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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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[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Oh yes they tried. The damn thing scared me when that ad started playing. I haven't been back at that station again. Some other stations do have ads playing but those are silent, so I guess they do learn customers don't like the loud ads.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Find the old gas station

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Huh, I guess living in a small town with gas stations that have had the exact same pumps for many decades has its perks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I've only seen these near big cities and major highways.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

They're all over West Virginia which is pretty much nothing but small towns.