Topic: Gas stations should have little pumps that dispense windshield washer fluid next to the gas pumps.
Meta !Sober//iZs started this discussion 3 years ago #103,254
So you can top up on that while you fill the tank. Most cars can take up to a gallon of more of windshield washer fluid so I don't know why they don't have little pumps for that too. I know a lot of gas stations have a beat up squeegee sitting in a pool of dirty water for you to clean your windows with but I prefer using the car's built in washer unless it's really filthy.
I just hate having to buy it at Walmart. I want to get it at the pump. I would gladly pay $4/gallon to top up the washer fluid.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 55 seconds later[^] [v] #1,165,497
You have to use their communal windshield cleaning stations.
Meta !Sober//iZs (OP) replied with this 3 years ago, 22 minutes later, 23 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,165,501
@previous (B)
That's free. They're missing out. Anyone can just pull in and wash their windshield and drive off without buying anything. I WANT TO GIVE THE GAS STATION MONEY AND THEY WONT LET ME 😭😭😭
Yeah I know I could go inside the little store part and buy a bottle but then you have to walk inside and you're always stuck waiting behind some old faggot buying cigarettes and ten different kinds of lottery tickets with a bag full of change. Then you have to open the bottle and pour it in and discard the empty bottle. It's so hard.
That's free. They're missing out. Anyone can just pull in and wash their windshield and drive off without buying anything. I WANT TO GIVE THE GAS STATION MONEY AND THEY WONT LET ME 😭😭😭
Yeah I know I could go inside the little store part and buy a bottle but then you have to walk inside and you're always stuck waiting behind some old faggot buying cigarettes and ten different kinds of lottery tickets with a bag full of change. Then you have to open the bottle and pour it in and discard the empty bottle. It's so hard.
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 22 minutes later, 46 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,165,503
Great thread.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 1 minute later, 47 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,165,504
Windscreen washing up liquid
Meta !Sober//iZs (OP) replied with this 3 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,165,523
The washer fluid pumps could be fatter than the gas pumps so idiots can't fuck it up and pour it in the gas tank.
Anonymous C replied with this 3 years ago, 5 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,165,528
@previous (Meta !Sober//iZs)
Let me play the Horse's advocate and suggest that maybe it'd be a good thing if they did.
Let me play the Horse's advocate and suggest that maybe it'd be a good thing if they did.
jodie !foster2PAQ joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,165,548
why are you using so much wiper fluid
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 44 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,165,551
How much would you pay per gallon of wiper fluid? How much wiper fluid would they sell in a day? How much would it cost them to maintain the equipment? How much would the bank transaction fees eat into the margin?
Dead !Pool..v42s joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 19 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,165,555
It literally is more expensive at a gas station than anywhere else. Same with motor oil. And yeah, how are you using so much that it would be convenient to top off at a gas station instead of just filling it whenever?
Meta !Sober//iZs (OP) replied with this 3 years ago, 16 hours later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,165,641
@1,165,548 (jodie !foster2PAQ)
It's pollen season and I park near/under various trees so every morning there's a bunch of pollen on the windshield.
@1,165,551 (F)
> How much would you pay per gallon of wiper fluid?
See above, $4/gal
> How much wiper fluid would they sell in a day?
Probably 10-20 gallons per pump.
> How much would it cost them to maintain the equipment?
No more than a gas pump. It would basically be a faucet connected to the municipal water supply (nearly free), which mixes in washer fluid concentrate as the product is dispensed.
> How much would the bank transaction fees eat into the margin?
You do it on the same transaction you get gas, like how you can add on a car wash. So in 99%+ of cases the fees would already be accounted for (because you're already buying gas at the pump). Keep in mind this is much higher margin than gas for the station (it's just blue alcohol water with a bit of detergent).
It's pollen season and I park near/under various trees so every morning there's a bunch of pollen on the windshield.
@1,165,551 (F)
> How much would you pay per gallon of wiper fluid?
See above, $4/gal
> How much wiper fluid would they sell in a day?
Probably 10-20 gallons per pump.
> How much would it cost them to maintain the equipment?
No more than a gas pump. It would basically be a faucet connected to the municipal water supply (nearly free), which mixes in washer fluid concentrate as the product is dispensed.
> How much would the bank transaction fees eat into the margin?
You do it on the same transaction you get gas, like how you can add on a car wash. So in 99%+ of cases the fees would already be accounted for (because you're already buying gas at the pump). Keep in mind this is much higher margin than gas for the station (it's just blue alcohol water with a bit of detergent).
(Edited 1 minute later.)
Meta !Sober//iZs (OP) double-posted this 3 years ago, 3 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,165,642
Also this wouldn't be the first non-fuel product dispensed at the pump: most truck stops have diesel exhaust fluid pumps for truckers to top up.
Anonymous C replied with this 3 years ago, 18 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,165,644
@1,165,641 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
Find a different parking spot. If you have to park further away then that's even better. You can burn a few extra kJ 😂
Find a different parking spot. If you have to park further away then that's even better. You can burn a few extra kJ 😂