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Exxon vs Chevron vs Marathon

August 29, 2025 09:36PM
I'm heading out on a road trip in the boonies and a see few shops along the way for Chevron and Marathon. Are these fairly quick? (I'm used to doing Exxon and Conoco around me, and can get them done fairly quickly) We are covering a lot of miles and I don't want to spend more than 20-25 minutes at the actual location, I can fill in the report on the drive. hopefully. I guess my questions is, how do they compare to the Exxon shops?

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/29/2025 09:41PM by nellybean212.
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August 29, 2025 09:50PM
I am guessing the Chevrons are the reveal type? I've never done those before. The non-reveal are quick and simple.

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August 29, 2025 11:04PM
The Chevron audits require printing the questionnaire to leave at the station and are a little more involved than the Customer First conditional reveal (if there's no uniform or name tag, reveal and take a pic of the employee's clothes) are pretty quick.

Marathon is quick, if it's a decently maintained station.
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August 30, 2025 02:39AM
The Marathon used to be easy. But the editors are interpreting the rules in various ways. If you cannot see the cashier from the forecourt, mark the windows as obstructed. If the outside door does not have a professional sign stating no public restrooms, but the inside restroom door does, there is no selection for this and you will lose a point in grading. Treat it as a white glove audit.

Do not read so much, look about you and think of what you see there.
Richard Feynman-- letter to Ashok Arora, 4 January 1967, published in Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track (2005) p. 230
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September 01, 2025 02:43AM
@whosear wrote:

The Marathon used to be easy. But the editors are interpreting the rules in various ways. If you cannot see the cashier from the forecourt, mark the windows as obstructed. If the outside door does not have a professional sign stating no public restrooms, but the inside restroom door does, there is no selection for this and you will lose a point in grading. Treat it as a white glove audit.

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Marathon has turned into a white glove audit. The editors are in a mind of their own and are treating it completely and totally without a doubt, with white gloves.
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