Starlite Shell

The boyfriend’s been trying to find a replacement «cheap» gas station since we moved to Milpitas since our previous super cheap gas station on Warm Springs is far for him. So this was the next best thing. Fairly large station on a busy intersection. Nothing I can cheer about but good enough for a fill up.

They are stupid lie. I came and said i want to buy a car wash. She showed me on a table the price. I chose 6 $. She said ok 6 $. I gave her 10 $ but she changed only 3 $. I asked why is it 3 $? She said 1 $ go with a gas. Stupid. When i said 6 $, why she dont tell me it should be 7 $. It’s better to tell customer first.

This gas station, always never prints the receipt for the gas I will. I have filled gas several times. the machine asks weather you need reciept but never prints one… Need to cross check my credit card account, if there is any wrong billing that might happen…

I came here on a Sunday afternoon for a car wash (automated machine wash) since the other hand wash places were full. I walked in and asked if they had specials — and yes the attendant said washes are cheaper if you first buy gas. So I told the attendant that I will get gas and then a car wash, and was merrily on my way… to becoming an unhappy customer.
First of all the pump station didn’t register my purchase order — the attendant said I didn’t push the button. There goes whatever discount out the window. Secondly, the car wash purchasing kiosk was out of service and the attendant seemed to think little of posting a sign. I got a mini carwash for about 5 seconds before the machine stopped, and the attendant offered me neither a free wash nor a refund, instead, it was «its broken come back tomorrow to talk to my manager»
The extremely lousy carwash overshadowed the «standard» gas station experience. So many things went wrong here which left me completely baffled and stumped.

The customer service here sucks. Jai the attendant pretty much refused to give me change for the vaccum. He told me to purchase something in order to open the til. so I waited around for a customer so he can open the til. the til had opened and I told him I saw it open. he denied it. also, the other attendant was rude too. How hard is it to help a customer who is using your service.

This Shell is terrible! I went here a few times and the car wash was broken. The young guy who used to work here was nice so I came back and took my chances (it was broken on two occasions). Then, I went one day and there was a lady behind the counter. She was really rude. Their vacuum was broken and not only did she refuse to refund my money but also refused to put a sign on the broken vacuum so, in effect, they would continue to steal money from people. She actually said to me «we’re not gonna do it». I took it upon myself to put a sign on it warning customers their money would not be refunded. The next time I went there about two weeks later there was a sign on the vacuum reading «out of order». Hmmmmm. The same female employee was working and would not let me get a few dollars gas in order to get the discount on the car wash. Then, she said «you have to get AT LEAST $ 15 or $ 20 worth of gas to get the discount (only $ 1 discount) but I didn’t have that much room in my tank. The weird part about that is the variable amount. It sounded like she was making it up on the spot. Which is it, $ 15 or $ 20? Then, I stated «wow, I wonder if Shell agrees with that» since other stations don’t seem to care how much gas you get. She then replied «well, you can contact them and check on that”– this said with a sassy tone. The other Milpitas Shell which is only a few minutes north on Jacklin offers a better car wash –AND gives a discount price (15 cents a gallon cheaper) if you buy the car wash. They don’t even require any purchase of gas to get the $ 7 price. Their price is also way less for a gallon before the car wash discount. Don’t waste your money at this place where they hire lazy and unethical employees and act like they could care less if you patronize this place.

I live near by this gas station. Put the gas, buy coffee and play lottery. I win $ 100.00. I was happy to go change my ticket. Melisa who was the casher there told me she didn’t have money to pay me. And she didn’t change my ticket. It’s happen in 3 times with me. I win $ 60,$ 100,and $ 100 for 3 different days. The same girl refused to change my winning tickets. I will want the store manager to know and if it’s there policy to not change winning tickets. DON’T SALE it. I will also report to CALOTTERY too. Is not leagle. I am so unhappy. I will not to go there again.

been here a few times. gokd location but if you miss the exited youve passed it up. so make shure ypi dont miss it. there prices are pertty decent.

Came here after black Friday shopping for gas.
Super bright in the evening. I feel very safe filling up here.
Regular $ 3.65

The 5 stars are ONLY for the car wash. It’s awesone!
Much better than the shell car wash u used to go to on Alum Rock near ²⁸⁰⁄₆₈₀.
The wash is pretty strong — strong enough to make the car feel like it is shaking. Also, at the end, there is a fan with a clock to tell you how much drying time is left. The other wash I used to go to would lie about how much time was left, and always stopped early!
This is my current new favorite car wash.

TL;DR
1. If you’re here for gas, dunno why you would be reading a review: X Gas Buddy! lol.
2. If you’re here for the car wash… DON’T DO IT. It might break down and trap you inside its dripping insides. Ick.
3. Coin-​operated vacuum is broken and doesn’t do its job. Legitly sucks, not in the good way, but the «I can’t even feel the pressure of the sucking on my palm» way.
4. Free entertainment for passerby’s if they want to watch some drama unfold, cuz this station gets busy.
Well, I never reviewed a gas station before this. so hm, here’s some reasons why this one was just terrible. Didn’t get gas, so can’t comment on that: X
Why the facilities here were terrible:
1. The mechanical car wash broke down twice early (~10:30am) on a Saturday. I pulled up to do the car wash, but an employee was inside waving at me to stop. He said that the car wash was broken, and that he was going to fix it. When I asked how long the repair would take, he said, dunno, a few minutes?
So…I waited about 10 minutes, and then saw 2 cars pull into the wash driveway (which by the way, is extremely narrow). One went inside (I’m assuming that the employee ‘fixed’ the wash at one point) and started the wash cycle… then got stuck, as 5 more cars pull into the car wash drive-​thru, one after another. So the employee has to go to car by dirty car to let the people know that someone’s stuck inside the wash, and that the pileup is probably going to take awhile (and no one can even back up through that incredibly curved driveway). Meanwhile…
2. I kept watching this drama unfold from the sidelines at the vacuum area, because during my 10 minute wait to see whether or not the employee fixed the car wash, I decided that my car seriously needed vacuuming when I saw the two giant coin-​operated vacuums by the air/​water station. $ 1.50 for 4 min with a giant vacuum sounded like a good idea at the time. until I went inside to get change (quarters-​only machine).
As the lady at the counter gave me change, she told me that one of the vacuums wasn’t working. I asked if the one closer to the car wash was the one that wasn’t working, and she said that it was probably the one to the left (further from the wash)…
Yupp. Wasted $ 1.50 because the pressure of the sucking was just terrible. Didn’t pick up anything, and when I held it to my palm, all I could feel was a faint swirling of air. Extra fail.
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And that’s why this place is EEEK. Not coming back here.

This is a very convenient gas station right off of the freeway. It also has a car wash which is very useful when one, I don’t wash cars and two, my boyfriend doesn’t either. Also, it’s right next to a Jack In the Box so if you are hungry, you can always make a stop there.

I will say that maybe 1 our of 5 times I can get a receipt at the pump. Their service is extremely slow and having to go inside to get a receipt defeats the «convenience» of using a credit card at the pump. When I complained about this, I was told that the owner is aware and the employee spelled out that it «was not her fault». Aggghhhhh! Did she apologize for the inconvenience… NO. Did she give the impression that she really gave a darn about the problem… NO. I was simply a complaining customer that was ruining her day. In my opinion their prices are high, their attitude sucks. And I am very suspicious of always having such difficulties in getting receipts. They can kiss my business… GOODBYE!

This place has the highest gas prices. I assume because it’s close to a major freeway. But this review is based on the gas clerk inside. Some of the workers are rude. And one night, my boyfriend came to get gas super late, and since they close the doors after a certain at night, you have to go through the window. A psycho employee was being slow and stupid, the person infront of us, was saying he wanted a «red gatorade» and the employee kept pointing and everything but the red one. Are you kidding me, I know we should have got gas earlier in the day to avoid situations like this, but we were paying cash and that was the only way to do so.
Once it was our turn, my boyfriend won on a scratcher and wanted to redeem it, told the guy he wanted to get a new scratcher, and the rest of the remaining money in cash. The stupid employee was telling my boyfriend he didn’t pay for the first scratcher and whatever… uhhhh we won $ 20 bucks, $ 10 was for a new scratcher and the rest of suppose to be in cash. And he was telling my boyfriend, ohhhhh you didn’t win and you didn’t pay or give him $ 10 for the one we purchased… okay psycho… so as he kept insisting and finally realized –_​_​_​_​_​_​–

I came on my lunch to get gas and to wash my car. To my dismay, the car wash was out of service again. I would recommend calling ahead to confirm if their machine is working.
I like the huge convenience «store». I used to get my Coke Zero all the time.
This gas station is right before the 880 freeway and on the way to the heart of all the corporations… extremely pricey but I go for the convenience most of the time.

At night when they close the doors and you can only use the walk-​up window, service is nice… but slow as f**k!

Convenient location and not as pricey as the Valero or even worse, Chevron gas on Montague. Pumps open 24 hours.
There is an automatic car wash here too. Please pay inside. The card/​cash slot doesn’t work and it sucks waiting in line behind people who are trying to figure that out!

My «Go-​to» gas station.
When you live in the North San Jose area, there aren’t many gas stations you can choose from. The Chevron across 880 is ridiculously expensive, and I refuse to put Vallero gas in my car. This Shell is reasonablely priced. It is GENERALLY on the cheaper side. They also have a mechanical car wash here which didn’t work too well. I took my SUV through the carwash for a quick wash after tahoe, but it didn’t get really clean. I would just skip the car wash and take it to a hand wash place. Overall for gas, it’s A-​ok.

I always go to the same places to get gas. I usually come here cuz it’s right next to my house, or I go to Chevron if I’m getting off of 13^th st on the freeway. I like this Shell cuz it’s never hella packed like the one off of Hostetter. I don’t even look at gas prices anymore, I just know that I need gas and don’t want my car to break down at any second! If u fill up ur tank u can get a basic car wash for 4 dollars! Another convenience if ur lazy like me ha, and sitting through the car wash is fun. The mop that washes ur windshield looks like a million fishes swimming by, it’s like ur on a mini trip on a submarine hahahah!

I am suspecting there’s something going on their fuels. I have a 2007 toyota corolla which drives easily 25 – 27 mpg. I filled up twice and averaged 15 miles per gallon. which is very unusual for my car. I normally dont get my gas here but once in awhile I run low before heading home so I’d fill it up. But first time, I thought i miscalculated my millage but I know it’s too much of a coincidence to happen twice.
Dont get their gas! You will not get your normal gas milage out of their gas!