Dozens Get Gas in Wis. for 35 Cents After Mistake

Yahoo News ^ | 10/15/2008 | Yahoo

[Dallas59]

"That was amazing," said Joosten, who normally spends about $100 to fill up her 1998 Ford Expedition.

Joosten proudly showed off her receipt for 25.36 gallons at $8.85. She said she saw other motorists filling gas cans, too, at the discounted price.

[Dallas59]

Lol...

[Yo-Yo]

If they paid by credit card at the pump, expect adjusted invoices to arrive in their mailboxes.

[Dr. Sivana]

Someone is going to have to redesign the gas pump ppricing software to not allow that type of mistake. (e.g., no 2 digit pricing, or no price change of more than 50% at a time)

[TheRobb7]

Further proof that if you lower energy prices, the economy will turn around a lot faster.....

[Trust but Verify]

Wisconsin Rapids is not a big town. I’d be embarrassed to admit I ripped off my neighbor’s gas station.

[Puppage]

I usually get it after I eat cabbage

[babygene]

“I’d be embarrassed to admit I ripped off my neighbor’s gas station.”

I agree...

[Dallas59]

I’d have hard time deciding........

[Vigilanteman]

Joosten proudly showed off her receipt for 25.36 gallons at $8.85.

Yep. My reaction exactly. This nimrod just cheated one of her neighbors and she is bragging about it!

If I had the low moral character to do the same, I'd at least have the sense to keep my mouth shut.

[MrB]

I don’t think it’s funny -

these people are thieves who took advantage of someone’s mistake.

[DieHard the Hunter]

I feel sorry for the gas station owner. That mistake is going to really hurt, might even drive them under.

“Thou Shalt Rip Off Thy Neighbor” seems the new way of doing business.

[Obadiah]

Theft.

[Proud2BeRight]

How proud those morally bankrupt people must feel.

[milford421]

“I don’t think it’s funny -

these people are thieves who took advantage of someone’s mistake.”

I agree.

[Fundamentally Fair]

Wisconsin Rapids is not a big town. I’d be embarrassed to admit I ripped off my neighbor’s gas station.

Well said.

[TankerKC]

“Thou Shalt Rip Off Thy Neighbor” seems the new way of doing business.

With that an "No Snitching" we have very bad result.

[Ramius]

Agreed. If I saw that the pump price and the sign were different, I’d feel compelled to check with the owner to make sure that’s what they intended. Taking advantage of this mistake is theft.

[Arguendo]

Looks like it will cost him about $750.

[Sopater]

Taking advantage of this mistake is theft.

I imagine that if any of these folks were on the other side of this issue, they would readily agree. Who wouldn't go back into a store after noticing that the computer register over charged them by 90%?

[misterrob]

It’s funny but in the end people took advantage of a mistake. I’d tell the owner/manager but that’s just me. I give cashiers back $5 or tell wait staff they didn’t charge me for something.

[IL Republican]

This happened to me once.

I went inside and told the cashier that my receipt couldn’t be right.

She realized the mistake, but didn’t know how to fix it, so she told me that I could just consider myself lucky.

I refused, stating that I Insisted on paying the fair price.

My total bill was about $30, but my receipt showed $3. I gave the lady $30 and left.

Only later did I realize that I had already paid the $3, so I ended up paying $33 for a $30 tank of gas.

I am a very able bodied man. I refuse to take charity from anyone!

[DemonDeac]

I remember when gas was 35 cents.

[Bobalu]

This is theft, plain and simple, I would not steal gas from a gas station and can take no pleasure at the thought of others doing it.

[Constitution Day]

This is theft. Pure and simple.

[weezel]

I’d bet UHHbama 100 bucks to a mouthful of piss, and let him hold the stakes, that this thief is an UHHbama voter.

[montag813]

Joosten proudly showed off her receipt for 25.36 gallons at $8.85.

Proud of stealing. Is she proud that the station owner will eat the difference? Those guys make practically nothing on gas.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

Station owner JP Raval says the attendant former employee on duty couldn't figure out why the station was suddenly so busy.

[spetznaz]

There is no honor in this. It is theft.

[blf1776]

It is just a way to re-distribute the wealth. The station owner makes too much money from the other little people.
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