Sunoco

Oh my word. I do NOT say this often, but I would give negative stars if I could. I will NEVER do business with these people.
It is pot-​hole-​mageddon out there and I came here with a flat. I filled my tire with air and then went to start my car and EEK … the battery wouldn’t start.
I went inside to ask if someone could give me a jump and they looked at me like I went to the counter and ordered a 5 piece mcnugget and a large fry.
Here is a break down of what happened:
Woman #1: Completely clueless and for some reason is holding 4 hot dogs — calls woman #2 from the back office.
Woman #2:
–First response (when she thinks I can’t hear her) «Who is it for» she comes out.
–Second response (after seeing me) is that I can… wait for a customer to be willing to help me — but wait do I have jumper cables? No… OK here you can… BUY JUMPER CABLES (from her) AND ASK A STRANGER TO HELP (um, does no one who works here have a car?)
Man #1:
–This guy pops out of no where and offers to drive me to Pep Boys on Delaware Ave to buy a new battery. then I can do some kind of scheme where I have a friend pick me up and come help me install the new battery. You know, my friend the auto mechanic who I forgot about before asking these people.
They then look at each other and look seriously confused that I would ask someone at a gas station for help. Woman #2 says that if I have road side assistance this is the time to use it. Someone then made a comment that I was blocking the air machine (boo hoo).
I walked outside, ready to throw something… and then I see across the street there is an Advanced Auto Parts store. I walked across the street and they gave me a portable jumper to get the car started. How the morons at this place don’t know that store exists is beyond me. I think they just are a**holes who make that part of the city a place that is not attractive to my demographic and that is why it is still a pot hole covered crap land of nothing.

I had a weird experience here last night. I pulled up to one of the pumps and started to pump my gas when a Sunoco employee came out and asked if I needed help.
«No, that’s OK, I’m fine, thanks,» I said.
«Well this is full serve,» he said.
«That’s OK, I can do it myself.»
«It’s full serve and I have to do it for you,» he said.
Full service in PA? That’s a new one. The pump wasn’t marked as full serve. I asked if it cost more to let him do it.
Yes, he replied — it’s FOUR DOLLARS A GALLON if he pumps it for me. I had never heard of anything so outrageous. He cancelled my transaction for me, I asked him if there were no any self-​serve pumps, and he said to back my car up a few feet and use the next one down, so I did.
With gas prices as high as they are now, this place wants people to pay even more for something that they can do themselves? It would almost make a little sense if this gas station was just over one of the bridges to cater to people from NJ, but it’s not. So weird.

This morning I awoke to find that one of the tires on my car had become flat enough to make me aware that I finally had to do something about it. (I’d been ignoring this minor problem all week.)So, I slowly and carefully drove over to the Sunoco station on 10^th and Washington. I found the air pump and then to my chagrin, realized it cost 50 cents. I knew I didn’t have any cash on me. So I went inside and talked to the guy at the counter and asked if there was a nearby ATM so I could get money for the air pump…
He looked at me funny and then he said, «It’s okay, just use THAT one hun.» He was pointing at a green air hose… the one that the repair men use for the auto shop. Yay, I thought. That was nice of him! So I dragged the hose to my car as I smiled nervously at the repair men who were probably wondering what I was up to. I then realized I had never pumped air before and I had no idea what I was doing.
After they saw me fumbling around, one of the guys came out and put the air in my tire for me. I was very thankful because they were really nice about the whole thing. Infact, after I thanked them one of the guys said, «Ok, be careful hun!» It was as if they already knew I was a walking disaster.
Anyway, thanks for helpin a girl out, Sunoco!