7-eleven

The staff that work here are the only reason I feel safe stopping by late at night. I work late, so when I get off work this is the only place open. As a woman, I’ve had numerous safety concerns being out at night; but I’ve never had to worry here. Tonight for example there were two guys shopping that were definitely raising red flags. I would move into other isles to avoid them and they would end up moving to the same isle as me every time. I bought my things after they left and headed to my car. When I was getting into my vehicle one of the guys was staring at me, and opened their car door. He was starting to get out until the employee that was working on the water bottles outside the store started working on something else in between my parking spot and the guys. This stopped him dead in his tracks from whatever he was planning on doing, and I got to pull out of the spot and go home no problem. The employee may have gotten in the guys way unintentionally, or maybe he was aware something was off about their behavior as well, but nonetheless it was greatly appreciated.