This was such an odd stop. I knew I need fuel and wasn't going to make it far if I didn't stop soon. Coming back up towards home I ran into this location. I pulled in and right up to a pump.
The lot is rather large and can handle a good flow of customers when it gets busy. Plenty of pumps so a fuel stop should be a short endeavor here. That is if you didn't run into the problem that I did.
I pull up to the pump and attempt to pay at the pump. The less human interaction I have to do, the better. No matter what I did, tapped, inserted card, debit or credit, the pump just didn't work. I wasn't able to move to another pump and I did what the pump told, go inside and see an attendant.
When I get inside I go up to the counter and let them know what is going on. What I got in response was, 'oh, yeah, that pump's been messing up all day.' Instead of disabling the pump, or putting a sign on it to alert whoever used it, you have multiple people come in to tell you that the pump doesn't work. Honestly, it made me think that my card was shut off, even though I just used it elsewhere. Or, that my card was hit with fraud.
Anyway, I had no other problems after that. I pumped my fuel and made my way out of there. I hope since then they fixed the pump. read more