Arco Am/Pm

This place has no sense of direction. Its hard to maneuver around when everyone from all directions come in to fill in there tank., with brely any space to move. Never coming here again. Glad I was only passing by.

So NOT impressed.
I went to go get my Red Bull (my addiction). AM/​PM usually has decent sale prices. This store did not have the 4 pack of Sugar Free RB for 6.99. Usually when this happens, the guys at the counter let me buy four singles at that price. When I get up there, both of the cashiers tell me that Red Bull doesn’t make 4 pack sugar free. Hmmmm, ok. This is completely untrue, but when I tell them this, they argue with me and tell me it’s the same price anyway. Since when does 4 for $ 8.00 equal 6.99? I figure they have it worked into their system that when you buy four, it drops the price to 6.99, so I drop it and buy the four. When I look at my receipt after, not only did the 4 I bought cost 7.99 (as I thought it would) but they had scanned an extra one. I have to go back in the store to get that one taken off. Annoying!
A little note here, I would usually go in and tell them the price was wrong as well, but these two guys came off as very intimidating and a little threatening. I didn’t feel comfortable in their presence at all so I decided to drop it. I also haven’t been back since.
They get two stars due to convenience of location only. Gas prices are slightly higher here. Skip it and go somewhere else. There are a ton of stores etc. off of El Norte, just down the street. This place is not the only option.

What’s with no credit cards?! It’s 2014, get it together. There’s no reason for a gas station to not accept credit cards, especially with the risk involved in using a debit card.

I don’t use my debit card with the risk of exposing it a to skimmer. And ampm will not take my credit card. So I used the $ 20 in cash I had for a few gallons of gas then drove down the street to Shell to finish my fill up. Too bad for ampm– big revenue loss at the point of sale. I won’t bother coming back.

I normally wouldn’t even bother with a review for places like this, but I do like to call out good service (and warn people when strange things are afoot at the Circle K… or Arco… you get my reference, yeah?)
We made a quick pit stop here, on our way to Vegas one weekend. I honestly wasn’t expecting much by way of service or personality from the guy behind the counter, but I was pleasantly surprised.
I wish I had gotten his name.
At any rate, he helped us save some money by pointing out that some of the drinks we were buying were on sale, which allowed us to get more than we had for less money than we were going to be spending.
I know it sounds so trivial, but he easily could have just let us buy our items without piping up, and I appreciated him bringing it to our attention.
On top of that, he was friendly — not only with us, but with every customer that was in line ahead of us. That counts for a lot in my book.
The store was well lit and clean, and things were easy to find. All in all, I was impressed by the employees and the shop, which is more than I would have expected, going in.

I don’t know why there are so many complaints about this station.
#1: It’s California — gas is outrageous to begin with. However, I don’t find this station to be any more than other places. In fact, I paid $ 3.99 for premium this week, which was probably $.70 cheaper than a gas station I passed further up the road in Temecula.
#2: They do not only accept debit and cash. Every Arco AM/​PM I’ve been to have changed their payment system to kiosks, rather than at the pump. If you want to pay by credit card, just go in to the actual store and the clerk will assist you. However, I hate that there is a fee to pay by debit card (usually $.45). That’s so ridiculous.
This place is easily accessible from the 15 south and north, and isn’t a bad place to stop if you are on your way in or out of San Diego. Plus, there is the infamous fruit stand in the parking lot — where you can get 25 avocados for $ 5. That is a crazy good price, and the avocados are fresh from nearby!

It’s the first time for me to use the gas station, and I was not satisfied with the capability to only accept debit and cash, and the customer service. I was driving on my way home from SD to Riverside. I needed gas so I stop by to fill up the tank on my SUV. I thought that it would be convenient but I was proven wrong. They don’t accept credit, just debit or cash… So I went inside to see if they can make the transaction for me. The cash register/​customer service rep (guy) that was working today (25Jul2013, 4pm) said «Arco does not accept credit card» and I said «That sucks» and I walk away, upset. As I open the double door to leave, he said «Excuse me, Did you say something» as I continue to walk away, and I said «Yup, that sucks», then he said «You suck, fucker» as the door closed behind me. I stopped with the front door behind me and said to myself, maybe he didn’t hear me right, so I walked away. As I looked on my rear view mirror, he was there on the doorway with the door propped open. And I was like, this guy supposed to be professional and courteous with the costumers but I guess this gas station will get a bad review from me for bad representation and bad costumer service. Negative star is more deserving rather than a star.

This place gets 4 stars for being in the middle of nowhere. You’d swear tho that it’d be bigger and nicer looking considering how busy it is.

What the heck kind of a gas station doesn’t accept credit?! Even inside? Sheesh.

One of the better spots to get gas. Competitive prices. Sometimes cheaper than Temacula. Good carpool spots on the east and west sides of the freeway.

Was driving by on one of those long trips home from the zoo and needed gas. Was very surprised to see how cheap the gas was in the area, but not surprised at all to have to wait in a line of cars to reach the pump.
Didn’t go inside so I can’t comment on the service or food. The only downside to Am/​Pm are their payment restrictions with cash or debit card only (along with a fee to even use the debit card), but that’s how they’ve operated for years so no surprises there.
Easy access to/​from freeway. Pretty convenient overall.

Ok so i got so much crap for checking here! why wouldn’t you? We forget about our daily areas and places we visit– It’s the cheapest for miles… wait its practically the only one! I stop here frequently when driving down o San Diego.
The employees are always friendly at this place, its convenient, and clean. they even have a little farmers stand that sells fresh produce on Sundays!
So any who, if you’re driving down the 15 fwy stop here it will be okay! I promise…
I’ll be cruisin by sometime in the near future! see ya then!