7-Eleven

Before writing anything I looked to see if anyone had ever reviewed a 7 – 11 before. That was interesting.
The store on 3^rd between Pike and Pine is where I stop to pick up an occasional pack of smokes or cough drops. It’s before 5 am but the store is 24 hours except when they close for an emergency. Sometimes the staff disappears forever or quits at 3 am without proper notice, sometimes the Authorities need to «seal the scene to process» something. Occasionally, there isn’t a reason– that’s the scariest of all.
Most mornings are pretty quiet because the only people awake in this town are right here, right now, selling crack and the kind of sex nightmares are made of. Other drugs are available. A few homeless people are just starting to wake up. The door stays locked. An appointed non-​employee lets one customer into the store as another leaves.
Three SPD SUVs with lights flashing idle on the dark empty street, all aiming different directions. Over his loudspeaker, one cop dictates jay-​walking ordinances to the person crossing mid-​block, most likely a felon. The irony is not lost on the officer– you can hear it in his voice.
The variety of freshly prepared 7 – 11 fried and microwaved goods are impressive this time of day as they are preparing for the morning rush– I’d recommend the egg-​cheese-​sausage English muffin (but, they make a mean taquito– not very breakfasty.) Prices are very competitive.

Not only have have I been offered drugs in there on a number of occasions, I have seen pumps in there actively talking to girls in there to see if they «need jobs.» Being offered weed at 5:15am before work is a lot less disheartening that seeing dudes try to turn girls out.
And for some reason they can’t follow their posted hours. They open at 5am. At least once a week, sometimes 2 or more times, They don’t unlock their doors until later. I just walked away at 5:20 and they had not unlocked. The lady working in there would not open up. Just standing behind the counter doing nothing as the under-​caffeined mob got louder outside. I left before it got ugly to catch my bus.

VERY interesting clientele. This place is convenient, but not for the faint of heart. In all fairness, I think most of the characters in there are probably more-​or-​less harmless, it’s at least entertaining…

HAHAHA! This place cracks me up! This is where I catch my bus, I go in here occasionally to get some mentos. But the other day cracked me up with the vagrants, the employees and customers. The employees dont give a fuuuuggg about any sense of urgency, all texting in between customers, they had an argument with another employee about a Facebook post. hahaha!
Vagrants come in & out asking for free stuff and begging people for spare change. I usually say «I aint got nuthin for ya brah» and that usually gets me off the hook.
In front of the store is a hot spot for just straight chillin, posting up, or seeing what’s poppin’ on 3^rd Ave!
Anyways, its a 7 – 11, the store itself has the 7 – 11 items you typically are looking for.
Have fun coming here!
Happy 7 – 11’n!!!

Horrible! Normally, I never bash 7 – 11,but this is a rare exception: I went there today and not only were they restocking, they were fresh out of half the lottery tickets, except for the expensive ones and unlike most 7-eleven’s, the cashier is rude and ALL of the cheap fast food like 4 for $ 1 mini tacos is gone and half of it is burnt under the lights… a horrible crappy hole in the wall 7 – 11,the one in the u-​district on the ave is WAY BETTER… the crime up the street has a LOT to do with how they run business… I will never go here again until they change the way they do business and restock their hot food and cheap scratch tickets and put a freaking smile on, even if it is a **** eating grin in a bad area…

This is right by my bus stop so I’m in here pretty often after work. Even after 10pm it’s packed.
Pros: Great deal for a slice of greasy pizza. They’re always stocked on Shaqazona (Arizona Shaw Soda).
Cons: No sense of urgency at the registers. I only come in between busses so I need to go! They have 2 registers and when it’s not busy two people are standing up there waiting for customers. When there’s a long line, there’s only one cashier.
Bottom line: I will continue to shop here because it’s convenient (and they have Shaqazona).

If you’ve ever wondered who actually eats food off the hot rollers at 7-​Eleven, the answer is: everyone in line in front of me last week.
It would never occur to me to eat prepared food at 7-​Eleven, but apparently I am the minority. I went into this very new store to grab a Red Bull. It’s the smallest 7-​Eleven I’ve ever seen and either because of that of because they are so new there were quite a few empty spots on the shelves. I had to get a sugar-​free Red Bull because they were out of the regular. The when the guy rang me up he pointed out that I would get a deal if I bought two. I didn’t want two and ended up paying an exorbitant amount for one. At least he was polite.
(If you Google this address it comes up as the McDonald’s on 3^rd & Pine. Not sure why…)