How many Wisconsin kids will be telling their grandchildren 50 years from now, “I remember when gas only cost 33 cents!”
I would have been there with a pickup full of 55-gallon drums.
Not a bargin, theft.
No, I think it’s a sad commentary. You would think at least one of those folks would have contacted authorities to help the owner out.
Gas station owners have a slim margine. If they don’t get market value for their supply, they won’t have any money to replenish the supply.
This owner could have been put out of business by the people who took advantage of the error. I find that really sad.
dis-honest gain
...imo
This sounds very familiar....let me backcheck a bit
Imagine if they threw in a free Wii with every fill-up?
Customers Have Fill-Up Frenzy After Gas Price Mistake ($.002 per gallon)
I hope all of those who filled up will be going into the store to buy the all the things that the owner makes money from in future, if there is a future for the owner.
These people were stealing - period. They ought to be ashamed of themselves.
Pathetic.
To this day I carry guilt and regret about something similar I did in my past. Back when gasoline first cost more than one dollar, the gas pumps they had at the time were not able to charge more than 99 cents per gallon, so stations started charging exactly twice the amount on the pumps. You were basically charging per half/gallon.
They were charging 58 cents per half gallon, but the person who was working the cash register didn’t realize that it was supposed to be doubled at the cash register, and was only charging people the amount on the pump, instead of double the amount like they should have been charging.
I paid what they charged me, knowing full well what I was doing, and I didn’t say anything. And when my guilt screamed at me to go back and tell the poor schmuck working the cash register the mistake they were making, I didn’t go back.
If that person is reading this, I do regret that day, and I’m sorry. I’ve carried it with me for nearly 30 years.
They weren’t being dishonest. If the pump said 33 it was 33. It’s the vendors issue, not the buyers.
I wonder if this kid got his boss in trouble with the state.
you can’t have gas wars in Wisc.
He could be cited for charging less than the going rate.
I hope common sense prevails here...
and I hope the people come back and pay what they’re suppose to.
In 1967 I remember gas selling between 17-24 cents a gallon, plus you had a choice between SH or Blue Chip(?) stamps, and if you needed oil it was in these weird coke bottle containers with a long spout. And you never had to get out of the car!
That's nothing. My wife and I are usually good for 60-80 gallons between us. If it happens in these parts, I'll be there! (Wake up honey, we're going out to buy gas at 3:00 am!)
Thou shalt not steal.
Thieves will not be let into heaven, unless they apologize to God, and believe in Jesus Christ.