In Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts, there are several Shell gas stations combined with Seasons Corner Market convenience stores, with either a Marylou's or Dunkin' Donuts coffee shop inside the store. Often, these are the cream of the crop when it comes to gas station convenience stores - usually worthy of 4 or 5-star ratings.
However, the combination of Shell and Seasons Corner Markets has reached an unprecedented low in this location.
This store, which has a Dunkin' Donuts, is on the smaller side, but otherwise fairly well-appointed and stocked. So why am I giving them 1 star, you ask?
Well, on my first visit a few weeks ago, when I went to cash out, the young woman at the cash register was in the middle of eating a snack. While that's not a huge deal in itself, I couldn't believe it when she didn't even bother to put the food down, but rather, continued eating, unfazed, while she rang me out. Her untucked uniform shirt was wrinkled to boot. I would have flipped out if I was the manager of this place and witnessed her slovenly appearance and behavior.
I also dislike that the gas pumps are awkwardly located in the parking lot; there isn't much room to drive around the pumps. My work truck was once blocked from leaving because a pickup truck getting gas parked a bit too far from the pump, and I didn't have room to drive around him, so I had to wait for him to finish getting gas.
Today was my second visit and I was also equally unimpressed. I went to use the bathroom, and there was a lot of urine all over the floor in front of the urinal. Then, I bought a can of Coca-Cola, and found it was far from cold; rather, it was somewhere between lukewarm and barely cool.
Normally, I'd just go somewhere else, but there really aren't many options in this section of Lincoln, so I guess I'm stuck with them if I happen to need a drink or snack in this area. read more