7-Eleven

"It was a Tuesday afternoon. A slight drizzle was falling over the five towns. The temperature was in the 4Os, not especially cold for mid January. I'm in between appointments, thirsty for a drink. As I make my way down peninsula Blvd at the corner of rockaway turnpike, I see the thirsty man's salvation, a large sign signifying a 7-11. I park in the lot, finish my phone call, and am ready for some thirst quenching goodness. I take the empty bottle and can from my car's cup holder. They had served their purpose, and I was ready to purchase something full and ice cold to take their place. I hurried toward the 7-11 unsure of the selection inside, but excited about the possibilities. As I am about to carefully place my empty beverage containers in one of 2 large and intentionaly positioned garbage cans outside the 7-11 doors, I hear shrill banging on the glass, coming from the cashiers area inside the store. I'm alert, ready for anything. I've always dreamed about being a hero. Was this my time to shine? Was the store being robbed? Was there a fire blocking people from being able to exit, and they needed me to break the glass, bringing all those helpless people to safety? I didn't yet know what may lay ahead, but I was ready. I looked up at the source of where the knocking was coming from. I see the 7-11 employee, eyes locked on me, shaking his finger no. I think to myself, what can I be doing that is the source of this emergant negative message? Can it be my intention to place trash into the trash receptacle? Surely not. There must be some misunderstanding. I can think of no better place for trash than the area dedicated to it. I enthusiastically motion towards my trash and the trash can, hoping to clarify my intention and reassure this scared employee, who may have been unsure of my next move. But the employee was well aware of my intentions and was attempting to prevent my action. He motioned to my garbage, and to the garbage can, and then once again motioned the universal swaying finger, communicating no. I felt hurt and confused. Was my trash not worthy of the 7-11 garbage can? I briefly scanned the area, looking for a posted sign that trash was not to placed in the trash can. There was none. Downtroden, I went to the adjoining establishment looking for hope. There may have not been as an extensive collection of drinks as their neighbor, but it was there that my trash was welcomed. I purchased a delicious seltzer, and I felt accepted, appreciated, safe, and like the world made sense again."

"If there is a possibility to give negative stars I would I’m buying a lot at this location but today the customer service was terrible never saw something like that in my life. They always give attitude, but ignore it. Today was just not acceptable. He was screaming at me For no reason and was laughing at me in indian then decided to that he was charging me an extra $0.25 for the Slurpees cup all because they want They were forcing me to buy These people are disgusting, but not just to me I witness them being disgusting to every customer of all races."

"This is the worst 7 eleven. Never we are going back to this store, The food and the service are no good."

"Terrible customer service. They decided they're not going to sell small Slurpees at all because they want us to be forced to buy larger more expensive ones. The guy told me it's not just that they ran out of cubs. He said they will not be selling them ever again moving forward."

"With Active Menus, I was skeptical that this delivery from 7 Eleven would go smoothly, as it was my first time, and also that GPS has made many others get lost to reach my location. But, I saw the chat button and chatted with Linda, who was so kind and hospitable with me. She insured that the delivery would reach me and it did! Thanks be to JESUS!! I was so hungry and am unable to leave my job, so this system was definitely GOD sent and Linda was a joy to speak to. Thanks again! I'll definitely be using this delivery system if I don't get the chance to pack food again. GOD bless you guys."