USA Independent Gas

Cheap, convenient, and when you’re in desperate need, driving on E for 20 miles like I always manage to do, a lifesaver. The sign about the long hoses always makes me go «giggedy».

Wouldn’t sell to me even with my ID. Waited patiently for his manager but he refused to sell to me because it was too close to my 18^th birthday. He then asked to see the ID of the girl with me who is even older than me. Still wouldn’t sell to me.

CLOSED. A shame as it was cheep gas (although no idea of source). maybe this is temporary, iI hope so it was very convenient.

CHEAP GAS.
And if you’re on a budget like myself, these kinds of things matter.

I used to work at this place back when I was in high school. Probably back in 2000. I used open the place on Saturday mornings at 6am. It would be freezing and dark out. People would come in and pump their gas, then I’d have to go out and reset the pump with a key. I had to do that for every customer.
The register was a box that you put money in, and took change out of to give customers. People occasionally were able to drive up, fill up their tank and drive off with out paying.
Those days are gone. Now this place has new age gas pumps and real registers and everything. It’s pretty amazing how much its changed.
4 Stars for not being the cheapest gas in town, but pretending to be.

After a lot of research; there are only a few major refineries in the country. The same gas is distributed to brand names and independent contractors alike, with names you’ve never heard of before. The small stations have to be very competitive, since they contract to sizeable lots far in advance to offer gas at lower prices. The «sludge» BS used by commonly advertised names is simply scare tactic marketing to get gullible people to buy the same overpriced gas. These same people pay for the very advertising that scares them into buying overpriced gas. Oil companies are grateful for these induhviduals. That’s why we often see more educated people with nice cars buying gas at no-​name gas stations, and less educated people buying gas at brand name stations. Think about it.

Thank you fellow Unilocalers for finding this place and putting it on the Unilocal map! Indeed, this place keeps busy from the good prices, judging by the line this Unilocaler had to contend with yesterday. Seems that if you’re on the 280 side of Jefferson, this place could be closer than from 101 side (via Veterans); however I was game because I had more shopping to do around RWC yesterday. $ 3.69 /​gallon for regular yesterday – score! When I have a chance, I’ll be back for inexpensive fuel.

So, one time, I came to this gas station to fill up my tank. It was about 9 pm, closing time. There I am, sitting in my car, waiting for the gas to finish pumping and I see the man working the register from my car… he snuck something (a tall something) into the jacket he’s wearing and comes outside to the trash, which is right next to me. That tall something in his jacket is an empty fifth of Smirnoff Red! Oh man, all I could do was LQTM and marvel at the wonders of alcohol. He could’ve at least been a bit more discreet, but I guess discreet goes out the door when you’re drunk.
Yep, cheap gas, but I always wonder WHY it’s so damn cheap… I keep on imagining the commercial with the animated «Sludge» that invades your engine because of crap gas. I’d much rather go to Chevron, but this place is around the corner from my house and when my gas light is on, that extra mile just might make Jules (yes, I refer to my car by name) go kaput. They’ve been having weekend specials lately, a good 10 cents off of Arco’s price ($ 3.99 a gallon this past weekend).
I really don’t know how to rate this place. Do I subtract a star or add a star for the alcoholic? Up one for the cheap gas or down a star cuz of, again, cheap gas? I’m torn. 4 stars for location and a seemingly fun (replace fun with lush) staff. Just please remember not to drive down my street after closing time. Thanks.

Cross street: Alamed de las Pulgas
Shhhh! This is the cheapest gas in a 10-​mile radius. A little off the beaten path, but you’ll save 5 cents a gallon off Arco prices and 25 cents a gallon off Shell/​Exxon prices just a mile away.