7-Eleven

Muy caro!

This is THE most «convenient»
“Convenience Store” in Back Bay!
I’d give it 5 stars, but I’m always rushed,
by multiple beggars, for money as I enter.
Great selection, polite staff,
and OPEN 24 HOURS… YES!
THE DEAL: If you live in the shopping district
of Boston & need snacks after midnight,
this place might be your only local option.

(score 1 – 100) — 87. I love this convenience store… it is always open which is CONVENIENT! There is lots of variety and the prices are actually not that bad for the city. It is super close to Copley so anytime I walk through this is the place.
and oh by the way I bought my WINNING POWERBALL ticket here as well so I do have warm fuzzies for this place!

Thank goodness for this 7 – 11 !! I have to have my diet coke and buying a can here and there just does not cut it on the continent. Don’t expect good service, a friendly hello or any other niceties, this is get your stuff, pay the man and move on. End of story.

I went into this 7 – 11 to buy some snacks last Friday. On my way into the store I was rudely harassed by some beggar who kept shouting «It’s Friday! Smile! Smile!». So demeaning. I am not your puppet, jerk. I smile when I feel like smiling. Why don’t you stop harassing women? I complained to the cashier inside the store asking him if they could do anything about the obnoxious guy out front begging. He was very dismissive and didn’t seem to be concerned. I doubt I will go anywhere near this place if I see that guy out begging again. Moreover, this store is cramped and kind of dirty.

This is a very convenient location with good selection and hours. I usually prefer hitting the ²⁴⁄₇ Shaw’s nearby for a better selection, but ⁷⁄₁₁ makes a somewhat closer option. I love all the dirt cheap store brand snack options like the 79 cent kettle chips, they’re a go-​to if I’m feeling frugal.
I have to give one word of warning, though. Definitely don’t get their bacon egg and cheese thing, it was so disgusting I feel sick to think about it! And I’m not the most picky eater.

So when I come back from a hard night of partying, I always have my cab stop and drop me off at Newbury and Dartmouth so I can get my Double Gulp, and then walk two blocks north to my flat. This place is always open, but avoid the pushy homeless people, they always yell at you.

This is my Favorite convenience store in the city. First of all they are NEVER closed unlike a lot of other quick stops. The entire staff (who I think are all one big extended Chinese family) are awesome. They are so funny and endearing. I have had many drunken laugh out loud moments there.
Once there was a lady with a real parrot there at 2am who let me take a picture w/​it (lost it on my old phone!) with the lovely older couple smiling in the background.
The younger crew always invites me out to «boom boom fun fun time» and hooks me up with awesome discounts. (I don’t know when they go out — they are the hardest working people)
My favorite was on Halloween at 3am, I was dressed as a Werewolf. The older owner hid behind the counter jumped out and howled in my face. (I think they had been hitting the Sake) I was legit scared — well startled anyway… embarrassed I grabbed my sisters Zorro sword,
«EN GARDE!» The owner quickly grabbed a $ 2 umbrella and we dueled all around the store. Everyone involved left almost crying.
Good hardworking people, good selection, great hours.
In a cold and sometimes lonely city —
It makes me feel like a part of a community.

I am not going to say that I love this 7-​eleven, however, I am going to say that it never fails to be amusing.
Like this morning for instance…
I got off the T and ducked in here to get a banana and cream for my bosses coffee. When I got the the registers the older of the two women behind the counter was shouting like a street vendor about the taquitos, how they were two for .99, and a nice hot delicious meal to start off your day. After the construction worker by the slushie machine declined her offer as politely as a construction worker at quarter of eight in the morning can, she turned to me. Seeing what I had on the counter she told me (and this IS a direct quote by the way) «OH! Sugaa, you don’ wanta make coffee late-​ah when you can buy it noww! LOOK! Large coffee, dolla nine-​tee nine!». I told her no thank you, with a smile, and then told her I didn’t need a bag because I already had one. I raised my arm so that she could see my canvas bag dangling from the left wrist and she then stated «Oh, yes, you best be usin’ dat one. It be better for the Earth.». I then walked out and full out giggled when I got to the sidewalk.
I recommend it at the very least for a laugh.

This place is funny. It’s in the heart of the Back Bay. One can see the front of our glorious Public Library, the Pru and the Hancock from the front door of this 7 Eleven. It’s right next to Papa Razzi and a few block from some of the best dining in the city. Back Bay-​ers, who drive nice Beemers, have one million dollar condos and cruise around with their kids in Maclaren strollers shop here. Yet, you ALWAYS feel like you stepped into the slums when walking within 20 yards of this place. It’s like it’s zoned different by the city.
I’m not complaining — I’m just making a point. As clean and posh as the Back Bay is, there are these little pockets of space all over the place.
This 7 Eleven bails me out of 4:00am munchies when I need it. It’s also the nearest store to my apartment that sells Vitamin Water — the Revive is an essential cure for hangovers.

As of late; I’ve adopted a nocturnal existence and lifestyle that is often synonymous with exam season. I would sleep in the day only to awaken upon sunset to study and subsequently become ravenous as the young dusk gives way to a darker night. At around 1:30am, I would thus venture out from my climate controlled bubble and head for this 7 – 11 which is 1 block away for nourishment. Mission: to retrieve the surprisingly fulfilling subs with quality cuts of meat inside which tastes wonderful as I’m back at my desk at a mere 1:45am. These subs were so good that I decided to check out who the suppliers were: On A Roll Sales (food company in Brockton, MA) deliver these puppies each night. The 7 – 11 guy recognizes me now due to my frequent nightly trips and wakes up to ring in the tasty meatball & provolone sub. I also purchase my dairy needs here since trekking to the 24hr Shaws seems rather compromising at this late an hour.