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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] -3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Try keeping thick earmuffs in your car, within quick reach in case the ads start playing.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Is this a thing in Canada yet? Thankfully have never seen it here.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Fuck going to gas pumps, that shits for boomers

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Big city problems. This is why I love living in the sticks

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I don't live in a big city, by any stretch - but I guess it's not the sticks, because we have that shit around here. And not just the busiest gas stations, by the highway. I hate it.

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 7 months ago (10 children)

Second button down on the right side of the screen, press it (up to) 4 times and it mutes that shit

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ohhh maybe it's the multiple presses that are needed

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

stopped working for me like 2 years ago

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I'm just going to leave this here.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

I was really hoping this was for fuel pumps, but the bus stop ads are great, too.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

I bought an EV. Now the only time I have to go to a gas station now is to fuel my company car. Yea. I fucking hate ads.

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

If you're in Europe, perhaps you know it as a petrol ejaculator.

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Imagine paying 4$ a gallon lool Edit: why am i getting downvoted? 4$ is extremely cheap here i europe. A gallon is 4 liters right?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Haha ya, what a sucker! This is why I make my own gas at home.

/s

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

You just have to start invading countries for their oil.

If you hurry you might be able to get part of Russia before the Ukrainian’s blow up all the refineries

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

I have never experienced this. Where do you have ads at gas stations?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

The United States of America.

Most of them anyway.

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