By Art Gallagher | MoreMonmouthMusings.com
Starting in October of 2017 New Jersey drivers will have to get out of their cars, swipe their own credit or debit card and enter a PIN before an attendant can can pump gas into their car, according to a report at NorthJersey.com.
Consumers will no longer be allowed to hand their cards gas station employees due to new credit card security requirements, The Record quotes Sal Risalvato, executive director of the New Jersey Gasoline C-Store Automotive Association (NJGCA), an independent gas station owners group, as saying.
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Boo!
This is leaving out an important demographic: people who pay in cash. I always pay in cash for my gas. Will I need to get up out of my car to hand the attendant my $28? Why not address this issue in the article? “Don’t worry, cash payers- your method is safe. HELL, this might even encourage MORE people to pay in cash since they don’t want to get off their butts! More cash payments means less people tracking your buying habits too… less potential for credit card and identity thievery, which, at gas stations, is a bigger threat than normal stores.. You get cash stolen, at least nobody got any account numbers.”
So, Marge, you’re opposed to giving people choices?
“Homer, I don’t think women will like getting shot in the face with a shotgun”
*Homer simpleton voice*
“Women will like what I tell them to like”
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What you’re comment evoked from me.