I’m from a US state where we don’t pump our own gas. Since I don’t pump my own gas regularly - only when I’m out of state - I’m not exactly sure when this happened, but all gas pumps seem to play ads now while the pump runs. At least the states adjacent to mine. Like can I not even pump gas in peace? Stop trying to manipulate my purchasing decisions 24/7.

Edit: ok I get it, there’s a mute button. I appreciate the tip, but people are already reporting that it only sometimes works. Knowing there’s a mute button that sometimes functions doesn’t make me less infuriated

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[–] 36 points 1 year ago (20 children)

One of the side buttons mutes it. It varies though as far as I know.

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    A lot of them have been updated so that no longer works.

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    I bet a piece of duct tape over the speaker would work. Also, whatever money they are paying the gas stations, they would probably still get that money even if you manually muted the speaker. Really feels like a win win 😀

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Hmm, maybe someone could make some stickers with anti-advertising/anti-capitalist slogans on them for the next person to see specifically for this purpose

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Or even better, “Join Lemmy, it’s like Reddit with no ads”.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    Yep. Most of the time someone has marked it somehow because it's immensely annoying. That being said, there are a few stations that aren't able to be muted, so I intentionally make a point to note whatever is being advertised and never buy it.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    The speakers are often easy to bust by jamming a key through the slots ☺

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Or, you're holding a nozzle that sprays liquid. Just douse the speaker in gasoline.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Ever came across something you really really wanted to buy, but it was "noted"?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    If you absolutely need it, then get it used or other method to where the original manufacturer who paid for the ad doesn't profit, duh.

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