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Just topped up at Tesco Express.
Went for a bottle of wine and then to the queue.
Number three please..... £40.10 says she. No £20.02.
Someone has already paid £20.02 says she!
Now the only way they could have achieved this, is for one of them to go in and pay for the amount still on the screen.
Don't know how they achieved it so quickly, as it takes a fair while to put in £40.00, considering that the pump was on a go slow.
Went for a bottle of wine and then to the queue.
Number three please..... £40.10 says she. No £20.02.
Someone has already paid £20.02 says she!
Now the only way they could have achieved this, is for one of them to go in and pay for the amount still on the screen.
Don't know how they achieved it so quickly, as it takes a fair while to put in £40.00, considering that the pump was on a go slow.
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Did you get £40's worth of petrol for £20?
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im not following
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Nor am I really, and I've read it six times.
Big respect to a bloke who can get a bottle of wine down him, inbetween filling his car up and paying for it though. |
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Very funny Kenbo!
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hahaha ive read it 4 times now and still have no idea whats going on lmao
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You lot are a sarcastic bunch some times.
Don't see why you have difficulty understanding! I got £20.02 and moved off the pump. One of the next couple went straight to the queue, and paid £20.02 (which was showing on the pump) whilst the other put in £40.10. If you can't understand that there is no hope for you! |
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What other couple?
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yeh that bit aswell
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couple in one car or couple of cars? im really struggling here
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Aunty on the hooch
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£20 for a bottle of wine in a petrol station!.... should of gone to one of the big supermarkets, much cheaper there imo.
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why are you only putting a score in?
20.02 pretty poor with the trigger too. |
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^^ That would be the wine giving him the shakes!
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I think I understand now, so you put in £20 and moved your car away from the pump, the car behind you saw this and realised they could scam tesco by having someone go in and pay for £20 then straight away put in £40, is this correct?
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surprised they served him more drink in the first place... must have looked like 8Ace staggering round the forecourt.
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they must of watched him top up before,
...& realised he always goes for the booze before paying |
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Will all be on CCTV -should think the scammers will have a visit
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why did u move ur car from the pump b4 paying?
Because that is what we are asked to do to speed things up! Either into a parking space or forward so the next person can get onto the pump! |
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I think I understand now, so you put in £20 and moved your car away from the pump, the car behind you saw this and realised they could scam tesco by having someone go in and pay for £20 then straight away put in £40, is this correct?
Well done that man.The rest of you can stay behind after school. |
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did the lady who served you believe you when you said you only put in £20 when she claimed you were due £40?
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Will all be on CCTV -should think the scammers will have a visit
That's what I am thinking too. |
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I have never worked in a petrol station but this seems insane to me and opens up thr opportunity if scams happening, so how do they know the amount each car would be due?
This place is busy at any time of day, with two or three at the pumps, and often traffic trying to turn in off the road. I think that perhaps of the fact we don't live in the ghetto makes them a bit more relaxed. |
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How can moving your car after fueling up, strolling over to the wine shelf, analyzing grape type, origin of grape type, alcohol volume, red, white or rose and the price speed things up!
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Some of you are just beyond redemption and funny you are not!
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would of been easier & better off if they just
syphoned his tank while he was choosing his wine! |
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would of been easier & better off if they just
syphoned his tank while he was choosing his wine! If you are going to be a smart arse please try "would have". |
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I can't make head nor tail of it. At first I thought that 'one of them' meant a passenger in your car.
Any chance of the whole sequence of events as they happened? Just the relevant bits...not too much detail on the wine.  |
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I understand the scam but having trouble figuring out why you would bother queueing just to put in £20 of fuel. You could have waited until Monday for your pension then you would have had enough to fill up properly.
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basically he filled the car up & pulled of the pump,
then drunk a bottle of wine on the forecourt before paying, whilst all this was going on someone else had pulled onto the same pump he used to fill their car up adding to confusion |
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did you get your tesco points aunty
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£40 worth obviously
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Mrs TTL has 15p off with her clubcard fuelsave. So i could get £50 worth for £44.18p
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It seems a bit risky just to save £20.
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I doubt it was an intentional con, I think somebody got lucky and had a split second chance at being honest.
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I understand the scam but having trouble figuring out why you would bother queuing just to put in £20 of fuel. You could have waited until Monday for your pension then you would have had enough to fill up properly.
Who said I was queuing. I got straight onto my pump because so many stupid people wait to get on one where their filling cap is! Even though there are notices saying that the hose will reach both sides. If you look back I said I was topping up and, as I only really wanted to pick up a bottle it was a good opportunity to fill up. I do sod all mileage, but in the next couple of days I will be doing about 270 miles, and my car only does circa 28 mpg on "extra urban". |