I had to get petrol today so I went to the petrol station and stopped when I was dead on £20. I carefully removed the nozzle, held it upright and dropped it onto the holder. As the pump stopped the gauge rolled over to £20.01.
I went to pay and the bloke behind the counter said £20.01 and I said “actually, it was £20 until I put the pump back and then it changed”. He rolled his eyes and asked if I wanted the penny. I said yes and he gave me a penny out of the till!
It might seem petty but it’s the principle – it’s a really busy petrol station and I didn’t get that extra penny’s worth of petrol. If I was buying meat from the butcher I wouldn’t expect them to weigh it, wrap it up and then add a bit so why should the petrol station get away with it?
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Why on earth would he bother with a penny when it was clear what had happened?
Do you remember that old Not the Nine O’Clock news sketch, where the guy is trying to get £5.00 worth, he focussess and gets it and smiles triumphantly and the the guy in the garage presses a button and it goes to £5.01
Actually, despite my dire description, it was very funny