Why New Jersey Doesn’t Let People Pump Their Own Gas
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- Опубликовано: 22 окт 2022
- New Jersey is the only state in the U.S. that doesn’t allow customers to pump their own gas - anywhere. There’s always an attendant on duty to pump gas for customers at these full-service stations.
Oregon is the only other state besides New Jersey with a full-service law. However, Oregon’s laws are far less strict and allow certain parts of the state to have self-service gas stations.
“It goes back to the middle of the 20th century,” said Patrick Murray, the director of the Monmouth Polling Institute. “There were forces involved who wanted to protect their interests in terms of the smaller gas owners against mega gas stations that were starting to be built at the time that would require self-service to be profitable.”
Historically, gas stations with attendants were popular in the first half of the 1900s. But by the 1970s, most states had switched over to customers pumping their own gas. As these changes swept the U.S., a state ban on self-service in 1949, known as the Retail Gasoline Dispensing Safety Act, stopped the Garden State from following suit. Oregon passed its own similar law in 1951.
In the original bill, the New Jersey state legislature cited safety concerns and rising costs to consumers as reasons to not transition over to self-service. But every time there’s a spike in gas prices, bills opposing full service start to pop up. Seen as a ‘political third rail’ by many politicians including Gov. Phil Murphy, it’s one of the few legislative debates that doesn’t follow party lines. Every bill has failed so far, but it hasn’t stopped self-serve advocacy groups and politicians from pushing for change.
Watch the video above to find out more about New Jersey’s full-service gas stations, why self-service options don’t find a home in the Garden State, and what’s next for its gas station owners.
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Why New Jersey Doesn’t Let People Pump Their Own Gas
I'm born and raised in Jersey and about 10 years ago I went to PA and had to get gas. I waited about 5 minutes before realizing that I had to pump my own gas. After that I spent another 5 mins trying to figure how how to pump the gas but luckily someone pulled up and saw that my tags were from Jersey and was nice enough to help me out. I'm sure he was laughing at me on the inside. I felt so stupid being a 25 year old man not knowing how to pump gas 😂😂
Yup, and then you did it once and were entirely proficient.
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Don't feel bad. When I was 27, I went to NY and had to pump my own gas. I figured it out but when I got done I forgot to cap my tank and drove through Staten Island with my gas cap hanging lol.
@@jeffghant4760 😂Dumbazz
I always thought I was useless but then I remember there are people like you who don't even know how to pump your own gas, makes me feel better about myself 😄
0:55 the most shocking thing about this video is that guy is 86 and could pass for someone in his sixties. 😂
I had to check the comments and see if anyone found that as surprising as me
I was about to comment this and then saw this very comment 😮
Good genes
The secret to slow down aging: don't pump your own gas? hahahaha
He had a fresh shave that day.
I felt uncomfortable handing someone else my credit card, while I'm forced to sit inside my car, and they're walking around servicing other customers...
They literally give it back to you after they’re done inserting it. Lmao
I remember on a road trip with my grandparents we stopped in NJ to get gas. My grandfather got out of the car and was quickly approached by a guy who explained he was the only one allowed to pump it. Then he put out his hand like he was asking for a tip. My grandfather shook his hand and we left 😆.
Are you supposed to tip for that?
@@pshaw8406 it's the US, aren't you supposed to tip for everything??
I've lived in jersey almost all of my life and I've never had a gas station attendant ask for a tip. He was probably asking for the payment method LMFAO
I was in NJ once and went to pump the gas myself. Lady came out and said she had to do it. I apologized politely and remembered I was in NJ.
Then she started telling me only professionals can pump gas and I actually laughed out loud at her. Then I asked he to clean my windshield and she said no.
I’m adding “Professional Gas Pump Assistant” to my resume since apparently it’s for professionals only and I’ve been pumping my own gas for 8 years 😂🤣
She sed no to cleaning your windows because it is not full-service it is government compliance
@@coltbinder8321The person was making a joke about how you apparently need to be a professional to do something anybody can learn without professional training(pumping gas and cleaning windows).
Then it isn't really full-service.
@@coltbinder8321pfft I mean for what it is that means it feels both ways for me because fwiw.... idl I wouldn ot exactly wanna count on somebody else particularly a stranger wjo knows if ever am gonna even see again... much less have any reason for their being incentivised to not be at best fairly careless or not as inclined for being careful but also make it more confusing if anything breaks to know how long or not for whatever part it is... that it may have been failing for... but yeah that also feels kind of inconvinient to be paying just for somebody to do the fuel pumping but again the fact hey it is by htis video if still accurate on average.. by far a low cost for fuel compared to what todays economy with the fuel and energy embargo having impacted fuels to have for awhile been at best close to if not over 5 usd a gallon.. but yeah I mean it also feels lile a fun fact or exclusivity for sake of random trivia... to be able to remmeber the name of for a long tiem now but no longer 2 just 1 us states... idk about territories but yeah states that have "non self serve requiring fuel stations" ... meh idk but yeah the fact that other places still have higher if not at least the same price of fuel it makes the argument for self service feel redundant for it clearly is not going to be any difference of the price etc
This may sound harsh. But there is no point in forcing a consumer into full service just so people can keep their jobs. They can get other jobs.
No they should just unionize. Many union jobs today are already dated. You’re about to cause lots of more homeless cause $13/hour is paycheck to paycheck wage.
@@ricecakeboii94then get a REAL JOB!!
@@boringchannel9987 tell that to the Tesla employees who lost their jobs 🤡 very likely will be another homeless issue soon
I’m from California and went to Jersey for business. When I pulled up to a gas station, someone knocked on the passenger side I rolled the window down and said “sorry I don’t have any change” I thought it was a homeless person. Little did i know 😂
Ha ha ha.
I lived in jersey for about 20 years. The first time I ever drove out of state I went to Philly. I needed to stop and get gas on my trip.. this was probably one of the most embarrassing moments I had on the road lol. I had no idea how to use the pump. Thankfully some nice locals helped me figure it out but the experience is one I’ll never forget.
You're telling me that in your 20 years you never observed an attendant pump gas and memorized the 3 steps that are required to do the work? Talk about low IQ.
that is a very sad story. do you know how to feed yourself?
Jesus, it's not rocket science...
@@JustMe99999 hahaha. it's nuts, right? I live in Jersey in the Summer and it's a hoot to see people not want or not able to want to pump their own gas. they'd rather sit in their car for half an hour waiting for the attendant to fill them up. absolutely nuts.
@@garypollio4960 Lmao no one’s waiting half an hour for an attendant unless your at Costco. I’ve never waited more than a minute for an attendant in my life. Yall act like pumping gas is your entire personality 😂 we got better things to do
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I'm sure gas stations will raise prices even after getting rid of gas attendants
Yep the states of Washington and Oregon are proof of that, Washington has higher gas prices than Oregon even though there are no gas station attendants in Washington.
in canada these places are like 20 cents a litre more expensive than pumping your own gas
bingo
I always try to avoid filling up in NJ when driving through it.
Yea because gas stations set prices…#learnsomething
gas stations don't control prices shinangians, gas is one of the most market based transparent commodities, ex-regulations, as it's a completely regional AND global pricing market on the underlying commodity - oil. so minor changes in supply vs. demand really make a difference in prices at the pump very quickly.
The state bird of NJ is the middle finger, which flies freely all over the roads and highways. It's a unique state, taxes are through the roof, and though its residents are salty, they're some of the kindest people to be found anywhere. Most of us who live here love it.
Move to Florida it's paradise!😊
I'm a woman, living in Jersey. I hate waiting for them to pump my gas. I'd way rather do it myself. Some of these gas attendants love to leave my card in the card reader ... like why? Just hand it back to me. Anyone can just come up and grab it.
I'm from Oregon, which was all full-service until very recently, and the urban areas still are. The worst part about it is trying to get gas at night. 95% of stations are closed because they couldn't do enough business to justify the employee. One night it took me 20 minutes to find an open gas station, and I was very worried I was going to run out. When I moved across the river to Washington, boom, almost every station is 24/7. I've also had the experience when the gas station attendant is also the convenience store counter guy, and he just would rather sell cigarettes inside than to come out in the cold and rain.
I much prefer self serve.
It’s no longer full service? I’m in Portland they still pump everywhere
Oregon here too, if the attendees are busy, I just pump my own gas. They never say anything. The oregon doesn't penalize the customer for pumping their own gas. It penalizes the owner for not providing full service. But you and I know the police won't do anything about that.
@@SpicyKimchi- rural parts of oregon have self service
@@bigqwertycat I've been yelled at by the attendants before when I started doing my own by mistake.
My dude has never used the "open now" feature on Google Maps?
I have a quite a funny story, I was teaching my cousin how to pump gas somewhere in Ohio. And a employee came out of no where and asked if everything is alright, need help? I said no thanks, I'm teaching him [Cousin] how to fuel because he never used the pump before. Yet that employee was still standing nearby, I found it odd, however I didn't mind. After cleaning the windshield I suddenly realized why he was standing there, the van had New Jersey plates on it. I laughed and turned to the employee saying that "I think because of the plates you assume we don't know how to pump gas?" He nodded and said yes, I told him I'm from PA, so I know what I'm doing. He smiled and left. I still laugh about it sometimes.
Haha
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I was pumping gas in Ohio, (I’m from TX, but dad lives in WV across the Ohio River, closest Walmart) I decided to set the pump latch so I could run in and grab a drink. A man caught me as I walked away from my car and informed me I better get back to my vehicle, it’s against the law to leave the pump running unattended. I cringed and went back, didn’t want to get in trouble for letting the pump automatically shut off! 😅 I then noticed a small sticker that stated the law stuck on the pump. So in NJ so the gas stations not sell snacks, drinks, beer, etc.? Or does the attendant pump gas and you run in? How does that work, because most stations make a small or no profit on gas, it’s the store that generates the sales.
@@valerief1231 You can run in as the most gas stations do sell food and drinks and the attendant is there to watch over filling your tank. But, it is very inconsiderate to leave your car at the fuel pump for an extended period of time and block others from getting gas. Especially if it is a very busy gas station.
I went to NJ once and pumped my own gas and the attendant came over and was just hovering … I thought I was gonna be kidnapped I didn’t know what was going on … after I left a few weeks later I learned they were supposed to pump it 😂 I felt so silly
Until 2000, the only two states I lived in when I owned a car were NJ and Oregon. In 1998 I had a business trip to Phoenix, AZ. My business partner would fill up the rental car…until he had to leave a day early. 5am, I’m at a station to fill the tank before I drop the rental car off. I had no clue! The guy in the booth looked at me like I was from Mars. Well, neither state I’d driven in allowed me to pump my own gas.
@notfiveo when I’m done pumping gas, I leave the nozzle in slightly, but tip it up and shake it (like when guys pee, i think) for about five seconds, to let the rest of the gas in the nozzle drain. Haven’t had a splash or drip yet.
Oregon haves this wierd law that if a town haves fewer than 5,000 people you can pump your own ⛽️ or something like that.
I have worked at a gas station in Arizona and had this happen once. This poor girl, obviously in her late teens or very early 20s, comes up after I've locked the door (pumps 24/7 but the store part is not) and informs me that she doesn't know how to use the pump. My usual response in this situation is "just read the instructions on the screen" but I kinda felt like there was more to it and when I go out I realize she has done nothing to even try to pay so I ask "did your parents not teach you how to pump gas?" to which she responded "I'm from Oregon, we're not allowed to pump our own gas." Around here kids tend to learn how to pump gas years before before they can drive, so it does seem like you're dealing with a Martian when you learn you're dealing with an actual adult who didn't learn something you thought all children learned.
I’m a 62 year old man who has lived in New Jersey for more than sixty years and I really struggle when I’m out of state. I can kinda sorta figure it out, but only with a credit card at the pump. I genuinely don’t have a clue how to initiate the process when you have to go inside and deal with a person.
@@bunpeishiratori5849 it’s kind of like betting on a horse. Just say “$20 on Pump 4”, or whatever your pump # is (it’s usually on the upper right of the pump). Then just go back to your car and start pumping the gas. You’ll notice when you get close to the amount you paid for, the gas will slow down, then stop. You can do this!
My father had a full service gas station when I was a kid. I was 10 when he got his first one. I am an only child, and a daughter to a guy that desperately wanted a son. Needless to say, I was a daddy's girl and a tom boy. I worked at his gas station. In the beginning, I had to pump gas, wash windshields, and check oil for every customer, and I also had to make sure the bathrooms were clean. It wasn't the tasks as much as it was the environment that was beneficial. Daddy encouraged my interest (and it gave the over-protective one an opportunity to keep his eye on me) . Before I left home, 8 years later, I could handle all aspects of running the gas station. I did the bookkeeping, logistics,customer service, and even learned how to work on cars. The understanding that I got there, came in handy more than a few times, in my adult life.
did your dad assume your gender?
Sounds like a great dad. I’ll bet you can even count down change, a dying skill.
@@timesupgr.8471 a useless skill
@@juanshaftpatel7488 are you in need of a hug or something? dad run out on you perhaps?
@@juanshaftpatel7488 Daddy didn't hug you enough
Once all cars turn electric, NJ will make it so you can't charge your own car without an attendant.
😂
🤣🤣🤣
What about the charger in my house? lmao
Plus there are so many areas that could have a few chargers it wouldn't make sense to have an attendant at all of them. You couldn't.
its safer.
I sure hope we never get to that point where all vehicles on the road are electric.
I am from NJ. I do not care if it will lower gas prices. I want to be in and out fast. Most attendants are rude.
Can't live in New Jersey, can't look at someone in the face and put in 3 dollars 🤣🤣🤣
I pump gas in jersey and I can tell you i would never judge someone or think less of them because the amount they put in their car. Sometimes if I'm able to I tell them to keep the money and I add what I can.
😂😂😂😂
The way I hollered 🤣
It's funny i had a friend from New Jersey who never been outside the state until recently and he came with me to California. He drove one time and we pulled into a gas station and had to ask me and a look at a youtube video on how to pump gas!!! Hahaha, and he said "In NJ we don't pump our own gas"
So he never even paid attention on how the attended did it? Lol
Having an attendant would speed up the gas filling process. Can clear up the line quicker. Also, its a good employment creation.
@@karth33k When I lived in Pa. I certainly enjoyed the cheaper prices in NJ but hated the wait for an attendant. In my experience self serve has always been quicker. Staying inside my your car during cold weather was the only benefit I agree with.
@@karth33k if a gas station has 20 pumps and each pump is occupied, you're gonna need 20 gas attendants.
@@karth33k Took forever to get fuel in Eugene Oregon having to wait on an attendant. 1 guy doing the inside register and having to pump everyone's fuel takes forever
Having a gas attendant helps me, I’m handicapped & getting the wheelchair out of the van is a real problem! I wish more gas stations across the country have at least one lane for full service.
Most smaller self serve gas station attendants will help you out if your disabled/handicapped if you pull up to the pump and beep your horn, that's been the experience in my area anyway.
If you find getting out of your vehicle to pump your own gas to be difficult, you should probably not be driving.
@@Fools_Requiem You expect them to walk???
@@kramelbbiw No, they need someone to drive for them.
@@Fools_Requiem How is getting someone to drive going to help with getting gas?
They are already doing the driving. They are already getting someone to get the gas.
Are you okay? Should *you* be driving?
I just hate having to rely on someone else to do ANYTHING for me that I’m capable of doing myself. I guess Jersey is different 🤣
What I find hilarious is that they're standard self service pumps with people manning them.
They have mysterious controls that would confuse the average NJ resident. What are they, cavemen? 😆
Don’t expect a tip if I can’t chose
Some of them have employee codes prevent random ppl from doing it themselves.
What’s the alternative? Is there a different kind of pump for full service stations what would they even change lol
They are not standard self service pumps in NJ. They are locked until the attendant enters a code or scans a card to unlock to pump.
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When I visit Oregon it always annoyed me waiting for someone to pump my gas. It's very unnecessary for those able to do it on their own. Add a "request assistance" button first those who need it.
It creates jobs for people that can't find a better job. I've done it. It sucks but it pays the bills.
@@jesehadwen4567 Just because something creates jobs doesn't mean it should exist. You can make a job out of anything.
You know what’s annoying about self service? People parking at a pump and disappear for 10-15 minutes when there’s a line.
Oregon here too, if the attendees are busy, I just pump my own gas. They never say anything. The oregon doesn't penalize the customer for pumping their own gas. It penalizes the owner for not providing full service. But you and I know the police won't do anything about that.
@@Helthurian "You put on your own pants?"
Living in NJ, this ban on self-service is aggravating, especially in the past year. I've been to service stations with more than 10 pumps and only one attendant. It's been difficult for these stations to hire enough coverage for the number of pumps they have. I've waited up to 10 minutes for someone to just remove the nozzle from my car. One night, the attendant just left the pumps and went and sat down outside the convenience store located at the pumps and ate a sandwich. I waited about 5 minutes before finally getting out and pumping it myself. She never returned to the pump. There were others who had no idea what to do. It's crazy that we can't pump our own gas. Why can't there be an option? Full OR Self Service. Sitting in the car waiting for someone to pump and then remove the nozzle from your car can sometimes take up to an additional 10 minutes or more. Let me do it myself. PLEASE.
FYI, you can totally pump your own gas. You wont ever get in trouble. If something does happen, it would only be a fine towards the gas station. Saying that, Im almost positive nobody has gotten in trouble pumping their own gas in NJ.
Oh no…. U had to wait a whole 5 mins for full service? That’s a shame u poor thing. You’d change ur mind real quick if u were a young female all alone needing to get gas at 2am. I always feel safe at gas stations in NJ.
@tiffanyking8791 ummm like the rest of the us???
Read the comment. Option. Give me the option to do it myself. How do the other 49 states handle it? Oh wait, they give you options. What do you do in the other 49 states if you need gas at 2am? I hope you don't travel outside of NJ.
Lived in NJ for 18 years. Loved the fact the we and Oregon were the only two states with full service. Quite a luxury. NYers from across the border used to flock down because of the low prices.
Rolls eyes
I’ve seen so many videos of people being assaulted or robbed while pumping gas.
@@timothy4664lmao I did the same thing 5 months later
"We trust you to operate this two ton machine in public, but we don't think you're competent enough to pull a fuel lever on your own." --NJ Legislature
@Lynx Actual New Jersey , Nobody likes us and we don't care .
Lived in VA all my life. The first job for most teen boys was in the gas station. They pumped gas, checked the tires, the oil and water, and washed the windshield. They also hung out with the mechanics and learned that trade. Elderly and disabled folks could use this service, but it's not available at most places.
elderly people should not be driving anyways, after like 80 years old
@@videogamenoob100 Says who, many elderly drivers are better than the phone distracted youngsters.
Okay Mr. Burns...
One of my early jobs was working as a gas station attendant in the 90s, we had one full service pump, but it was automatically set to charge around 40 cents a gallon higher for the privilege. That caused a lot of problems when we were busy, sometimes people would start pumping themselves before I could warn them of the price difference or ask if they actually wanted full service.
I first learned how Jersey was different because a guy with Jersey plates pulled in to self serve, waited about 5 minutes then came inside to call me a lazy no good piece of $h!t. Took a couple minutes to sort that out.
@@boxvader don't forget to revulcanize those tires
I lived in NJ for almost a decade. And I've had my car for a couple years now too. I've always thought it was normal that someone else does it for u because I grew up watching them pump it for my mom when she picked me up from school. Until I got a girlfriend and I heard the "you shouldn't let a girl pump their own gas, u have to do it"
So I've watched the workers carefully and learned from them how to do it myself. And one night it was late, and there were no workers outside so I had to do it myself. I was so glad I could impress my gf, by pumping it myself since it was such a foreign skill in NJ.
It's ironic how people from New Jersey live at such a fast pace, yet when it comes to pumping gas, they would rather wait for someone to do it for them.
It's a double standard that they seem to be proud of, and one of the many reasons why people are moving out of Jersey in droves.
New Jersey , Nobody likes us and we don't care .
Pretty sure people aren't packing up their families and moving out of state just because they want to pump their own gas.
I remember doing a road trip through the East Coast, and I was giving a warning from a cop not to pop my own gas. I was freaked out as hell, I'm Florida boy myself and I've never heard of such a thing lol
Same lol.😂 I thought the guy was gonna rob me when he asked for my credit card
Funny. Actually Oregon is the same way. They got people pumping gas for you. I am in from California. Here in my city we got no one pumping gas. People got to pump the gas themselves. I find it convenient to have someone do it for you. Speaking of when I saw how much gas was around New Jersey, New York , Pennsylvania and Connecticut $3.47-$3.86 I became upset. Because here in California in my city we pay between now $5.57-$6.19 for gas. It was approaching $7 but recently just started to fall the prices. I hope we can get $4 to $3 for gas. That would be wonderful.
Most of the nation's self-serve. I've never had anyone else do my gas for me. I'd probably rather take some extra gas cans along haha.
Lollol
Some of us are old enough to remember when all gas stations had attendants that not only filled your tank, they would wash your windshield! Gas stations also sometimes also gave away premiums to get your business! All at a much lower price!
I grew up in NJ, it is so much more convenient to just pump your own gas. I can't tell you have many days I wasted 30min in the gas line waiting on an attendant. This is insane
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idk what part of jersey youre at but ive never had to wait more that 15 min for gas
You say that now but when you get older and it becomes a hassle due to your mobility issues you are going to be glad someone will be there to fill you car or plug up your car instead of doing it yourself, may you live that long.
Full service was way more than just pumping the gas, it included cleaning the windows, checking the oil, and other fluids, and putting air in the tires if needed. I haven't seen any of this in NJ in years.
I remember the first time I went to these full-service gas station during a trip, I was so confused why I couldn't pump my own gas. For that brief moment in time, I felt like the upper class with someone waiting on me 👑
When I was a child we only have full service stations.
Yes same here in W.V. would clean windshield and check oil too.
I remember when I was a kid and we were on a Trip and pulled up to one these Fill-service places and were so confused, this is weird. We don't have these in my state. And wow they do exists. You really do go through this roller coaster of emotions. LOL
Yeah found one driving in Ontario up north and was confused
It is such a nice little luxury. In the 80s most stations offered both options with full service costing more and the custom of tipping the attendant. Air in tires checked, fluids checked, windows cleaned, a little extra peace of mind on a roadtrip, totally worth the small extra $
I absolutely hated this when I lived in Oregon. It results in cars sitting at the pumps waiting for the attendant to start or complete fueling while dozens of other cars sit idling, waiting just to get to the pump.
I live in NJ and I never waited more than 5 minutes to get gas except after hurricane Sandy hit and we had power outages in my town I had to drive to the next town to get gas and fill up my gas cans and the line was extremely long but they had a lot of attendants working so it only took around 45 minutes of waiting after the truck came to fill up the underground tanks. I think I was #40 in line though.
Yes, that can be a problem if you hit the gas station at peak hours.
Most other times, it's not really a big deal, the attendant is quick and friendly, and there is only a wait for the pump to do it's thing.
But lots of people love to complain, especially about things that are not consistent with everything else.
So much other bs happening in the world, this is really a non-issue. It's just 'content'.
There are a lot of gas stations in NJ, waits are never long.
I’ve lived in Oregon my whole life and sometimes it doesn’t bother me, but I think any more I’d like the option to pump my own gas. But….I don’t believe that changing over to self serve would reduce the price of gasoline.
If customers are lining up out the parking lot to spend money, why would they do a thing to alter their business model tho?
You gotta drive off when that happens. Problem is most of us wait til it's on fumes to refill.
I pumped gas in Oregon in the 80s in high school near OSU campus. Great job!
so that was your goal in HS, to graduate and pump gas for a living? Nice career.
When I was growing up here in Wisconsin, 60's - 70s, the attendant at the local gas station in our small town, seemed to have just always been there. You could get gas, regular maintenance, and, maybe even learn something.
Okay. Tell us more.
Yes, I remember back in the day, it was not just pumping gas. While the gas was pumping they would do things like check your oil and tires or wash your windows.
I live in NY and actively avoid getting gas in NJ when passing through. I'm an introvert and don't want to talk to anyone, and I certainly don't want to have to tip someone for doing something I am happy to do myself.
I live in Jersey and I always make sure that I fill up my tank before heading into NY. I am an introvert and a germophobe. I don't want to touch the filthy pump nozzle and I don't want to walk into a store to tell them that I want gas from a particular pump.
In Jersey, I barely roll down my window to tell the attendant "fill-up, regular, cash or fill-up, regular, card 080xx" phrase.
I Never tipped them
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similar situation here, i always use the self-checkout at supermarkets or Walmart whenever possible
As a fellow NYer, I always tried to get NJ cheap gas. I didn't mind an attendant. I tipped them.
I'm from Canada, and had a somewhat scary experience a while back when I got out to pump my own gas. I was screamed at by the attendant who threatened to call the Police on me. Not sure I'd like to fill up in New Jersey again. Also I do not like anyone else handling my credit cards.
Yeah no one here like doing that too, that’s why we always hand them 20 bucks cash
Get cash
Or just don’t go to NJ
Yup. Stupid, just so freaking stupid.
@@coneflower51wf75 is that right there might be the best advice ever given to anyone ever
I'm originally from PA now living in NJ. one day I pulled up to a gas station was waiting a long time. I was in a rush and losing my patience and started to pump my own gas. the employee didn't even bother me as I'm sure the feeling was mutual. he was overwhelmed and I'm sure he appreciated my help...
I used to work in NJ. Nothing like pulling into a gas station at the same time as 3 other cars and waiting 5 minutes for an attendant to look your way. Maybe they come over and maybe they head into the store or something. Then they finish up getting the credit card from a 5th customer. Then they come over and pump your gas. The same delay might happen after the pump shuts off and it is time to pay. 15 or 20 minutes for a 5 minute gas stop when you are late for work. Brilliant.
So you are used to what it will be with electric charging time wise.
Couldn't agree more!
@@redriveral2764 imagine showing up to the charger and they are all taken tho lol
I remember getting a customer from New Jersey once at a gas station. The guy pulls up to the pump and for 20 minutes solid, he was wailing on the horn. I deliberately kept him waiting because we have a security camera setup and could see his plates and he was from NJ and wanted me to come out and pump his gas. I finally walked out and he was mad as hell and his face was red with anger. He was cursing me out for not coming out right away to pump his gas. I gently pointed to our sign and told him “sweetheart, this is Ohio and the pumps are self-serve. You pump your own gas.” His jaw dropped and he got out of his car looking stupid and embarrassed as hell and pumped his own gas.
Maybe you could have been a bit nicer. If I had been there, I wouldn't like to watch the guy get so frustrated and would have walked over to let him know. Besides, listening to a horn for 20 minutes?
To his credit, how would he know. It’s not like it’s something people research when traveling
You should've just pumped his gas, it's not that hard.
@@austinbevis4266 smart people know when you travel , especially outside a country , things are different. Travel is fatal to ignorance.
Plates from NJ, and he was in OH? How on earth did he get all the way there with one tank of gas? I guess he did the exact same thing in PA, and just thought the service was bad there too.
I live in the UK, I'm 61 years old and I have been driving since I was 17. In those 44 years I have only ever filled my own vehicle and never once visited a gas station that offered full service, it just isn't a thing in the UK) I understand why you might want to offer it if you can find someone to do that job but to make it mandatory? Perhaps it is a feature of societies that hanker after a better past, like using gallons, yards and pounds when the rest of the world has moved on to litres, meters and kilos. The UK seems stuck between the US and Europe, keeping miles but using Litres. As such it seems strange that we abandoned gas station service such a long time ago.
I live in NJ. & I always wondered why we were the only state that has to have an attendent. Thank goodness.
DO NOT CHANGE IT!!!!!!
are you physically and mentally incapabale of pumping your own damn gas? if you are, then you shouldnt be allowed to drive.
This is amazing, has no one thought to just let individual gas stations decide if they want to offer self service or not?
They already said why that doesn't work
@@ventilate4267 and why is that?
@@garyandsandrahamlin872 they kinda say it around 4:50
@@garyandsandrahamlin872 but essentially the ones that choose to stay full service wont be able to compete at the same price as self serve gas stations, and as much as people claim otherwise I'm sure most would rather have the (for example) 10c cheaper gas even if they have to do it themselves
@@ventilate4267 they just said that smaller stations worry that eliminating full service would reduce competition and lead to big oil monopolizing everything. And then they don’t say anything else. That’s it. No evidence.
He asks “where would that leave us in 4, 5, 6 years?”
Like the rest of the country. It would leave you just like them.
Letting private business owners decide whether an attendant pumps your gas or not is the best and most moral way forward. The government doesn’t have the right to decide how you run your business.
I remember it being a choice here in California. Gas stations used to offer both. The full service pumps had that wire on the ground, it would go "ding ding" when you drive over it and the attendant would come out, fill it up, squeegee your windows and even check your oil. This type of service is long gone.
That's how it was in Arizona too when I was a kid. I miss that.
HAHA Snoozeflu! I was thinking about the 70's when you had a choice here in CA. But I totally forgot about the "Ding Ding" tube you would run over. Do they have those in NJ or Oregon? I don't recall them in Oregon, probably why I had to wait so long to get the attendant's attention.
Was like that in Iowa as a kid too.
They also checked tire pressure and radiator fluid level. There are still full serve pumps if you look, however, they mainly just pump gas. If you ask for any of those other things, you'll probably get a confused look.
They finally killed it off full service about 20 years ago.
One time I went to 6 Flags in NJ with a friend. It was like 11:30 at night when I pulled to the pump I saw no one at all which wasn’t my concern at all. So I got out and went inside the store to ask for X amount on my pump and he was like no there’s someone out there who does it for you. And I was like “oh where?” And from the shadow realms I see this very old man walking towards my car all crackhead like with a cigarette in his mouth and his worn out light green traffic vest. He was like “you’re from a NY right?” I was like…yeah. He then pumped the amount and type of gas I asked for. And I left him a tip and was just wondering what me being from NY had to do with not being allowed to pump my gas lol.
He was trying to mess with you and make you feel humiliated. People do that a lot . That's happened to me so many times in the past. Never let them make you feel like garbage otherwise they win.
LMAO you don't tip them
@@musicman76enator we really don’t care we just wanna pump your gas so you’ll go away that’s all we think lol
Did he pump the gas holding a cigarette? 😰
you do 55 in the left lane dont ya? stay in NY please
Filmed part of this in my home town of Vineland. That said, calling it full service is a misnomer. All the attendant does is put the nozzle in the car and hits a couple of buttons. A trained chimpanzee could do this. Gas stations stopped being full service decades ago. They don't even clean windshields anymore let alone check the oil and the air in the tires.
Back in 2000 I worked at the last remaining full service gas station in Champaign Illinois. Although self service was available at all dispensers, we had 1 row that had full service as an option. We always had a steady line of customers who desired full service.
So that's where the group champaign got their name,lol
That seems like it'd be a decent compromise
Which gas station was it?
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@@UofIllinois07 I-N-I
I was a gas attendant in the 80s while I was in college. I liked it. I met all kinds of cool customers. A few became friends that I have to this day.
Nothing like going to the gas station to pick up your next wife!
@@ShawnJonesHellion that too. Lol
The last interview really hit the nail on the head. As a Jersey resident I chose my station for its friendly service among competitive pricing. I truly appreciate the attendants 👍
One of my high school friends used to pump my gas. It was nice to be greeted with a friendly smile. That’s what we need to go with the expensive fuel right now.
New Jersey’s unemployment rate is a record low 3.3% and there are more jobs available than unemployed people. If this wasn’t mandatory, these gas attendants would have worked somewhere else, supplying the economy with more products and services. Everyone’s standard of living would go up, the gas attendants could get jobs paying more than minimum wage, gas stations would have lower openings costs, New Jersey would collect more taxes, cost of gas could go down. This law is extremely stupid.
@@flat-earther I'm not gonna waste my time on nonsense
@@webchinb I believe that it's not honest to call it nonsense unless you have watched it. I assume you wouldn't want your work to be called nonsense by people who didn't watch it.
For the last 47 years I have been in a wheelchair paralyzed from the hips knees down. I would love to see an attendant who pumped gas. They have a "handicapped pump" where someone inside is supposed to come out and pump your gas in most States. Rarely happens. Most of the time I get the finger from the person inside waiting on customers. So after sitting at the pump for ten minutes the light finally "goes on" with the person inside the store: maybe he needs help. There must be a better system. I have tried calling the store ahead of time and that is iffy at best. Not whining. Just wonder how many other people over the age of 65 would like to be treated this way.
You're not whining...you have every right to voice your concerns and experience. Hopefully, something positive will change for you to receive adequate help at the pump.🐾🐾🐾
Stop lying. Nobody is flipping you off. I can tell you're white cause white folks be lyinggggg.
Intentionally understaffed. I know that the gas stations cut for fueling up your car is relatively small. They make like 7-10 cents per gallon. So having someone full time to fuel people up might be hard to swallow.
I just don't know if they need the money because they're going broke or if they're being greedy.
@@DarkD112 Thanks for your reasonable response. From my perspective when it is time to fuel up I either have to ask my able bodied wife to do it or take ten minutes to get my wheelchair out of the car, hope the pumps do not have a concrete island. If it does, that means going inside to ask someone to hand me the handle and insert my credit card. No sure about you but I sure don't like to hand my credit card to a stranger. Anyways, appreciated your comments and your sensible response. It is not ofter you see this on the "free for all" that is the comments section of RUclips.
THIS!!! In California, if you have a handicap placard or plate, they must pump your gas, but only if there are two or more employees working. That rarely happens and I know several people who cannot get assistance unless they bring someone with them. This attendant button idea does not work. Also, I have seen many people smoking while pumping, OMG. I live in Oregon and at times waiting for the attendant to either service or finish servicing can be frustrating, but I really appreciate that they are there and I prefer the law to remain.
As a guy from neither of these states. This is very odd to let another man pump my gas. I'd rather get out and do it myself
Who cares what State u r from!!! Respect the working woman&man who pumped our gas, topped our fluids, replaced/cleaned windshield&replaced worn wipers.
@Jaime Alvarez I do it everyday. I'm a certified tech 😎. Calm down buddy lol
I love having the attendants. Please don’t take it away. It makes the gas station experience safe and convenient. This also provides employment for so many who need these jobs. I bet there will be more robberies if you get rid of the attendants. The elderly and disabled need these attendants.
We’re taking it away.
I am from New Zealand, and we have both options. No one will object you to pump your own, but small station personnel will be happy to assist those who are confused. On the other hand there are a few "self service only" retailers who are generally offer cheaper gas, and these are 24/7.
The local gas station had an attendant. He would help fill my car or clean the windscreen and always with a friendly smile and chat.
Same as certain places in the US.
I ran into a 24/7 that would only take credit cards, no one there only the pump. What if the card didn't work?😬
Technically, we have that in the U.S., too. There's no law saying it can ONLY be self-serve. It just turns out that, when you have a self-serve station and a full service station next to each other, the market tends to dictate through consumer choice that the self-service one will basically put the full service one out of business. Many stations still have a button you can push for assistance, though they are mostly used by the handicapped. I can't even remember now the last time I saw a full service station, though I did live near one in the late 90s that did alright. It was basically the only one in town and really catered to the elderly and other groups that were more prone to use full service options. They would also wash your windows and check your fluids (though most modern engines have made the need for that service all-but-obsolete anyway).
@@joangregg4378 in the last 30 years or so of pay-at-the-pump, I've seen an occasional island being out of of order, but never the whole station. But if they lost communication or were without power, it isn't like they'd be able to manually ring you up either.
I've never been to NJ but I think something like this helps prevent crime at gas stations. Most of us know what it's like to drive up to some shady station in the middle of the night and seeing questionable people hanging around. If you drive up and know that there are employees on the clock right there at each pump, it deters criminals from trying to rob someone.
I am from Jersey and I definitely agree with you, it feels safer, especially for women. Plus on a cold rainy day the last thing you want to do is be out there pumping gas. And it gives someone a job and a simple way to make a living.
it really doesnt, wawa parking lots are still a dangerous place in some parts of nj
@@anonymouswanderer7257 interesting, elaborate? I agree with the other two comments as well
@@anonymouswanderer7257 bc I haven't been yet
I understand but if youre worried about crime at the pump you must be a really paranoid person. never once thought about crime at a gas station (live in a city)
In LA we have bums offering full serve service for some change but is optional 😂
I live in New Jersey for 26 years until I moved to California and my cousins are laughing at me cuz I don’t know how to pump gas.I guess that’s the one thing I missed about Jersey 😢
Don’t brag about it.
Imagine not knowing how to pump gas 😂
it's really very sad to know that you don't even know how to pump gasoline.
I lived in NJ for a few years and had my gas cap stolen twice at gas stations. I went back to one of the stations and asked for my gas cap and they tried to sell my own cap back to me. The second time, I was a lot more assertive and demanded they give it back to me and they did.
Definitely paint it or write your initials on it !!! If you prove it's yours it's THEFT and should be handled by police, especially if they're charging to sell it back.
now let’s abolish the system. no more gas attendant.
@@julm7744 yeah they are on germany cars. my bmw gas cap cost $80, so would not want to keep replacing a gas cap that got stolen from the gas station worker.
@@pzak5927 it does not break me so i own three of them bust my wallet and never cost much at all since i can do all my work myself like pump my own gas. lol
Wow, that’s crazy!
Can we at least add an exemption for late at night? I'd like to be able to refuel and not go to 5 different stations to find one where the attendants are still there.
Why would you wait until late at night to fuel?
I'd get fined, no way would I waste gas going to another station to have someone pump my gas. Either have someone there or I'm doing it myself.
@@falcorthewonderdog2758 Maybe they're on a trip requiring fuel whenever/wherever you happen to require it?
@@falcorthewonderdog2758 You've never done road trips before? Lol
You can pump your own gas at certain stations after hours
As someone that has always pumped my own gas, it would be nice to be served once in a while. However, I'm assuming everything would be more expensive in those gas stations
I lived in NJ. I was always told that the state gas tax was much lower there, and that's why gas was cheap. I was always in a hurry and full service was often very slow, waiting minutes for the attendant to start the pump, then minutes after it clicked off. It could take 5x as long as self service.
I was driving to a job interview a few years back and accidentally stopped at a station with pump attendants. The guy practically scolded me for trying to pump my own gas. Dude, I'd been pumping my own gas for 25+ years at that point. It was insulting, honestly. I feel bad for any attendants who just have to stand around all day breathing in the fumes, that CAN'T be good for you. I appreciate that some people need the work, but this is a job that just shouldn't exist.
lol, not really in almost everyother country in the world this is a must... and guess what? they are all healthy... and is safer... remember the world is big and not because the USA do it doesn't mean is the right thing to do, they do their job with a smile and do a good job. AND be sure that are lot more dangerous jobs in the USA that attending pumps that kills a lot of people by health reasons but are allowed and nobody talks about them like you tried here.. Never hear about some pump attending people dying of "gas exposure" ever.
It’s a different culture.
What if they wear gas masks?
LMAO STAY OUTTA JERSEY NEXT TIME
The attendant likely is responsible for mistakes and theft
I used to work at a truck stop in California. We had to assist many Oregonians who did not know how to operate a gas pump. We weren't located anywhere near the Oregon state line.
I live in Florida and I would love to have someone else pump my gas for me like they did in Connecticut when I started driving in the mid 1970’s.
What price are you willing to pay to have it.
For me gas is already to expensive and would never want to pay more for it just to have somone els fill my car.
Im from sweden and here the gas is if I converted correctly over 8/gallon if its your gallon that is 3.6l.
Diecel was almost over 10/galllon
I worked at a gas station on route 9 North in New Jersey in the late 1980's. I worked as a gas attendant and didn't feel it was an insignificant job. I just thought back to the early days of gas stations and the full service that was offered by people in snappy uniforms and I took pride in my job. For every vehicle that came in we pumped fuel, yes, but we always asked if the person wanted their windshield cleaned and their oil checked, all at no extra charge. When we weren't attending to fuel customers, we helped the cashier take care of the convenience store by keeping it clean and stocked neatly.
Yes, I had such a job as well. We always checked oil (and sometimes other fluids)and cleaned windows. It was a great job.
I used to live in sky top gardens by route 9. My buddy worked at power test across from McDonald’s. He made a killing but he also ripped people off.
We only have full service here in South Africa, its actually impossible to pump your own fuel because the attendants all carry a transponder that is used to start the pump. I like it, saves you from getting your hands dirty and it creates employment :)
You can create employment by hiring a separate driver too. And tie your shoes LMAO clown ass
paying someone to dig a hole in the ground and paying some other person to fill it creates employment. Free markets work best to create jobs that are actually valued. In the US (except NJ), we pump our own gas because the consumer won't pay for an attendant, given the option.
After years of pumping my own gas I can tell you that I have never gotten my hands dirty from pumping gas hahahha
@@BossItUp911 You also have an unemployment rate 10x lower than ours. I wouldn't call pumping fuel a waste of time, its honest work, customers appreciate not having to get out of their cars and people feed their families by doing it - beats begging at the end of the day. Also if you watched the video you would see that the big players tend to price the smaller guys out of the market when self service is allowed. I would never have guessed that before seeing this video but it makes sense. Sometime markets need to be controlled to prevent the formation of monopolies where the only winners are the 1% ;)
@@BobyourUncle it doesn’t matter what you call a waste of time. What matters is what the consumer wants. And the consumer says without government intervention we can pump our own gas and we’re not paying for you to do something of little to no value. Otherwise, people would shop at gas stations with attendants.
I've been to NJ in a semi a few times, and when I got out of my rig at a truck stop the very first time to fuel up an attendant got indignant and began yelling at me that I was not allowed to touch the pump. So I told him to f-off and got back in my rig and left without fueling. I haven't stopped for anything in NJ thereafter except to make my deliveries and pick ups.
No one but I fills my tanks. I want to make sure that I get what I'm paying for, and I want my tanks completely full.
Lived in Jersey my whole life until recently: I can't lie it's much, much nicer having someone pump my gas for me. However, like others said, it's really annoying when it's night and half the gas stations are closed. I think honestly they should just do half and half: have a lane where you pump your own gas and a lane where an employee does it.
I live in Italy, that's how most gas stations work and no one is complaining about it. If you want full service, which usually includes the attendant wiping your windscreen and maybe even checking your oil level, you pay a little extra.
We used to have that in the 80s and 90s in Massachusetts but eventually it just all became self serve as the gas stations didn’t want to pay for the employees to offer full. They also use to charge 10 cents more a gallon for full serve.
I'm from the Philippines and that's normal here.
There are some gas stations that are open 24/7 and honestly, I always prefer this method not only because I'm lazy (like most people), it's also safer since having someone do it for you makes it less likely to near impossible for gas station fires to occur.
Not many people know this but it's not cigarettes or even cellphones that cause gas pump fires but actually static electricity i.e. the electricity running through your body because you had your azzz on the car for a long time and kept on scratching your butt and when you touch your car when self-pumping, you have the high potential of igniting the fuel vapors when doing so.
We had that down south about 25 years ago but now … you better get out and get it yourself … I havnt seen a attendant pump since prob 2000
I live in PA. I was going to pump my own gas, and then I saw some guy approaching me saying to stop what I'm doing, and I was like, "Who the hell are you? " Needless to say, I almost got into a fight with the service guy. lol
My mom used to work at a full-service gas station/vehicle repair garage in Fremont, NE. In addition to pumping gas, she also cleaned gas customers’ windows. When she wasn't helping gas customers, she was cleaning the vehicles that had been repaired before the owners picked them up.
was she a single mom? why was she working at a menial job?
@@juanshaftpatel7488 No, in fact, I think that was the only full-time job she had since I was born. My dad worked full-time until he retired.
In other countries, full service gas stations are the norm
Love it when the network just gives us these type of informative videos. Keep it up, so that we don't just end up watching Fox
This happened to me several years ago as we were sent up there for work. I pulled into a gas station in New Jersey and got out and started pumping gas and was immediately asked what I thought I was doing. I am from Virginia and this is what we do is pump our own gas. I had no idea I was not supposed to do this and I was really confused as to why this guy was upset with me. That was my first encounter and after that I just waited till they did their thing and really kind of felt bad for them when it is something I could do for myself. It was one of those do I tip them or what do I do here. I am an old guy and do remember when they pumped gas checked the oil and cleaned the windshield years ago so it took me back to those days.
Ya that was nice, today when shopping that is almost gone too, we have to checkout our own grocerys
@@m42037 I was thinking about that yesterday when I checked out at Home Depot. I was the only one checking out in the self-checkouts. They had 2 'helpers' standing behind me talking and 1 'greeter' that checks your receipt on the way out. How much could they possibly be saving? I guess these employees can't be trusted with the money. ?
@@jessespad Lol WAL-MART STARTED THAT! Man that's for real, I know robots/computers are taking over manual labour we've seen this for years but let's be real Walmart made 15 billion dollars in profit last year during Corona and they can't afford to pay cashier's to check me out? Ya Home Depot everyone is putting in those things now, even little markets like "Fresh Thyme" I noticed recently. Aldi and Trader Joe's and Lidl there's no self checkout, then again these are European, German owned. I been to Berlin a few times pre pandemic and most supermarkets there don't have self checkout but you have to bag all your groceries at all markets, Aldi, Lidl, Norma, Nettos, etc, there's a lot of markets there unlike here that's mostly Walmart and Kroger and Meijer
yea, I guess next time you go into a restraunt.you'll want to cook your own food because you felt bad for them?
Oh nooo 😭
Back when I was 14 (that’s early 1970s) in the English Midlands, my first ever part-time job was pumping petrol. Cars would drive over a bell wire onto the forecourt, and two spotty teenagers would come out from the kiosk, one to pump the required amount of the required grade of petrol/gasoline while the other might wash windscreens or check tyre pressures. Happy days.
As a new Yorker I didn't know it was illegal. Every time I had to drive to Jersey for work and had to fill up I would decline the full service and would always wonder why attendants were so pushy. I would have to give them a few "I'm goods". Good thing there were no police around to fine me.
I'll be honest, I've worked at both a full service and self service station. I actually perfer full service. People can get really stupid at the pump, cause fuel spills, damaging pumps and get into fights with other people. And when we get the pre storm rush, full service gas stations can have people pull in, in an ordinary fashion.
It depends, cause there are upsides and downsides to both
I seen a guy Do something stupid When he was pumping his gas He was smoking that can cause a big fire.
@@jonathangoodwin646 that falls into the stupidity catagory. I once ripped a cigarette out of a guys hand because he tried to light it while I was in the middle of filling his car.
I had a job pumping has in 1973 at a discount gas station, just before self service was a "thing". I certainly don't miss the snarky co workers, the abusive customers and the lack of breaks. Not to mention the low pay.
@@gordonwilson7975 sounds like you are complaining about his complaining
I lived in Jersey and never had a complaint of having to wait on a pump attendant. All of such is a lie to make you do the work, like the supermarkets. Do you really think checking out a full grocery cart at a self check out is in any way better than having someone else do it. Do you honestly think the store makes it cheaper for you or just pockets all the profit? Don't be fooled, it is bliss to not stand in the rain, freezing cold or sweltering heat and pump the gas.
@@seancoyote so you’d rather a 17 year old kid making 10 bucks an hour stand in the blistering heat? How often do you pump gas? Once a week maybe. It’s take at most 5 minutes to pump your gas. It’s really not a big deal.
But you loved breathing in the lead fumes?
Brings back memories of when all gas stations were full service, they washed your windshield, checked you oil and other fluids. I miss that, especially since gas isn't really cheaper with self serve and the big self serve stations drove the independently owned gas stations out of business. As far as the labor problem, that seems to be more people just don't believe they should do any kind of labor job, they think they should automatically be in a gravy job or supported by someone else, even high school students rarely have jobs anymore or at least it seems that way. I still miss full serve though.
In the days when gas stations were all full service the people doing it got paid enough to support their family or put themselves through college. the price of both went up and jobs not only stayed behind but backpedalled. Is what it is, I'm sure plenty of people would love that job if it were a thing elsewhere and minimum wage was enough to survive with, I sure would🤷
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The state of Oregon also has this law with very few exceptions
It was only a couple of years ago when Oregon allowed self-service, and that's only in Eastern Oregon (a low-population area)
Yeah Hood River you pump it yourself
you can pump your own only if diesel
I'm from New Jersey , I always pump my own gas in the company car everyday at my local Valero gas station. When the gas attendants see me pull in they greet me with a hello and let me pump my own gas. I've been doing it for years.
Isn't it Valero that has lumps in their gas?
I like the option of both. I remember those days in Massachusetts. Sometimes it's easier to have someone help you, especially new moms, elderly disabled, or just for convenience sometimes. Other times, it's easier or faster to do it yourself, or sometimes you're tight on cash, so it's cheaper. I like the option.
Yep I like MA’s way of doing it too, sometimes it’s just too cold and you just want someone else to do it, or you’re just too tired
I'm of the opinion that if you're physically and or mentally incapable of pumping gas into your car yourself, you shouldn't be driving a 1-2 ton weapon down the road at 60mph. Some people just shouldn't be driving.
I totally agree, I hate sitting there waiting while the guy..or girl..is on the other side either A. actually working, or B playing on their phone not paying attention to you, sometimes you want to just get your gas and go
Went to New Jersey 28 years ago and got yelled at by a gas attendant for touching the pump. I will never go to New Jersey again for any reason.
I remember riding my motorcycle through Oregon. I stopped for gas. I got off and was getting ready to try to pump my gas. An attendant ran over to stop me. I was like, “oh, yeah, I forgot.” He couldn’t figure out how to get the nozzle in my tank and proceeded to spray gasoline all over me and my bike. I was like, “Cool, dude. Nobody is watching. I can fill the bike myself.” He handed me the nozzle.
Where I grew up in KY in the early 80's there were 2 gas stations side by side. One was self-service, one was full service. The full service was a couple of cents higher than the self serve. However, the full serve only hired female attendants, and in the summer their uniform was a bikini top and a pair of daisy dukes. I'll leave it up to you to figure out which one sold more gas.
I live in New Jersey and enjoy having fuel pumped for me.👍
Sometimes however it can be a pain as it’s slower than if it was self serve.
Usually one attendant for a few cars.
You will sometimes get a guy who’s incredible at it and moves cars in and out like he’s a conductor of an orchestra.
FACTS!!! moving between like 6-8 cars like hot butter
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This "problem" will solve itself in about 10 - 15 years. Unless NJ passes a law requiring attendants to charge your electric car for you, these gas station attendant jobs are going to disappear on their own.
Possibly but what about the old and handicapped?
@@calripkenboi If you're too old or too handicap to get out & plug in a charger, then you shouldn't be driving at all. Take greyhound instead.
@@DecrepitBiden buddy of mine was in motorcycle accident a few years ago. Got hit by a truck and flew off his bike. He’s semi-paralyzed now but he can work his right foot Good as anyone. He can’t walk But he can drive like NASCAR.
You have been sold a lie by Elon musk, in 15 years there may be less electric cars than now no one really knows.
@@DecrepitBiden what about the women scared to be at the gas station alone at night? Car jacking at gas pumps aren’t prominent in NJ.
I live in NJ my entire life, so far and if you knew what we pay in property taxes they should wash our windshields too
On the turnpike they automatically do it if they see any smudges, bugs, or dirt.
Your property tax there ain't any higher than ours here in Seattle. 😏
and wipe you when you're done
Huh? Private businesses should be forced to do a thing for you because you are paying money to the government?? Flawless logic there.
I’ve been driving for 28 years and recently for the first time someone cleaned my windshield. I was actually shocked. From Jersey too!
I came to the US at the age of 16 and was surprised you fill up your own gas tank 😂 people fill up your gas tank everywhere In México. Now that I've lived here for 14 years it feels weird to know that someone fills it up for you in some states here in the US 😂
i lived in NJ for a while, that's where i learned to drive and got my first car (which i still have, almost 9 years later).... yes, it's nice when it's too cold or too hot outside, to have someone else do the work for you; but many times, i've been in a hurry (or just impatient), and it takes forever for the attendant to come to my car.... i have on a few occasions just got out of my car and started the fueling process myself, no one's said anything to me... i now live in NC, and sometimes miss that convenience of having someone pump my gas
Jersey resident my whole life, 33 years old.
No one ever says anything when you hop out and do it yourself, especially if their getting busy. 😎✌🏻
I miss full service stations. Especially when I would go to the Seneca Reservation in Upstate New York just for that reason. They took care of me for sure. They cleaned my windshield, my mirrors, and my headlights. I give the attendant a nice tip (at least $5) for doing all that on top of pumping gas. Not to mention that it was 50 cents/gallon cheaper on the Reservation.
New Jersey and Oregon should leave one well enough alone. At least until we, as a nation, go full electrification.
Last time I was in NJ I needed to fill up so I pulled into a station. “Fill it up with Regular”. Well he filled it up with hi test. Gotta watch what the attendant is doing.
More money?
I am a Jersey girl and lived here most of my life. At one point I was living in Massachusetts and once I got used to pumping my own gas it went so much faster than waiting on an attendant.
It took me about 5 minutes to learn and doesn't require much effort.
Now I'm back in NJ and getting gas is such a pain, especially in high traffic areas. I often need to wait behind several cars, and everyone has to wait for the same 2 or 3 guys working the pump.
Pro self-service all the way!
That said, I am all for keeping employees on to help people who don't want to pump for themselves.
The price doesn't even factor in for me, gas will always be overpriced.
If I go to any establishment and pay for "full service" I expect to walk out with my balls empty and a cigarette in my mouth.
Are you required to tip to attendant to? How much? That would seem to add a lot to the cost.
@@hf32jkm5 No, we pay for gas plus tax. I can't imagine that gas price isn't affected by having the cost of labor though
I remember when I was little that gas stations had 2 islands, full service and self service. The self service island was cheaper, I don't remember what the price difference was. My mom and dad would always go to the self serve island because of the price. Eventually they all went self serve.
I remember that too. Before that, all gas stations pumped for you. I am old enough to remember when all gas stations had attendants that not only filled your tank, they would wash your windshield! Gas stations also sometimes also gave away premiums to get your business! All at a much lower price!
There is legitimately zero reason for the state to try and protect such a wildly obsolete job. All 19,000 of those people need to find something else to do for a living.
This is like if the state barred you from tying your own shoes, and instead someone else is paid to do it. Absurd lol
When I first got my license in New Zealand in 1979 there was still a few attendants around, I liked getting my screen washed, water and oil checked and fueled up, mind you I've always been a bit lazy. Nice to see it still going in NJ, there's not enough low skill jobs around now so it's an opportunity for some people to improve their lives.
Z stopped it because they say nobody used it. I worked at a servo for a few months and even though the boss heavily pushed forecourt services, it was tourists and the elderly who would use it. But it’s fun getting to know people and hollering across the shop to see if they want their cigarettes or trying to convince people to buy 3 bottles of water because it was cheaper than 2.
The only station in my city that offers it is a Challenge; I like asking them to round it up to the nearest dollar because I can’t stand funny numbers.