Jersey girls don't pump gas

[JessicaR]

But when "I" use a credit card to make a purchase, "I" swipe it. This attendant is leaving your eyesite to scan your card. I would not be comfortable with that situation either.

Just like at restaurants.
The gas attendants don't leave my eyesight when I get gas though, its all done at the Island its pumped at.

 

[mickey&minnie04]

Your state is confusing.
The rest of the United States is so used to pumping our own gas.
Anyway, what is the correct procedure, do you pay before the attendant puts gas into your vehicle?
Or does he collect after the gas is put in.
Most times I use my gas card to get gas, does the attendant do this for you too?
What happens if you want to make a purchase in the store.
Sorry, but the protocol was so confusing when I stopped for gas. The attendant looked at me like I was trying to rob him or something. Neither of us knew what the other was doing.

Along that line I got yelled at for pulling into the pump facing the wrong direction....apparently you have to pull in all facing the same way or something I'll keep on pumping my own gas!

 

[BelleWDW]

Along that line I got yelled at for pulling into the pump facing the wrong direction....apparently you have to pull in all facing the same way or something I'll keep on pumping my own gas!

Really?
I have a foreign car and the gas thingy is on the opposite side as American cars.

 

[SaraJayne]

Not sure what the 20 minute transaction reference means , but anyway...haven't been to Wisconsin lately, but obviously things are done differently around the country. Got it.

What I meant by the 20 mins reference was some people seem to think going in to pay for your gas is some laborious process. It really isn't.

This thread has been an eye-opener about how people put gas in around the country.

 

[SaraJayne]

Really?
I have a foreign car and the gas thingy is on the opposite side as American cars.

American cars have the gas cap on both the right and left sides (our two cars have one on each side). Unless yours is in the front or back, it isn't different than an "American" car.

 

[LisaNJ25]

Along that line I got yelled at for pulling into the pump facing the wrong direction....apparently you have to pull in all facing the same way or something I'll keep on pumping my own gas!

I thought that was the norm? I never have gotten gas while the front of my car was facing the front of the car infront of me. (I hope that just made sense)

 

[BelleWDW]

If the Island has two pumps i will pull in face to face with a car-but only if its the only spot in a super crowded station. Most cars fill up on the opposite side as mine.

 

[fraggle551]

Really?
I have a foreign car and the gas thingy is on the opposite side as American cars.

What do you mean opposite side? Is it not on either the passenger or drivers side of the car? Tons of cars have gas pumps on different sides of the cars. I have driven different cars where one car may fill up on the drivers side, a different car on the passenger side. Is that really something terribly unusual that most people have never experienced?

 

[MouseketeerOvaHere]

Yeah, OK, women in NJ are prima donnas for not pumping their own gas. I'll repeat what many have already stated...it's ILLEGAL.

I know that it is illegal, as of now, that isn't the issue. I was referring to those who are all bent out of shape because the law was purposed to be changed. I mean seriously, there are more things to fuss over than pumping one's own gas.

I have traveled through Newark, NJ (the craphole of Jersey) and had to get gas. Yes, it was nice to not get out in 20 degree weather, but I pumped my own when I lived in Ohio and didn't freeze to death. There was/is even a gas station in Hilliard, OH that had full service. I used it a few times but it was much faster to pump my own than to wait for 1 of the 2 techs.

 

[sbell111]

The law that requires consumers to not pump their own gas is a silly one. It was no doubt initially passed as a safety issue. Unfortunately, studies showed that pumping gas was not as dangerous as believed so other states did away with their similar laws. This law should similarly be done away with.

I have little doubt that there will still be some stations that offer full service. Those that don't wish to risk getting their hands smudged could go to one of those.

Also, it should be noted that the way gas pumps/nozzles are currently designed, there are very little fumes escaping to scrunch your nose up.

 

[mjkacmom]

The law that requires consumers to not pump their own gas is a silly one. It was no doubt initially passed as a safety issue. Unfortunately, studies showed that pumping gas was not as dangerous as believed so other states did away with their similar laws. This law should similarly be done away with.
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Why? NJ state residents like things the way they are, many would lose their jobs, and it would cost a tremendous amount of money to retrofit the pumps. Gas station attendants around here are FAST - we are a congested state - having people pump their own would probably slow the whole process down.

 

[mjkacmom]

Along that line I got yelled at for pulling into the pump facing the wrong direction....apparently you have to pull in all facing the same way or something I'll keep on pumping my own gas!

You can pull in any way you like here - there are several entrances/exits, and you can use them any way you like!

 

[Mrs.Toad]

Why? NJ state residents like things the way they are, many would lose their jobs, and it would cost a tremendous amount of money to retrofit the pumps. Gas station attendants around here are FAST - we are a congested state - having people pump their own would probably slow the whole process down.

If all NJ residents prefer full-serve, and station owners reacted to a law change the way they did in other states, (by keeping full-serve, just adding self-serve pumps as well), then there should be no job loss. Station owners would soon see that there was no demand for self-serve and do away with those pumps, just like they did away with the full-serve pumps in other states when no one used them.

(Unless I misunderstood the governor's proposal and he wanted to make self-serve mandatory, as opposed to doing away with mandatory full-serve. I would find that just as silly.)

 

[Deb in IA]

I think if NJ wants to keep full serve gas, they should.

As for me, well, I've been pumping my own gas for about 20 years now. In snow and heels, dress and stockings, with kids in the car and all. No biggie to me.

 

[JerseyJanice]

Along that line I got yelled at for pulling into the pump facing the wrong direction....apparently you have to pull in all facing the same way or something I'll keep on pumping my own gas!

Really?
I have a foreign car and the gas thingy is on the opposite side as American cars.

You pull in alongside the pump so that it faces whichever side of your car has the gas tank. That's so that the gas hose doesn't have to stretch over your car. Isn't that how you have to do it for self-serve?

I have traveled through Newark, NJ (the craphole of Jersey) and had to get gas.

In a place like Newark, full-service gas stations are a huge blessing! I would not want to get out of my car in a Newark gas station no matter what the weather. Newark is a very scary place, and that's coming from someone who has to go there on a monthly basis. I don't even want to stop for full-serve in Newark; I make sure my gas tank is full before I leave my own town.

 

[GJM]

The thing about having someone else pump gas for me that wigs me out is HANDING OVER MY CREDIT CARD. You really trust the attendant to not copy the number? I don't.

Don't you ever use a credit card when going out to dinner, you have to hand over your card. Or ordering something on line.

Out of 30+ years of getting gas in NJ with my CC I have never had my number stolen.

 

[sbell111]

Why? NJ state residents like things the way they are, many would lose their jobs, and it would cost a tremendous amount of money to retrofit the pumps. Gas station attendants around here are FAST - we are a congested state - having people pump their own would probably slow the whole process down.

I think that you are misunderstanding the governor's proposal. He isn't trying to make full-service illegal or to even mandate that all gas stations offer self-service. He is merely, suggesting that stations should be able to offer self-service.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

But when "I" use a credit card to make a purchase, "I" swipe it. This attendant is leaving your eyesite to scan your card. I would not be comfortable with that situation either.

When "I" use a credit card to make a purchase in a store, "I" swipe it too. When "I" eat at a restaurant, "I" don't swipe the card at the table, nor do I follow the waitstaff to the register. Is it different in Louisiana? When people order flowers from your shop, do they ever give you a credit card number over the phone? As far as the gas station attendant leaving your eyesight to scan the card...

THEY NEVER LEAVE YOUR EYESIGHT.

What I meant by the 20 mins reference was some people seem to think going in to pay for your gas is some laborious process. It really isn't.

Going in to pay cash is a PITA, as far as I'm concerned. That's one of the reasons I pay with a credit card. I don't have to close up my car, walk through snow/ice in the winter, go in and stand in line to pre-pay, go back and stand in line to get change if I fill it, etc. I don't care if it's 5 minutes...I'd find it annoying to do it every time I wanted to buy gas, when It's much simpler to pay at the pump, self or full serve.

I left RI Friday for NJ, and bought gas in CT, paying with my credit card at the pump. The machine didn't give me a receipt; I had to go in the store and wait...and wait some more, with ONE customer in front of me...apparently there was a "problem" with her purchase, and apparently it was the other clerk's job to observe. Was it a crisis in my life? Nope. Were my panties in a wad? Eh...a little. I was on a tight schedule. But it is one of the reasons I pay with a credit card at the pump...quick and easy (normally).

 

[mjkacmom]

I think that you are misunderstanding the governor's proposal. He isn't trying to make full-service illegal or to even mandate that all gas stations offer self-service. He is merely, suggesting that stations should be able to offer self-service.

Ah, but what would happen here is what happened other places - they would end up charging more for full-service, most would opt for self-service (like myself), and full-service would disappear. No thanks - I like things the way they are now.

 

[njprincess601]

I'm from NJ and have never pumper my own gas. I love it!! We talk all the time about how if every state didn't pump their own gas, it could partly solve our country's unemployment problem.