All these fucking gas stations have started advertising a “cash” rate and a “credit” rate, with usually a ten cent disparity, or one gas station advertises the “cash” rate as “ez pay,” etc shit like that

like hahah what the fuck is this shit, this rent seeking ass bullshit, just naked greed but I guess that’s the rest of American society, right?

and when I keep thinking about it, like, my fucking debit card isn’t “credit,” I’m getting charged the “credit” rate, like, what, if I fucking go inside and use the ATM and withdraw cash and pay these fuckers I get the cheaper option but if I stay outside like a person who doesn’t want to be fucked with any of that I have to pay more? jesus fucking christ fucking kill me, what else is fucking next? I honestly don’t even want to know

  • Carl [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    3 months ago

    It should be mentioned that gas stations are passing credit card processor rent seeking onto the customer. Same reason why a lot of places have a minimum purchase to pay with a card, those fees are total bullshit and they’re going up over time.

    and when I keep thinking about it, like, my fucking debit card isn’t “credit,” I’m getting charged the “credit” rate

    This is gas station dependent. I’ve seen places that consider my debit card cash, places that don’t, places that consider it cash when I prepay inside, and places that don’t.

    The REAL scam is when you use your debit card, get the lower rate, and then you have to pay a debit card fee