• Obinice@lemmy.world
    17·
    8 days ago

    I don’t have any context for whether this is expensive or not, but…

    You’re charged LESS for fuel if you let them wash your car? …what?

    • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      8·
      8 days ago

      The gas station has far higher marginal profit on a car wash than on gas. Also, most of the time you don’t even break even on the supposed savings.

      It’s a trick to get people to spend more money in a way that is more advantageous for the gas station owner.

    • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      8 days ago

      because the other two comments didn’t make it entirely clear if you have no idea what this is about: the pump will ask you if you want to buy a car wash ticket as well. if you say yes, you get the lower fuel price