Customers in Indiana get gas for $.002/gal

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: jjyiz28

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
The owner can do recharge them with the correct amount of gas, keep in mind, the dealer of the gas station paid the gas w/ his or her own money, anything being pumped away with just only a price mistake is stealing. Taking advantage of a mistake is a bad plan.

no, it is not stealing, it is using another's mistake for your benefit at their expense, immoral, but in no way stealing, or illegal. if i buy something on ebay, and say mky bid was a typo, i am legally responsible to pay the amount i typed in, not what i meant. IN our legal system you don't get protection for making mistakes

That's the same meaning as stealing, wtf are you talking about. It's like going into an open bank vault and grabbing the money without anyone knowing about it.

thats one of the most ignorant statement i've heard in my life.

steal ( P ) Pronunciation Key (stl)
v. stole, (stl) sto·len, (stln) steal·ing, steals
v. tr.
To take (the property of another) without right or permission

My statement? if it is, there's something wrong in your noggin'.

Imagine you, yeah you, being a dealer at a gas station. While changing the gas prices for the day, something screwy happened and made a glitch to set the gas prices to .02 cents per gallon without your knowledge. After a while, you started to notice the car lines are building up, and fuel levels going down pretty faster than usual. How would you feel that you realized that you had lost probably $2000-$3000 of reg gas during that time from that mistake? And people taking advantage of the situation makes me sick.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: jjyiz28

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
The owner can do recharge them with the correct amount of gas, keep in mind, the dealer of the gas station paid the gas w/ his or her own money, anything being pumped away with just only a price mistake is stealing. Taking advantage of a mistake is a bad plan.

no, it is not stealing, it is using another's mistake for your benefit at their expense, immoral, but in no way stealing, or illegal. if i buy something on ebay, and say mky bid was a typo, i am legally responsible to pay the amount i typed in, not what i meant. IN our legal system you don't get protection for making mistakes

That's the same meaning as stealing, wtf are you talking about. It's like going into an open bank vault and grabbing the money without anyone knowing about it.

thats one of the most ignorant statement i've heard in my life.

steal ( P ) Pronunciation Key (stl)
v. stole, (stl) sto·len, (stln) steal·ing, steals
v. tr.
To take (the property of another) without right or permission

My statement? if it is, there's something wrong in your noggin'.

Imagine you, yeah you, being a dealer at a gas station. While changing the gas prices for the day, something screwy happened and made a glitch to set the gas prices to .02 cents per gallon without your knowledge. After a while, you started to notice the car lines are building up, and fuel levels going down pretty faster than usual. How would you feel that you realized that you had lost probably $2000-$3000 of reg gas during that time from that mistake? And people taking advantage of the situation makes me sick.

I suspect the station will have to eat the losses. While it may have been unethical for the people to take advantage of the mistake, there was really nothing illegal about it. They pumped gasoline, and paid the price the pump said they owed. Many probably felt they were getting back at "Big Oil" for the huge price increases we've all been experiencing, not realizing (or caring) that the only ones getting hurt, are the owners (and perhaps the employee who fvcked up the pump pricing), NOT "big Oil"...

I don't think the station will be able to collect for the correct price, unless they agree individually to the increased charges.

 

[jjyiz28]

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: jjyiz28

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
The owner can do recharge them with the correct amount of gas, keep in mind, the dealer of the gas station paid the gas w/ his or her own money, anything being pumped away with just only a price mistake is stealing. Taking advantage of a mistake is a bad plan.

no, it is not stealing, it is using another's mistake for your benefit at their expense, immoral, but in no way stealing, or illegal. if i buy something on ebay, and say mky bid was a typo, i am legally responsible to pay the amount i typed in, not what i meant. IN our legal system you don't get protection for making mistakes

That's the same meaning as stealing, wtf are you talking about. It's like going into an open bank vault and grabbing the money without anyone knowing about it.

thats one of the most ignorant statement i've heard in my life.

steal ( P ) Pronunciation Key (stl)
v. stole, (stl) sto·len, (stln) steal·ing, steals
v. tr.
To take (the property of another) without right or permission

My statement? if it is, there's something wrong in your noggin'.

Imagine you, yeah you, being a dealer at a gas station. While changing the gas prices for the day, something screwy happened and made a glitch to set the gas prices to .02 cents per gallon without your knowledge. After a while, you started to notice the car lines are building up, and fuel levels going down pretty faster than usual. How would you feel that you realized that you had lost probably $2000-$3000 of reg gas during that time from that mistake? And people taking advantage of the situation makes me sick.

i'd be pissed as hell. not at the customers though, and i would make sure it wouldn't happen again. if it was "theft", then i will call the popo and they will deal with em. but it isn't really theft now is it?? i don't think the police will arrest the customers for "stealing" gasloine from the owner. right?? ok then.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: chambersc

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: chambersc
not possible. bait and switch comes to mind as well as false advertisement as well as double billing. 1 2 3 you're out.

There is no bait and switch and no false advertisement, and it was a very obvious price mistake.

a posted price is absolute. with no accompanying asterisk beside the price to describe it as being "free of typografical errors" means the .02 stands.

No, it is not.

Not sure if that price is considered an advertisement because it's main purpose is to attract drivers. If it is, then an advertisement is legally considered only an invitation, not a real price you can argue with. In other words, I agree with mugs, that price is not absolute.

 

[BUTCH1]

It's human nature to take advantage, one day the snack
machine at work broke and just starting giving out free
snacks. Next thing you know there is a mob of people
around it like a buzzards on roadkill, it was wiped out
in less then 10 minutes!

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: jjyiz28

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: jjyiz28

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
The owner can do recharge them with the correct amount of gas, keep in mind, the dealer of the gas station paid the gas w/ his or her own money, anything being pumped away with just only a price mistake is stealing. Taking advantage of a mistake is a bad plan.

no, it is not stealing, it is using another's mistake for your benefit at their expense, immoral, but in no way stealing, or illegal. if i buy something on ebay, and say mky bid was a typo, i am legally responsible to pay the amount i typed in, not what i meant. IN our legal system you don't get protection for making mistakes

That's the same meaning as stealing, wtf are you talking about. It's like going into an open bank vault and grabbing the money without anyone knowing about it.

thats one of the most ignorant statement i've heard in my life.

steal ( P ) Pronunciation Key (stl)
v. stole, (stl) sto·len, (stln) steal·ing, steals
v. tr.
To take (the property of another) without right or permission

My statement? if it is, there's something wrong in your noggin'.

Imagine you, yeah you, being a dealer at a gas station. While changing the gas prices for the day, something screwy happened and made a glitch to set the gas prices to .02 cents per gallon without your knowledge. After a while, you started to notice the car lines are building up, and fuel levels going down pretty faster than usual. How would you feel that you realized that you had lost probably $2000-$3000 of reg gas during that time from that mistake? And people taking advantage of the situation makes me sick.

i'd be pissed as hell. not at the customers though, and i would make sure it wouldn't happen again. if it was "theft", then i will call the popo and they will deal with em. but it isn't really theft now is it?? i don't think the police will arrest the customers for "stealing" gasloine from the owner. right?? ok then.

Taking advantage of a situation is almost bad as stealing. It's like a cashier accidentally giving away 50.00 of gas and someone pumped the gas without ever paying back (and the cashier had to dish out $50 bucks from their pay!!! and you know cashiers don't make alot of money do ya?). If those people who did took advantage of the .02 gal event, they should not worry of being charged with the correct amount. If they try to fight their .02 cent purchase, then they are good as thieves.


i'd be pissed as hell. not at the customers though,

oh yeah? you're just saying it? Those same customers that pumped the .02 cent per gal ?

 

[Conky]

The people who took advantage and didn't say anything are scumbags. You better bet those same scumbags would wail if the price charged was accidentally $27.50 a gallon. :roll:

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: BUTCH1
It's human nature to take advantage, one day the snack
machine at work broke and just starting giving out free
snacks. Next thing you know there is a mob of people
around it like a buzzards on roadkill, it was wiped out
in less then 10 minutes!

Your company should be embarrassed that their employees are so pathetic.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
The people who took advantage and didn't say anything are scumbags. You better bet those same scumbags would wail if the price charged was accidentally $27.50 a gallon. :roll:

Oh please with your sainthoodness, you're telling me you wouldn't take advantage of it?

 

[Conky]

Originally posted by: KK

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
The people who took advantage and didn't say anything are scumbags. You better bet those same scumbags would wail if the price charged was accidentally $27.50 a gallon. :roll:

Oh please with your sainthoodness, you're telling me you wouldn't take advantage of it?

No, I wouldn't. I would've been like that woman who told them their pump was screwed. My luck is that if I didn't then I would get caught, charged with theft, and in the end it would've been far more expensive. Like Earl puts it... karma. 😛

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: chambersc

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: chambersc
not possible. bait and switch comes to mind as well as false advertisement as well as double billing. 1 2 3 you're out.

There is no bait and switch and no false advertisement, and it was a very obvious price mistake.

a posted price is absolute. with no accompanying asterisk beside the price to describe it as being "free of typografical errors" means the .02 stands.

also, there's a valid argument for bait and switch. price paid was .02 and now, after the fact, they want to charge more, is simple bait and switch.

yes, it was a very obvious mistake. doesn't make it any more legal.

Educate yourself. First off, the price was posted as 2.75, but the register rang .002. Bait and switch does not apply, additionally, the customers got away with gas that was far below the advertised price. That being said, I don't think that the company will have much success in going after the customers, they could probably successfully argue the case in court, but it sounds like the lost money on the order of hundreds, or maybe thousands of dollars, and a court case would be much more expensive.

 

[BeauJangles]

Wow, some people need to get off their moral high horses. Many of you try to purchase stuff from Amazon or Newegg when there is a price mistake... this is the exact same thing. Taking advantage of a price mistake is not stealing and the people who took advantage of it aren't scumbags. This conversation is getting rediculous.

The company cannot legally charge people the difference. If they try, they will be in a world of hurt. The customers authorized the .002 / gallon charge, NOT 2.75.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
Wow, some people need to get off their moral high horses. Many of you try to purchase stuff from Amazon or Newegg when there is a price mistake... this is the exact same thing. Taking advantage of a price mistake is not stealing and the people who took advantage of it aren't scumbags. This conversation is getting rediculous.

The company cannot legally charge people the difference. If they try, they will be in a world of hurt. The customers authorized the .002 / gallon charge, NOT 2.75.

When you order an item with a price mistake from Amazon.com it's a situation where you're happy if you get it but you're not disappointed if they cancel your order. Which they usually do nowadays. Yes, the people who took advantage of the situation are scumbags.