Palm Shell Carwash

This is about the promotional price for the car wash that is prominently posted on all entrances of the station. Twice now, the machine automatically gives me the most expensive wash despite me pushing the button for the express wash at $ 2.00 with 10 gallons minimum purchase.
The first time I had to go inside and wait a long time to get my transaction corrected in a very annoying way, where they have to slide your card and look at your ID to give credit for the $ 8.00. Then they have to slide your card again to charge for the $ 2.00
The 2^nd time it happened I was in a hurry and I chose to just go with it but I was not happy because this is happening too much to be just an honest mistake and I think they do it on purpose because they get away with it more times than none.
I will not be returning to this business ever again.

When in Imperial Beach, this is often the very last service station before you hit the Interstate 5 north/​south freeway entrances and it has a car wash too! Though not the cheapest gas in the South Bay (today unleaded regular was going for $ 4.49 /​gallon,) Shell does offer good quality gas and you get a discount on the Plus or Works car washes if you put in at least 8 gallons of gas or more. This Shell also offers a convenience store, if you want to stock up on munchies and drinks before you hit the road. The car wash is not bad and I like that they have those soft bristle brushes at the end which gently caresses your now clean car, dry.
The only reason I deducted 1 Unilocal STAR from this Unilocal is because it kind of is lame that Palm Shell Carwash is right across the street from a really low-​priced AM /​PM Arco gas station on Palm Ave. This station usually beats the Palm Shell Carwash price by sometimes .15-.20 cents per gallon! I suppose if you have the time and the initiative, it pays to shop around down there for reasonably-​priced gas. The car wash discounts are nice added incentives to fill it up with that blend of nitrogen-​enhanced Shell gasoline that I know my car seems to love so well.