7-Eleven

Met my wife here. Love that woman. And the Slurpees.

It’s been a couple of years but this experience still upsets me so I decided to write a review. I am in construction and was working on lower Queen Anne, visited several times on the way to work for a coffee and maybe a bag of chips for lunch. Last time I poured a large coffee and went to the counter to pay. I haven’t carried cash for years, I use my business credit card. Uptight «gal» behind the counter tells me they have a minimum purchase with a credit card, says I «need to buy something else». I respond that I only want a coffee, I don’t have any cash and I don’t want to buy anything else. I also mentioned every other 7 – 11 I have visited in the last several years has never had an issue with me using my credit card for a coffee and that my understanding was 7 – 11 had no minimum charge for credit card purchases. Some lame ass loser who was bent down loading cigarettes into a rack behind the counter rolls his head around and tells me «we have the right to refuse service to anyone». I said OK, left the coffee on the counter and walked out. When I got home that night I decided to look online and see if 7 – 11 had a way to contact them, let them know what happened and ask if I was out of line on the minimum charge. I explained what happened, entered my info and wasn’t expecting a response. Much to my surprise the next morning about 10 I got a call I didn’t take because it was a number I didn’t recognize. About a half hour later another call from another number. At lunch I checked my voicemail and first call was from a Southland Corporation regional manager profusely apologizing for what happened and let me know their corporate policy is no minimum charge for credit cards and she would look into it. Second voicemail was from the actual owner of the store, once again apologizing for the behavior of his employees and let me know it would not happen again. The situation really upset me because I travel a lot for work and spend a couple of grand a year with 7 – 11, I thought what went down was just outright bullshit. They embarrassed me in front of other customers and made me feel like I was a piece of shit… not a good way to keep a customer happy. I will never spend a dime or set foot in this location as long as I live. But I do like 7 – 11, this was an isolated incident by a coupe of surly employees, nothing like this has ever happened at any other location I have visited anywhere in the US or Canada.

At first glance you would believe that this place is your ordinary 7 – 11 but you would quickly change your mind. Not only does it lack variety in chips, it lacks variety in drinks as well. The owner reminded me of my old nanny, though. That’s why I give this place a 3 star. Their jalapeño taquitos are out-​of-​this-​world

Typical 7 eleven but what makes it great is that it has a redbox out front that is covered from the elements!

I’m having quite the humble moment as I write a review for 7-​Eleven. Yes 7-​Eleven the convenience store. Why? Because I’ve discovered their little coffee bar that dispenses those disgustingly sweet cappuccinos are crazy good and it’s a buck fifty. Forget Starbucks, Hello 7-​Eleven. I will not, however, while at the office say «I’m going on a 7 – 11 run, you want anything?»

Been to one 7-​Eleven, been to all of them. Good for your convenience store needs. Usually you will see Seattle Pacific students here so there really isn’t anyone shady around here.

Telltale sign I got too drunk in Fremont the night before: Finding 7-​Eleven hot dog or pizza cartons on the kitchen counter in the morning.
I can’t really say for certain if their late night food offerings are any good, but they sure seem that way when I roll through after the bars close. Just watch out for the really bitter F***-My-Life old guy who works the graveyard shift some nights.

This is a battle-​hardened guardhouse keeping the Seattle University klepto brigade at bay.
Not recommended unless you are in dire need of convenience store shwag.
May be ok if need a toothpaste, a box of year-​old lucky charms, and a pack of smokes at the same time.

As far as convenience stores go, this has to be the least skeezy one I’ve seen in a long time. I normally wouldn’t bother rating one, but damn, since when are they actually convenient enough to tolerate the skeezyness?
The staff are very friendly, and often listening to classical or NPR. The place is always clean, and the shelves always well stocked. It’s well-​lit, inside and out, and out of the hundreds of times I’ve been here, I’ve only been hit on once. I’ve never seen a drug deal, fight, or transient in the parking lot or generally hanging about, which is downright odd.
I’m awfully pleased this place is here. It’s saved me in many a pinch, from emergency 7-​Up and Pepto situations, to when the beer at my flat reaches a critical level.

That’s right, I’m totally reviewing 7-​Eleven! It’s across the street from my office, so I have a right, ok? This 7-​Eleven is not unlike any other 7-​Eleven. They have Super Big Gulps, Slurpee’s, and gross looking hot dogs. This 7-​Eleven does not sell gas for your automobile. I’ll tell you two things I really like about this 7-​Eleven. One, the people who work here are really nice. They are always the same people and they seem to know a lot of the people in the area. There are a lot of office buildings in this area, and if the other offices are like mine, they lack a soda machine. So, the employees here seem to know quite a few people anytime I’ve been in the store, including myself. The second reason I really like this 7-​Eleven, you can get cash back when you use your debit card! I know that’s not such a big deal to a lot of people, but ever since I’ve been in ownership of an ATM card, I’ve been against using machines that don’t belong to my financial institution because I don’t like to be charged to withdraw my money from a machine. Thus, I’m a big fan of POS transactions. I’ll totally go in to a store and buy a bottle of water just to get some cash back. In case you’re wondering, I’m also against places that charge me to use my debit card, like ARCO. I’ll fill my car up at ARCO, but only with cash. Anyway, so yeah, this is a pretty decent 7-​Eleven. I would have given them 4-​stars, but they don’t carry Muncho’s. Which is a good thing for my waistline, since I can easily convince myself that a bag of Muncho’s and a teriyaki beef stick make for a suitable lunch.