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That's why I love the pumps at Costco. They can extend so it doesn't matter if you have left or right, they can reach it.

mark-r 10y ago
A friend noticed that people would pull up to the wrong side of the Costco pump, even if there was an open position on the more natural side. He was never able to figure out why someone would do that.
- Declanomous 10y ago
  They want to open their door all the way, but they don't want to ding their door against the bollards/island protecting the pump from crappy drivers?
- Johnny555 10y ago
  Maybe because they can't remember which side their wife's car fuel filler is on and know it doesn't matter at Costco (and they don't know about the arrow on the fuel gauge trick)
kalleboo 10y ago
You also have the stations in dense cities in Japan where the pumps hang down from above (they're all full-service though I think) https://inthebentobox.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/tp4-6-gas-station1.jpg https://inthebentobox.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/tp4-6-gas-...
Trundle 10y ago
Every petrol station I use has hoses that pull out enough to reach the other side. I didn't realise there were places that weren't like this. People still queue up for 'their' side resulting in the occasional free cut to the front for me.
mathw 10y ago
Almost every pump I've ever used in the UK can reach to the far side of my car, so I don't even think about which side to go anymore. Lots of people do though, and many petrol stations have big signs to try to educate people that the hose will reach if your filler cap is on the other side of the car. Of course, if you're driving a big van that's not going to work out (and lorries have their own pumps and their own problems), but most cars is fine.
- to3m 10y ago
  The Costco near me is the first petrol station I've been to in a long time that doesn't do this!
- gambiting 10y ago
  I see people doing this in UK and I don't understand - aren't you worried about scratching the paint? I'd rather reverse in front of the pump so I'm on the correct side than run the hose over my car if it had to rest on the bodywork.
  - gcoleman 10y ago
    I do it all the time and it's never scratched the paint of my (admittedly small) car. It makes it much more efficient to just drive up to any spare pump without worrying about the side.
  - WildGreenLeave 10y ago
    You can just hold the hose and keep it of your car? It isn't too heavy so I don't see why this isn't an option. I've done it myself a couple of times in foreign countries where there are only 1 or 2 pumps, never had to do it in my own country.

mark-r 10y ago

A friend noticed that people would pull up to the wrong side of the Costco pump, even if there was an open position on the more natural side. He was never able to figure out why someone would do that.

Declanomous 10y ago
They want to open their door all the way, but they don't want to ding their door against the bollards/island protecting the pump from crappy drivers?
Johnny555 10y ago
Maybe because they can't remember which side their wife's car fuel filler is on and know it doesn't matter at Costco (and they don't know about the arrow on the fuel gauge trick)

kalleboo 10y ago

You also have the stations in dense cities in Japan where the pumps hang down from above (they're all full-service though I think) https://inthebentobox.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/tp4-6-gas-station1.jpg https://inthebentobox.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/tp4-6-gas-...

Trundle 10y ago

Every petrol station I use has hoses that pull out enough to reach the other side. I didn't realise there were places that weren't like this. People still queue up for 'their' side resulting in the occasional free cut to the front for me.

mathw 10y ago

Almost every pump I've ever used in the UK can reach to the far side of my car, so I don't even think about which side to go anymore. Lots of people do though, and many petrol stations have big signs to try to educate people that the hose will reach if your filler cap is on the other side of the car. Of course, if you're driving a big van that's not going to work out (and lorries have their own pumps and their own problems), but most cars is fine.

to3m 10y ago
The Costco near me is the first petrol station I've been to in a long time that doesn't do this!
gambiting 10y ago
I see people doing this in UK and I don't understand - aren't you worried about scratching the paint? I'd rather reverse in front of the pump so I'm on the correct side than run the hose over my car if it had to rest on the bodywork.
- gcoleman 10y ago
  I do it all the time and it's never scratched the paint of my (admittedly small) car. It makes it much more efficient to just drive up to any spare pump without worrying about the side.
- WildGreenLeave 10y ago
  You can just hold the hose and keep it of your car? It isn't too heavy so I don't see why this isn't an option. I've done it myself a couple of times in foreign countries where there are only 1 or 2 pumps, never had to do it in my own country.