Periodically — and whenever you want to mention it, too — I’m going to brag about folks and businesses around here that has excellent (or bad) customer service.
Let’s start out with Mallard’s Gas Station at Skinner’s Bypass. Pretty much every gas station in Kinston charges you to put air — air! — in your tires. I’ve seen it as much as 75 cents around town, but it’s typically 50 cents.
I stopped at Mallard’s the other day when I lost 50 cents in a machine at the BP station at the intersection of Hull and Rouse Road. To my shock, the air was free — all you had to do was punch a button on the machine and it came on.
So, the next time you need air, go to Mallard’s at Skinner’s Bypass. It impressed me so much I ended up buying a tire gauge (the machine didn’t have one) and I won’t hesitate to go there and get future snacks and stuff.
Blogging with Bryan C. Hanks 
July 28, 2008 at 3:49 pm |
Felix is making money off of everything else in this county, he should give away air.
July 28, 2008 at 8:25 pm |
when you say “future snacks,” do you mean snacks that have yet to be invented? like jalapeno twinkies?
July 28, 2008 at 9:40 pm |
Haha, amen Heelatious.
July 28, 2008 at 10:00 pm |
Does Felix own that Mallard’s? I thought he owned the Fuel Warehouse across the street?
July 28, 2008 at 10:01 pm |
he owns 3 of the 4 corners………and those 3 corners are excluded from the city limits !
July 29, 2008 at 10:25 am |
Felix and his buddy Cam McRae are the reason there’s an empty car lot on the corner there at Skinner’s instead of a KFC that was going there instead of the ill-fated By-pass auto sales, another Harvey business.
July 29, 2008 at 11:33 am |
well….tbqh……KFC sucks…
July 29, 2008 at 12:34 pm |
You’re missing the point metalhead. It’s about a handful of people trying to control movement of every dollar in this county, and blocking anything that might directly affect their cashflow.
July 29, 2008 at 2:03 pm |
I got the point I was trying to lighten up the mood but of course heel fans don’t understand that concept…
July 29, 2008 at 2:05 pm |
Don’t start that crap again. Take out all that aggression on the financial aid office, not me.
July 29, 2008 at 6:49 pm |
It’s college sports season, that means UNC bashing all around
July 30, 2008 at 9:57 am |
You’re right, down with EZU.
July 30, 2008 at 10:47 am |
Regardless of who it owns it, it’s still some good customer service to have free air when every other station in Kinston charges between 50 and 75 cents for it.