Shell

This Shell station is ideally located if you’re cutting across MacPherson Ave. (the magic shortcut between Avenue Road and Yonge) and going up Yonge Street. It’s easy to turn into Shell off MacPherson, then get back off onto Yonge, or even get back onto MacPherson to turn south on Yonge at the lights.
The station itself isn’t too huge, so it can a bit troublesome jockeying for a pump when it gets crowded. On the plus side, it has a good (and free) air compressor which is handy not only for motorists, but urban cyclists as well.

I’m not a big Shell supporter, it all went downhill when I found out how long it takes to collect Air Miles, it has taken me my whole teen and adult life to collect a measly 450 air miles. I can barely buy a dvd with that amount of points! Instead I opted for Petro Canada’s Citi Mastercard where I save 2 cents per Litre. Instant savings right in my pocket.
Anyway, I have nothing against Shell, that was until this past weekend when I ventured in looking for a nice afternoon cold treat. I should start off by saying, I understand the concept of buying in wholesale and selling retail, but i expect a bit of reasoning behind it. I bought a Turtles popsicle, I’m sure a box of 6 would be sold for $ 5.99−6.99, but at Shell one little popsicle was going for $ 3.04!