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Idk if this is the right instance for this, but how fucking tired of these forced ads at gas pumps is everyone else?

I'm paying 4 bucks a gallon to have you shove advertising down my throat like an erect cock?

What the actual fuck

Anyone have any good ad blocking practices for this?

I've seen duct or painters tape covering the speakers...

You can press a button next to the screen to mute it, but this doesn't work at all gas stations. (Usually its the 2nd from the top on the right side)

I guess its just time to gettoblast music every time I pump gas like back when I was 19....

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

I bought an EV. Now the only time I have to go to a gas station now is to fuel my company car. Yea. I fucking hate ads.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Thankfully only one near me does this and I've never gone back once I saw they had these installed. This is really the only way we're ever going to see these practices phased out. Corporations don't take anything seriously until it affects the bottom line. Just look at climate change.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

I think getting this practice phased out would require a sustained social media campaign. Otherwise the MBAs just see mysterious fluctuations on their charts, and they'll make up some vaguely-political theories about Millenials.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Strange things are in the US. The only good adblocker which ocurres me for this

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (45 children)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

I don't think I have ever been to a gas station with ads obnoxious enough to notice. If I start noticing them (ie extremely loud) I stop getting my gas there.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Not only are they stupidly repetitive, they are loud. They do make me look for other stations. I've found I can mess with them sometimes using the home button, it can pause the marketing BS for a good minute.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

you can get fuel delivered to your house, install a few tanks, or straight to your vehicle

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Every station I have gone to with them has had the mute button labeled or at least functional. If they didn't, I would never return.

The only time they are useful is when they offer a coupon for something I was already going to buy, but that happens so infrequently I'd rather have my attention back.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

good ad blocking practice = buy a bicycle

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Jokes on them, I start the pump and walk inside to get a drink/snack. By the time I get back I'm done pumping.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Never knew this was a thing, that better not come over here.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm hoping this will never be the practice in Germany! We're using these gas pumps with LC Displays from the 80's so there can't be apps with ads on a screen. Also known as "German Digitization". (A buzz word for modern technology /sarc)

Please don't tell it to European oil concerns to update their gas pumps. Shhhhh 🤫I want to have it without ads 'til I'm to old to use a gas pump.

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