Howard's Mini Mart

The cheapest gas per gallon that I have seen in this area, $4.69 on 4/5/24. I came in on the gas pumps side, not knowing that this gas station was under Howard's Mini Mart. I would have come back here a few days later to fill up gas again if I had known this is not known as Fastrip on Yelp.

I like this place for the cheaper gas and the people who work there are nice to me. I also come in to buy some lottos for fun. Seems to have good snacks.

Gas prices at Howard's are among the cheapest in Ridgecrest, but they're higher than even those in the L.A. area. There are seriously only a handful of stations in town: Howard's, Chevron, Fastrip, USA, and Shell. Howard's is just a bit more convenient for the locals. Looking to pick up some scratchers? Howard's. Need some smokes? Howard's. Want to get out of the house for a while? Take a walk to Howard's for a Coke and a 40.It's the go-to for a lot of things in Ridgecrest, essentially the neighborhood Quick Stop or 7-Eleven in a boondocks-y area that has neither.

I've been going to Howard's Market to get my gas and my cigarettes before I went to work there friendly prices are good they got great deals never had a problem out of him at all

In response to the comment sent on 4 November You Heard somebody in our freezer singing nobody was mocking you If you need proof I'll show you the video From store manager

Got gas Nov 2nd. They rarely have paper in the pumps to get a printed receipt for your purchase. So it says see the cashier for one. There is such a line of people just to get waited on by one cashier so it can take forever. So I did not wait, not to mention I waited in a line of cars at the pump to get the gas. I used my debit card to purchase the gas under the choice of credit. Today when I looked at my bank account my $42.00 gas purchase showed $100.00 deduction on hold.The bank said that will change to the correct amount in a few days. In the meantime the money is already deducted off my account temporarily. I called Howard's and they said that's the way they do it now, they put a $100 temporary hold on your bank account. They also said if you use a card as credit there is a .35 cent fee non-refundable. If you use your card as debit you don't pay the .35 cent feeBottom line is I won't be getting gas there anymore.

If I could give a negative 5 I would. I was just in here and there was a woman on her cell phone and she was talking, clearly distressed about something and then this man started to mimick her. I heard her say "this guy's mocking me". It turns out the guy is the manager. She confronted him and he called her crazy and refused to give her the owners number. I can only say that I will not be coming to this establishment again. If the manager does that to a customer I can only imagine what else he would do. How disrespectful!

Bought a gallon of milk just now. Got it home poured me a glass and it was rotten and nasty. I looked at the expiration date and it's well before the expiration date. From the undrinkable condition, my best guess it that the stocking clerks left it unrefrigerated for a long time and after it soured, they placed it in the fridge to sell to unsuspecting customers

Decent mini mart, but bathroom DOES NOT LOCK. The handle will, but it will not catch the door frame. Have to have a friend stand guard if you want to be safe in that situation.This is my preferred place to get gas so far in Ridgecrest because it seems the most reasonably priced.