“Great place if you are from out of town. They are Wisconsin friendly. I hate the gas pumps, but that is my issue. Great for everything but gas, and I hot food items! KwikTrip reigns supreme in Columbus for that. Great place to stop when you come through town!”
“We were looking for a specific sausage for my husband's birthday this week, so we drove to this pick n save because Google said they had it. We get there and it was no where to be found, thankfully Georgia and Bri were working the meat counter and called both Sun Prairie and Watertown pick n save to see if they had it. They had it at Watertown and they asked an employee to hold it for us. They really went above and beyond and I can't thank them enough. Thank you!”
“Great Kwik Trip here in Columbus, WI. This store appears to had been rebuilt quite recently. When I came to this store, the store was very nice and clean. However, unlike any other Kwik Trip, this one has a loud beeping sound when you open the 2nd set of doors (breezeway->interior). The beeping noise was quite loud and kinda unpleasant. However, it wasn't that bad at all. It's just, leave the buzzer to BP or Yesway. Back to the store at hand, I saw a pack of drizzled Glazers (very rare to see by themself in a 6 pk instead of the bakery case in the fountain/coffee area). I saw 3 of them in fact, 2 with chocolate drizzle and 1 with vanilla drizzle (even more rare than chocolate). I grabbed the pack of vanilla drizzled Glazers and a maple waffle breakfast sandwich. At the counter, the staff member was really nice and friendly. Fun Fact: you can ask for them to put some drizzled icing on your Glazer's after purchase (this is from the employee). The staff member also wished us safe travels. The store overall was nice and organized. Keep up the great work, Kwik Trip #808!-Shy_Gun670”
“Great place to park. The main lot behind the store by the pumps has a nice pavement and is fairly easy to maneuver. The side lot is dirt and pothole city. I arrived around 21:30 and got the last open spot before the cowboy parking began. The people in the store were very nice. Well stocked and reasonably priced for a TS. Hot food was good. There’s an Arby’s as well. They have a truck wash right next door that’s reasonably priced and does good work.”
“Chestor Bandits BP Columbus,a good place to pick up some party supplies for the football game. A great selection of beer and liquor at a good price. The employees are very helpful. April thru Oct the BP sponsor the Marine Corps brat frys. This year the brat frys will happen on the third Saturday of the month usually serving from 9am to 2pm”
“Kaylee is the absolute best associate at the Columbus Walgreens! She's so caring and helpful. She made sure I found all my favorite snacks!! She brings a winning attitude and a heartwarming smile to work every day!!”
“Really nice store lots of drink and snack options and lots of local fare like authentic cheese curds but the bathrooms are pretty old and a not that well maintained physically, even though they're trying to keep them clean. there's black mold in the caulking joints it's just kind of gross”
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