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- From: kolstad@cae.wisc.edu (Joel Kolstad)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: Legal Tender???
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.175203.2840@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
- Date: 16 Dec 92 23:52:03 GMT
- References: <184652@pyramid.pyramid.com>
- Distribution: usa
- Organization: U of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering
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- In article <184652@pyramid.pyramid.com> lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell) writes:
-
- [stuff about getting away with "free" gasoline deleted]
-
- I once filled up a car with about $5 worth of gas, and was in shock to
- discover (already being done pumping) that I had left my wallet at home.
- Oops! I went up to the cashier and explained the situation, and they said
- that this was OK -- just leave my name and phone number, and come back in
- another day or two with some money.
-
- I was pleasently surprised that they had this nice policy. They didn't
- even ask for ID, although I'd be willing to bet they might if the total had
- been more.
-
- Is this experience the same at all gas stations? Or are others less
- trusting of humans?
-
- ---Joel Kolstad
-