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Don't Tick Off A Blogger!

March 17th, 2007 at 04:04 am

The kidlets have happily convinced Grandma to have an overnight so I am completely free to do what I want tonight. Which means dishes and laundry then at least one episode of 24 and some writing.

I took a $1 survey today and am slowly getting caught up on my backlog of MyPoints.

I paid $1065.95 on one of the credit cards today. Drove to the little branch in the border town 10 miles from my house so I could get them in today. The new road is open now, so crossing back towards the highway is much easier now and takes about 15 minutes less time, going round the closer end of the foothill instead of the farther one. I could have paid them online but I had to stop by the post office there anyway and the BoA website is slow as dirt.

I filled up with gas after dropping the kids off with Mom, since I was in town. I wasn't happy with the price. $2.69 a gallon at the cheap station. I didn't want to go all the way to Costco today so I just went to the Arco. I won't make that mistake again.

I got really irritated at the cashier, who also happens to be the owner or one of the owners. I paid with a $50 bill, you have to pay ahead there, and when I came back in to get my change, he told me I didn't have any. It had only come to $36.95.

This is not the first time he has done this, it has happened a couple of times over the last year and it is always the same man. Last time he said he was trying to be "funny" or at least that was his excuse. It isn't always easy to tell, with his accent. But his accent always gets much thicker when he tries to pull this. I've heard him speaking perfectly good English with a much lighter Indian accent.

I think he was trying to rip me off. I just told him "What are you talking about? I can't understand you. I need change on pump 8." And just repeated myself until he gave me my change, the right amount, too. Don't tell me I don't have change and then give me the correct amount and expect me to think you don't know better. I will no longer be buying my gas there. I wonder how many folks have taken him seriously?

I am tempted to report it but don't have a clue as to who to report it to. The only reason I even went there was I had forgotten he had done this before until he was doing it. What is with people? As if the gas industry isn't trying to rip us off enough as it is, the owners are trying to get in on it now? Not with my money.

I don't usually do this because I like to be a bit more vague over where I live. I am going to this time, since it is not in the city I live in, just the one I was born in. This was the ARCO AM/PM on the corner of Bakerview/Airport Way and Bennet Drive in Bellingham, WA 98225.

It does not pay to make a blogger mad!

8 Responses to “Don't Tick Off A Blogger!”

  1. tinapbeana Says:
    1174104697

    wow, what a rip!!! if the station is in city limits, try the chamber of commerce, business license department, or the BBB if nothing else. or all of the above!

  2. JanH Says:
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    If he is a franchise do you think you could write Arco? They might want to know one of their stations is ripping off customers. And like tina says, I'd tell someone locally. That's awful.

  3. PRICEPLUS Says:
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    The cashier may try this with someone a little lessnicer than you were and he might find himself getting hurt! I'llnever understand people doing stupid things like this!

  4. baselle Says:
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    To be especially snarky, why not try complaining to the Washington State Weights and Measures (Agriculture, but they check gas measures to make sure that a gallon's a gallon) about this? Your cashier thinks he's funny, but in essence he is violating RCW 19.94.390.

    http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.94.390

    And if your cashier dependably pulls this stunt, perhaps the ole TV station. Gas scams are usually good for ratings. Sweeps in May!

  5. shadon Says:
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    I'm with Baselle, do you have any of those Current Affairs Programs in your State? We have a couple that are a real poor man's "60 minutes", you know, they'll take in a hidden camera and record it and then hound the person later in the street with boom mikes flying and cameras rolling going "How many poor unsuspecting customers have you ripped off this week?". And the perp trying to cover his face with his jacket or morning newspaper, smacking the camera away, going "I no speaka da English". - Sweet Cool

  6. baking23 Says:
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    Wow, I'd call the BBB so quickly it would make his head spin. I'd mention that to him the next time he pulls this trick too! See how he reacts, after you've gotten your money back. Imagine all the poor old people he migth be screwing out of their money. Frown

  7. Ima saver Says:
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    WE have about eight gas stations here in town and they are all owned by the same guy, a man from India. I guess they are getting in the gas business too. There is no competition here!

  8. homebody Says:
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    Thanks for the info, I think my nephew goes to college in Bellingham.

    When I do the prepay, I give a set amount I know my van will hold. This week I put in $25.00. Then the pump stops on the amount, which is kind of cool too.

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