PARAPARAUMU PETROL PUMP PRINTS RECEIPT LONGER THAN THE DRIVEWAY
Local motorist filled up 40 litres. Received 40 metres.
A self-serve pump at a Paraparaumu service station has produced a receipt of such length that the customer had to walk backwards to retrieve the end of it. Staff say the machine has been "a bit generous" since Tuesday.
Motorist Delwyn Rangi, 58, pressed "yes" to a receipt at pump three shortly after 4pm. The printer kept going for nearly two minutes. "I've had shorter phone calls with Spark. Thought it was printing the news."
Rangi laid the receipt across the forecourt. It ran to an estimated 4.2 metres. Included: her fuel purchase, sixteen loyalty offers, a survey invite, three thank-yous, and the terms of a promotion that ended in 2019.
A service station spokesperson said the printer was "working within specifications" and the extra length reflected "enhanced customer communication". Asked whether anyone reads the enhanced communication, the spokesperson said they'd get back to us.
Back in 1974 you got a nod from the bloke in the overalls. That was your receipt. Did the job. Rangi has stuffed hers into the glovebox, where it does not fit, and part of it is now hanging out the passenger window like a streamer.
The pump was still printing at time of filing.
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Reader Letters
Garry (Halswell)
Back in my day, you just tipped your cap to the station attendant, and that was that. Who needs a 4-metre receipt just to say 'thanks for your business'? It's a bloody piss-take if you ask me.
conspiracy_carla
I reckon it's all part of some elaborate corporate scheme to distract us from rising fuel prices. Keep us busy reading offers we don't want instead of noticing we've been ripped off. Classic, mate!
couchgremlin
Lol.
eco_yana
Jokes aside, who would waste paper like that? It's buggered the environment more than anything.
SympatheticSue
@eco_yana It's ridiculous, isn't it? Every time I fill up, I get bombarded with offers for things I never wanted. Waste of time and paper.
Trev_Hornby
Rangi should've timed it! Bet her fuel pump receipt would beat anything from your supermarket's self-checkout line. Who reads those things anyway?
koopukev
@Trev_Hornby Of course, no one reads them! It's all there just to justify jacking up prices. Next, they'll start charging you for the paper.
pubbanter_paul
In reality, I'd be chuffed just to see something like that. It's hilarious! A real story to tell at the pub.