Shell Food Mart 141 Willow Street, New Haven, CT 06511

"Sold me expired orange juice for $15"

"1.79 usually for a litter of soda they charge 3.00 this place is the worst"

"Gerry's Shell: no, Gerry does not make an ounce of effort to keep prices reasonable, as far as I can tell, but the staff here have always been friendly and kind to me and my child. Furthermore, the ice cream section almost always has the more interesting Ben and Jerry's offerings, and that's worth something. Excellent candy selection, including things you can't always find so easily like Skybars and Clark bars and Chuckles and Goetz Bullseyes. I don't find that the prices are significantly different from what I'd pay for candy anywhere else -- in fact, compared to some shops, the prices are bargain-rate. Some of these candies are, like, boutique items, at this point. I can pay $2.50 for it at the special candy shop downtown, or $1.25 for it at Gerry's. There are definitely bad things to say about the Shell Station, and certainly Gerry is not above price gouging; but accusing the "foreigners" there of being the problem, as another reviewer did, is stupid. The owner is a true-blue American who has displayed doubtful personality traits for decades, whereas the staff, most of whom, yes, are immigrants, have always been awesome in my experience. In fact, I'm inclined to say, If the staff has ever been so much as terse with a customer, the customer surely, surely deserved it. In the meantime, I will continue to be a regular customer."

"Most expensive store in NH. Prices change every visit."

"They sure charge you for the "convenience" at this store. A can of Coca-Cola is $1.25. Its cheaper purchasing a can of pop at the high end Italian market down the street. A brisk 1 liter ice tea is $1.50 even though it says $.99 on the bottle. I can't stand stores that think it's okay to jack up the prices because they can."