It’s hyperbole for the most part. Only time I’ve ever seen lines longer than 5 minutes is in cases where pumps are out of order. Also most cars nowadays have stop-start batteries so you’re not idling much of the time.
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TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Is that a common thing? I’ve never driven past a Costco station where there wasn’t a pump available. I know the part about “30 minutes” is hyperbole, but I don’t think a bunch of cars congesting Costco stations instead of spreading out to other ones is an actual problem that’s regularly happening in reality.
errer@lemmy.world 1 day ago
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 23 hours ago
very common (well, idk about the wait time of half an hour because I’ve never done this B’s) when prices are higher than usual
at least according to the local facebook groups of people asking which station has the 2c/L cheaper gas, because that singular dollar saved is apparently going to make all the difference in their life
ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Depends on the area and time of day. Seattle rush hour you fuckin bet you might be there an hour
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Taking that at face value: does the “to save $2 on gas” part apply at that point, though? Because I imagine if you’re waiting an hour for gas at Costco, the other gas stations are equally or near-equally saturated. Because the meme is clearly implying that the drivers are at the Costco when they could go somewhere else with a substantially lower wait.
NateNate60@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I don’t live in Seattle, but the Costco locations near me also regularly have long queues. That rarely happens at other filling stations. There isn’t a shortage of gasoline currently; it’s just expensive.
ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
So in my case I actually don’t drive but it was my ex spouse who does this. They’re really car brained and easily tricked by marketing stuff. The idea of saving a bit would make all other considerations vanish from their mind and sitting idling in a car for an hour was a neutral experience. I did get them to try turning the car off during the waiting but the issue is the line actually moved pretty fast it was just incredibly long. They didn’t like having to turn the car on every like 30 seconds to move a few feet then turn it off again. This is the same person who refused to walk 15min to work and would instead drive 5-15min depending on traffic, 10min to find parking, 5min walk to get from car to work.
Frozengyro@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I wish that wasn’t a problem. There are 3 Costcos within about 30 minutes of me. Every time I’ve been, all hours of the day, each pump has about 4-6 cars waiting in line to fill up. People will wait 15 minutes because it’s generally 20-30 cents cheaper per gallon than anywhere else.
Bad_Ideas_In_Bulk@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
I bought fuel at Costco yesterday, half the pumps were empty.
THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’ve never seen one without a line here in Chicago. Doesn’t matter the day or the time of day either.
KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 1 day ago
30 minutes is not an exaggeration at all
Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Might be more common with the spike in gas prices, gotta take “savings” where you can get them
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 day ago
No, this is not uncommon. I’ve been to multiple Costcos with very long waits in multiple states. If it’s a hyperbole, it’s only barely.
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Interesting. I wonder if that gets more problematic very close to the Interstate or in very large cities.
three@piefed.social 1 day ago
Trying my hardest not to be snarky. More people, longer lines.
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Well yes, more people longer lines, but I wonder if the Costco is specifically problematic in comparison to other gas stations in those areas as the meme is making fun of.
silver@das-eck.haus 1 day ago
Try a little harder ❤️