Chevron Mart 3. I pumped 5 gallons of gas into my car @ $3.99 a gallon. The total did not come to $19.95, like it was advertised, and like it says on my receipt. The total came to $20.00. Los Angeles California
I pumped 5 gallons of gas into my car @ $3.99 a gallon. The total did not come to $19.95, like it was advertised, and like it says on my receipt. The total came to $20.00. It is one thing to have the sign out in front be wrong, but when the receipt has the wrong information, it shows that this is no mistake, but in fact good old fashion fraud.
Badjohnnybad
los angeles, California
U.S.A.
5 Updates & Rebuttals
Matt
Winnetka,Illinois,
U.S.A.
Possibly what may have occurred...
#6Consumer Comment
Wed, September 17, 2008
Most gas stations that I've seen seem to have dropped of the 9/10ths of a cent that is added to each gallon of gas pumped, especially those with electronic signs on the street advertising the price.
So, for the price you paid for 5 gallons of gas, you mention $3.99 as the price on the sign. If you add the 9/10ths of a cent to each gallon (making the per gallon price 3.999), you get 19.995 which stations will round up to $20.
You may want to reconfirm with the station what is the full price including all taxes and see if they tell you 3.999 per gallon. I lived in CA for many years and when signs were still manually changed, I do remember seeing the 9/10ths posted. And most states that I travel in for work, I see the same thing.
Good luck!
Edgeman
Chico,California,
U.S.A.
And nine tenths...
#6Consumer Comment
Wed, September 17, 2008
The price was actually 3.99 and 9/10. That price times 5 gallons is 19.995. When that half a cent is rounded up, it becomes $20.00.
Robert
Irvine,California,
U.S.A.
Not a RipOff...
#6Consumer Comment
Wed, September 17, 2008
When a the gas is priced at $3.99 you will notice it is listed as $3.99 9/10 or $3.999
Now 5 gallons at this price is $19.995 and rounded to the nearest penny it becomes $20.00
With gas prices the way they are people are noticing things that they never did before. If the receipt just listed $3.99 and not $3.999 then that is probably an error on the people who programmed the cash register but I can assure you that the pump did show the exact price. This extra 9/10 has always been there(or at least in the past couple of decades).
Robert
Irvine,California,
U.S.A.
Not a RipOff...
#6Consumer Comment
Wed, September 17, 2008
When a the gas is priced at $3.99 you will notice it is listed as $3.99 9/10 or $3.999
Now 5 gallons at this price is $19.995 and rounded to the nearest penny it becomes $20.00
With gas prices the way they are people are noticing things that they never did before. If the receipt just listed $3.99 and not $3.999 then that is probably an error on the people who programmed the cash register but I can assure you that the pump did show the exact price. This extra 9/10 has always been there(or at least in the past couple of decades).
Robert
Irvine,California,
U.S.A.
Not a RipOff...
#6Consumer Comment
Wed, September 17, 2008
When a the gas is priced at $3.99 you will notice it is listed as $3.99 9/10 or $3.999
Now 5 gallons at this price is $19.995 and rounded to the nearest penny it becomes $20.00
With gas prices the way they are people are noticing things that they never did before. If the receipt just listed $3.99 and not $3.999 then that is probably an error on the people who programmed the cash register but I can assure you that the pump did show the exact price. This extra 9/10 has always been there(or at least in the past couple of decades).