We bought an ice-cream cone there. The price was $2.99 and the cashier charged us $4.15. After we…read moresaid the price was $2.99, he said that it's the price before tax. He also said that because we paid with debit card, there's 25 cents fee. The tax in Manitoba is 5%+7%=12%. So $3*12%=36 cents. And then plus 25 cents is $3.60. So even if we should be charged 25cents using debit card, this was unfair, because we were charged $4.15. Moreover, the receipt he gave up didn't have the name of the item we bought, neither it has the information about tax. We felt that they deliberately doing this so we could breakdown the total price and argue with them. We will never purchase there again.

This store has questionable business practices. Its cash register has a burnt out or disabled…read morecustomer display, so you cannot see the prices of the items you are purchasing being input. This has been a longstanding problem for at least several months or longer, and the owner seems to have no interest in rectifying this problem. The cashiers also do not readily offer to give you a receipt for your purchases, so you cannot scrutinize the breakdown of the final tally. What has prompted me to write this review, was that I happened to purchase a 90-gram crispy treat two days ago for $1.99 and when I took it home and bit into it, it had a foul taste and was clearly stale. I looked closely at the package and saw that it had an expiry date of "205.15" (May 20, 2015). This was on August 5, 2016. I returned to the store two days later with about 95% of the treat still intact in its packaging and explained my concern to the cashier working at the time. He called the owner and then after a call of several minutes, refused to give me a refund or a credit for another purchase. The cashier said the number on the package was not the expiry date but the date that the product was made. I pointed out that in that case this kind of product would not stay good for over a year, but he still refused to give me a refund. There are two concerns here: the possibility of expired food products in this store as well as extremely poor customer service. I have shopped at this store many times in the past but I will do so no longer.

A quirky new convenience store in the Exchange that sells individually packaged toilet paper,…read morebutter, mayo, onions, potatoes, spam, candy/chocolate, bread...etc. The venue is a little sparse in items provided considering the amount of space available. But it's a neat concept for residents and workers in the area if they need to pick up an item or two. Sandwiches from Tallest Poppy are sold there, usually from mid-week on. The place has an old school candy store vibe with it's vintage counter and set up. Chat it up with Andrew - he is an interesting cat. Start a conversation with him about the store or anything else - I'll guarantee you'll be entertained. The prices are okay, I mean convenience stores in general aren't going to provide you the best price since they can't sell in volume to make up for lower prices compared to a Superstore. But they are there for your convenience so the markup is justifiable! 500 ml of sour cream was $2.29 and a brick of butter was $5.99 and a small bottle of canola oil sold for about $5.99. I think everyone needs to support places like this in our downtown to encourage more small businesses to open up in that area. So buy something next time you're there! M-W: 8am to 12:30am Thu-Sat: 8am. to 3pm Sun: 10am -10pm

Yesterday, I was looking for a gas station. I have had my rental vehicle for a week and its gas…read morelevel was running rather low. As far as gas consumption goes, it wasn't bad. I have been driving around the city often while in Winnipeg. I was in the St. James area, heading to my favourite Petro-Canada on Ellice Avenue. Instead, I spotted this one ahead of me and decided to check it out. This gas station is new. You can only enter in one direction and, in turn, exit one way. I was waiting behind an SUV. The woman returned to it from the convenience store and then left. I pulled ahead. What I wasn't expecting was a male staffer approaching my car and asking me to pop the fuel cap. It's a partially full-service station. This turn of events was different. He asked me what fuel I wanted. I said unleaded and to fill it up. He did just that. My vehicle didn't look dirty to him, so he didn't clean my windshields. It's likely due to my driving through a downpour last night. He filled my gas tank, put the cap back on, and walked away. It was weird. I sat there to determine whether I needed to go inside the store or if he'd return. I decided to go inside. What was unique about this gas station is that all staff were Indigenous men. I had never seen that before. It was cool. I had a helpful man guide me through swiping my various cards. The payment machine moved on the counter, so I had to hold it down with one hand. The swiping order is the usual: 1. Petro Points card 2. 407 ETR discount card 3. Credit card Everything worked well. I managed to save $1.25 with my 407 ETR card. I thanked the man and left. I saw the man who helped fuel my car. I thanked him as well. He smiled and wished me a great day. There were a number of signs that I saw near my gas pump. If you are at this gas station from midnight to 6 am, you have to prepay for gas. There was another sign that stated to "show your status card." I am assuming that it is referring to the card that a First Nation citizen can get to access certain benefits, such as tax exemptions for fuel. I used to be in tune with such details. It's nice that am getting reacquainted with them during my brief stay in Winnipeg. This gas station was clean both inside the store and around the gas pump. I briefly looked at the snacks when I was at the store. I didn't need any, but I was pleased with the selection of chips and cold drinks. I'm glad that I dropped by this Petro-Canada station. I got my vehicle's gas tank filled and learned a lot while I was here. (259)

I was visiting from North Dakota for the day and I needed to bring back some ketchup potato chips…read morethat I keep hearing about in Canada and the only place that was open that did not have people lurking around the parking lot was the 7-Eleven at 4 AM in the morning. You don't know how grateful I was because I was able to buy six types of ketchup potato chips (I bought 12 bags of chips) here and 4 bags of chocolate covered pistachios that my whole family and friends loved that i will have to return for more. It's rare to find chocolate covered pistachios and of all places this 7-11 had this amazing treat. Having traveled the US and the world quite a bit, I am so happy that this chain store carried such a savory dessert snack. The staff were also nice . And at 4am a DoorDash person was picking up some food and a coke slurpee for a customer. Sounds fun to me! For those who say not so nice things about this 7-11 please remember that it's open 24/7, has to deal with all kinds of interesting and potentially dangerous people and situations from strangers, have to be awake and alert at all times of the day and night against our natural circadian rhythms, and still have to work and keep serving people with customer service and food safety standards. It's hard to find anything open in Winnipeg at 4am so I would say ... appreciate the hard work of those who don't get to work from home in a safe place at all times and deal with all kinds of personalities and situations they don't have control over. Thank you 7-11 and your staff!! Great job and thank you for all my ketchup chip choices and the loved chocolate pistachios!! I will return.

I love the service offered here. Their prices for cigarettes are within reason... in fact their…read moreprices are excellent! The staff is very professional & courteous to the public. Their collection of spices is inviting. With my health issues, I may need some soon. I like the store's hours. Works with my lifestyle.

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