This is one of those American absurdities that thankfully hasn't made its way over to Europe yet, at least to my knowledge. I hope I have an electric car by the point they start introducing these here.

If the mute button doesn't work I just go to other stations next time. Some of the gas stations around here have gotten rid of the ads.

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

Why do companies even buy ads in this space? There's so many spots in our society where ads are just being injected to play for nobody. At what point do they figure out that it's not worth the return on investment to put ads in those spots?

I wish advertisers would realize that forcing me to watch their ad against my will makes me actively hostile against their brand and/or product. If I remember their brand name from an intrusive ad I will not only not buy their products, I will go out of my way to give my money to their competitors.

good ad blocking practice = buy a bicycle

Not only are they stupidly repetitive, they are loud. They do make me look for other stations. I've found I can mess with them sometimes using the home button, it can pause the marketing BS for a good minute.

Late-stage capitalism means this bullshit will keep creeping into every facet of life. I hate it.

Thankfully only one near me does this and I've never gone back once I saw they had these installed. This is really the only way we're ever going to see these practices phased out. Corporations don't take anything seriously until it affects the bottom line. Just look at climate change.

Get an EV and you’ll never have to go to a gas station again. None of the chargers I’ve seen have ads on them.

I avoid gas stations that have ads. There's a chain where I live that doesn't do them, so they get all my business.

I never saw these before I visited the US. While tanking somewhere in eastern Texas, on my way from Houston to a tiny town south of New Orleans.

My "fix" was waiting in the car with bluetooth buds in, while the pump did its thing. Holy hell those were annoying.

Every station I have gone to with them has had the mute button labeled or at least functional. If they didn't, I would never return.

The only time they are useful is when they offer a coupon for something I was already going to buy, but that happens so infrequently I'd rather have my attention back.

Never knew this was a thing, that better not come over here.

This drives me nuts too. Who the hell decided to do this? I avoid the stations with ads.

For the pumps that the mute button doesn't work: carry a small screwdriver, 1/8", flat blade, insert into center of speaker then pull sideways to severe the coil wire.

The ones here, you can't mute. Pisses me off so bad I will refuse to back to a gas station. I have even pulled up seen the ads on another pump and drove off. I'm not a fucking captive! Congrats on losing money greedy fucks!