Minit Mart Market

This review is specifically regarding this markets «U-​haul» affiliation & sales representation. While packing for a move I needed 2 very common supplies, a mattress cover and shrink wrap. I located the store online and called them to ensure they had the items before traveling to the store. A man on the phone confirmed they had them, then confirmed that he was certain. After arriving at the store I was informed they had no shrink wrap. Their shipping supplies can be located in the armpit of the store and supplies are very limited. *This experience was frustrating and not helpful to me.
I would recommend the true Uhaul
Store located on 33^rd and El Cajon Blvd. they have a warehouse of supplies and great customer service.

These guys are awesome! I went to four different places, including Home Depot to get a copy of a desk key made and was promptly turned away from the first three places. I came in here and the guy said, «Let me see what I can do…» He made two and let me know one would probably not work and one would. He said to bring back the one that did not work and he would remake a second one for me. Amazing!

Really big store with a lot of selection; the guys who work here are friendly and fair.
I dropped off my U-​Haul here (they have been doing the U-​Haul service for something like 10 years) so I had a few minutes inside while they checked the truck.
I chatted with the cashier for a bit, while people came in and out of the store. He was cracking jokes with almost every customer! You can tell these guys care about their store.

Whether it be Cell Phone Service, Cell phones themselves, a money order, Renting a U-​Haul Truck (Not hard to find, and they even gave me a free 2-​hour extension on my rental), Snacks, food & beverages, Tobacco, lotto, scratchers, or sex-​drive enhancement hoopla — The Minit Market truly has it ALL. Any establishment that serves FREE FOOD on Thanksgiving day, is way more than OK in my book. Highly recommended to locals and visitors alike.

Ugh! Renting a u haul from 3this place is an absolute nightmare! My boyfriend had scheduled a u haul pick up at another location and en route to pick it up received a call that the other location had closed early but our reservation could be transferred to this spot. Not knowing any better or having much of a choice in the matter we agreed. As soon as we arrived at the gps specified location we were confused. This isn’t a u haul place; it’s a mini mart! After wandering around confused, we finally realized that it’s part of the mini mart. The guy working the mini mart first couldn’t find our reservation and then took about 45 minutes to get us set and out the door. It was really quite ridiculous! It seemed like he didn’t know how to book the u haul and had called someone else to figure it out but they were speaking a different language so I have no idea what was going on. Then he told us that they didn’t have any 15 foot trucks only 10 foot trucks and yet, miraculously when the other guy arrived to finish our transaction, a 15 foot truck appeared. We found their business ethics to be rather shady though. They told us that there was a full tank of gas and yet when we got to the truck the gauge read about ¾. My boyfriend went back inside to notify the attendant and he «graciously» marked the sheet at ⁷⁄₈ to full instead. It ended up costing $ 40 in gas to drive about 40 miles. Thankfully the return was quicker but not enough to make up for the previous experience.

Love this place. Always go for beer and any type of liquor I need. Sometimes get a random toy for my little cousins cause they have an huge selection for cheap!
Cool guys who work there too.

This review is strictly about the U-​Haul service here.
This place is very hard to find. You pull into the lot out back where you see the trailers and trucks, but where exactly is the office? Don’t bother asking around, «No speak English» is all you’ll get. Finally found the bodega, only one guy working the bodega AND the U-​Haul, so there was not enough staff to actually serve the bodega’s customers AND the people who were waiting to pick up their reservations. The guy had to close the store (as in «I need everyone to leave because I have to go hook up her trailer and you can’t stay in the store!»). Needless to say, everyone waiting in line (both bodega AND U-​Haul) was pissed! You really should lose this service at this location. It’s a mess of epic proportions! If you rent a U-​Haul from here, you’re asking for it!

This place is a hidden gem. I found it by accident — looking for moving supplies– they are a u-​haul store AND THEY HAVE GREAT BEER SPECIALS! I recommend this store and their friendly staff.

I dont know what the other guys were saying but i am one of there best customers and i know how well they take care of the place… They donate a lot of food and money to the poor and churches. It is a very clean establishment and my grandpa tells me they have been around for almost like 35 years. They have some of the most liquor, beer, and wine selections that i have ever seen and the back wall is a 99 cents wall with all kinds of items.

Large store with decent beer selection, groceries, and a wall of stuff like you’d see in a 99-​cent store.

Wow. Can’t believe I’m the first to rate this fine establishment.
What’s not to love about a bodega. run by a family of the biggest, scariest-​looking, steely-​eyed Armenian (?) guys south of the OC/​LA border? Well, for starters, of the holy family of bum wines (Boones, Mad Dog, Cisco, Thunderbird, and Night Train.) They only carry the first three. So if you’re looking to go on a true bumwine-​bender, you’re gonna have to go across the street to Linda Liquor. BUT, if you need a plastic squirtgun from 1981, complete with dead cockroach in the bag, that’s dustier than half the crap in the smithsonian. this is the place.
On a nostalgic note, this place also might be like methadone for LA «expats» who have been looking for a liquor store skanky enough to remind them of the five and dimes back home.
All-​in-​all, I like this place. I’ve met some funny people while standing in line, and it’s probably the last place on Earth you can get a coke for 50 cents.