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TIFU by not realizing I was paying twice the price to wash my car

The gas station I go to has a car wash. The gas price is reduced by $0.10 a gallon if you buy a car wash with your gas purchase. When you pay for the gas, a prompt pops up that asks "Do you want a car wash today?" and if you press 'yes', the gas price per gallon decreases. Really simple and a great way to save a few bucks on gas.

I'd always wondered how the gas station ensured people actually bought the car wash. Like, what was stopping someone from just clicking 'yes', getting the cheaper gas and then leaving without buying a wash? Nonetheless, anytime I've wanted a car wash, I'd click 'yes', pump my discounted gas, then go to the car wash cashier and purchase a wash.

Today, my friend was in the car with me when I went to get gas. I also wanted a car wash, so I clicked 'yes' on the prompt, and pumped the gas. Then I went to buy a car wash, but my friend stops me and asks what I was doing. When I told him I want to buy a car wash, he looks confused and say "you already did?" Turns out, when you press 'yes', the machine charges you for the car wash at the pump. You then just take your gas receipt to the car wash cashier, and they won't charge you again for the wash. I'd never noticed the car wash price was tacked on to the gas bill. I've been double paying to wash my car every month for five years. Each wash is $10. That's $600 total. And all the while I thought I was saving money. :(

TL;DR: I didn't understand how my local gas pump works, and accidentally spent $600 on car washes

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