minute. We remembered that Island Hardware had a paint department and took the buckets of paint to them with our fingers crossed. Even though we didn't buy the paint from them, they happily re-tinted it for us...I thought that was pretty generous and excellent customer service!