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Today, I go to fill up
my gas tank at a local gas station that I never go to. This one always seems to
be empty, and there's never a wait for gas here. I slide my credit card in the
pump and proceed to fill up my tank. While I’m waiting, I go inside and grab a
bottle of Pepsi. The bottle costs $1.39 and I don’t have any cash, so I take
out my credit card to pay for it. The guy points to a sign and says “There’s a
$0.50 charge for purchases under $5.00.”
I tell him I’m paying
$50.00 for gas outside! I’m charging well over the $5.00 minimum. He’s says
it’s a $5.00 minimum per charge. How ridiculous! I just left in
amazement. I wish I could have unfilled my tank cause I’m obviously never
coming back.
Why do some businesses
lose customers over a few pennies. Was he not going to make a profit off the
$1.39 Pepsi?
Here are some huge pet
peeves of mine when it comes to cheap businesses.
1) I once went to a
hamburger/hotdog place that charged extra for condiments. Seriously, it was
like $0.10 for onions, $0.10 for relish, $0.10 for ketchup! The place was out
of business a few months later.
2) Italian restaurants
that don’t give you enough pasta. Come on! That’s the cheap part of the meal.
Piling on the pasta gives the impression that you give huge portions.
3) Chinese restaurants
that charge extra for sweet & sour or soy sauce packets on take out orders.
Is it really costing you that much money? Are people just hoarding soy sauce so
they don’t have to buy the bottle?
4) Fast food places that
don’t let you get your own napkins. Then when you go ask for some they give you
“one” napkin. Ok, how am I suppose to eat your greasy food with one napkin.
Any others?
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