Danm you petrol stations

[andrewmac]

Ok before I start this in not squarely aimed at petrol prices.
This is aimed at stupid petrol stations who don't advertise what they are selling.
Basically tonight I went to a petrol station that was about 10 mins from my place because there 10 cents cheaper (how that works I will never know).
Anyways as you could imagine it was quite full so i was waiting about 5 mins to get in then when I get to the bowser there is no premium (at any bowser) so I thought k 1 tank of 91 wont hurt then i realized in tiny writing its ethanol with no option of regular.
Then the next servo, no premium again and yet again only ethanol, so went up the road and the petrol there is 2 cents more expensive but finally had premium so I could finally fill up.

Now why cant the stupid stations put something up saying that there
a) Is no premium left
b) Is no regular petrol sold
How hard is it to tell us before we wait in line then find out???
Its like the time I wen to red rooster and they had no chicken left what are you selling you side salads
Common sense seems to be slipping away very quickly

[mischa]

Its like the time I wen to red rooster and they had no chicken left what are you selling you side salads

lol did that really happen?

[andrewmac]

lol did that really happen?

Amazingly yes.
I could not belive it, the 15 year old kids running the place had no idea what they were doing.
Wouldnt you maybe say hmm were running out of our product and try to get some more from somewhere else??
Maybe they thought ppl would like a nice coleslaw instead.

[Tom_1569]

lol did that really happen?

It has Happened to me at KFC before, and went to a fish and chip shop, that had sold out of chips lol.

[Troy711]

here is a good one...

i remember hearing that petrol stations were not going to price jack over christmas and that they had to keep the prices down. in christmas day i drove to my usual servo and they were closed. i went to the one down the road and it was open. for some strange reason they were not selling any standard unleaded, only premium. why on earth would a service station only sell premium at 10am on christmas day..?

it was because they knew that people couldnt go to the servo up the road and that they couldnt be bothered going elsewhere. the servo figured out a way around price jacking, only sell the more expensive fuel!

[f1tzy]

lol the red rooster thing happenned to me aswell. All i could order was a chips and salad

[stocky]

Now why cant the stupid stations put something up saying that there
a) Is no premium left
b) Is no regular petrol sold
How hard is it to tell us before we wait in line then find out???

cause that would send you to another petrol station, losing business. they probably hope that after youve waited that long in line, youd just give up and buy the crap stuff

[Troy711]

Its like the time I wen to red rooster and they had no chicken left what are you selling you side salads
Common sense seems to be slipping away very quickly

hahahahaha the exact same thing happened to my girlfriend on 2 seperate occasions. the second time she was at drive-through and they said they didnt have any chicken. then about 30 seconds later they said they had found some! she didnt take it because she was worried that they found the chicken behind the freezer or something

[mischa]

now that i think harder i went to KFC and they were out of bacon for my roll. So i told them a large chips and drink would be a suitable replacement

[LeojVS]

well Ill say damn you petrol stations for this reason.. I filled up the Ute the other day. 70 odd bucks. Price dropped 8cpl that arvo. That cost me $3 you BA****DS!!!

[J_D]

BP like to be sneaky here and dont sell standard unleaded anymore but sell E10 at the regular unleaded price and pocket the difference, rip off bastards.

[LeojVS]

now that i think harder i went to KFC and they were out of bacon for my roll. So i told them a large chips and drink would be a suitable replacement

I tried something similar when I was coming home at 11pm in the Buick. I stopped in the Golden Arches drive thru for a soft serve cone. I had the tank (dumb move here, since I have been stuck in a Hungry Jacks drive thru before) on petrol rather than gas that night. Its rather 'grumpy' on petty. Its louder, idle is slower, and it really smells ozone layer. Anyways, after making me wait for 5 mins at the order microphone, he tells me the ice cream machine is broken. Ok then, Ill just go home. I tried to get out, but was stuck behind a cue of cars, and the tank is too wide & long to squeeze around them, so Im stuck. I get to the window, asks me what exactly I ordered. When I said I was here to get an icecream, he again told me the machine is broken. "I know. You just told me that 1 minute ago. Im stuck here, thats all. I cant get around" After another 5 minutes sitting, idling, man, the car was making itself known. Fumes! I was asked to switch it off by the counter boy. " For a free cheeseburger I will". He shut the window and mouthed "No".

Oh well, cant blame me for trying.

[azkwazere]

*Rant Removed*

*coughs* now ive got that out of my system....

dont go back, thats how they will learn, you remove your business and then its one less... they loose money... they will get the hint assuming enough people feel the same way.

aZk.

[andrewmac]

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[Cobez]

lol did that really happen?

Bwahahahaha, i just cracked up laughing at work because of that!!

that's gold!

[Cobez]

hahahahaha the exact same thing happened to my girlfriend on 2 seperate occasions. the second time she was at drive-through and they said they didnt have any chicken. then about 30 seconds later they said they had found some! she didnt take it because she was worried that they found the chicken behind the freezer or something

That's also kind of the deal at KFC. When they run out of chicken they have that emergency chicken. Back in my younger days, a mate of mine worked there for a few weeks and said those crappy little pieces of chicken you get with heaps of coating but hardly any chicken are the emergency bits until they get the truck drivers to deliver more.

Hence why i don't really eat take away fast food anymore. I'd rather cook a roast chicken on the ol' webber. Oh yeah!!

[Evolution_Ends_Here]

F**** Elonera Rd in Noble Park Nth, i went to get petrol and about 90% of all unleaded bowserds were out of border wtf , so i had to fill up @ Browns Road , F*** petrol stations they will never learn

[1991_Vn2nV]

Ok before I start this in not squarely aimed at petrol prices.
This is aimed at stupid petrol stations who don't advertise what they are selling.
Basically tonight I went to a petrol station that was about 10 mins from my place because there 10 cents cheaper (how that works I will never know).
Anyways as you could imagine it was quite full so i was waiting about 5 mins to get in then when I get to the bowser there is no premium (at any bowser) so I thought k 1 tank of 91 wont hurt then i realized in tiny writing its ethanol with no option of regular.
Then the next servo, no premium again and yet again only ethanol, so went up the road and the petrol there is 2 cents more expensive but finally had premium so I could finally fill up.

Now why cant the stupid stations put something up saying that there
a) Is no premium left
b) Is no regular petrol sold
How hard is it to tell us before we wait in line then find out???
Its like the time I wen to red rooster and they had no chicken left what are you selling you side salads
Common sense seems to be slipping away very quickly

They do not advertise premium fuel on their priceboards, so they have no obligation to say they do not sell it or have run out of fuel. Considering only a minority actually use premium unleaded, I doubt it would be worth their time anyway. As for them selling an ethanol fuel as regular, i'd simply suggest not filling up at any station that sells an ethanol mix.

If it were an advertised fuel such as standard unleaded, gas or diesel then legally the price boards must be removed, to make it clear to customers that the service station is out of fuel.

[1991_Vn2nV]

F**** Elonera Rd in Noble Park Nth, i went to get petrol and about 90% of all unleaded bowserds were out of border wtf , so i had to fill up @ Browns Road , F*** petrol stations they will never learn

I would say they would have run out of fuel, hence the out of order signs. The bowsers without the signs would have been running off a tank(s) that still contained fuel.

[andrewmac]

They do not advertise premium fuel on their priceboards, so they have no obligation to say they do not sell it or have run out of fuel. Considering only a minority actually use premium unleaded, I doubt it would be worth their time anyway. As for them selling an ethanol fuel as regular, i'd simply suggest not filling up at any station that sells an ethanol mix.

If it were an advertised fuel such as standard unleaded, gas or diesel then legally the price boards must be removed, to make it clear to customers that the service station is out of fuel.

Thats the thing they have never sold the ethanol blend before and now they have no sign saying what it is until you get in there and it has it on the bowser handle.
I know they don't HAVE to put up that they have not premium but it would be nice if they did put it up there, what about the Europeans that need it, they shouldn't wait to find they have wasted there time.

[Joey_21]

i usually go 2 BP went to fill up they had a sign saying on the bowsers that u gotta prepay first at all times so i just ignored it and started filling lady cut my petrol off and made me go inside and prepay first. its a good idea which will stop petrol theft but its anoying if u dont no how much 2 put in they give u ur money back if u dont use it all but still

[Cheap6]

As for them selling an ethanol fuel as regular, i'd simply suggest not filling up at any station that sells an ethanol mix.

Doing that is going to be increasingly difficult in some states (of Oz), rightly or wrongly depending on your point of view, where the govt. has legislated that at least a certain percentage of the total amount of petrol sold is substituted with ethanol. How that is achieved is being left to the fuel co.s.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

I think they also should have signs saying what they sell and which bowser it is on. It's a pain going into an unfamiliar station and trying to spot the black nozzle for diesel while avoiding other cars and trying not to hold up the traffic coming in behind you. I've pulled into servos that have the prices advertised on the big boards, diesel price is still up but when you get there they have run out.

The running out of food thing is pretty common. Years ago while working as a drive for Pizza Hut, I used to have to drive up to Mandurah quite often and pick up a box of salad for our buffet. The managers were trying to save a bit of money and increase their bonus by spending less on stock.

The other thing is staff, our local KFC had a 40min wait one night because there were only 2 people in the store for the night shift. At least they had a sign at the front of the drive through telling you this.