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Gas station “television” must cease to be a thing.
by S_A_P 9y ago
Gas station “television” must cease to be a thing.
- wildrhythms 9y agoGas station TV is somehow worse. You're forced to stand in that spot so they blast that spot with ads, entertainment "news", and other garbage that I didn't ask for and usually with no easy way mute or decline (do pumps usually have a mute button that I'm just not seeing?) I'm just here for the dinosaur juice yall
- ThinkingGuy 9y agoOn at least some gas pumps, pushing the button on the upper right will mute the sound (the video still plays). I just heard about this a few weeks ago, and tried it at a Chevron station near my house. I can confirm that it works!
- ewhanley 9y agoI remember the first iteration of these pumps that I saw did have a mute bottom. Unsurprisingly, on an otherwise pristine pump, the mute button tended to to be severely worn presumably from frequency of use and/or forceful pressing. The station never took a hint, and the screens still blare their ads only with broken mute buttons.
- krrrh 9y agoAfter my last driving trip to the states i resolved to always carry a roll of duct tape in the car. The speaker holes are small and mute considerably while covered. It’s a small contribution we can all make to a better world.
- camtarn 9y agoThis is a thing?! Thankfully it has not yet reached the UK. ...ewwwwww.
- tarboreus 9y agoIt'll get there. It's not like you're above it. Probably won't happen on the continent, though.
- camtarn 9y agoYeah, indeed. My 'ew' was more an instinctual and physical shudder at the as-yet-unimagined horrors in my future than a value judgement.
- khedoros1 9y agoI can think of two gas stations nearby with that. I've started avoiding them since they installed the screens.
- ThrustVectoring 9y agoI went to one where it was broken and just repeated something like "Welcome to Gas Station TV! Follow us on facebook, twitter, instagram" on loop. JFC.