I hate cheap businesses
Posted on June 17, 2007
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Today, I go to fill up my gas tank at a local gas station that I never go to. This one always seems to be empty, there is never a wait for gas here. I slide my credit card in the pump and proceed to fill up my tank. While I’m waiting, I go inside and grab a bottle of Pepsi. The bottle costs $1.39 and I don’t have any cash, so I take out my credit card to pay for it. The guy points to a sign and says “There’s a $0.50 charge for purchases under $5.00.”
I tell him I’m paying $50.00 for gas outside! I’m charging well over the $5.00 minimum. He’s says it’s a $5.00 minimum per charge. What a crock of sh!t. I just left in amazement. I wish I could have unfilled my tank cause I’m obviously never coming back.
Why do some businesses lose customers over a few pennies. Was he not going to make a profit off the $1.39 Pepsi?
Here are some huge pet peeves of mine when it comes to cheap ass businesses.
1) I once went to a hamburger/hotdog place that charged extra for condiments. Seriously, it was like $0.10 for onions, $0.10 for relish, $0.10 for ketchup! The place was out of business a few months later.
2) Italian restaurants that don’t give you enough pasta. Come on! That’s the cheap part of the meal. Piling on the pasta gives the impression that you give huge portions.
3) Chinese restaurants that charge extra for sweet & sour or soy sauce packets on take out orders. Is it really costing you that much money? Are people just hoarding soy sauce so they don’t have to buy the bottle?
4) Fast food places that don’t let you get your own napkins. Then when you go ask for some they give you “one” napkin. Ok, how am I suppose to eat your greasy food with one napkin.
Any others?
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That is so stupid….they should’ve let you charge all of it as one purchase…..bad mistake on their part!!
I feel your pain. The one napkin thing really bothers me. At a bare minimum you should get two. My favorite pet peeve is the .45 cent slice of cheese for your burger. Come on. At retail I only pay about .12 cents per slice and that is for a national brand. They buy in bulk at wholesale so there cost should be much less than mine.
Chinese restaurants are also notorious for charging per drink instead of free refills.
About the pepsi though, I think his credit card processor probably has a minimum fee, and if you buy a $1.39 pepsi, and his minimum charge is $0.30 or something, he might not make any money.