Last night I was on my way home when I noticed that my gas light was on. Being off in my own little world (as I usually am when driving), I had no idea how long the light had been on, so I pulled over to the nearest station I saw. It just so happened to be the Chevron right next to the apartment.

I’m not crazy about stopping, and this particular station didn’t have the greatest prices, but what was I going to do eh?

Annoying Marketing Tactics

So I stop, get out of my car, and get ready to put some gas in the tank. I’m minding my own business when out of nowhere I hear, “%lt;BEEP%gt; DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN DOUBLE YOUR POINTS WHEN YOU BUY…” Startled at first, I regained my thoughts quick enough to notice a little device with a speaker attached. I instinctively reached for the device to find the off button and rejoiced when I saw the word “Mute”, so I pressed it and everything was calm again.

While continuing to wait for a full tank of gas, I glanced around to see if anyone else had met this machine with the same enthusiasm. Most of the “savvy” looking people had turned it off. Anyone else who couldn’t figure it out, either waited in their car or just sat there with a look of contempt on their face.

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