Check The Pump Button

Gabe reports going to his local Sunoco and pressing the button for 87 Octane. When he checked his receipt, he found he was being charged $3.16/gallon instead of the expected $2.96/gallon

He writes, “I looked at the pump, and the Ultra Premium 94 button was stuck. I pulled out the button so the next poor soul filling up didn’t get stuck…I only noticed the mistake because I print out receipts for tracking my budget.”

Sticky buttons turn to sticky fingers…

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