In time for summer road trips, the publishers of GasBuddy, a smartphone app providing “crowdsourced information to help drivers get the best gas prices, closest channels, friendliest support, cleanest restrooms, tastiest coffee and much more,” have introduced the results of a questionnaire of gas station restrooms, based on 1.5 million program users’ reviews.
According to the firm, the top-rated restrooms were operated by QuickTrip, which was awarded the greatest scores in nine states. Chevron stations came in second. Tied for third place were Sheetz and Wawa, both of which were rated in four nations.
It’s the best-known brands can not be relied on to provide the nicest toilet amenities, when there’s a takeaway from the results. For example, in California, in which I live and do the majority of my driving and pit-stopping, the winner was Rotten Robbie, a 34-store chain in the San Francisco area I’ve never heard of and that wouldn’t happen to be my first choice if there was a Mobil or Chevron or 76 channel on the opposite corner.
Live and learn. And get the GasBuddy program to check for the most tidy restrooms as well as the gas prices.
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