I will no longer be a patron at 7 Eleven. Although it is convienent to my cleaners, I will be going down the street to the clean Valero. After pumping $40 of gas, I went to the air pump to fill up my tires (one may have a leak, we aren't sure). I deposited my 3 quarters (exact change only) and NOTHING. No noise, no coin return, nothing. So, I went into the store, waited my turn, and asked potlietly if this long haired, 21 year old attendant knew that their machiene wasn't working. He looked at me as if I was the most stupid person in the world and said yes, he knew. It became clear to me as he was not opening his register that I was out of luck, so I stated the obvious, "It took my .75 cents." Response: "It is not our air pump". Now, becoming irritated, I told him I gave him .75 cents and expected to get air, not nothing. The blank look told me I was getting nowhere, so I turned to the door exclaiming loudly that I would never return to his shoddy store again receiving a blank look. Fuming, I went to drop off my cleaning, but I wasn't done with him yet. I returned to the store and told him he needs to put up a sign as he is leaving people in a bind that only have .75 cents, who are depending that they provide air and water as expected. "It is not our air pump" I hear again. Getting louder, I told him as a service to his customers, he could do them the courtesy of writing a sign and walking 20 feet to post it. (Every other day they have bags over pumps that aren't working, so maybe he is too tired to walk another 20 feet, I don't know, didn't ask). All this to say, I am not surprised at all, but just expect more. The lack of respect that people have for one another astounds me, but you atleast expect respect from a business you are paying. Oh well, I guess I will let it go and add 7 Eleven to the list of other businesses I currently boycott: Burlington Coat Factory, Kia, Hustler Lawn Mowers, and Wendys.
