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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 a mute button that sometimes functions doesn’t make me less infuriated

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[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 36 points 2 days ago (4 children)

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

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 40 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 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 😀

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 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

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"Your screens should be nicer to you than this one. Join Lemmy!"

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

“Have you installed Arch yet?”

Unfortunately I’ve found that Lemmy has a more defined “hive mind” so you better make sure you like the same things as the group.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 days ago

Well fuck. That's terrible news.

[–] Addv4@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (3 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.

[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] toast@retrolemmy.com -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Gas pumps live outside. Do you really expect a little liquid to hurt them?

[–] GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today 0 points 6 hours ago

A match afterwards might help... better obscure your face, license plate, and use cash.

[–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago

I try to only get gas at one specific local gas station that doesn't do ads.

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world -3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Addv4@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 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.

[–] boeman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don’t think I want to buy used hotdogs

[–] GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today 1 points 6 hours ago

Aye, get your used hotdogs for free straight from the source!

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

That’s no longer a universal thing.

[–] zerosignal@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

The gas station I prefer has a mute button labeled on the pumps. Their ads are also less annoying because it's mostly just promos for stuff in store.