Express Mart

(TL;DR: Awkward clerk made me feel awkward being in the store, but I made my purchase in the end.)

I've lived in Redmond nearly 10 years and hadn't been to this convenience store until today. It's pretty close to Safeway, which I figure is cheaper and has more stuff, but today I happened to be nearby when I just wanted to pick up a quick gatorade and single ice cream bar.

I checked the Google reviews before entering and saw this was 2.0 and thought "2.0? How bad could a random convenience store possibly be?"

I decided to enter anyway, and was immediately greeted by the female employee in a way that made me feel like I wasn't supposed to be there, which threw me off.

I got my stuff and came to the counter and the woman said something else to me that I didn't quite hear. I don't think it was mean or anything, but I wasn't really interested in holding a conversation. I just wanted to pay for my stuff and go. I've never had any trouble doing that at the Shell station further east.

The Apple Pay prompt also took an absurdly long time to show up, so I looked back to the employee and said I wasn't sure if she was expecting me to say something, and I laughed awkwardly. She didn't clarify anything or say a simple "Oh, it's okay." She just stared. So I laughed awkwardly again and then thankfully the prompt showed up on my phone and I paid and left with my stuff.

So, I'm just not going back due to the bad first impression the clerk and I made on each other. But I guess if you really need to buy something and are right next to the store and don't feel like going down to Safeway, you can surely buy something here.

I have a medical exemption preventing me from wearing a mask and the cashier was just rude about it when I walked in and mentioned that I have an exemption. I will never return to this location. My business and that of my company will go elsewhere.

There is a white guy that works here or owns the place that is super racist and rude. If you are not white be careful of shopping here.

For a gas station not to have their air pump working is a big fail for me and kinda ratchet!