ShortStop Arapahoe Car Wash

This is usually the first place I stop in the morning to get coffee before work, and therefore the staff at ShortStop are usually the first people I say hi to each day.

There's two gentlemen, and one women that work the counter that interact with regularly, and all three are always warm and friendly. I've never had an unpleasant experience here.

Thanks for always being there.

Great car wash! Use code MARK3 on the ShortStop app for $10 off, seriously!

There currently discontinuing certain brands of tobbacco, not bad, setvice was quick and easy and conveniently located with easy access to bus stops. I paid 2$ a pack / cigs, gas is alittle more expensive here though, but still decently priced. Fun customer service. Thanks guys!

I’ve had no problems, besides the car wash being occasionally closed.

Love this place, great price, friendly and fast service for propane tank refills. Highly recommended! Also, you get to keep your own tank.

Public restroom, get people nice & friendly. Love it here

In and out. Thx

People and places change and acts of kindness make a difference. I received an act of kindness this morning from Jack, who runs the propane business at ShortStop Arapahoe. Reviews of this business are far from positive and I was hesitant to go there. . Last summer I bought a 30 lbs tank from Costco and had it filled at ShortStop Arapahoe. Upo learning I needed a 20 lb tank to fit in the heater, I called ShortStop Arapahoe to see if I could swap it out for a new filled 20 lb tank. The 30 pounder and the propane cost more than the new 20 lb tank, however I was okay about covering the loss. Jack was helfpul, informative, and attentive. He swapped my new 30 lb tank for a new filled 20 lb tank and then handed me cash to cover the difference!

I can tell why so many don't really mesh with his style/approach but was kind to me and gave suggestions and directions too

Not bad.

Free Air too!

8:13pm on Tuesday October 5th. Doors locked and lights out. Store hours state a 10pm close on both google and in the store window. Be nice if your hours were accurately posted. Other than that no complaints. Fine store.

The car wash scratched my brand new car all over. I mean completely covered in small scratches. I had to pay a detailer $300 to polish the entire car to fix this. Do not go here.

Rude gentleman controlling the car wash. Would not come back. He was the old guy with a beard smoking a cigarette. Thanks for the free car wash but I unfortunately will not be back until he does not work here anymore.

Bummer. I've been filling my BBQ propane tanks at ShortStop for 10 years, and always had a good experience. Not today. 20lb tank holds 4.5-4.7 gallons of propane. It takes a little time to fill, and the fill usually costs about $18. Today a new young gothed-out fellow was working the fill. No smile. No response to a "hello." Had the hood of his hoodie up. I thought maybe he had his Airbuds in, but if he was listening to music it must have been terribly depressing because he acted like a Dementor. Not someone I would have working a service job.

All this would have been fine -- maybe he was just having a bad day -- but in less time than it takes to tell he was done. Only 1.7 gallons in an empty 20lb tank. Maybe I'll be able to grill a couple of brats with that. At least I only paid $7.

It's sad because I like to be loyal to businesses that have given me good service, as ShortStop has. But this experience was such a turnoff that when I got home I first checked how many gallons should have been added, and then started looking for a new supplier. Found a newish hardware store I like and is closer is getting solid reviews. I won't be going back to ShortStop.

The middle aged man was working on a Sunday during the thick of COVID would not assist me in using his phone. I was locked out in the evening without shoes(a wind kicked up as I was leaving work and my car keys were locked in the car) and this person was yelling at me to go away that he was closed. Lost my business for life due to putting me in danger.

I think this place is just OK if you are too lazy to go further and get better service. They do not fill all the way and will tell you "you can only fill to 80% for safety". This is total BS. All propane tanks are designed to be filled to their rating, so if you have a 20lb propane tank for your BBQ, it actually holds all 20lbs of propane. In spite of having the instructions posted on how to fill a tank based on weight, he shorted me 5lbs of propane in each tank. Their claim is that "it automatically shuts off". Well it does if you set it to shut off. This is like paying for 3 gallons of gas that you did not get. I won't be back.

Over charged for propane refill of RV tanks. After mentioning, older male attendant with accent discounted grill pricing $2 but would not give me RV rate. After pointing to sign that states differently, he discounted $4 but would not fill until I went inside to pay. I returned with paid slip to find he only filled 3/4 full. My tanks have a gauge & I buy propane often as a full-time RVer(2yrs) and never had this before. He refused to let me see scale weights or see how much propane was used. I've had better interaction here over the years, but never again!

Really run-down kind of place, bars on the window style, and the propane attendant is rude. He wouldn't fill my take because I used the scale to weigh my tank while it was empty. When he finally came over and saw I'd weighed my tank he gave me a heap of attitude then handed me my tank.

Terrible car wash. Even at $6 I overpaid. Just take a look at the dirt left on my tires and wheel wells. The wash isn't properly maintained and seemed to be almost out of soap and didn't have adequate pressure to wash off loose dirt.