“Have a lot of things you looking for, bit pricey but everything is now of days. They have cigarettes, liquor, wine, soda, candy, chips. Some frozen foods, pre-made sandwiches. Great choice before or after work. Staff is normally pretty friendly, place is clean and well kept.”
“I stop by shell today and found some great deals! They had stuff on sale I need for my business! Grateful for new ownership they helped me out a lot today what a great New management Bryca”
“I went there today with my hubby at about 3pm we stopped at the circle K with our Promaster 1500 to get gas, i went to put $28 in the gentleman that helped me ran a card which saved me money on gas. I was greatful for that its a big van though it doesn't go threw alot of gas 🤭 we were about to be walking being i forgot to put gas in🤦♀. My point is kindness is an amazing thing an this gentleman shared his kindness with me.🫶🫶thank you❤❤”
“Visiting Charlevoix and a local recommended fried chicken at this E-Z Mart. I told her I'm not getting fried chicken from a gas station. She insisted. So off we go and the first thing I notice is this place has a fair number of gas pumps. Clearly, there was no turning away from the fact that this is going to be fried chicken from a gas station. We walk in and it's a typical mini mart. Candy, soft drinks, beer, chips, you know the classics. But then I looked to my left. Tucked away in the far reaches of this place , far away from the Dorritos, was a warm spirit of a woman standing behind a hot area of golden fried chicken. Was I dreaming? A muliple line gas station housing the sweet smell of fried wonderfulness? I was expecting us to go up to her and order so much chicken that she surely would not be able to handle. People don't walk in here and buy chicken for six. People are coming here and buying chicken for one to eat in their car on the side of the road. But to my amazement, my friend had ordered ahead of time and this warm angel picked up a large to-go bag with multitudes of drums and breasts, fried up in some secret gas station chicken recipe, and handed it to us. Was this actually happening? At home at dinner I was expecting to eat a small drum and thigh. I put extra apple sauce on the side for security. And then I tasted this gas station chicken. It was crispy and seasoned just right. I went back for more. Everyone did.”
“I usually have great customer service at this Pharmacy and today I needed some prescriptions filled urgently. The response time to complete the Rx was amazing with excellent support and follow through.”
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