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> Do you close your eyes walking around town any time you go by a store front, you see a roadside ad Actually, yes. Specifically the video screens that some g

> Do you close your eyes walking around town any time you go by a store front, you see a roadside ad Actually, yes. Specifically the video screens that some gas pumps have. If it start's spamming me while I'm pumping gas, I literally cover my ears and walk about 10 feet away until I can't hear the ad anymore (you are not supposed to walk way when pumping gas, it's unsafe!). I'll then mentally take note that this is a gas station to avoid and never shop there again. One interesting thing I have noticed, ads that existed when I was a kid (billboards, magazine ads, commercials on an actual TV) don't bother me the way new tech ads do: on websites, gas pumps, and especially YouTube ads. If i'm watching Youtube on a laptop I will always mute the volume and focus on just the bottom right corner, waiting for "skip ad" to appear. I absolutely F*cking hate YouTube ads on a computer. If I'm watching YouTube on a large TV via Roku, they don't bother me nearly as much and sometimes I even watch them. Maybe it's just things that used to be ad-free and now aren't....

coldpie 4y ago
Those often have a Mute button!! It's always unlabeled, but the upper-right (or second-down-from-upper-right) button is usually Mute. If not those, then one of the others probably is. If you have a sharpie on you, label it for the next poor soul that has to use that pump.
- RunSet 4y ago
  If they don't have a mute button you can implement the functionality by using ordinary chewing gum to block the speakers.
nocman 4y ago
Another way to avoid the ads yelling at you while you are trying to pump gas is to tap on the "Weather" or "Traffic" tabs on many gas pump interfaces. I don't know how common it is elsewhere, but the stations I use that have at-the-pump advertising all have those features (and doing so on those pumps silences the audio at the pump). [edited to mention the audio being silenced when the weather or traffic tab is selected]
potta_coffee 4y ago
I'm in the same camp regarding gas pump ads. I actively avoid gas stations that have them. In particular, I have sensory issues and the volume is always much too loud. I wonder why I can't pump fucking gas in peace without some speaker blaring in my face.

coldpie 4y ago

Those often have a Mute button!! It's always unlabeled, but the upper-right (or second-down-from-upper-right) button is usually Mute. If not those, then one of the others probably is. If you have a sharpie on you, label it for the next poor soul that has to use that pump.

RunSet 4y ago
If they don't have a mute button you can implement the functionality by using ordinary chewing gum to block the speakers.

nocman 4y ago

Another way to avoid the ads yelling at you while you are trying to pump gas is to tap on the "Weather" or "Traffic" tabs on many gas pump interfaces. I don't know how common it is elsewhere, but the stations I use that have at-the-pump advertising all have those features (and doing so on those pumps silences the audio at the pump). [edited to mention the audio being silenced when the weather or traffic tab is selected]

potta_coffee 4y ago

I'm in the same camp regarding gas pump ads. I actively avoid gas stations that have them. In particular, I have sensory issues and the volume is always much too loud. I wonder why I can't pump fucking gas in peace without some speaker blaring in my face.