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Fuck ads at the gas pump (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by Ginger666@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Ginger666@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If only I had 80 grand lying around for a tesla...

[–] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Tesla is a shit EV. There are other options. I've seen more and more Rivian's in my area lately.

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[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

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@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

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

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] filister@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

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

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[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

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

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