Seven Eleven Store

The people who work here obviously loathe their customers. They usually don’t say hi, thanks or anything.. I once put money in the tire air machine and it did not work. The person working there told me it wasn’t his problem. I very rarely go here and it is always unpleasant when I do. I live in Edmonds but have driven to 185^th 7-​Eleven in Shoreline to avoid this one. The customers are often sketchy so that may have impacted the people who work here. However if you hate people so much find a job not dealing with them!

I don’t frequent this Seven Eleven location that much. I have been here a few times to see what movies are available at Red Box, but each time I have been disappointed. Either they are out of new releases or i have to wait ten to fifteen minutes for some whacked out person to pick a damn movie. I try to stay away from here as much as possible. There are defiantly some weird people that come here a daily basis.
I do remember there was this one morning at about 5:30 I was wanting to get a donut, bagel and energy drink at Safeway but they weren’ open until 6. I was in kind of a hurry so I stopped here instead. I walked in and there was noboby else inside but the Indian cashier. So I walked to the back and grabbed a Monster Energy drink, which was priced at a cheap $ 1.99. I couldn’t pass that up. Another gentleman walked in and grabbed some items from the cold case that were on sale. I found the little display of donuts and grabbed a maple bar then headed to the counter. The gentleman that came in after me was at the counter already and was arguing with the cashier about the sales price of the drink he got saying it was on sale. I looked back at the case it said it right on the glass door that it was on sale, so the customer had a valid point to argue. The cashier never gave him the sales price, so the guy just stormed out. I don’t blame him the cashier was way out of line and rude. Next it was my turn. I should have walked out as well because the donut I got was $ 1.50. How stupid is that, a $ 1.50 for a stupid donut, that’s a bit absurd since Safeway sells them 2 for $ 1.00. Let’s just say that was the last time I would ever come here for a damn donut. That’s highway robbery for donuts.
There is nothing about this place that excites me, so I am pretty sure that I will not be coming back here any time soon. I have found better gas station/​food marts that have better customer service.

the Indian guy working behind the counter is mean and a hole. went there few times to buy few things but had a bad experience all the time.
i would rather go to safe way and save some bucks.

There’s one great thing about this store. When you come zipping up 205^th and turn onto 99 north, you get your own lane. You can stay in that lane, not having to merge with traffic until you make a right onto 228^th where this store is located.
Yeah, I know, it’s not much, but it’s something.
Now for the bad part. I used to come in here all the time to buy milk. They had a deal, two gallons for $ 4, which was a great price. The price goes up and down but seems to stay pretty competitive, particularly for a convenience store.
But something happened a couple months ago. I looked at the containers of 1% and there was some kind of crud on them. It looked like it had dripped down from the chocolate milks up above. I figured oh, whatever, one of them leaked, it was a freak thing. So I bought 2% instead.
Except it keeps happening. Every once in awhile I’ll pop back in to see if the milks are de-​grossed, but no. Then the other day I bought two gallons there, got them home, and opened one of them, and the top of it was full of congealed… what? Milkfat, I guess. It didn’t SMELL bad, but it looked disgusting and there was no way I was drinking it. The expiration date on it was still a few days off (but not like two weeks off like it often is when buying milk elsewhere). Something’s gone badly wrong with the milk situation somehow.
Aside from that, I met a real-​live prostitute in there once. I’m not sure whether that’s a pro or a con, but it’s certainly unusual.
Open 24 hours and sometimes has good prices on gas.
UPDATE: a couple months later and the thing with the crud on the milks is fixed. (Maybe they read Unilocal?) I’m changing my review from 2 to 3 stars. Haven’t seen any hookers in there lately either. Maybe the police read Unilocal too.
UPDATE UPDATE: I’ve noticed a pattern. The 1% milks always seem to be very close to the expiration date. They’re on the bottom shelf. I don’t buy them anymore. When I come in though, the 2%‘s (on the shelf above) are in good shape and fresh. I’ve been buying those instead. Have not seen any hookers, either. Maybe they hibernate.
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE: Alright, I give up on this place. I went in there last night to get a gallon of milk, and as usual the 1% milks are all very close to expiration (the «newest» ones I could find expired TOMORROW). So instead of getting 2 for $ 5, I pick out a single gallon of 2% milk, and buy it for $ 3.
I get home, open it up, and it smells a bit odd. It tastes a bit off, but not BAD (yet). Today I get up, pour myself a glass of it, and it definitely is off now. The expiration date was almost two weeks out, but … was it left out or something? I have no idea. This isn’t the first time I’ve bought milk from there that had time left on it and had turned, or was starting to turn. They also turn the gallons of milk around so you can’t read the dates on them without pulling them out.
I understand that times are tough and everyone is struggling — but that includes me. I don’t need to be wasting my money on bad milk.
7 – 11, this isn’t working out. It’s not you, it’s me. I think I need to buy milk somewhere else. I’m really sorry.
On a related note, my girlfriend went in there to buy gas the other day and was told they were out of gas. Who runs out of gas? Is it 1973?

I have never found any 7 – 11 to be particularly impressive, and this one is no different. The man behind the counter was rather lifeless and quiet, not willing to talk or be very helpful. When the nacho machine ceased to dispense cheese, he begrudgingly rose from his seat to come over, open up the machine and shift the sack around to release more cheese.
So, what makes this 7 – 11 even note-​worthy?
Munchos.
A light, airy potato crisp I’ve only found on the East Coast, until today. They carry the smaller, 99 cent bags of these delicious potato treasures! I snatched up four bags, and as an added bonus, found the elusive Peach Mentos which I’ve hunted for ages.
It is a good day for snack food lovers.