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minus-squareObinice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 day agoI don’t have any context for whether this is expensive or not, but… You’re charged LESS for fuel if you let them wash your car? …what?
minus-squaremrgoosmoos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·21 hours agobecause the other two comments didn’t make it entirely clear if you have no idea what this is about: the pump will ask you if you want to buy a car wash ticket as well. if you say yes, you get the lower fuel price
minus-squareOR3X@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 day agoThe car wash is an additional cost not listed.
minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoThe gas station has far higher marginal profit on a car wash than on gas. Also, most of the time you don’t even break even on the supposed savings. It’s a trick to get people to spend more money in a way that is more advantageous for the gas station owner.
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I don’t have any context for whether this is expensive or not, but…
You’re charged LESS for fuel if you let them wash your car? …what?
because the other two comments didn’t make it entirely clear if you have no idea what this is about: the pump will ask you if you want to buy a car wash ticket as well. if you say yes, you get the lower fuel price
The car wash is an additional cost not listed.
The gas station has far higher marginal profit on a car wash than on gas. Also, most of the time you don’t even break even on the supposed savings.
It’s a trick to get people to spend more money in a way that is more advantageous for the gas station owner.