I don't know if anyone has noticed the new trend of gas station pumps equipped with smallish TV monitors that blast advertising at you while you are pumping gas. I'm often at Marathon stations and they are using these more and more (Marathon pumps seem to use "Gas Station TV" or GSTV).
I find these pumps EXTREMELY irritating. I don't need to see/hear advertising for whatever it is they're trying to sell while I'm pumping my gas.
These GSTV equipped pumps would be tolerable if they had a MUTE button clearly marked on the pump. Most (if not all) in my experience don't.
I've found that swiping down on both columns of buttons will put the pump into "diagnostic" mode and mutes the sound. After I discovered this "feature", I double-checked that my cc payment went through inside the "quickie mart" and it always has. I still feel a little uneasy putting the pump in "diagnostic" mode to avoid listening to yet more advertising, but since the gas station apparently can't respect my desire to pump my gas in silence I don't feel too bad about putting the pump in "diagnostic" mode.
Anybody else find GSTV (and similar "services") at the as pump annoying?
I find these pumps EXTREMELY irritating. I don't need to see/hear advertising for whatever it is they're trying to sell while I'm pumping my gas.
These GSTV equipped pumps would be tolerable if they had a MUTE button clearly marked on the pump. Most (if not all) in my experience don't.
I've found that swiping down on both columns of buttons will put the pump into "diagnostic" mode and mutes the sound. After I discovered this "feature", I double-checked that my cc payment went through inside the "quickie mart" and it always has. I still feel a little uneasy putting the pump in "diagnostic" mode to avoid listening to yet more advertising, but since the gas station apparently can't respect my desire to pump my gas in silence I don't feel too bad about putting the pump in "diagnostic" mode.
Anybody else find GSTV (and similar "services") at the as pump annoying?