Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Stop trying to buy a six pack one beer at a time at Valero

Posted by Peter Rugg on Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 7:00 AM

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On a recent stop at the Valero on 17th and Grand, I noticed this sign on the beer cooler. I've never thought about taking one bottle of Miller High Life and trying to barter for it, but that happens so often at this gas station they needed to write declarations.

"All the time," said the woman at the cash register. "They pull one beer out of a six pack and bring it up and try to pay for it. Even with the signs up they try to do it, and we keep telling them no."

The logistics and need behind trying to buy only one bottle of beer fascinates me. Maybe more than it should.

"I don't know what they think a good price for one beer is because we tell them they can't buy it before they offer anything, and I can't ring it up," the cashier said. "Sometimes they do get mad when we tell them they can't have it."

If you were in a situation where buying one bottle of MGD at the downtown Valero seemed necessary, you'd be pissed off too.  

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This isn't so odd...wonder what the author would think about gas stations where you can buy cigarettes a la carte?

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Posted by Anonymous on 11/24/2009 at 9:00 AM

you know what's not a hotspot for the homeless? A home!

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Posted by THC on 11/24/2009 at 8:41 AM

That gas stations annoying. Always have to worry about someone hassleing for money or full dollar bills w shitty attittudes.

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Posted by Anonymous on 11/24/2009 at 8:20 AM

I'm pretty sure it's the homeless people trying to buy single beers. That gas station is a hot spot for the homeless.

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Posted by Cam on 11/24/2009 at 7:40 AM
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