Want smokes? They're out. Want soda? The 12 pack is cheaper but 4 of the cans in it will be busted. Want a plain, no-frills Bic lighter? They don't carry those (only the more expensive patterned ones). Want to contact them on their website? They don't load the captcha they require.
Town Pump is a monopolist which uses their market dominance to avoid having to do things like ordering enough product for their demand, ordering cheaper variants of a product, or not selling busted packs of soda. You'll also probably have to wait for a couple other customers to pay for their goods before you can pay for yours, while another employee stands around pretending to be busy, having just ceased chatting with his coworker when the first customer approached the register. read more