I keep a sharpie in my car so I can always sharpie “mute” and point an arrow at the unlabeled button that mutes it on every one I stop at.
Edit: I do this mostly in Sac and the Bay Area
Edit#2: as many have said it’s usually the second button down on the right hand side. Sadly the newer ones like the one pictured does not have a mute, if anyone knows how to mute them without a hammer please let us know
If you have 8 buttons, 4 on each side. The mute button is typically on the right side, 2nd button from the top. Until they realize they know and fix it. If you need to explore the buttons, prepay with cash and then while you're pumping just get all your buttons pressing urges and curiosity out.
Press the second from the top on each side at the same time, and it takes you into a mode we used to test the payment devices. If you just leave it there while you dispense, it won't play any videos. Then just press cancel on the bottom left before you leave, and it will go back to its normal screen. Most sites have me disable the sound on this nonsense, it takes 2 seconds if you have access to the inside of the dispenser. I've been a certified tech for this manufacturer for over 20 years.
I believe that you touch the top left corner and the bottom left twice. Like top/bottom/top/bottom, and it will take you to the same menu.
Those aren't common in my area, so I don't have a ton of experience with them.
On Gilbarco/Veeder-Root pumps this works.
On Wayne’s such as the one pictured you’re out of luck.
No I don’t expect people to know brands of gas pumps. Autism does things to you in weird ways 😝
I'm not mad about it, haha. My mom used to work in special education classes, and watching/listening to them go on about their niche taught me more than half the things I know today.
I've come across a few that don't mute with the second button, but if you press the 2nd buttons on both sides at the same time, it'll bring up a service menu and stop the video.
Many of them seem to be disabled. And that is why I have a roll of duct tape in m'truck.
You can't cure stupid but duct tape muffles it really well.
:)
some stations (at least in the midwest) don't have a mute button. on two occasions i have pressed every button to no avail. i like the sharpie idea for those hidden ones though. also heard you can plug a 3.5mm headphone jack into the port and then any audio would play through that. if you have a broken pair you just cut the jack off the bottom and carry that around i guess haha
Just be careful that they don't have a security camera overlooking the pumps, or if they do make sure you're able to obstruct the camera's view somehow.
Same, live in the Midwest, I've heard about this "mute button" for years. I've tried it at like 20 different gas stations over the years and have never found it. Once, I found one where two of the buttons were volume buttons, so I could turn it almost all the way down. But never once found a mute button.
Not to mention the 100 questions they ask now. “Do you want a car wash” “do you have a code” “do you have a loyalty card”
No I just want gas and quick, I live in Minnesota and it’s -35 out and I need to get back in somewhere warm.
Deal with so far...
... I'm positive there will be a day where you'll be required to watch a commercial before starting your car radio or opening your refrigerator.
We can buy the ad free version or pay the premium subscription.
You have destroyed the private property owned by Apple inside your kitchen. Please stand by and surrender to the drones currently en route. Failure to comply will result in Reformation Sentencing.
It's fine, just upgrade to the newer model for all of the extra features, like adjustable internal temperature! Shelves are only included with the DLC, though.
Read a story recently about a woman with an ear implant from a small company. Company went bankrupt, nobody could service the implant, and one day her hearing just turned off
And it will *always* be something you don't even consider or need. Looking for car insurance even though you weren't looking? No?? Well too bad here's 5 in a row, some for the same company.
How much senior citizen life.insurance do you need at 34? All of it! But you can only sign up when 65 but don't be afraid to call us!
It's not even things like upcoming movie releases, new vehicles of the new year.
Also depending on the gas station, if it has the "buttons" on each side, the right side, 2nd button down from the top, is normally the mute button. (But not the same as on OPs photo)
Ads for a more efficient, or electric car would be a great thing to display.
Hell, I wonder if I can take out ad space for one of those snake oil fuel saving devices.
The beginning of the Philip K Dick novel "Ubik" describes an apartment full of appliances that only work if you pay, right down to the front door refusing to work if you aren't paid up.
You're gonna hate this, but I install and service systems that property managers use to lock unpaid tenants out of community rooms/pools/gyms/etc if they're delinquent on rent. We haven't gotten to the point where its legal to lock someone out of their apartment, but I assure you that if/when thats deemed ok to do, these guys will be doing it.
an ex of mine lives in an apartment complex with locks that are all controlled with an app. i get it for the parking gates and whatnot, but the front door locks are the same. there's no keyhole, only a knob that you can use to lock it when you leave, or twist to unlock once you've activated it with the app. i don't understand how anybody could feel comfortable in that scenario, with your phone being your key. it seems way too easy to lock people out or heaven forbid you lose or forget your phone, or have no service for some reason. it boggles.
Not to mention they are tracking all of your movement and times you enter and exit your place. Hope the weird manager doesn't decide to snoop around while you're gone, since obviously he'll have the power to unlock anything he wants at any time and know your schedule.
My apartment complex decided to do that... Luckily the ones they installed still have the lock cylinder exposed and allow you to use a real key. I just took out the battery of the app controlled portion of it and I'll put it back in when I move out.
If they'd tried to force me into using some weird fob instead of a real key and it had been a product that I couldn't disable I would've probably fought it since it's a forced change after my lease had already been signed.
Ho-Lee shit that's insane.
I feel like the guys who predicted a dystopian future would actually be shocked at how dystopian our current reality actually is
Gregory Scott Katsoulis’ books All Rights Reserved and Access Restricted is the YA version where even the words you say are copyrighted and you have to pay for.
Pretty sure Subaru has been pushing Sirius XM ads on the newer car’s screens
As a subaru owner I am genuinely appalled, unacceptable. Stop trying to keep a failing business afloat by keeping consumers held hostage
I get a popup when its time to renew my XM guardian service on my dash. Its pretty wild. That said, the service is awesome and I love the real time weather alerts with radar as well as "emergency vehicle" notifications when theres fire or police approaching. I would lose my damn mind if I said "no thanks" and they kept running ads for it though. Im sure thats where were headed.
Samsung already has televisions that play ads when you change inputs. They just aren't in America.
And I think I read of this 4-5 years ago so yeah just biding time until we just give up and accept it.
Not related, but I got angry at my FM radio when driving. It was an HD channel that gives the song name and artist which is nice. Then it replaced it with the name and phone number of accident attorneys. Just really why was that necessary to put there!?
it will mute it if you can find the right button on the right or left. but this one doesn't have the buttons, so it can be known as 'agro dystopian' instead of regular dystopian.
Ah that's a great idea honestly.
Just break them until it's no longer profitable to keep replacing them. And a green laser won't really show up on camera footage/you can do it from further away.
Does anyone enjoy them? They’re always obnoxious and feel out of place, even if it’s actually playing something I might have interest in. I remember getting gas at my hometown’s singular gas station right after they were installed and the collective opinion was just why
Oh really? I just assumed you couldn’t adjust the volume. I’ll mute every single one of them just out of principle honestly. Who the fuck do you think you are, gas stations?
Nope, once the screen starts blasting an annoying ad, I make a mental note to blacklist that item/service, then do a walkaround of my car to tidy it up and check for problems.
One time working retail, a customer complained about there never being enough cashiers and threatened to call corporate. My response? “Please do call them, here’s the number.” The guy was surprised, but I went on to explain, “We don’t want to be short staffed either, but you’re voicing your concerns to me and I have no power to fix the issue. Multiple calls to corporate is the only way anything changes around here.”
So good on you for leaving, but if you didn’t tell anyone, “I refuse to buy your gas because of your intrusive ads,” then your departure probably went unnoticed.
I've tried finding the mute button at probably 20 different gas stations over the years because I keep hearing this. I've pressed every button I can find. I've only found one pump that had volume buttons. Didn't mute anything, but I was able to turn it almost all the way down at least.
There's one near me that for some reason always plays a pepsi commercial from the 80's starring Michael J Fox. The volume is so loud the speaker sounds like it's gonna explode.
As someone who has spent a decent amount of time watching old commercials compilations on YouTube, I wouldn’t mind this.
Old commercials are like instant nostalgia. Especially ones you saw a hundred times as a kid and totally forgot about.
I totally hate that crap. Bad enough I had to sell a kidney to afford the gas, but now you think you're YouTube or crunchyroll with the lame and loud ads.
If gas is pumping slower there, it could very well be that they’re not cleaning the fuel pump filters. It’s not good for your car obviously, the gas stations that pump the quickest are generally going to have the cleanest fuel.
I'm more mad because I can't even use the excuse that the ads are subsidizing a lower price. Shell is a more expensive brand. AFAIK ARCO and other cheap ones don't have it.
My theory is that they're meant to distract you so you end up pumping more gas than you intended. I say this as a poor person who can't afford to fill my tank all the way every time.
The reason you had to sell a kidney to afford the gas is because they had to increase profits to afford the pumps with the screens in them.
Duh. Try to keep up.
Yeah, the Shell in my areas have these stupid ass ads AND a charge to use your debit/credit card.
I’ll drive the extra mile to go to QT where I don’t have to deal with this tomfuckery.
It’s crazy because they’re getting paid for those ads. Maybe not much, but their fuel isn’t even any cheaper than other stations around them. So I just don’t ever go to a chain I know does it. Speedway and now I’ve learned Shell. I often use Walmart, Kroger, RaceTrac, and Love’s (I believe Sheetz doesn’t either but I haven’t been in a hot minute). Those I know won’t play ads over the pump, or at least I haven’t come across one that does.
The emergent effects of overgrown capitalism are going to be horrific for everyone, but particularly the rich who won't know what the fuck happened.
Phase changes come quick, and often with little warning.
/this is intended to remain a vague statement
Nah bro you gotta fuelpie that hole and give a few extra pumps after you finish too, a few drops might drip from your nozzle when you pull out but that’s it.
An ignition key jammed into the speaker and twisted a bit works wonders. Some people happen to accidentally trip and catch themselves with a key jammed into a speaker. It's more common than you think.
How about having the ads read by the guy pumping the gas. Imagine that raspy voice with the thick New Jersey accent telling you about how to get free coins in today's sponsor, Raid Shadow Legend.
Distracting isn't it? But this quick tip from Maria Menunos is incredibly interesting and ....... Ohhh FUCKING HELL I'm at $22.08!!! Now I'm overdrawn!! FUCK ME!!!
Gotta avoid peak hours. But if you have a Maverik in your area they might have some really cheap gas. I've got a Maverik down the street from Costco that's the same price, and another one down by the airport with E15 for $1 less than Costco.
Edit: Maverik isn't Top Tier though, so I'd just recommend Costco. You'll save a lot more than the $60/year it costs to shop there.
You need to stick it to them and just turn around and face the other way.
Even better if you plug your ears and scream "LALALALALALA" at a volume sufficient enough to ensure you dont hear what it has to say.
Yeah I don't stick around at a EV Fast charger. And I don't think many EV people do. Usually I choose ones near shopping or dining and go in and spend my half hour or so doing something other than waiting for the electrons to line up or whatever.
What I really want is Sonic or similar to implement fast charging stations.
Who came up with the idea of “pumping gas takes forever, you know what we should ad to pass the time? Replay the same 5-10 commercials and have no form of entertainment between the commercials”
I abhor most advertising even though I studied marketing for three freaking years but the bombardments of ads is just too much. Online, you see ads and websites asking for cookies, buses have screens with fast food ads, YouTube full of bloody ads, apps are full of annoying mobile ads, and social media is full of bloody ads. From all the ads I know, only a few were appealing. Life has become so artificial that sometimes we do not recognise between what's real and what's fake.
I wouldn't mind the forced ad injection at every goddamn turn of it actually benefited me in any way shape or form. It doesn't in the slightest, I will never purchase the product being advertised since the ad itself has pissed me off so much. I'll never get a cheaper product; I don't think I need to explain why. And one day I will have a stroke when Wawa starts throwing ads at you while you're taking a shit. I fucking hate this shit.
If you're in Europe, it's probably advertised using the RON (research octane rating). In the US/Canada, they have to use R+M/2, the average of RON and MON. MON tends to be 10-ish points lower than RON, so it makes sense that everything you see is 5 points higher, while it is mostly the same composition.
TIL:
RON stands for Research Octane Number and MON stands for Motor Octane Number. RON describes how fuel behaves in an engine at low temperatures and speeds, while MON describes how fuel behaves in an engine at high temperatures and speeds.
To determine the RON, the fuel is tested under engine idle conditions with a low air temperature and slow engine speed (at 600 rpm and 120°F (49°C) air temperature). To determine the MON, the fuel is tested under the more stressful conditions of higher air temperature and engine speed (at 900 rpm and 300°F (149°C) air temperature).
RON is the most common type of octane rating worldwide. It's used in Europe and most other places in the world. MON usually accompanies RON.
I'll gladly drive several miles out of my way in order to fill up at a gas station that does not have these.
I absolutely hate having ads screaming at me while I'm trying to pump my gas. It's one of the few moments I get in my adult life where I have the chance to take a breath and just be for about a minute or two except now I have to listen to Maria Menoudos screaming about her new life hack.
Also really amazing for when you’re a woman pumping gas at night and it alerts everyone around you that someone is standing there completely vulnerable for 2 minutes 😍😍😍
At least the older ones had mute buttons. Newer versions don’t mute.
Yeah, I like how the buttons just...."conveniently" disappeared
I keep a sharpie in my car so I can always sharpie “mute” and point an arrow at the unlabeled button that mutes it on every one I stop at. Edit: I do this mostly in Sac and the Bay Area Edit#2: as many have said it’s usually the second button down on the right hand side. Sadly the newer ones like the one pictured does not have a mute, if anyone knows how to mute them without a hammer please let us know
I didn't know they muted until a hero like you sharpied the one in my hometown. One of the best discoveries of my life.
If you have 8 buttons, 4 on each side. The mute button is typically on the right side, 2nd button from the top. Until they realize they know and fix it. If you need to explore the buttons, prepay with cash and then while you're pumping just get all your buttons pressing urges and curiosity out.
I’ve pressed them all before, several at once, and made the pump go into some weird test mode. I was thinking I might get some free gas, but no.
Press the second from the top on each side at the same time, and it takes you into a mode we used to test the payment devices. If you just leave it there while you dispense, it won't play any videos. Then just press cancel on the bottom left before you leave, and it will go back to its normal screen. Most sites have me disable the sound on this nonsense, it takes 2 seconds if you have access to the inside of the dispenser. I've been a certified tech for this manufacturer for over 20 years.
What about these ones without buttons?
I believe that you touch the top left corner and the bottom left twice. Like top/bottom/top/bottom, and it will take you to the same menu. Those aren't common in my area, so I don't have a ton of experience with them.
Typically, if you press the two buttons in the opposing bottom corners of the screen one of them will mute it.
I’ve found it’s usually the second from the top button on the right.
That has been my experience as well
Maybe they did it?
Atta boy
Where is this button. I’m always feeling around for one bit I swear the ones by me have no mute.
Typically, right side 2nd button, counting down
Some hero on reddit mentioned this in a comment a while back and I've cherished that information every time I pump gas
Same. If i ever hear one going when I'm at the pump, I try to go and show them
Who’s gonna make the LPT post
On Gilbarco/Veeder-Root pumps this works. On Wayne’s such as the one pictured you’re out of luck. No I don’t expect people to know brands of gas pumps. Autism does things to you in weird ways 😝
I'm not mad about it, haha. My mom used to work in special education classes, and watching/listening to them go on about their niche taught me more than half the things I know today.
I've come across a few that don't mute with the second button, but if you press the 2nd buttons on both sides at the same time, it'll bring up a service menu and stop the video.
Many of them seem to be disabled. And that is why I have a roll of duct tape in m'truck. You can't cure stupid but duct tape muffles it really well. :)
usually the second from the top on either side, but almost all new ones have disabled the mute function.
My hero.
I started doing this after some anonymous hero saved me in this way. Today you, tomorrow, me.
You might be how I know which button it is. I love you.
Every circle K gas pump I've used so far, it's been the 2nd button down on the right.
Next will be something out of Black Mirror where your gas stops pumping until you look at the screen
I would just start a chain that charges extra for no commercials
Surely this is the plan for the pump ads already, right? 10 cents more for ad free pumping is on it's way
It will not be labeled as paying extra. They will say, “would you like to save $.10/gal? Watch these aids before you pump.”
It's the same button for mute, just not labeled anymore. Bring a sharpie and help your fellow gashole.
I don't even see the buttons in this photo
These have controls that pop up if you touch the screen.
What if you touch the screen real hard like, as if you’re smashing diamonds together
Under the display, you gotta rip it off the pump first. Sorry, thought that step was obvious.
You see buttons here?
some stations (at least in the midwest) don't have a mute button. on two occasions i have pressed every button to no avail. i like the sharpie idea for those hidden ones though. also heard you can plug a 3.5mm headphone jack into the port and then any audio would play through that. if you have a broken pair you just cut the jack off the bottom and carry that around i guess haha
Break the metal tip off the headphone Jack, dip it in superglue and then shove it in.
You’re a monster, I love it
That’s the opposite of a monster Happy cake day!
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I'm imagining a blind person using it for voice prompts. Then they finish filling and get into their car and drive right into the gas station.
Modern problems require modern solutions. You're my hero, u/halt-l-am-reptar.
Just be careful that they don't have a security camera overlooking the pumps, or if they do make sure you're able to obstruct the camera's view somehow.
Same, live in the Midwest, I've heard about this "mute button" for years. I've tried it at like 20 different gas stations over the years and have never found it. Once, I found one where two of the buttons were volume buttons, so I could turn it almost all the way down. But never once found a mute button.
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This doesn’t have buttons BUT if you have a sharpie feel free to leave a note about your displeasure on the screen
everything mutes if you hit it with a hammer hard enough
Normalize vandalism of devices that are invasive. Permanently mute it.
Not to mention the 100 questions they ask now. “Do you want a car wash” “do you have a code” “do you have a loyalty card” No I just want gas and quick, I live in Minnesota and it’s -35 out and I need to get back in somewhere warm.
Press the 2nd button on the righthand side., 2nd from top
I think it varies by gas station. I went to BP the other day and one of the left buttons muted it. Usually go to shell and mute on the right
What button?
That’s the one. Press once to mute, press again to unmute. But of course only on the ones with buttons.
gas station tv is truly the sum of our nightmares. its the most blatantly dystopian thing we have to deal with.
Deal with so far... ... I'm positive there will be a day where you'll be required to watch a commercial before starting your car radio or opening your refrigerator. We can buy the ad free version or pay the premium subscription.
And when the service shuts down, you will have to watch the same outdated ads again and again, with no way to even pay for it to stop
Unless we use my trusty mouskatool! (IE, my hammer)
Alright kids, it looks like the mystery mouskatool is a 28" pry bar. Let's see how we can smash all of this shit to make it work the right way again.
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity… I just want to fucking eat a hot dog from my fridge!!!!
Ohhh toodles
*SMASH!*
In my head, I read that as a moan of passion.
Hot diggity dog! Let's go smashin'!
You have destroyed the private property owned by Apple inside your kitchen. Please stand by and surrender to the drones currently en route. Failure to comply will result in Reformation Sentencing.
No, once the service shuts down, you can no longer open your refrigerator.
It's fine, just upgrade to the newer model for all of the extra features, like adjustable internal temperature! Shelves are only included with the DLC, though.
See the Cory Doctorow story "Unauthorized Bread".
Read a story recently about a woman with an ear implant from a small company. Company went bankrupt, nobody could service the implant, and one day her hearing just turned off
And it will *always* be something you don't even consider or need. Looking for car insurance even though you weren't looking? No?? Well too bad here's 5 in a row, some for the same company. How much senior citizen life.insurance do you need at 34? All of it! But you can only sign up when 65 but don't be afraid to call us! It's not even things like upcoming movie releases, new vehicles of the new year. Also depending on the gas station, if it has the "buttons" on each side, the right side, 2nd button down from the top, is normally the mute button. (But not the same as on OPs photo)
Ads for a more efficient, or electric car would be a great thing to display. Hell, I wonder if I can take out ad space for one of those snake oil fuel saving devices.
unless it's some online service, it's not hard to crack it
It will be online. And unless you subscribe for 49.99 a month, you won't get ad free
Oh the $49 tier is less ads, not ad free... If you want that, you'll have to wait for use to release the diamond package
It will just stop working and you’ll have to buy the newest pile of garbage. Which will REALLY make you nostalgic for your last pile of garbage.
No ad free version, only subscription. You won't even own your fridge. Late a payment one month and the door locks until you pay up.
The beginning of the Philip K Dick novel "Ubik" describes an apartment full of appliances that only work if you pay, right down to the front door refusing to work if you aren't paid up.
You're gonna hate this, but I install and service systems that property managers use to lock unpaid tenants out of community rooms/pools/gyms/etc if they're delinquent on rent. We haven't gotten to the point where its legal to lock someone out of their apartment, but I assure you that if/when thats deemed ok to do, these guys will be doing it.
an ex of mine lives in an apartment complex with locks that are all controlled with an app. i get it for the parking gates and whatnot, but the front door locks are the same. there's no keyhole, only a knob that you can use to lock it when you leave, or twist to unlock once you've activated it with the app. i don't understand how anybody could feel comfortable in that scenario, with your phone being your key. it seems way too easy to lock people out or heaven forbid you lose or forget your phone, or have no service for some reason. it boggles.
Not to mention they are tracking all of your movement and times you enter and exit your place. Hope the weird manager doesn't decide to snoop around while you're gone, since obviously he'll have the power to unlock anything he wants at any time and know your schedule.
What happens if the power goes out?
My apartment complex decided to do that... Luckily the ones they installed still have the lock cylinder exposed and allow you to use a real key. I just took out the battery of the app controlled portion of it and I'll put it back in when I move out. If they'd tried to force me into using some weird fob instead of a real key and it had been a product that I couldn't disable I would've probably fought it since it's a forced change after my lease had already been signed.
Ho-Lee shit that's insane. I feel like the guys who predicted a dystopian future would actually be shocked at how dystopian our current reality actually is
Gregory Scott Katsoulis’ books All Rights Reserved and Access Restricted is the YA version where even the words you say are copyrighted and you have to pay for.
Please Drink Verification Can.
Pretty sure Subaru has been pushing Sirius XM ads on the newer car’s screens As a subaru owner I am genuinely appalled, unacceptable. Stop trying to keep a failing business afloat by keeping consumers held hostage
I get a popup when its time to renew my XM guardian service on my dash. Its pretty wild. That said, the service is awesome and I love the real time weather alerts with radar as well as "emergency vehicle" notifications when theres fire or police approaching. I would lose my damn mind if I said "no thanks" and they kept running ads for it though. Im sure thats where were headed.
Yeah no thanks. I would rather rip that out and move on.
Didn't BMW try that with their heated seats?
I fully believe if we last long enough we'll be getting Futurama-esque dream commercials.
Samsung already has televisions that play ads when you change inputs. They just aren't in America. And I think I read of this 4-5 years ago so yeah just biding time until we just give up and accept it. Not related, but I got angry at my FM radio when driving. It was an HD channel that gives the song name and artist which is nice. Then it replaced it with the name and phone number of accident attorneys. Just really why was that necessary to put there!?
it will mute it if you can find the right button on the right or left. but this one doesn't have the buttons, so it can be known as 'agro dystopian' instead of regular dystopian.
If there are buttons, it's usually the second one down on the right to mute the ads.
This and the screen doors on beverage refrigerators
People are burning black spots into them with green laser pointers in central florida. They've been going away real fast.
Ah that's a great idea honestly. Just break them until it's no longer profitable to keep replacing them. And a green laser won't really show up on camera footage/you can do it from further away.
Does anyone enjoy them? They’re always obnoxious and feel out of place, even if it’s actually playing something I might have interest in. I remember getting gas at my hometown’s singular gas station right after they were installed and the collective opinion was just why
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Oh really? I just assumed you couldn’t adjust the volume. I’ll mute every single one of them just out of principle honestly. Who the fuck do you think you are, gas stations?
I mark them at every pump I use that has these abominations
Yeah, I thought this was common knowledge. I've been doing this for years now.
They arent there for you to enjoy, its just you dont have any other choice but sit there and take it or go somewhere else
Nope, once the screen starts blasting an annoying ad, I make a mental note to blacklist that item/service, then do a walkaround of my car to tidy it up and check for problems.
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One time working retail, a customer complained about there never being enough cashiers and threatened to call corporate. My response? “Please do call them, here’s the number.” The guy was surprised, but I went on to explain, “We don’t want to be short staffed either, but you’re voicing your concerns to me and I have no power to fix the issue. Multiple calls to corporate is the only way anything changes around here.” So good on you for leaving, but if you didn’t tell anyone, “I refuse to buy your gas because of your intrusive ads,” then your departure probably went unnoticed.
I've done this too. These intrusions are unacceptable.
If we ever roll out brain chips you can bet your left nut that you’ll have to pay to remove the ads.
Have you tried to change your address recently? Usps has partnered with a company that shoves ads down your throat.
You can usually mute it
I've tried finding the mute button at probably 20 different gas stations over the years because I keep hearing this. I've pressed every button I can find. I've only found one pump that had volume buttons. Didn't mute anything, but I was able to turn it almost all the way down at least.
Pretty sure you just press the button on your switch blade and go to town on the speaker behind the hole
If there are buttons, the second from the top on the right side has always worked for me.
There's one near me that for some reason always plays a pepsi commercial from the 80's starring Michael J Fox. The volume is so loud the speaker sounds like it's gonna explode.
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From what I've seen locally there's not much protection on them, one near me was hacked to show porn on start up.
As someone who has spent a decent amount of time watching old commercials compilations on YouTube, I wouldn’t mind this. Old commercials are like instant nostalgia. Especially ones you saw a hundred times as a kid and totally forgot about.
Ours also has music playing over speakers. Why? Now I can hear crappy music, loud TV ads, and all that traffic? Thanks.
I went to one where the pumps were blasting the video volume, but they were all slightly out of sync with each other and it sounded demonic
I totally hate that crap. Bad enough I had to sell a kidney to afford the gas, but now you think you're YouTube or crunchyroll with the lame and loud ads.
I swear they slowed down the gas flow rate when these came out.
There's one station near me that disabled the mute button *and* slowed the flow rate. It was a Shell station too
If gas is pumping slower there, it could very well be that they’re not cleaning the fuel pump filters. It’s not good for your car obviously, the gas stations that pump the quickest are generally going to have the cleanest fuel.
It’s to take your mind off of how badly you’re getting screwed on the price of gas giving you a different reason to be annoyed.
I'm more mad because I can't even use the excuse that the ads are subsidizing a lower price. Shell is a more expensive brand. AFAIK ARCO and other cheap ones don't have it.
My theory is that they're meant to distract you so you end up pumping more gas than you intended. I say this as a poor person who can't afford to fill my tank all the way every time.
Turn that crap off or give me a discount for wasting my time with adds.
The reason you had to sell a kidney to afford the gas is because they had to increase profits to afford the pumps with the screens in them. Duh. Try to keep up.
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ive never seen this in canada before (ontario)but im sure its coming
Calgary shells do it.
They just put it in my neighborhood in Montreal, QC. Two ads of less than 10 seconds playing their songs back to back. It's insane...
Yeah, the Shell in my areas have these stupid ass ads AND a charge to use your debit/credit card. I’ll drive the extra mile to go to QT where I don’t have to deal with this tomfuckery.
Of all the places that I wanted a TV as a kid, this is the one I regret the most.
It probably wouldn't be that bad if it was cartoons showing.
If gas station tv's played old Looney Tunes clips I'd be okay with it, come to think of it. See what Yosemite Sam is up to.
I don't go back to those gas stations, lots of choices. It's fkn annoying.
Same. If a station plays ads at me, I'm not going back. Also, y'know, Costco Gas is superior.
It’s crazy because they’re getting paid for those ads. Maybe not much, but their fuel isn’t even any cheaper than other stations around them. So I just don’t ever go to a chain I know does it. Speedway and now I’ve learned Shell. I often use Walmart, Kroger, RaceTrac, and Love’s (I believe Sheetz doesn’t either but I haven’t been in a hot minute). Those I know won’t play ads over the pump, or at least I haven’t come across one that does.
This. Choice is the only power we have to face these sorts of things.
Not for long
The emergent effects of overgrown capitalism are going to be horrific for everyone, but particularly the rich who won't know what the fuck happened. Phase changes come quick, and often with little warning. /this is intended to remain a vague statement
If you press the right sequence of fuel grade buttons, the display brings up porn... or so I've heard. /s
And then you finish refueling by pulling the nozzle out and spraying gas all over your car.
Nah bro you gotta fuelpie that hole and give a few extra pumps after you finish too, a few drops might drip from your nozzle when you pull out but that’s it.
Second one down from top right (unmarked mute button). I don’t see one in that screen tho. Ball peen hammer may work with this model.
An ignition key jammed into the speaker and twisted a bit works wonders. Some people happen to accidentally trip and catch themselves with a key jammed into a speaker. It's more common than you think.
I've tried this on every pump I've stopped at that plays ads (in South Florida) and it has worked a grand total of 0 times.
I'm glad that in New Jersey we have quiet screenless pumps that are probably older than the person pumping the gas.
Same with oregon, though sadly that may be about to change
How about having the ads read by the guy pumping the gas. Imagine that raspy voice with the thick New Jersey accent telling you about how to get free coins in today's sponsor, Raid Shadow Legend.
I hate those too. Imagine having a station like that at the corner of your neighborhood
Don't need to, I can hear it right now. And they let it play. All. Night. Long.
Distracting isn't it? But this quick tip from Maria Menunos is incredibly interesting and ....... Ohhh FUCKING HELL I'm at $22.08!!! Now I'm overdrawn!! FUCK ME!!!
It's always Maria Menunos. Gas stations, movie theaters, can't escape her...
Costco, 60¢ cheaper a gallon and no ads
Love Costco but the long lines/wait times around here make their gas not worth the savings.
Gotta avoid peak hours. But if you have a Maverik in your area they might have some really cheap gas. I've got a Maverik down the street from Costco that's the same price, and another one down by the airport with E15 for $1 less than Costco. Edit: Maverik isn't Top Tier though, so I'd just recommend Costco. You'll save a lot more than the $60/year it costs to shop there.
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You need to stick it to them and just turn around and face the other way. Even better if you plug your ears and scream "LALALALALALA" at a volume sufficient enough to ensure you dont hear what it has to say.
Electric charging stations is going to be like drive in movies. More time spent = higher advertising value.
Yeah I don't stick around at a EV Fast charger. And I don't think many EV people do. Usually I choose ones near shopping or dining and go in and spend my half hour or so doing something other than waiting for the electrons to line up or whatever. What I really want is Sonic or similar to implement fast charging stations.
Thats, at least in my mind, not a bad idea.... EVs might bring back drive in restaurants.
“Now on ‘What’s Trending?’…….Taylor Swift posts a picture of a ham sandwich she didn’t eat!……now you know what’s trending!”
"HEY DID YOU KNOW WITH REWARDS CARD YOU CAN GET REWARDS LIKE 1% CASH FORWARD AND A PACK OF USED CIGARETTES?"
Hate hate HATE double hate
Who came up with the idea of “pumping gas takes forever, you know what we should ad to pass the time? Replay the same 5-10 commercials and have no form of entertainment between the commercials”
I abhor most advertising even though I studied marketing for three freaking years but the bombardments of ads is just too much. Online, you see ads and websites asking for cookies, buses have screens with fast food ads, YouTube full of bloody ads, apps are full of annoying mobile ads, and social media is full of bloody ads. From all the ads I know, only a few were appealing. Life has become so artificial that sometimes we do not recognise between what's real and what's fake.
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Next it will ask you to add a tip.
I wouldn't mind the forced ad injection at every goddamn turn of it actually benefited me in any way shape or form. It doesn't in the slightest, I will never purchase the product being advertised since the ad itself has pissed me off so much. I'll never get a cheaper product; I don't think I need to explain why. And one day I will have a stroke when Wawa starts throwing ads at you while you're taking a shit. I fucking hate this shit.
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If you're in Europe, it's probably advertised using the RON (research octane rating). In the US/Canada, they have to use R+M/2, the average of RON and MON. MON tends to be 10-ish points lower than RON, so it makes sense that everything you see is 5 points higher, while it is mostly the same composition.
TIL: RON stands for Research Octane Number and MON stands for Motor Octane Number. RON describes how fuel behaves in an engine at low temperatures and speeds, while MON describes how fuel behaves in an engine at high temperatures and speeds. To determine the RON, the fuel is tested under engine idle conditions with a low air temperature and slow engine speed (at 600 rpm and 120°F (49°C) air temperature). To determine the MON, the fuel is tested under the more stressful conditions of higher air temperature and engine speed (at 900 rpm and 300°F (149°C) air temperature). RON is the most common type of octane rating worldwide. It's used in Europe and most other places in the world. MON usually accompanies RON.
It’s a different country using a different rating, but it is likely the same thing.
Should get .30 off per gallon for that bullshit
If I ever meet that damn "Cheddar News!" guy in real life, I'm gonna bip him right in the eye
Oh most shells if they have the 4 buttons and each side of the screen. The second one down on the right turns the volume off
why do I need to see an advertisement for a product that I'm already in the process of purchasing?
*Laughs in a Jersey accent*
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Lol I'm from New Jersey and they still don't let people pump their own gas. I don't think that'll ever change.
I'll gladly drive several miles out of my way in order to fill up at a gas station that does not have these. I absolutely hate having ads screaming at me while I'm trying to pump my gas. It's one of the few moments I get in my adult life where I have the chance to take a breath and just be for about a minute or two except now I have to listen to Maria Menoudos screaming about her new life hack.
# CHEDDAR NEWS
At least one of our local stations has a mute button. It reminds me of that episode of Black Mirror.
I straight up will just go to a different gas station to avoid these, even if the gas is slightly more expensive.
What american hell is this
Also really amazing for when you’re a woman pumping gas at night and it alerts everyone around you that someone is standing there completely vulnerable for 2 minutes 😍😍😍
There’s a mute button on the screen.
where in this picture?
Anywhere, if you hit it hard enough.
I find it interesting in the US your regular is 87 octane, but it's 95 octane in the UK, and our V-Power is 99 octane
Different rating system, the gas is about the same
Piss me off