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BajaWarrior
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[*] posted on 1-12-2012 at 08:23 PM


Some attendants use the calculator on their cell phones a lot these days but it is hard to see the numbers they are entering one such fellow didn't add the .60 after the 13.60 rate which was advertised next to the roadway. My wife always checks their math and caught it. I always tip well but this guy was helping himself to an additional $4 after the tip I intended on giving him which was a dollar.

I still gave him the dollar for the service.




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[*] posted on 1-12-2012 at 08:26 PM
$4 dollar tip...


that's what my attendant wanted to help himself to...man these guys might be making a fortune...maybe its time to get a part-time job...!!!!
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Some attendants use the calculator on their cell phones a lot these days but it is hard to see the numbers they are entering one such fellow didn't add the .60 after the 13.60 rate which was advertised next to the roadway. My wife always checks their math and caught it. I always tip well but this guy was helping himself to an additional $4 after the tip I intended on giving him which was a dollar.

I still gave him the dollar for the service.
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[*] posted on 1-12-2012 at 09:22 PM


Fueled up twice today in Baja Norte. No rip offs. Baja cactus gasolinera in maņana to fuel up my two five gallons and I'll let ya know. :):):):):)



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[*] posted on 1-13-2012 at 07:54 AM


next time spread the wealth around and pick up fuel at one of the roadside vendors near where you are ultimately going. less chance of a fireball on the highway as you travel and it's only a buck or two more for 5 gallons.



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[*] posted on 1-13-2012 at 08:50 AM


The other day I visited a gas station on Forejadores which I had decided would be a nice place with good service to engage. I greeted the agent and gave the agent my keys and my request for 500 of verde gas and he turned to the tank and suddenly turned around while holding the red hose and said oh sorry I made a mistake (in spanish) and entered roja, I only spent a little gas, it read 100 on the meter.

I stopped in my tracks and pulled the hose out and laid into the guy slowly as everyone around began to laugh, I put the locking cap back on and went to the cashier and laid into him too. Soon the group of attendents gathered around to say no pasa nada, por que el no tira gasolina, pues obvio".

The scam is simple, claim the previous cars amount is due by you through a turn of quick confusing events, then either you pay or when you cry foul eventually the agent can back down and claim nothing happened and it was a misunderstanding.

The sad part is that the whole station acted as thought it was funny and no one was about to accept the fact that theft is serious crime that hurts everyone and is punishable by jail time. I told them that they lost a good client, they lost our confidence and trust and that they will end up in jail and that each agent who is aware of the crimes of another agent as they are certainly is complicit in the crime and living an pathetic immoral life that is a poor example for their children parents and family and certainly they will go to jail and to hell eventually. They laughed.

I left and the very next station I went to had a group of official inspectors there to review the amount of gas and method of service I received provided by the agent. Hit or miss !

The moral of the story is pay close attention and keep your eyes on the agents and the meter. Use a locking gas cap to slow down the agents from playing this common trick. When you catch someone pulling a trick be calm and polite and tell them that to be a criminal is a sad way to live life and suggest they visit church and apologize to their parents. Then leave.
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