Petrol station opened, shop closed?

paleoperson · 13-12-2018 3:37am #1

What is the point in having a petrol station shop opened 24 hours and the adjoining shop to it closed by 11pm?

BuboBubo · 13-12-2018 3:40am

paleoperson wrote: »

What is the point in having a petrol station shop opened 24 hours and the adjoining shop to it closed by 11pm?

Is there a hatch? If there's a hatch you can pay for petrol/diesel at the shop, you can ask the assistant to get you fags/fanta/steak (as you are a paleo person).

There might be only one person in the actual shop, so for security reasons they close the door.

IngazZagni · 13-12-2018 3:41am

Some petrol stations allow you to pay for petrol at the pump.
Some petrol stations close the shop for security reasons but you can often get things by asking the guy through the window.

Arghus · 13-12-2018 3:41am

I'm confused.

So the shop is open 24 hours, but the adjoining shop is closed at 11pm.

What is the adjoining shop? Some sort of hat-shop or something?

If there's a guy there, you just ask them to get you something in the petrol station shop and then you conduct the ensuing transaction through the hatch that is helpfully provided. It's really quite easy.

paleoperson · 13-12-2018 3:45am

BuboBubo wrote: »

Is there a hatch? If there's a hatch you can pay for petrol/diesel at the shop, you can ask the assistant to get you fags/fanta/steak (as you are a paleo person).

There might be only one person in the actual shop, so for security reasons they close the door.

IngazZagni wrote: »

Some petrol stations allow you to pay for petrol at the pump.
Some petrol stations close the shop for security reasons but you can often get things by asking the guy through the window.

Alright, I was taken by surprise when I tried going through the automatic doors, I never saw a shop operating like that.

It occurred to me alright they might get the few things I wanted, I'll keep that in mind in the future.

I'm just wondering why they are like that, it's not like it's a place known for crime.

Arghus · 13-12-2018 3:48am

paleoperson wrote: »

Alright, I was taken by surprise when I tried going through the automatic doors, I never saw a shop operating like that.

It occurred to me alright they might get the few things I wanted, I'll keep that in mind in the future.

I'm just wondering why they are like that, am I a summer child to ask that question?

Probably because the rampaging drunks and maladjusted that make up a fair proportion of the potential clientele at that time of night don't get in and wreck the place.

Sam Quentin · 13-12-2018 4:07am

paleoperson wrote: »

Alright, I was taken by surprise when I tried going through the automatic doors, I never saw a shop operating like that.

It occurred to me alright they might get the few things I wanted, I'll keep that in mind in the future.

I'm just wondering why they are like that, it's not like it's a place known for crime.

Ohhhhh I wish I didn't know how the World functioned after 23:00.... You lucky lucky man :-)

McMurphy · 13-12-2018 8:16am

paleoperson wrote: »

Alright, I was taken by surprise when I tried going through the automatic doors, I never saw a shop operating like that.

It occurred to me alright they might get the few things I wanted, I'll keep that in mind in the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bUgbVTn534

troyzer · 13-12-2018 8:52am

paleoperson wrote: »

Alright, I was taken by surprise when I tried going through the automatic doors, I never saw a shop operating like that.

It occurred to me alright they might get the few things I wanted, I'll keep that in mind in the future.

I'm just wondering why they are like that, it's not like it's a place known for crime.

How are you alive, presumably as an adult, in Ireland without having this knowledge?

Surely you forget to breathe sometimes?

scuby · 13-12-2018 8:59am

troyzer wrote:

How are you alive, presumably as an adult, in Ireland without having this knowledge?

troyzer wrote:

Surely you forget to breathe sometimes?

Tis the paleo diet.... ( in username) ðŸ˜

troyzer · 13-12-2018 9:01am

scuby wrote: »

Tis the paleo diet.... ( in username) ðŸ˜

Palaeo isn't even spelled right.

punisher5112 · 13-12-2018 9:03am

Huge risk in petrol stations been robbed at any time but a much greater risk at night time as much less people around and of course our police force are not to be seen.

Op where have you been????

This is the norm and some areas close even earlier.

Panthro · 13-12-2018 9:06am

The oul pump open shop closed trick.
That's how they lure ya in.
(but not into the shop, cos its closed)

kneemos · 13-12-2018 9:19am

What's the point?

Having a shop open closed.

punisher5112 · 13-12-2018 9:33am

They even do pay for fuel before allowing you to fill at many also after a certain time.

cml387 · 13-12-2018 9:43am

I'll tell you something that will really blow your mind.
Some places ask for you to pay for fuel before you fill:eek:

harr · 13-12-2018 9:50am

A lot of places doing it now...a local garage near me got robbed 3 times last year all between 9.30 and 11 pm when garage closes. Now they close the doors at 9.30 and serve from hatch window. The garage isn’t 24h but close at 11 but only have one person working at a time , so it was safety reasons.
This is in a small enough country town.

kneemos · 13-12-2018 9:54am

cml387 wrote: »

I'll tell you something that will really blow your mind.
Some places ask for you to pay for fuel before you fill:eek:

Scam.

Aceandstuff · 13-12-2018 10:06am

I only know of one petrol station shop that stays open 24/7. It became my regular 2am eating spot for a few years. I found out how they were able to stay open when the place filled up with Gards buying donuts every night. The petrol station 50 metres up the road that has bad donuts and no indoor seating for dozens of Gards closes at 10:30 and has a hatch.

Deebles McBeebles · 13-12-2018 10:39am

Aceandstuff wrote: »

I only know of one petrol station shop that stays open 24/7. It became my regular 2am eating spot for a few years. I found out how they were able to stay open when the place filled up with Gards buying donuts every night. The petrol station 50 metres up the road that has bad donuts and no indoor seating for dozens of Gards closes at 10:30 and has a hatch.

Eating doughnuts and plotting how to get at poor innocent motorists no doubt.

Petrol station opened, shop closed?

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