Amoco Super Pantry

The friendliest employees I’ve ever come across. I’m in the store every day for one reason or another and whoever happens to be working the register always says «hello» and they always have a smile ready for us bleary-​eyed, early morning caffeine addicts. This location’s open 24 hours too, which is a plus for the neighborhood insomniacs. No alcohol — but really that’s the only drawback and anyway, Inboden’s next door has a nice beer selection — just go there to get your booze.
I’m a big fan of the punch card they offer for coffee and other hot drinks — the good old buy 8, get 1 free type of deal. I’ve heard rumors to the effect that if you ask really nicely, some of the girls might be willing to «accidentally» punch your card 2 or 3 times per visit ;-) — I mean sometimes it’s the little things in life that you gotta be thankful for, you know?
Typical high gas station prices on most items, but they always have some sort of bargain bin thing out front with deeply discounted merchandise that needs to be sold — you know what I mean, like halloween candy in November or x-​mas junk in January.
They also seem to sell a pretty good amount of winning scratch off lottery tickets here too if that happens to be your thing. I’ve seen multiple $ 1,000 winners posted on the glass there, so someone’s getting lucky.
But what it all comes down to is that this is just a gas station, one of dozens in DeKalb. The difference here is the employees and their overall great attitude and demeanor, and that’s what makes this particular gas station a 5 star venue, rather than a run-​of-​the-​mill 7 – 11 or someplace else with clerks who could not possibly care less about their job or their customers.