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Originally Posted by Bipa
Gosh, I'm reminded of the first time I had to pre-pay. Was on a road trip in the USA, in North Carolina, when I stopped at a station and tried to fill up but nothing came out. THEN I noticed the sign that said I had to first pay at the cashier. I had no clue how much I would need, since I'm not used to thinking in US gallons. I did my usual "dumb blond" routine  , had the guys all laughing, and the nice lady at the cash register just told me to go ahead, fill up and then pay later. Nice folks in North Carolina.  |
Most of the stations in this area are still post-pay. I know of one that's strictly pre-pay (where they also mark all twenties checking for counterfeit), and a couple of others that require pre-payment only on pumps the attendant can't see from behind the register.
It's not much of a stretch to imagine stations eventually going cashless, accepting only credit or debit card payment at the pump.
dcb