Do you leave your car at the gas pump when you go into the store?

[Brett a]

A few years ago, i had a guy actually yell at me for doing this at one of the Mobil Stations on the Merritt in CT. Although, at the time, it shook me up (I hadn't been yelled at since i was a kid.), he had a good point; Lesson learned.

Now I pump and then park to go into the convince store for whatever I need.

(Of course this is contingent on two things: paying at the pump, and getting gas a station with a store)

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EDIT TO ADD:
I really should have written "BUSY" gas station.
I'll leave my car at the pump if there's only two of cars and 1o empty pumps. I guess I'm talking about a busy gas station.

 

[spartanmanor]

If I am buying gas and running in for a snack then yes I do.

 

[Cactus Bob]

Neither. I'll leave it by the pump, unless someone is waiting behind me.

 

[Jailtime]

Depends on how busy the store is. If there's a half dozen open pumps, yep, I'm leaving my car at the pump.

 

[Brett a]

I should add that I'll leave my car at the pump if there's only two of cars and 1o empty pumps. I guess I'm talking about a busy gas station.

 

[Naptown Rob]

Neither. I'll leave it by the pump, unless someone is waiting behind me.

How do you know someone's not going to pull up the moment you walk away?

I usually leave it at the pump only when I've paid at the pump & I'm filling the tank. While it fills (& I run her all the way down to "E") I'll duck inside. It usually times out perfectly.

 

[bshorey]

I always pump then park. Can't tell you how frustrating it is to pull up to a blocked pump, with the car owner shopping inside. Especially when you're in a hurry.

bs

 

[70salesguy]

I buy a lot of gasoline and it is always at stations with "Pay at the Pump". If I decide to go inside and purchase a soda or snack, I pump, then pull up to the store, as a courtesy to others.

With THIS exception. After I have finished pumping my gas and am ready to receive my receipt, the pump either doesn't print a receipt or tells me to "see cashier for receipt". At that point, I leave my vehicle there and go into the store for the receipt.

By the way, if this ever happens more than once at any station, they are off my list of places to purchase gasoline from! If the printer is broken, just put a sign on the pump to advise me of that and I can choose another pump or another station.

 

[Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ]

If the station is busy, I'll pull up after pumping and park if I need to go in.
(All pumps around here are self-service-pay, so there's no reason to go in unless you need something else.)
If it's a slow period and the other stalls are empty, I'll go ahead and leave the car at the pump while I go in.

 

[opt80]

I use self serve with debit.Pay-pump-go

 

[Scuzzer]

I guess I'm talking about a busy gas station.

I don't go to busy gas stations. Usually the places I go have more open parking spots at the pumps than in front of the store.

 

[Jovinyl]

Yes I do. I pay in cash. credit cards, just in case I don't have the cash.

 

[uxwbill]

The only time I park my truck at a gas pump is when I'm buying gas. Otherwise, I pull up to the regular parking. It's a shorter walk, and that's what matters!

(Usually, when I'm buying gas, that's all I'm buying because it's all I can afford at the time! )

I really thought about saying that I park away from the gas pumps and just string the hose over to my truck, because I have a bad habit of being a smart-pants at times.

 

[similost]

All I can say is, you don't wanna be yelling at me if you don't know me...

 

[L1A1Rocker]

Yep, if it's busy and there is a parking spot open I'll pull up and park, or if I have "shopping" to do in the store.

 

[sxty8goats]

Most stations close to me are full survice. I find that I seldom go into a gas station to buy snacks/ drinks anymore.

There are a couple that I go to on the weekends out of my home area. These are self serve and I do find myself running in since I am already out of the car. They also tend to have fully stocked 'general' stores. The full serve stations around home tend to be garages/gas.

I will park before running in in all but a few stations. I've found 2 or 3 that have a pump that still locks. I can start the pump a pumping and run in to get supplies while the car is filling. That is about the only time I leave the car at the pump and go in.

 

[Bob_in_OKC]

I never leave the car at the pump, whether I am fueling or not. I stay there with it.

 

[313guy]

Where I usually buy gas, you have to pay first anyway, so pumping is the last possible event in the transaction.

 

[moinau]

I pump, park, and then go in and pay. Being courteous to other is a must.:thmbsp:

 

[Bigerik]

Considered bad form up here to move your car before you pay. Stopped using pay at the pump after the fraud guys at my bank strongly advised me not to.