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11-02-2012, 03:24 PM
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Don't get scammed at the pumps!
... Here in canada I pump 10 litres and the pump should read what the gas sign reads with the decimal point over one place. if gas is $1.20 then ten litres should cost $12.00 ect..... good thing to watch
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11-02-2012, 04:15 PM
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Location: Vista Ca.
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
Was filling my truck and when full the dollar amount kept going, I thought I was seeing things so I pulled the trigger again and the dollar amount started going again with no fuel being dispensed. I went back inside and after a heated argument [ and two potential customers walking out the door ] I was given $3.00 back. BEWARE, it is happening all over.
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11-02-2012, 04:52 PM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
how do you know??
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11-02-2012, 06:52 PM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71  Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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11-02-2012, 07:49 PM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
Missouri has trucks thru the dept of agriculture that goes around to the pumps on very regular basis and checks the pumps and cerifies them.
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11-02-2012, 08:50 PM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
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11-02-2012, 09:00 PM
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Location: Farmville, Va
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
here in Virginia they check the weights and measures every 2 years but there is so much money to make and so small fines if you get caught.
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11-02-2012, 10:50 PM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
WOW 2.94 a Gal. I wish. we`re almost $4 a gal in New York, 4.27 for premium.
The 4 cents your lossing is the hose filling up with fuel, which you empty by holding the nozzle open after the pump turned off.
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11-02-2012, 10:53 PM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
The bigger problem we have here is stations charging you credit prices when you pay cash, its easy not to notice unless your aware it happens.
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11-03-2012, 06:25 AM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
LOL, makes more sense.
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11-03-2012, 06:43 AM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
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11-03-2012, 10:40 AM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
Legitimate or not, scam or not, I can't see myself going into the station and confronting the manager over four cents.
Just my 2 cents... 
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11-03-2012, 12:29 PM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
We use gift card for gas. We buy them from our kids school to raise money for the school and reduce tuition.
When we use them at the pump, the pump stops when the card is used up, but sometimes it will stop 15 - 25 cents short of the amount remaining on the card. You can then manually pump to the last cent. So , if you use gift cards at the pump, make sure to manually squeeze out the last few cents from those cards before tossing them. |
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11-03-2012, 01:20 PM
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Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
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11-03-2012, 03:29 PM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
every time you drive up to a gas pump you are gettin scammed no way around it except walkin
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11-03-2012, 04:21 PM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
I tried using a horse, but it kicked me every time I tried to refill the tank......
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11-03-2012, 04:49 PM
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
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Look closer at the price on the sign. If you see the price posted as, for example; $3.50 it's actually $3.509 if you'll look closely at the sign again. Something that started way back when gas was 20 CENTS a gallon as a marketing tool to fool the consumer into thinking the price was 20c but if you looked close there was a 9/10 after the 20. Just like when you buy something at Wal-Mart for $4.99, it sounds a lot cheaper than $5.00
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11-03-2012, 07:44 PM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
Just bought gas here in SC. $2.98!
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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11-03-2012, 08:18 PM
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Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Greenville, SC
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
Just filled up the wife's mustang... 2.95 at the palms on 29!
I normally don't pay attention anymore. I just fill up the work truck a few times a week... I don't even pay attention to the total, it goes on a company card.
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Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! |
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11-04-2012, 11:59 AM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
The great state of California is pulling the biggest scam of all on everyone who lives here - gas is $4.50 a gallon.
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11-04-2012, 04:41 PM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
I've noticed it going down also, I've been telling my wife all summer when it was so high that it would go down DRASTICALLY the first week of November. Watch for it to start rising again Wednesday or Thursday.
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11-04-2012, 05:36 PM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
And the increase will be blamed on the east coast disaster.
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11-04-2012, 09:22 PM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
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11-05-2012, 01:37 PM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
hey everybody try this>
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11-05-2012, 04:19 PM
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Re: Don't get scammed at the pumps!
^ more fun, way less efficient
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