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]

Originally Posted by andrewmac

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]

Originally Posted by mischa

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]

Originally Posted by mischa

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]

Originally Posted by andrewmac

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]

Originally Posted by andrewmac

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]

Originally Posted by 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

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.