A Citgo station in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, was chock full of customers this morning after an employee made a mistake and sold gasoline for just 34.9 cents per gallon of premium unleaded instead of the $3.439 that the station advertised on its sign. The bargain prices lasted long enough for about 40 transactions, or about 250 gallons of gasoline.
Station owner J.P. Raval changed the prices after 90 minutes when the attendant on duty alerted him that there was a mistake and he didn’t know how to change the prices.
“People kept coming, so fast,” Raval told the Associated Press. “Everything was crowded; it was like a fairground.”
Apparently some motorists were even filling up gas cans to cash in on the savings.
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10/15, 1:49 PM
posted by:
Lariat Luxury Locomotive Liner No.3
Cool! Unfortunately, the station owner took it in the pants and not the oil companies.
10/15, 2:30 PM
posted by:
christianboy10
pay back is sweet
10/15, 3:36 PM
posted by:
mayer_ray_nagin
I know a retard who actually said he would never take advantage of something like this. I’d not only tank up once, but I’d burn thru the tank in 30 minutes and fill up again. Screw the thieves.
10/15, 6:49 PM
posted by:
andy
christianboy10- not very christian of you
mayer_ray_nagin
you are both not realizing they it isnt the oil companies who lost, its the private owner of the gas station who has to pay for the gas up front… dont get me wrong i would fill up, but i wouldnt go burn it off for the sake of cheap gas…
10/15, 10:38 PM
posted by:
elviososa
Geee…..American really thirsty for the Gas.
10/20, 7:43 AM
posted by:
JohnnyBlazE
Here, no matter what the crap says on the board outside, the prices in the machines would be right, I betcha, and easy to change if not.
11/09, 4:29 PM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
This clerk is unemployed.
Reminds me of the ‘tard who let someone spend a $200 bill with Li’l Jorge’s face.