Mobil

Foremost, I understand the need for profit margin… it’s a reasonable request although not quite open to the general public what stations such as the Conyers Mobil rake in. They do supplement the gas sales with a food mart and lottery sales.
But business is business. I purchase at the pump with the card. I seem to see the prices per gallon to be slightly higher, but I at one time expected more from Mobil products… but no more.
The folks behind the counter… stay behind the counter in this non-​crime area of Conyers. Since I purchase at the pump, I have full intentions of not walking into the Food Mart as I prefer to do business at the pump. However, it’s become obvious that if you want a receipt for your card transaction… you have to put the time in to go in, stand in line while the folks at the counter write out a receipt. I would suppose the premise is either:
a) we Mobil employees are too frickin’ lazy to load the pump stations with receipt paper.
b) we want you to come in to buy our dusty junque that isn’t moving very well given the «Convenience Store» pricing.
I’m voting for A.
Part of the joy of going to places like Quik Trip is to go where one feels welcome to be part of their revenue stream. Quik would be the key word in their signage. Plus… the places are usually immaculate and for what it’s worth… if I’m on a road trip, I optimize as many Quik Trips that I can for regular coffee and snack stops. The pumps are speedy and the transaction is done, but I’m still drawn inside by the friendly atmosphere and my need for COFFEE at the moment.
I suppose the other issue is… since I’m pumping my own and some little guy/​gal in overalls, cap and wipes doesn’t run out to my car… it’s up to me to clean my own windshield… which I enjoy doing. However, at the Conyers Mobil… you have to bring your own paper towels to clean the squeegee blade for each swipe; you have to bring your squeegee; you have to bring your own water… to do any of the above.
Since both of the issues of complaint deal with a lack of participation from the station workers… we’re back down to sheer laziness that is compounded by overpricing and a store full of crappy packaged food that is likewise overpriced and questionable in edibility.
Mobil…your stock is plummeting; get with the program or I see yet another empty gas station box that died from lack of control by the company and a community that has too many options than to waste time on laziness at a premium price per gallon.