Costco Gas Bar

Costco CostGo Go Go — There’s no way to get around it, the majority of us are slaves to our combustion engines, so whether you believe in peak oil or Kyoto or big oil collusion and price fixing and unabated corporate greed, if you drive (in Calgary’s urban sprawl, it’s unavoidable) you’ll need gas. Why not get it as cheap (cheap being a relative term, hello greedy oilcos and OPEC) as possible? Costco is pay at pump only, so you get a reprieve from the frustration of dealing w/​some unaccommodating and disgruntled former outsourced help desk employee from Mumbai and impulse buys of US weekly or National Enquirer. Line ups can be long, but move well. Beware, however, of the driver who deludedly believes they’re Cirque du Soleil worthy and attempt to wrestle w/​the pump hose to fuel their vehicle that has a RIGHT-​centric gas tank, but decide it makes sense to elongate the process of fueling and mark their paint by fumbling w/​the LEFT-​centric fuel pump hose; true Darwin Awards nominee. Although it’s Costco, it’s just the gas bar you’re visiting, so you won’t feel compelled to give in to that impulse buy to grab a bag of 40 bananas or a 5 gallon drum of pickled asparagus.

This place alway has line ups, you wonder how they stay in business. Oh wait the reduced price might have something todo with it… Lol… Members only.
1 star for always the long line up.

Cheapest gas in town and although it can be busy, the lines are always moving quite well. There is one «retired» gentleman who works at this particular Costco gas named Terry and he is just awesome. He is ALWAYS there when we gas up at least once a week and he makes our little errand a great experience. He is friendly, cares about his customers and the gas bar is always spotless. He means business of course but now always takes some time to come to our car and say hello!