Moderately Confused by Jeff Stahler for February 20, 2019

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    M2MM  almost 6 years ago

    Great final question. LMAO

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    Brian G Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    Every time I choose “Pay here, Credit”, the thing asks me if it is a debit after I slide the card.

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    sandpiper  almost 6 years ago

    Very good today. Perfect example of over-use of technology.

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    VTX1800F  almost 6 years ago

    Stupid tech.. the chip knows what it is…

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    DanFlak  almost 6 years ago

    I used to work for a company that made gas pumps (I won’t mention names but there is a 3 out of 4 chance that the one you use was made by this company). I still never got the answer to this or why gasoline is measured to one one-thousandth of a gallon.

    The credit card reader is both the bane and boon of the convenience store. They really want you to come into the store to buy anything. That’s where there real money is made. Stores make pennies on a gallon if that much. The mark up on other merchandise is sometimes over 100%. However, people won’t frequent a store if they have to go inside to pay. So the ads they serve up on modern gas pumps is a way to recover revenue. Some companies will pay for ad placement at the pump. Most of the time, however, the station is hawking their own products.

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    Nighthawks Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    BTW, those tv screens on the gas pump are completely ridiculous

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    Zen-of-Zinfandel  almost 6 years ago

    Sounds like an April fuels joke.

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    Plods with ...™  almost 6 years ago

    I have a rewards program from a grocery store that’s supposed to reduce the price per gallon by 5 to 15 cents per gallon. To get me to come into the store, the danged thing never worked.

    I no longer use it. The Pilot station down the street is 5 – 10 cents a gallon cheaper normally and I got a Gas Buddy card that gets an extra 7 cents a gallon discount.

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    Kevin Hardisty Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    OK, Its not just me. Made me laugh

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    HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    Years ago I got a Mobile SpeedPass that is linked to my credit card. Wave it past the reader on the pump, start pumping the gas, and you’re done. That was then, but now I’m faced with the same extra questions as the guy in the cartoon, so the “Speed” in the SpeedPass has disappeared. Anyway, now I drive an electric car, so goodby Mobile.

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    cuzinron47  almost 6 years ago

    This is like the list of options on support lines that says at end, “To repeat this menu, press *” since you’ve already forgotten what the options are.

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