Same, so I go to the other half. They tend to be the smaller owner-operated ones, so if I go inside to buy something, I mention how much I appreciate the lack of ads and that that’s why I go there.

Start punching the screens.

They change quick.

If it's only half, then you have a choice.

If i have to stop unexpectedly and it's one with ads, I'm putting $5 and bouncing to another one i prefer.

considering how prevalent gas stations are, taking half away still leaves you with quite a few options

Oh my god, that's truly vile

If even people using Lemmy still go to those with ads, I can see how they win in general.

What kind of weird antique car do you daily that can't handle E10 gas?

I mean, let's be honest: the vast majority of people who insist on that don't actually need it; they just think lower emissions are "woke" or some shit like that.

not limited to EVs though

but yes, this is one reason I won't buy a car with tech like that

And I can always replace it. Charging stations are not complicated. And they don’t need connections to the internet to run.

Define "define got water" here because all I recall is people complaining. I have not heard that they faced and consequences.

Only brand loyal customers are buying those teash brands. Ads isn't going to effect sales.

They removed the ability to mute the ads, like, maybe a year ago is the first time I noticed it was gone. If they play ads I will put headphones in and turn my back to the screen. Ads like this feel fucking abusive.

Yup. Doesn't work for me either, anymore.

if it doesn't work, just press harder. directly on the screen. might need something solid to register the press, those buttons can get gunked up over time and especially in the winter are hard to press. In fact, you might need to hit it to kind of break it free. the tire iron in your trunk is perfect for this. just make sure that you hit the screen dead center so you hit the switch accurately

...guess i'm fortunate not yet to have encountered a disabled-mute pump...