Jackie’s Valero

Rude staff and they have a fee just for filling up!

This place is a ripoff!!! Don’t pump at this place they steal your money and the Indian is rude as fuck. I asked for the owners phone number and he refused and was blaming my car for not working how is this person going to know my car is broken?

Ditto re: debit card usage. It requires you to go to attendant. Also, when you use a credit card for larger sum like $ 100 – 125 they try to incorporate a bs fee lke a $ 0.5−1, without letting you know. I caught them doing it couple of times. And i used this place many times for my business refills. The store itself is unkempt, a lot of shelf items are covered with dust, like they have been there for few years. Imagine having a snack bar which is fossilized? On a plus note, fuel is not excessively expensive here. On par with other nearby gas stations. And they have diesel. Also they are not as busy, so there are no lines.

Went in to purchase a pack of two blunt wraps for 99 cents… well at least thats what the package said… and the man said $ 1.49…wait what… I said «it says 99 cents on the package though» he said «yeah thats what I pay» yeah right… do you think I’m that stupid… im pretty sure you pay way less, otherwise you’re an idiot! Lol Yes it was only 50 cents but it was the principal that he is really trying to scam certain people! I will never go back there again!

If you use your Debit card on their pump machine. no matter who uses their debit card… it says «error, please see attendant». So you go to the cashier, hand over your debit card, everything seems good… except there is 75 cent charge added. There is a very tiny paper printed saying so, which is not visible. So why the error on pump machines when u fill up using a card? Because people will know they are being charged extra.

Very rude stuff/​owner. As the previous writer mentioned-I’d rather pay more and be respected than pay $ 2 – 3 less and be disrespected at this place.

My Visa card information was stolen and I did noticed it has been used at this location many time. It look like it was used for $ 75.00 every time inside. They do not check ID to protect the public or they could be part of the scam. I do not recommend visiting this station.

I went to this station yesterday only because I was in the red. It was the worst mistake ever. The man running the counter was on his phone the entire time, and he was rude in answering my questions. I agree with the review above. DO NOT GO HERE. someone needs to put these employees in their place. I’d rather pay extra for gas at a station run by people with respect for their customers than «save» the $ 3.00 and get yelled at.

Okay. So who really comes to Unilocal to read gas station reviews (before determining if they are going to patronize)? Moreover, who am I to think that this review will ever cross another set of eyes? But alas, it must be done. Call it consumer therapy, fight back with David Horowitz, whatever, because if there ever was need for Unilocal beat-​down review, Jackie’s Valero on Vineland Ave. needs one bad. I mean there are just too many dicks running gas stations in this town and someone has to start calling them to task.
So I roll into the aforementioned on a warm December Saturday afternoon to fill up on some regular. I exit my truck and go inside and to find a 10 year old fat Indian kid running the register. I think to myself «Oh God, Slumdog North Hollywood» and reluctantly hand him my AMEX gold card
«Fill up, on Pump #2» I say as I begin to walk back out.
He says, «how much?»
«How much?» I turned and demurely replied, looking at him as if he was under the influence of too much Big Dip and Doritos.
But wait, he’s 10 right? And he stuck at his Dad’s station on a glorious Saturday. So I put Mr. Inappropriate back in his cage and give him the benefit of the doubt.
I repeat «I’m going to fill up first, then you’ll know after»
He says, «I have to charge you 75 $ now»
«What? I say. Kiddo, it don’t work like that.» Then I get interrupted by his Dad, who (in earshot the whole time) finally gets off his chrome plated flip phone to address the situation. In his best Englishian accent, he gruffly tells me to sign the receipt and adds that this is how it works. Like he’s some sort of blend of credit card business rules pro meets protective Daddy bear.
«What are you talking about? I ask, how can you charge what you have yet to sell.» He cuts me off again «This is how it is done»
Late for an appointment, dumbfounded and resigned, I sign, and go fill. But while I am filling I can’t help it, I’m curious and suspicious of the whole process and exchange that went down. Why in the Hell would you pay for something that you do not know how much it will cost only to be charged an arbitrary price before filling?
So I finish pumping ($ 45ish). I go back in and I ask (in a very polite voice)
«Uh, I’m curious, just so I am straight, why do you charge 75 $ before I fill up? Why not run the card, then the card processor authorizes a max hold of credit for 75 $, then when I’m done you execute the against the hold (75 $) exactly what I pumped?»
The guy nearly goes berserk and loudly yells «This is the way we do it, and you do not understand how it is done, ok? I have customers here and you are wasting time» Ok, tipping point. I yell back at him «Look you fucking dick, I was simply asking a question, is that so hard? Wtf is wrong with you anyway? Are you stupid?»
He backs off and hands me the receipt. I sign it, throw the white copy in his face and say, «This better be right or I’m telling my Dad on you.»