ARCO ampm

Need a quick bight to eat? They always have some kind of hot food here. Usually the cheapest fuel in town. Need a beer. Look no further. This ampm in the arden area is a pretty good one. Almost always 2 checkers working so no real wait time.

The good:
Its like the cheapest Arco station around
the workers inside are really cool
The Bad:
–The overabundant amount of tweekers and shit begging for «spare change» Its like, trick, you clearly see I drive a gas guzzler, all my «spare» change is going in my gas tank, not into your hot little hands so you can get your next «hit»
–My card has been encrypted here on MORE than one occasion. But not since they have put in the NEWER systems
–Getting out can be a bit tricky if you have no plans on going East on Alta Arden, or if you are trying to get to Exposition Blvd, it can be a bit tricky.
–If you come here anytime AFTER the State Fair, you will deal with an excessive FLY problem.
I am not sure if its because of the animals that are gone and all that animal feces left behind at Cal Expo, and we all know flies LOVE shit! So they lay eggs and I tell you ALL businesses around the area had a fly issue. Its like all the flies in the world went on vacation, and they came to Sacramento, Arden/​Cal Expo area.
So bad you didn’t even want to hold a conversation, afraid a fly would go into your damn mouth!

Absolutely love that the gas is so cheap and it’s right around the corner from my house :)

This has got to be the cheapest gas around my way and since it’s either on the way home or to work this is my stop every time.
I don’t shop inside as I really am here for one thing and one thing only, fuel.
I will admit that it is clean and the squeegee containers are always full. You do have your average people looking for recyclables but they don’t bother you and I even had one actually say «excuse me, I’ll wait till you’re done pumping gas», that was nice of him.
So there’s really not much to say here other than It’s on the way and it’s cheaper than most around here.
4 stars for the station being clean and cheap.

The people who manage this Arco gas station are very nice and take good care of their customers. I really like their competitive and really good low prices. Thanks for all you do for your customers.

Getting gas here is conveniently close to Arden Fair Mall.
If you are coming off the freeway you have to pass the mall. Hang to the left at the fork where Arden way heads toward Alta Arden. One must stay on the right to enter into the gas station as it is practically right there.
It is very strange intersection there which makes no sense unless you need gas of course! Gas here is very cheap. Yesterday it was 2.67 for unleaded gas. The lowest we have seen it for quite some time! I guess it was in honor of thanksgiving 2014!
They do sell drinks and snacks inside the convenience store. I would advise not coming here at night though especially if you are by yourself as it is a bit scungy. During the day is fine.
We probably will be back if we need gas and happen to be in the area. One needs to plan ahead a bit as it is located awkwardly off Arden Way.

Best gas in town!!! It’s rare that a gas station beats the prices of Costco’s membership pricing for gas but this place surpasses Costco’s low prices without the lines! The customer service representatives are respectfully pleasent and it is an east transaction to come and go here!

It’s a gas station situated at the point of a strange intersection. They have gas and they have munchies inside the store. Sure it is dirty as hell and you can see a lot of people from the people of Walmart site here, but hey you’re here for gas not to pick up a date!

Cheapest gas, Friendly people, & easy in and out. You will always be welcomed… And did I mention the cheapest gas in Sacramento! I know for a fact that most Arco Ampm’s do not accept credits something to do with keeping the prices low for us… Makes sense… Instead of paying the credit card companies 5%! Cash and debit only at all Arco’s, I don’t mind spending my own money instead of spending borrowed currency. I don’t mind paying the $ 0.35 debit fee if I’m already saving so much money in the long run. I know places that charge even more. I’m a customer for life!
As for the homeless people well they are always going to be a problem in Sacramento, this place is not the only place that has homeless folks, it is definitely not Ghetto. From 2012 I have seen such an improvement with this place… I always see their employees trying to run the homeless off the property. Their customer service has gotten much better.
I also see people who are not homeless and drive up to the station in their cars and walk pump to pump asking for money… Their same old excuses… Either they got their wallet stolen or lost and they have no money, or they just happened to run out of gas (at a gas station?! How convenient), or come up to you selling CDs.
I would rather get my gas and goodies and leave right when I’m done its good to be courteous to the next customer waiting behind me.
Two thumbs up!
P. S. My favorite place to go for my gas station needs.

Convenient location. always crowded though. Usually clean and not too much riff raff. The store itself is really small but there are alot of pumps and its right across the way from Arden mall

Good gas prices, often times it’s busy. ALWAYS USE CASH HERE. I normally use cash on gas anywhere. I used my ATM card here and only here. Two days later I had charges to my card at dollar stores in the Bay Area, yet I still had the card. Kinda shady.
Overall I would go back, just pay cash :)

Cheapest gas out of everywhere. My go to place in sacramento. Pretty safe area, and cashiers are pretty nice as well

I’ve lived in the Sacramento area for most of my life and this Arco location has always been one of the cheapest places to go when it comes to filling up that gas tank. The reason why I didn’t give five stars is because of the constant pan handlers that hangout at this location. So u may want to lock your door or hold your purses tight ladies, cause a lot of hustlers that hang out here have some crazy stories about why they need money from u… just saying.

Any place that charges u to pay (credit card) is riducalis. Can people not see the biggier picture. Well here it is I will never use this gas station again no more of me buying snake or food while I get gas. I’m sure they lose a lot of business because of this.

The prices are usually the cheapest around and they are open 24/​7, what more could I ask for?

Easy peasy, cheap and fast, except for the line-​up of cars wanting to take advantage of their low prices. $ 3.41 beats everybuddy else around here!

It’s an older AM/​PM gas station in the neighborhood. I would say it’s fairly busy and clean considering how long it’s been there. I find the gas prices at this station cheaper than most AM/​PMs. The store itself is small but the lot is spacious so you have plenty of room to drive around or wait for the next available pump.
FYI: Watch out for the craziness this place attracts.

Solid service here! It’s usually a toss up for gas here or at Costco Cal Expo. Their prices usually run neck and neck. I tend to go here more often simply because the lines goes faster and the guy behind the counter will help me pump my gas if I need it. The only thing I don’t care for is now the charge .45 per ATM transaction and they try to get you to sign up for an Arco card to avoid the charge, but otherwise, a great place to go. As an added plus, I tend to do better on Lotto here… have won more money on scratchers then anywhere else! Whoo Hoo!

Usually the cheapest gas in the area on Arden Way even though you have to pay the .35 ATM charge. On the corner of Arden Way, Ethan Way and Alta Arden Expy. At the end of the Arden Mall.