Tower Mart No 104

Some years ago, searching for fuel on the outskirts of the Stockton/​Sacramento metro zone we came upon a spacecraft crashed into a small convenience store sheltered in a grove of crossroads trees. Little green beings scampered over the outside of the ship and ransacked the store interior. I stopped one, asking what was going on. They said, we are galactic cruiser TM109, crash landed on your planet. We are stocking up.”
We were taken hostage until we had traded for the liquid form of oxygen joined to hydrogen and allowed our vehicle to be probed and reenergized. We left.
The surreal nature of the encounter and green, leafy setting led us to believe the crash site was just off CA 99 and visible from the highway. Not so. It is the I-​5 Lathrop exit.
Since then an information assmilator named ‘browser’ has made this UFO crash site easier to locate using the keywords «UFO gas station.» Unilocal*being more formal, can find it only by the interstellar identifier ‘TM 104′.
Once we had the proper information, we headed to Lathrop for another alien encounter. Many trees were gone, the store and locale highly developed, and lots more mischievous interstellar beings ransacked the premises. This probably has something to do with California’s liberalized pot laws creating free-​flowing imagination.
Once again our vehicle was probed, mid-​priced hydrocarbon liquid topping it off. We investigated the large walk-​in refrigerated room, removing a bottle of mixed oxygen and hydrogen and another bottle of H2O flavored with citrus extracts and phenylketlnurics. We had some high energy supplies of crystallized hydrocarbon, graminoid sugars and oils and refined cacao fruit. We located a small case of bovine lactation fluid products at the south side of the store and got some for washing cookies down.
It was fun and we’re down the road.

I just so happen to make a pit stop here while driving but what a trip this littler store is. Its a convenience store on steroids with a shit load of plastic aliens all over the place! The aisles are huge and there a a GIGANTIC walk-​in cooler with all the beer, wine and soda chilled ready for you to enjoy.
Definitely worth the stop!

Cheap Gas Is One Thing. An Alien Invasion?!? That’s Something Else Entirely!
SITREP
This Exit In Lathrop seems to always have the least expensive gas along this Lathrop-​Stockton-​Lodi stretch of I-​5 until I find a less expensive station deep in da ‘burbs of Sacramento. If I can wait, I’d prefer to fill up back in Sacto — but when you’re on «E», you don’t have a choice.
THE SETUP
But there is something else entirely unique about this station — ALIENS! And, «No», I“m not talking about the illegals working the fields and, well, actually, I don’t know that for a fact either, because you never know when you may run into illegal ALIEN aliens:
And at this Tower Mart Station, there are ALIENS! Their ship has crashed into the station roof:
.and they are loading up on Slim Jims and Freezes until AAA (Alien Astro Service) arrives to fix their warp-​drive and some quick cosmetic work on their front bumber.
GAS
Meanwhile, for us NON-​Warp Drive /​Carbon Fuel engines, gas is cheap!
THE LOWDOWN
Definitely a great place to get gas and ask directions to Sirius from the stranded Aliens.

I needed to re-​fuel and this station has diesel, and there were a few pumps available, thankfully.
From card to receipt, the transaction worked pretty well. I missed something on the display but apparently, it wasn’t that important. I think it asked if I wanted debit or credit but it went too quickly. It apparently assumed credit, as it asked me for a zip code.
After that, I went into the store to get a soda. I was surprised as the place was much bigger than I expected. I stopped in the rest room first and it was surprisingly clean.
They have a number of products in the back in a walk-​in cooler, including beer and soda. Outside of the cooler, they have typical convenience store items and wine.
I ended up buying a 1 litre bottled of Mountain Dew Code Red for just 20 cents more than the 20 ounce bottle. The cashier was friendly.

This lace is cool its been around for many years now. Check out the picture an alien ship has crashed through the roof. Its a must see for any alien lover, bring the kids. The aliens are inside the store!

This place is a hoot! We found it using our roadside app. It’s a few blocks off the interstate but worth the detour. I like that the alien theme doesn’t just end with the rooftop crash but carries on inside with more aliens all over the store and a little boy getting beamed up. Gas prices are competitive with a little free entertainment.

Alien spaceship !!!

mars attacks!!!

My favorite place to stop at when driving through the valley. I like the alien space craft theme :) This place looks small from the outside but it is huge on the inside. You can find almost anything you need in there.

the only good thing about this gas station is that it has an outdoor redbox. otherwise, i have trouble with their card readers way too often! the gas is cheap, but you can find cheaper not too far away, so that’s not even worth it for me. fix your machinery!

The aliens have landed in Lathrop. Everyone should see it once.

This place always have the cheapest gas in Lathrop. Also, the cool thing about this place is the spaceship with aliens on the roof. I remember a long time ago, the aliens fell off the roof and they were on the news because of it. I thought it was hilarious. I even remember when they first opened, they used to give out mini alien figurines to those who came inside which is probably the only reason why I went haha. This place is pretty huge that it’s like a mini grocery store. I love how they have a big walk in freezer which i always go in especially on a hot summer day. For those that live in the valley, you know what I’m talking about.

Space ship with Aliens. That’s whats up in Lathrop! The gas is A-​OK. The cashiers are very polite and the store owns other gas station stores! lol.
Only complaint is that when I’m paying cash for my gas, I always have to go back to the store to get the remaining change. Hate to be stupid but I just dont know why it doesnt fill up the whole amount I paid for. Geez

I can’t believe they charge you .35c to use your debit card!

This is one of the few places that my b/​f can find his favorite beer… MGD Light. They have cheap gas so I fill up while the b/​f buys his beer. If only they had a larger selection of wine, it would be perfect! I was shocked to see that they have a walk-​in refrigerator in the back. I have never seen this before in a gas station store and this is the last thing that I would expect to see in a place that had a flying saucer sticking out of the ceiling. LOL. I like the fact that they always ask for ID when we purchase alcohol… makes us both feel good =)

This place will shock you! It got me! Not only are the gas prices ALWAYS the CHEAPEST but it is also huge inside. From the outside your gonna think that its just a typical Snack Shop in there, and thats where your gonna go wrong. Its a freakin small grocery store in there! Seriously! They have isles and everything! Imagine a HUGE 7 – 11. The cold beer section is in the back in a walk in refrigerator! They have fresh fruit and ready made sandwiches. And get this; the people working there speak perfect English, no funky accents here.
Now let me get to the décor of the place…
They literally have a life size flying saucer that appears to have crashed into the roof of the place, they have these crazy aliens that are standing on the flying saucer on the roof too! On the inside there are all these aliens all over the trusses on the ceiling. It is the cheapest gas that your gonna find for hundreds of miles and the coolest gas station store too. They even have fishing bait and tackle. They have alot of pumps too, so you usually dont have to wait for a nozzle.