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I’m from a US state where we don’t pump our own gas. Since I don’t pump my own gas regularly - only when I’m out of state - I’m not exactly sure when this happened, but all gas pumps seem to play ads now while the pump runs. At least the states adjacent to mine. Like can I not even pump gas in peace? Stop trying to manipulate my purchasing decisions 24/7.

Edit: ok I get it, there’s a mute button. I appreciate the tip, but people are already reporting that it only sometimes works. Knowing there a mute button that sometimes functions doesn’t make me less infuriated

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[–] viking@infosec.pub 17 points 1 day ago

There's one near my house, and it has no mute button whatsoever. No buttons at all, in fact. You tap your card to the reader, then lift the pump of whichever variety you need, and that moment the ads start. With sound on full blast as well.

I've left a negative google review and make sure to update it monthly so that it stays on top, and drive to another station quite a bit further off just to avoid this crapshoot.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’m from a US state where we don’t pump our own gas.

New Jersey or Oregon?

[–] wavebeam@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Oregon can pump their own gas now. it's the worst and i hate it.

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

Grab a screwdriver and stab the shit out of the speaker, that shuts them up fairly reliably.

But in all seriousness I refuse to go to a gas station with ads on the pumps because fuck that shit. Old gas stations are the way to go (for now).

[–] marzhall@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Do me a favor, when you've got a minute, go by a Wawa and grab an Italian hoagie and enjoy it for me? I miss them every day, man. Gas pump ads, shitty gas station hoagies, it's rough movin across the Sheetz/Wawa line

Oh man, do I miss Sheetz and Wawa, especially the fried Mac n cheese, pretzel bun sandwiches, and Hoagie Fest.

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I will buy 2 and pour one out for you

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They have even been removing the mute where I’m at

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 47 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I never see ads when pumping gas because all the gas stations that have ads that play on their pumps have been ~~vandalized~~ improved so the screens don't work lol

[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 27 points 2 days ago

Lol, imagine thinking you're allowed a momentary reprieve from advertising in this hellscape of a world we've built.

[–] obsidianfoxxy7870@lemmy.blahaj.zone 135 points 3 days ago (5 children)

I HATE this if I am PAYING for a product then I shouldn't get a god damn ad.

[–] joyjoy@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 days ago

Paying customers/additional ad revenue

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 41 points 3 days ago

Look at this pedon thinking that he is entitled to dignity

Cute

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[–] ggiesen@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 days ago

Almost two decades ago, I worked at a network service provider who had as a customer a company that provided the technology for serving those gas pump ads.

At each gas station they had a VSAT, a router and of course the digital signage boxes on each pump.

They fed the ads to thousands of pumps via a single T1 to HughesNet in Atlanta. They'd multicast the ads, and have a local cache at each pump that would receive the stream, cache it and serve it.

It was one of the most elegant setups I've ever seen, and should serve as a case study in multicast for efficient bandwidth utilization across an expensive data transmission medium.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

One of the unlabeled buttons on the side of the screen should mute it. Whenever I find it, I'll take a pen or sharpie and mark which one is the mute button for future people who don't want to be subjected to that shit.

[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 17 points 2 days ago

They will just disable the mute buttons. It happens around here all the time, marking them accelerates it.

I now avoid any gas station with immutable ads. But if I am in a pinch. The longest sharpest key on your key ring can slide right in and puncture the speaker, thus solving the issue more permanently.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The 2nd button down on the right side of the screen mutes it. I always hit it when pumping gas.

[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

We shouldn’t have to OPT OUT of being assaulted. I’m bringing matches.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've seen a couple where someone had torn out the speaker with a pen, car key, etc

[–] shai_hulud@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

A well placed sticker does the trick.

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This doesn't always work. Every gas station I've been to in North Carolina appears to have this feature disabled.

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[–] voodooattack@lemmy.world 43 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The entire US is a lesson on the consequences of barely-regulated rampant capitalism.

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[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 59 points 3 days ago (5 children)

So, most pump POS used to have a labeled or unlabeled mute button. That has become rare.

So far, I've been able to kick all of them into a diagnostic/trouble menu by pressing pairs of keys on each side of the monitor in sequence from the top.

Some of them have a timeout on this screen, but the counter resets when you hit a key.

Passwords can be entered from the keypad, with ok/enter also working. I bet the passwords are the manufacturer default, probably a 5-7 digit number. I was able to find partial training manuals and setup docs from one of the POS vendors but I didn't find a default password or deeper technical docs for the one brand I looked into.

Fucking ads in my face fucking piss me off.

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[–] BMW_stick@lemmy.world 85 points 3 days ago (3 children)

You sound tired. You should try Lipton 'pick me up' teabags. A refreshing way to soothe the soul. Available now at most retailers. /s

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[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm from Washington and occasionally drive in Oregon, which is one of those states.

  1. welcome to like ten years ago?

  2. yes it's awful. Everything is awful.

  3. you can mute them or turn down their volumes. The buttons are there so you can press them.

  4. if it's not on the pump: yeah that's truly evil.

  5. late stage capitalism, in some cases, is still capitalism. You could tell the station worker or owner you don't like that and it's bad. But good luck with them not spitting in your face in return.

  6. do you live under a rock? Are you so isolated somehow that the GAS STATION is your only exposure to this bullshit? Tell me your secrets, I need that level of peace in my life.

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

I kinda set a no ads tolerance policy for myself. I pay for some services (e.g. $5/month for Nebula, I donate monthly to Lemmy, etc). YouTube is the main area where ads tend to creep in since iOS doesn’t have an ad blocker for YT. My goal was to totally ditch YouTube for Nebula, but they are missing some creators I like.

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[–] Corn@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 days ago

Protip: moving to a place where it takes effort to understand the language turns ads into a dadaist experience.

[–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 68 points 3 days ago (8 children)

Ads are like a gas (the physics kind). They expand to take up all available space.

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[–] MikeyU@lemmy.today 26 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I could almost stomach the ads if they weren't blasted at max volume; it's like being assaulted at the pump. I feel sorry for anyone who lives in proximity of those stations and have to hear this crap at all hours.

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[–] muusemuuse@lemm.ee 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Get an EV. Charge at home. Watch YouTube ads while you wait.

[–] Global_Liberty@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

Used electric cars are some of the cheapest you can buy with the lowest total cost of ownership. If you have to drive, at least spare yourself the awful experience, cost, and pollution of gas stations.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

What are YouTube ads?

Signed, an AndroidUser

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[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'd say this is a point for electric cars, but it's only a matter of time until those start playing ads... And you're gonna be there for 10-30 minutes....

[–] GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They're already putting in ads on the dash screen in Jeeps... I'd imagine electric cars (well, teslas, anyway) are going to start getting grumpy that radio stations and spotify get so much 'free' ear time, and start putting in their own ads in the speakers that will play when they feel like it.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

I'm scared because I have a huge iPad for a center console.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 37 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (9 children)

I’m from a US state where we don’t pump our own gas.

You can just say New Jersey. After Oregon lifted its ban in 2023, it's the only one left!

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Is this a euphemism for farting?

[–] psoul@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Second button from the top on the right will mute the ad.

[–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This works on most I've encountered, but not all. New gas station near me built less than 2 years ago has no mute button, and the ads play 24/7 whether someone is there or not. If you are pumping gas late at night with nobody else around you get to hear 10 pumps all blaring ads to nobody and each milliseconds out of sync. It's totally fucked.

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So will sticking a needle into the speaker.

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Typically the button on the right, second from the top mutes. It depends on the model, but it works on some.

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