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Time to Update the Pumps?
When it costs $40 to fill half a tank of a Volkswagen Golf, I start to question whether it's time for this Shell gas station on Dundas West to update the little red push buttons. I mean, really, $1 of gas? What is that actually going to buy you these days?
Ok. I know. But even if you use the $1 in combination with another dollar amount I'm still not entirely sure what sort of difference it will make. And here's a tip. I asked the gas station attendant if people still use this feature and he said they do, but sometimes the buttons don't work properly.
He mentioned that from time to time someone will select $5 worth of gas but that the pump malfunctions and fills it with $20 or more. Since the gas station know the buttons are wonky they only charge the $5 in these sort of situations.
Want to try your luck? The gas station is at 2010 Dundas Street West.
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If you want $37 then $20 + $10 + $5 + $1 + $1.
I don't see the need to update them. Maybe add a sticker for the idiots who can't figure out the simple things.
Stickers are quite literally band-aid solutions to bad design. And sorry, idiots? Is it that obvious how to use these things? As long as we're going to pass judgment on people (and having never used a gas pump like this before), I want to call out some critical usability flaws of these controls:
- There's no way of knowing how much money you've selected (unless there's a display somewhere out-of-frame)
- The Fill/Clear button's purpose is nebulous at best. How does it accomplish both functions? I'd be worried about gas coming out of the pump if I pressed it after making a mistake
- Do I push the buttons before I pick up the pump, or after? Does it matter?
Granted, you might be able to figure these out after using it, but to claim that these instructions are user-friendly (or idiot-proof, if you will) is absurd.
Sorry Adam but if you can't figure this pump out you really should not be operating a motorized vehicle.
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ride your bike adam you monster. dont tell me you need a car cause i dont believe you.
Nothing like building cars out of plastic to lighten the load.
Check the cost again, your car for sure doesn't hold more than 60 litres in gas - and make sure they aren't ripping you off at the pump!
Yeah, that's the problem. Most people are actually functionally illiterate.