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Ads when you’re pumping gas
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May I introduce you to the wonderful japanese ads on the toilet?
No, I will respond with hate speech if you do
This might bring out my inner Picasso and start painting.
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It started happening a few years ago in my area. Maybe like right before the pandemic?
For a while some of the stations had a hidden option where you could hit one of the unmarked selection buttons and it would at least mute the ads. But starting around the end of last year they took that option away.
The only stations I know of that don't show ads are Costco (and I assume Sam's Club too, but idk). Plus they have slight discounts on gas because they are member only. But my local Costco station is such a headache to get through these days - even at around 9pm after the main store closes - that I not just go to a local Shell or Valero and resentfully try to ignore the fucking ads that always play.
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Well, think of it as positive engagement to stop buying gasoline vehicles.
Last I checked electric still required a significant amount of emissions for power generation. Only the car itself is “clean” energy. There is also a significant amount of emissions in manufacturing the electric car. I believe we should start phasing out gas cars asap and build a more green power grid. Personally, I bought a used gas car which I believe is more economic and better for the environment than a new gas car. And I live in a more walkable area now, so I do much more walking than I used to. I know I’m still contributing to the problem, but I’m trying to be better.
I agree - I'm not expert but I know that the mining of rare earth metals and the disposal of some EV components are problematic. It's not a perfect solution.
That said, better solutions such as fuel cells or hydrogen are still 10-15 years away, and "better" shouldn't be the enemy of perfect. I'm not particularly car proud and cars tend to last me twelve-fifteen years so I went for an EV hoping that an even better tech will be available by the time I need a car next time round.
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Can one accidentally disable the annoying shilling screen whilst jostling the nozzle toward the intended vehicular orifice?
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I never go to those gas stations
I'm running out of options. What's obnoxious is that my only current options are the overpriced yet run down one with sketchy vibes or Sam's Club and giving money to the Waltons.
Yep. And a lot of the gas stations in my area have the auto-hold latches busted or removed, so you have to stand there and have a super loud ad screamed in your face. Which is why I now have a pack of reusable zip ties in my car that I will slap on the fill handle if I come across a pump like that. And no, that’s not dangerous - the stop mechanism in the pump handle operates such that the handle depresses further when the auto-shutoff engages, so it does not disrupt the safety of the filler mechanism.
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I haven't lived in the US in a while, and every time I visit and one of these things starts shouting at me, I wonder how anyone tolerates this shit.
Occasionally you'll see one button that's more worn, maybe bottom right iirc, that mutes it. Doesn't always work, though.
Go ad lite for 5.99 a month or full ad free for 12.99. terms and conditions apply* Meaning they will be changed to be worse when we want more money.
Small knife/chopstick etc through the plastic grate in front of the speaker does the job too
They have even been removing the mute where I’m at
Do me a favor, when you've got a minute, go by a Wawa and grab an Italian hoagie and enjoy it for me? I miss them every day, man. Gas pump ads, shitty gas station hoagies, it's rough movin across the Sheetz/Wawa line
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this post was submitted on 08 Jun 2025
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