ARCO AM/PM Gas Station & Mini-Mart

Worst service I have ever had at a gas station. First of all, it took over 15 minutes for the pump to put $ 50 worth in my tank. When I went to pay, the cashier saw me walk in towards the register but walked away and began to fill her coffee mug and converse about non work related topics with another employee. I asked for help and she said hold on. I paid and she stamped my receipt and said nothing. No customer service skills at all, and it wasn’t even busy! It was sloooow! To top it off, earlier in the week I stopped to get gas and only one employee was working the pumps, he told me to go to one of the reserve pumps, put the nozzle in my car, then took it out right away and started to walk away. I asked why he wasnt filling up my tank and he said it wasn’t working and then just walked away. I left to a different gas station hoping it was just a one time mistake. Nope I was wrong. Cheap gas and cheap employees apparently
They have lost me as a customer because of
Their horrible customer service. Sad

FRAUD ALERT!
Because they use debit cards, I couldn’t use my regular credit card and ended up using a debit card I very seldom use. And the very next day there’s a whole bunch of fraud charges on it!!! BEWARE!!!

OMG!!! Never been treated so badly!!! Carlos (the pump guy) was so rude that when I told him that he shouldn’t speak to customers that way… he said,“I can speak to you any way I want to, girl!!” A-​MAZ-​ING!
I think someone may have been in drugs!

Cheap gas but it’s cut with ethanol. You get what you pay for.
I’ve never really had a problem with anything here but it’s just the little things. The whole place seems dirty and I always feel as though I need to quickly sanitize my hands as soon as I get back to the car. Why am I getting out of the car in the first place? ‘Cause you have to go inside and pay $ 0.35 to use your card. Also, the employees aren’t very nice. Don’t expect them to wash your windshield or smile.

Absolutely Horrible. Had a bad experience here that instantly made me want to never go here again. After 20 minutes of running my credit card, calling over a co-​worker, calling over the manager/​owner, who then runs my card 3 times in a very disinterested manner, finally says to me,“We don’t take this card. He then moved the beef jerky aside to show me the sticker that say’s which cards they do take. WHAT?! I then had to walk for 30 minutes to go get him cash while he held my vehicle and my ID. Never again.
My lady went there and they filled her tank up to 17 gallons. She then informed them that she only has a 15 gallon tank. Hmmmmmmm…
Anyway, without getting mean, I just simply won’t go there again.

The store is usually clean, the gas prices are usually low, and most of the lowest paid workers are polite and nice.
On the downside, I usually go to this gas station late at night, say from 10:30pm to 6:30 am sometime, and the manager that works that shift is a con artist. I work nearby, and my co-​workers and I won’t do anything besides buy gas here because of him. You have to be careful with him, because he will pretty much overcharge on anything if you aren’t paying attention, and when you point out the price on the sign he acts like he doesn’t understand English, when I know he does. When they are already overpriced as it is comparatively (say compared to 7-​Eleven), this is not a good business strategy. He claims his relative owns the place, perhaps he gets a cut or a kickback on the money. He also won’t honor am/​pm promotions sometimes, even when they are advertised in store, because he wants to charge you instead.
Be careful if stopping in late at night. Otherwise, enjoy!

#3 in a trio of gas station reviews… Weeeee!
Stopped here for gas a couple times and with regular @ $ 3.15.9, it was the lowest price in town.
I’ve read others whine about having to go inside the building to pay… Oh BOO HOO! Yes I can see how you’d get spoiled not having to get out of your car at all when buying gas, but still. And being upset about ARCO not accepting credit cards? How long has it been ARCO has NOT accepted credit cards… 20 – 25 YEARS??? HELLOOO?
You DO have to make concessions when the price is so low!

Worst in town. They make you get out of your car and go inside to pay with cash or debit only, then after you’ve stood in line with the meth heads buying RedBull they tack on a debit card fee that’s not disclosed until after they’ve pumped your gas. Not sure that’s legal. Intersection is impossibly busy with the Intel traffic and the attendants are very slow. Chevron on Baseline & 8^th is 1000x better.

Extremely slow service!!! And of course the more people the more scattered and longer the wait. Will not be back!!!

I am a bit harsh with ARCO gas stations to begin with, and after the 76 station burned down and I saw that an ARCO was going here… oh, man. Of all the gas station brands available… this?
This ARCO is no different than any other ARCO out there. The gas is usually a few cents cheaper (about 1 to 1.5% compared to other major brands), but as Bob mentioned, they charge you an extra 45 cents to use their «ATM». See, they don’t take credit cards. They take debit cards, but in the same way an ATM takes a credit card. I knew this going in, but I didn’t have time to go to Costco up the street where I normally fill up. I was already running a bit behind, and this is the closest place (next to Albertsons, but that was in the opposite direction).
So, no credit card. And the gas? Let’s just say you get what you pay for, and while I may fill my car with regular from here, the premium gas will NEVER touch my motorcycle. Not from this place…
I also hate the fact that I have to get out of my car and pay inside. If I need to get out of my car, at least I should be able to pump my own gas… oh, yeah… Oregon…dammit…Ok, so that ain’t happening. So can’t I stay in my car? No, I have to stand in line and wait for the pump to finish and then pay for my gas after «Reno Bill» finishes cashing out and then buying more lottery tickets (3 of these, 2 of those, no…3 of those… no, four…). Sweet smokin’ Jeebus, I just want to buy my gas and leave! Yes, I agree to pay the 45 cents for the «convenience». Can I go now?
I guess it would have been faster going up to Albertsons or Costco. Or perhaps I should just fuel up the night before a meeting.
Good luck, ARCO. Hopefully you will do better than the 2 76 stations and the ESTBY station that used to be in that place over the last 7+ years.