I think my friend was ripped off in local petrol station!!

corglass

So my buddy went into the local petrol station to get some petrol.

He sees the price as 128.9. So he fills the tank, 80 something euro.

Then checks the pump and the actual price per litre was 129.9???

He's freaking out here talking about getting onto consumer affairs. Obviously his weekend is ruined. Anyone see other garages trying to defraud places like this?

GoldFour4

Obviously annoying but to say his weekend is ruined is a bit much surely?

xabi

Just give him 60c and get his weekend back on track

Armchair Andy

Is it a diesel car or something?

Oscar Bravo

weekend ruined lol, get a life or get a diesel

Brego888

He must be devastated to have to pay the extra euro or two

Pkiernan

Piss take a-la Toyota Tow Bar ruined my weekend

xabi

Assume the weekend bit is a joke based on the tow bar thread, if not, lol.

noel100

So his weekend is ruined over 61cents

SCOOP 64

Would he have moved on if the price showed 129.9 ?

Speedwell

When I used to run a petrol station many years ago, there was a lag between the time the pump price went up (usually first thing in the morning) and the time my manager (who ran several shops) could make it out to change the price on the tall sign (usually a little later in the morning). We tried to put up notes on the pump to alert the customers when possible, but sometimes it was too busy. If someone complained, we gave them the difference without any trouble, but only if they said something at the time they paid. After all, the price was clearly on the pump.

Supergurrier

I used to work as an assistant manager in a petrol station when you had to get a fecking ladder to change the price on the sign.

Now for ya

Ye young feckers

Next person who says "Fare play to ya" is getting stabbed

endacl

Thread title really didn't need these exclamation marks. Or letters. Or thread.

Daft.

bazz26

I still don't know what a tracker mortgage is.

uck51js9zml2yt

come on guys.. have a heart.... the poor little petal is probably left short to buy his mochachino...... this can be devastating.
Can we have a whip around for the OPs friend...maybe it will improve his weekend...a cent each should do, though we might have to round it up to 5 cents each

Akrasia

By putting 80 euros worth of fuel into the car you're probably spending more than 60 cents just to carry the weight of that fuel around with you.

Solution, only fill your car up by 3 euros at a time. The fumes you'll be driving on will actually make your car lighter.

clogher71

Here we go again, it's easy to see why.....there was so many silly responses to the Toyota towbar one......and not by the OP.....

Sam Kade

Akrasia wrote: »

By putting 80 euros worth of fuel into the car you're probably spending more than 60 cents just to carry the weight of that fuel around with you.

Solution, only fill your car up by 3 euros at a time. The fumes you'll be driving on will actually make your car lighter.

Also starve yourself to a subsistence level and carry no passengers and take all unnecessary weight from your car including unused seats.

You'll waste more petrol constantly driving in and out of the petrol, station than you'll save on the extra weight

corglass

clogher71 wrote: »

Here we go again, it's easy to see why.....there was so many silly responses to the Toyota towbar one......and not by the OP.....

For a pisstake thread on the towbar one this is actually getting some bizarre responses.

shietpilot

Supergurrier wrote: »

I used to work as an assistant manager in a petrol station when you had to get a fecking ladder to change the price on the sign.

Now for ya

Ye young feckers

Next person who says "Fare play to ya" is getting stabbed

Faaare play lad

CarrickMcJoe

noel100 wrote: »

So his weekend is ruined over 61cents

If he took it that bad , he should be forever known as 60CENT ...

evolving_doors

Jooooooooooooooo Dufayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

pablo128

Fcukin rich pup with his pedril car....

enricoh

Used to work in a petrol station manning the pumps. U' d get a few knobs of customers that'd treat u like dirt.
They'd want 20quid of petrol and to annoy them back I'd put in 19.99 instead. They'd be foaming at the mouth with the 1 penny rip off!

Bazzy

Worked in one back in my college days

if someone paid with a card and put in 20.02 or whatever I would charge that amount

This was back in the days of typing in the numbers on the credit card machine

One very busy evening a lady with the notion came in and it was £40.07 ( Pre euro)

Paying with a credit card I typed in the 40.07 and she had a sh1t fit about the 7p

Shouting and roaring

She said real loud " The 7 p is the bit that spills onto the ground when its taken out"

I was finishing up the following week so I told her it wasnt my fault she couldnt put petrol into her car

She wouldnt sign the slip and was furious left without the card the works.

I really hope I didnt ruin her weekend

whiterebel

enricoh wrote: »

Used to work in a petrol station manning the pumps. U' d get a few knobs of customers that'd treat u like dirt.
They'd want 20quid of petrol and to annoy them back I'd put in 19.99 instead. They'd be foaming at the mouth with the 1 penny rip off!

Man, what a bat-sh*t crayzeee place that must have been. Leave the tyres 1psi low too?

enricoh

whiterebel wrote: »

Man, what a bat-sh*t crayzeee place that must have been. Leave the tyres 1psi low too?

Eh, yeah bat **** crayzeee. Did a lot of high diving and whooping n a hollering too, u' d fit right in.

Nono Toure

corglass wrote: »

So my buddy went into the local petrol station to get some petrol.

He sees the price as 128.9. So he fills the tank, 80 something euro.

Then checks the pump and the actual price per litre was 129.9???

He's freaking out here talking about getting onto consumer affairs. Obviously his weekend is ruined. Anyone see other garages trying to defraud places like this?

Thats nothing. I got done by 2c per litre a week ago from pump price to till price. Ruined my week. I'm ok now though. Your friend will be fine.

bear1

Judging by the amount of weekends being ruined over minor things id say the country has gone fcuking nuts.
The your friend to have a coke and a smile and chill out.

Phil.x

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

or get a diesel

Then his life would be ruined.

Phil.x

I hate it when I put €40 in the car and when I go to pay it's €40.01.....like WTF.

Sam Kade

Phil.x wrote: »

I hate it when I put €40 in the car and when I go to pay it's €40.01.....like WTF.

What happen to all this rounding up and down? I've never yet seen a shop roun d down :mad:

Sam Kade

bear1 wrote: »

Judging by the amount of weekends being ruined over minor things id say the country has gone fcuking nuts.
The your friend to have a coke and a smile and chill out.

I'd say you're gone mad or else you're a Yank.

Voodoomelon

Good job we didn't tell him about the dirty knife...

alta stare

Bazzy wrote: »

Worked in one back in my college days

if someone paid with a card and put in 20.02 or whatever I would charge that amount

This was back in the days of typing in the numbers on the credit card machine

One very busy evening a lady with the notion came in and it was £40.07 ( Pre euro)

Paying with a credit card I typed in the 40.07 and she had a sh1t fit about the 7p

Shouting and roaring

She said real loud " The 7 p is the bit that spills onto the ground when its taken out"

I was finishing up the following week so I told her it wasnt my fault she couldnt put petrol into her car

She wouldnt sign the slip and was furious left without the card the works.

I really hope I didnt ruin her weekend

I really hope you did

Comhrá

I'll tell ye what......if any of ye are from Kilkenny, ye'er weekend is well & truly ruined - never mind dear petrol or dodgy tow-bars.

pablo128

tippman1 wrote: »

I'll tell ye what......if any of ye are from Kilkenny, ye'er weekend is well & truly ruined - never mind dear petrol or dodgy tow-bars.

Why would that be? Who was the winning county, and did they win by much?:pac:

Comhrá

pablo128 wrote: »

Why would that be? Who was the winning county, and did they win by much?:pac:

Yeah..... they did :D:D

groucho marx

The worst was yet to come when he drove down the road and his car turned into a field

bear1

Sam Kade wrote: »

I'd say you're gone mad or else you're a Yank.

Nope I'm not American. Why?

Sam Kade

bear1 wrote: »

Nope I'm not American. Why?

Nuts, chill and all that Yankee talk

GreatDefector

malistheman wrote: »

Obviously annoying but to say his weekend is ruined is a bit much surely?

Sure it's the new in thing now. I went to get coke zero in tesco and they only had diet coke ... Weekend ruined. Started counselling tomorrow


BTW 80/1.28 means about 62 litres of petrol. You're friend was overcharged about 60c

If a weekend is ruined for 60c you need help....

Walter2016

clogher71 wrote: »

Here we go again, it's easy to see why.....there was so many silly responses to the Toyota towbar one......and not by the OP.....

Both threads have one thing in common - both have wild hysterical sensationalist "headlines" as if they were written by independent.ie or other rag tabloid.

Then you read them and its a total non story. The toyota tow bar thread was even worse as it was just a "thought" and they were far too impatient to wait a couple of days and their lives were "ruined"

This thread is about 60c on an €80 fill and it has "ruined" their weekend. They want to complain to consumer affairs, will probably spend hours moaning and ringing about - all for SIXTY CENT. !!!!

God help these people if they ever have a real issue to contend with.

biko

Silly thread lock