Fifty cents for free air
Okay, somebody explain this to me. The convienence store I frequent used to have this free air machine. A very rare occurance these days. You just pushed a button and the pump would start going. The machine broke and was out of order for several weeks. Now they have a brand new machine that says "Air 50 Cents".
Okay, no big deal. Most places charge for air nowadays, but I noticed the fine print this morning. It reads "For free air see cashier inside."
I'm assuming it's free with a tank of gas or maybe a 10 dollar purchase, so I ask while I'm getting my caffeine.
"What do you have to do to get free air?"
"Just ask us, and we'll turn it on for you."
"No purchase necessary?"
"No, but you can pay the fifty cents if you don't want to ask."
"I'll remember that."
Why would they want to scare off customers with a big '50 cents' sign, when it's still free?
Okay, no big deal. Most places charge for air nowadays, but I noticed the fine print this morning. It reads "For free air see cashier inside."
I'm assuming it's free with a tank of gas or maybe a 10 dollar purchase, so I ask while I'm getting my caffeine.
"What do you have to do to get free air?"
"Just ask us, and we'll turn it on for you."
"No purchase necessary?"
"No, but you can pay the fifty cents if you don't want to ask."
"I'll remember that."
Why would they want to scare off customers with a big '50 cents' sign, when it's still free?
posted by Sylow_P | 7:27 AM
11 Comments:
For the same reason a restaurant will charge you fifty cents more for Blue Cheese salad dressing or the very worst I've encountered: A fifty cent charge on our bill for "cracked pepper" which they asked if I wanted without saying there'd be an extra charge.
So chintzy I never went back again...
Fifty cents for cracked pepper? That is over the top. Unbelievable.
Why would you pay fifty cents for cracked pepper when you can buy a whole pack of Lik-M-Aid for that?!?!?! And you get three flavors!
It's one of those things that just makes complete sense. (sarcasm)
.50cents for air is the dumbest thing i've ever heard.
or an extra buck to substitute chicken for beef. wtf?
Up here in Canada, in addition to free healthcare, we always get free air - we just inhale and there it is. There was, however, a kiosk in the mall that would sell flavoured oxygen - you could sit at a little bar and put a mask on and breathe grape oxygen or any number of other flavours. Does that mean we have two-tiered air system? Free air for the everyone, although you can get better air if you want to pay for it?
(it wasn't till I got to the tank of gas comment that I realized that you were talking about a convienence store attached to a gas station...)
Yeah, I'm talking about free air for your tires. This is not a valve you wanna stick in your mouth.
There was an oxygen bar in the Las Vegas airport. I didn't see any takers...
There was a gas station near me when I was growing that had air for 10 cents, but they only charged until they collected the same amount of dimes that it took to buy the air pumpy machine.
FKAC - damn tootin' - why buy pepper or air when you can get Lik-M-Aid for the same price?
I've seen a charge of one sterling British Pound for a sprinkle of goddamn parmesan on your goddamn pasta. But that pepper story beats all-comers, and makes me want to smash things.
You should turn around, drop your shorts and give THEM a blast of YOUR free air.
Sweet Jesus, nynynyny. What kind of flatulence bearing bung-hole do you take me for?
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