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....

dan1101 ,
@dan1101@lemm.ee avatar

If the mute button doesn't work I just go to other stations next time. Some of the gas stations around here have gotten rid of the ads.

snooggums ,
@snooggums@midwest.social avatar

The ones I frequent have silenced the ads or gotten rid of them altogether.

Seems like they are still loud and shitty in more rural areas where there is less choice that I've been to in the last couple of years.

Crackhappy ,
@Crackhappy@lemmy.world avatar

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

Addition1291 ,

Why do companies even buy ads in this space? There's so many spots in our society where ads are just being injected to play for nobody. At what point do they figure out that it's not worth the return on investment to put ads in those spots?

possiblylinux127 ,
@possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip avatar

It is pennies for them

Mostly_Gristle ,

I wish advertisers would realize that forcing me to watch their ad against my will makes me actively hostile against their brand and/or product. If I remember their brand name from an intrusive ad I will not only not buy their products, I will go out of my way to give my money to their competitors.

Thorny_Insight ,

Advertising is among the most studied psychological phenomenoms in the world. It's not so much about getting you to buy their product but more about you remembering the brand. Ads work. That why they're everywhere.

Sure I can name several brands that I'm not buying from either because of their ads.. ..but I remember the brands.

micka190 ,

Whenever someone brings this up, someone also brings up the fact that ads are proven to work in general not on everyone. So I guess it's my turn today.

jkrtn ,

Yes, but in the context of whether or not to be scumbags about the gas pump they only care about the aggregate behavior. "I wish they would realize I make a mental note to never buy," they do, tho. They don't care because it convinces two or more other people to buy. Ads will continue getting worse because none of us will do collective action about it.

ProfessorProteus ,
@ProfessorProteus@lemmy.world avatar

I've also cone to realize that this is the real purpose of ads.

Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world, you have the right idea, but the other key thing you should remember is to never talk about the corps to anyone, even if you're dragging their name through the mud. "No such thing as bad press," as they say.

It's good to denounce the practice, but it seems naming and shaming specific companies just doesn't work anymore at this stage.

Mycatiskai ,

I likely wouldn't buy a diamond ring but I most certainly not buy one from a certain diamond store that has fucking annoying ads. They know who they are and if you are in Lower Mainland of BC, you know who I'm talking about. They can blow and choke on a red hot cock shaped metal rod. I'm glad I moved so far north that I won't get any ads for them ever again.

NoIWontPickAName ,

Diamonds are scammed by Debeers anyway

Kultronx ,
@Kultronx@lemmygrad.ml avatar

good ad blocking practice = buy a bicycle

Thorny_Insight ,

I have two but I'm still seeing ads everywhere.

Whayle ,
@Whayle@kbin.social avatar

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.

some_guy ,

Late-stage capitalism means this bullshit will keep creeping into every facet of life. I hate it.

b000rg ,

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.

Rolando ,

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.

eltrain123 ,

Get an EV and you’ll never have to go to a gas station again. None of the chargers I’ve seen have ads on them.

rickyrigatoni ,
@rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee avatar

All of the chargers I've seen have ads on them.

ThePantser ,
@ThePantser@lemmy.world avatar

Maybe public ones but the good thing about electric is you plug in and either walk away or sit in your car you don't need to be outside near the pump to charge.

ElJefe ,

Watch them start making chargers that hook up to your infotainment system and run ads all the way through your charging session.

Edit: period.

lukecooperatus ,

I don't even have an EV and I have to see the ads on the chargers because they're in front of the store I'm walking into. So far, I've only noticed that at grocery stores, but it's annoying.

Rolando ,

Still early in the enshittification cycle. It'll happen eventually.

NewtonPulsifer ,

Volta has level2 free chargers in some of the grocery stores in my area. Pretty big screens. I don't pay attention to them when I'm charging while shopping.

mp3 ,
@mp3@lemmy.ca avatar

They target the most common denominator. Once EVs are everywhere, look at the chargers getting filled with ads.

jballs ,
@jballs@sh.itjust.works avatar

Maybe, but I don't think it's worth it. With a gas car, you stand idle at the pump for a few minutes making sure that nothing bursts into flames or gas doesn't overflow. Charging an EV isn't like that. They've got about 5 seconds of your time at the most.

mp3 ,
@mp3@lemmy.ca avatar

Fast charging is constantly improving though, I wouldn't be surprised if we reach a point where EV charging improves to a point where it takes roughly the same time as charging an ICE vehicle in the 2030s.

https://driving.ca/auto-news/technology-news/toyota-says-ev-batteries-will-charge-to-near-full-in-10-minutes-by-2027

jballs ,
@jballs@sh.itjust.works avatar

Lol that would be the ultimate first world problem. Charging so fast it makes more sense to stand at the plug than go into the store to pee.

zurohki ,

Well, Toyota's claims about batteries are intended to convince people not to buy EVs yet. They're going to be SO much better real soon now so just buy another Toyota gas car and think about EVs next time.

It's just another flavour of the anti-EV FUD Toyota has been spewing for a decade now. They're also saying that hydrogen is the future and that gas will always be 70%+ of the car market, so you have your choice of anti-EV FUD. Consistency doesn't matter when you're running a disinformation campaign.

possiblylinux127 ,
@possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip avatar

Not great for privacy or freedom though

aberrate_junior_beatnik ,

I avoid gas stations that have ads. There's a chain where I live that doesn't do them, so they get all my business.

BillDaCatt ,

I do this too. Speedway and Shell play video ads on their pumps with no obvious mute options. I don't buy gas there.

henfredemars ,

I wish I could do this. There are none left in my area and I’m not drilling and refining my own gas.

eager_eagle ,
@eager_eagle@lemmy.world avatar

good time to switch to organic, gluten-free, vegan, open source, self-hosted and family-grown biomass fuel

possiblylinux127 ,
@possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip avatar

Its always the one gas station that is a little run down and is the common place for violent crime

neidu2 ,

I never saw these before I visited the US. While tanking somewhere in eastern Texas, on my way from Houston to a tiny town south of New Orleans.

My "fix" was waiting in the car with bluetooth buds in, while the pump did its thing. Holy hell those were annoying.

Vanth ,
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The next step is having to wait for the ad to complete before the gas will pump. "Premium" gas station membership for a fee will provide an ad-free experience, for now, but eventually it will come with ads too.

uberdroog ,
@uberdroog@lemmy.world avatar

I am pretty sure this already happened to me. Had to wait before prompted to enter payment. :(

Frozengyro ,

The one thing that would push people to electric. At least then you can charge at home and avoid gas stations.

Steve ,

Discounted electric rates on your ad-supported charging plug…

refurbishedrefurbisher ,

Don't worry; they'll just start playing ads in the car itself before you are able to shift gears to drive.

Rolando ,

One time I put in my card, but the pump couldn't show me an ad because it crashed. My card was stuck in the pump. The guys inside tried resetting the pump but that didn't work, so they said it'd be a week before someone came around to fix it. I had to cancel the card and get a new number. All because I couldn't watch the ads.

pdxfed ,

I hope you paid them for the lost ad revenue you caused them to suffer.

4am ,

I’ve never seen a pump that took a card inside it like an ATM; did you mean the transaction was stuck or the physical card?

colforge ,

I’ve been to many a pump that instructs you to insert and leave your card, then ‘latches’ onto the card once you’ve inserted it, locking it into place until the authorization for the transaction is complete. I’ve seen them in Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana.

refurbishedrefurbisher ,

I've seen a lot of those. The card gets physically stuck until the machine decides that the payment is completed.

Baku ,
@Baku@aussie.zone avatar

I've never seen one in Australia. We don't really prepay for petrol here. Some servos in the dodgiest suburbs do make you between certain hours, but I've never seen one that makes everybody always prepay or one that actually takes your card. Most of the time you'd go inside to prepay anyways, but on the few pumps I've seen that do have card payments on the physical pump it's either tap or swipe, no insert, and no holding cards hostage

Quexotic ,

Pliers woulda worked (from experience).
I always keep a pair handy for this and other more practical reasons.

Steve ,

Stahp

TheOneAndOnly ,

Shhhh! Don't give them fucking ideas!

Semi_Hemi_Demigod ,
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And then once enough people buy the premium membership they'll start putting ads on those, too.

Godnroc ,

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.

maniclucky ,

The ones near me don't, but it's still there. Just push buttons till it's quiet. For mine, it's the fourth button.

brap ,

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

GrappleHat ,
@GrappleHat@lemmy.ml avatar

This drives me nuts too. Who the hell decided to do this? I avoid the stations with ads.

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