Shell Station

They charged 3.60/gallon for diesel when most places in town were charging 2.50/gallon. My fault for not checking the price before buying but what kind of business charges more than a dollar more per gallon than everyone else? It’s not even a nice station. Total rip off, buyer beware.

Painfully slow pump. Frustrating stop.

The tiny cash price label (scam-​ish?) is indeed pretty crappy and normally would be worth a 1– star review. However, the staff are always very friendly and very quick to ring up your overpriced candy, snacks or beverages. Debit purchases are so slow that a cashier will open up a second register to keep the lines moving. Much appreciated!

For some reason, the pump wouldn’t take my Visa card. It beckoned me to, «please see cashier.» Fortunately, I had hours to spare and was delighted to spend my afternoon with the Shellmart cashier, which is precisely why I pulled into a station with automatic electronic pumps. Alas, the pump subsequently decided to accept a MasterCard, which prevented me from journeying inside to sample Shell’s stale generic-​brand Twinkies.

Shady. That’s my opinion of this Shell stations tactics on selling gas to those looking for a good price.
Their curbside sign only states the 87 grade price and includes a «cash price» addition. So basically they charge a lower fee for cash and debit and a larger sum for credit purchases. The kicker being that if you use your debit card outside, to get the lower price you have to walk inside to get a refund in cash (read: change). Now while I agree that walking in 75 feet is not that bad to receive a lower price for gas, it’s the whole methodology that irks me.
They are counting on you to NOT go inside for the refund. My analogy to this practice is the same as mail-​in rebates. Yes, it’s advertised at the lower price but in order to get the lower price you have to first pay in full and then take extra steps to get that lower price. That’s why I think its shady.
Past that I have dealt with rude cashiers in this location and that’s a real shame being that this is the closest Shell station to my house. The bright side is that the QT a block west has the same price without the hoops to jump through, amen.