Fuck ads at the gas pump

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....

Railing5132 ,

Just tried the "2nd button from the top" on both right and left at Wesco (Michigan) - didn't work.

BigBananaDealer ,
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id take the ads over the 20 questions it asks you before you can even select the fuel grade. and the button barely works so i have to press it 20 times

SlothMama ,

This has been a thing in the States for about 15 years, it's not new. If it's just now becoming a thing where you live, understand that things like Gas TV, or ads for products or fuel additives were around since the late 2000s and early 2010s

RichieRich ,
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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.

the_third ,

Buy a modern electric vehicle. You can charge at home on your own plug.

And then my car started displaying ads for subscription services.

Okay, I took that personally, documented it and filed a complaint with the KBA as this started to become a security issue, can't have the navmap disappear in the middle of a busy intersection. And then that shit stopped again. And as soon as the car is out of warranty, the USB connection to the data modem gets disconnected. I'm lucky enough that that's still a possibility, but if it weren't, 🤷

brap ,

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

SirEDCaLot ,

Opt out entirely. Get an electric car. Your gas pump is your garage and you start every day with a full tank.

krolden ,
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If theres snow on the ground you should take a handful of it and stuff it in the speaker hole. Works great. Or take some hand sanitizer and squirt it in there.

the_third ,

How about a relatively liquid glue injected into the speaker housing? That should solve that permanently.

melpomenesclevage , (edited )

Use a screwdriver. Those speakers are driven from somewhere. There's some way to do maintenance.

sharkfucker420 ,
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filister ,

Damn, paying 4$ for a gallon, here in Europe the gallon is more than 7$.

NoIWontPickAName ,

You just have to start invading countries for their oil.

If you hurry you might be able to get part of Russia before the Ukrainian’s blow up all the refineries

jkrtn ,

You mean your government isn't shoveling money into the already wealthy oil companies' coffers? What are they even investing in, then, human rights? Silly.

Zerush ,

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

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Ooglieguy ,

On the pumps in my area the mute button is usually the second one from the bottom and it may be on either side. I don't care to watch them while I wait for my 40 gallon tank to fill but if I'm just topping off, I don't bother to mute, I wont be there long. I also grew up before skippable ads and watched Over-The-Air TV where you couldn't skip them. That's why there is still a format where an hour long show is actually 44-46 minute and a 30 minute show is around 22 minute runtimes on streaming services. Those commercial breaks were a speed contest to see if you could grab a snack, use the bathroom, or get a cup of coffee before the show came back on.

INHALE_VEGETABLES ,

Headphones. Ez.

qx128 ,

Time to get an EV you can charge at home 😎

Think of this fact the next time people list off all the “downsides” of owning an EV… like never going to the gas station.

SendMePhotos ,

Ads in my EV!

elrik ,

I haven't pumped gas in 3 years and it's glorious.

Crackhappy ,
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Hmmm. I don't pump my own gas here in Oregon so I totally forgot this was a thing.

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