7-Eleven

Convienent as hell for anyone staying or living in the Granville/​Howe area near the bridge.
We stayed in the area during our latest travel adventure to Vancouver and, frankly, it was nice to see a ⁷⁄₁₁ so close to the hotel.
For the most part, 7/​11s in Japan, Australia, Canada and the U.S. Generally offer most of the same things, with a smattering of local products to make it unique to their specific area. And this was true for this location. Although the employees didn’t compare favorably with their Japanese counterparts in terms of courtesy, they were quite pleasant (which is generally not the case in the US) and offered us service with a smile.
Overall, a positive and non eventful experience as far a convenience stores go.

The store itself has a good selection — lots of snacks, drinks, beverages. I like that I can buy my bus passes there as well.
Unfortunately, the crowd that goes to this store can be a bit sketchy. Almost every time I go there someone is caught or almost caught shoplifting. Last time I went there, some guy stole a bunch of cereal and other stuff, and they tried to lock him in but he got away. The time before that I walked into a situation with the cops apprehending a lady that had apparently tried to steal a whole shopping cart worth of stuff.
There is also ALWAYS someone panhandling outside — not just one person, but different people. I’ve gotten yelled at by people because I didn’t buy them things, and yelled at because I had no cash to give them.
I could definitely do without the crime, but there’s not much that they can do about that I’m afraid.

The cashier, Zeb, is ripping off tourists and pocketing cash. There are five other 7-​elevens within a mile. Try a different location.

This is probably THE sketchiest 7 – 11 of all time. I’m sure that 100% of the sketch factor comes from its location in the downtown party district, so upon arrival I had not one hobo try and open the door for me, but three! I kinda wish I was exaggerating, but it was like a hobo fight for that extra change I wasn’t even going to give up.
As I headed into the sev, the first row of products on the shelf were all condoms! I kid you not! Usually the first row is magazines, or chips or candy bars or something… but condoms?! What exactly are we trying to promote to the drunk people that stagger down from the Caprice and Venue? Not only was it a whole row of rubbers, but they also had the necessities for the next morning on the end of the shelf, such as Aspirin, Advil and Pepto! One stop shopping I tell you!