ARCO Am/Pm

Finishing a text to a friend, the manager asks me if I’m waiting for anyone then tells me I have to leave.

I really hate doing negative reviews just to be negative. This place deserves it though. I told Ken, the owner, I was going to the Better Business Bureau, but honestly this is good enough, seeing how my bank just fronted me the cash for this gas station’s mistake.
I bought gas here, paid with the debit card outside. Went inside and bought a Vitamin Water, paid for that with the same card. I noticed the next day on my online statement that I was charged way too much for my Vitamin Water. $ 42.94 for a beverage?! Yeah, someone made a mistake. I went TWICE, to talk with the owners. On the 2^nd visit, Ken took me in the back and showed me debit card records that I never came to his gas station on the day in question. That’s a whole lot of bullshit, and I’m not saying that he was trying to trick me, but their system is FLAWED. He told me to come back with a physical print out of my statement, even though I had a digital one right in his face. My bank is handling it now, so I can put this in the rear view mirror. Although the owners seem like nice people, who probably thought I was a scammer or they just are business incompetent. There is a certain way you address problems of this nature, and they really dropped the ball. They blew me off at first, thinking I would disappear, lied to me that they would resolve it within a few days. When I returned with evidence again, they asked me to do more work, to cover up their miscalculations. Plus their system sucks! Come here if you want, just pray nobody messes up.

I have this habit of driving through the South Bay on a monthly basis to do a price check on gas. The price of gas will make you do things like that especially if you’ve made the unfortunate mistake of buying a gas hogging SUV like myself. I will drive through Carson, Torrance, Harbor City, parts of Long Beach, Gardena, Rolling Hills, Redondo & Hermosa Beach just to compare. This ARCO consistently has the lowest prices in the area. There are times when other stations are a penny or two lower, but a majority of times this ARCO will have the lowest price.
This ARCO is conveniently located by the 110 Fwy. It has 16 pumps and is usually packed so better to pass by during non-​rush hour times. The mini market is smaller then most AM/​PMs, but you can still find lots of drinks, chips, burgers, etc there. Wish I could tell you about the bathrooms, but I’m only here for the Gas and the Corn Dogs!