Pump Screen on South Lamar Just Asked If I Wanted to 'Subscribe to Fuel'
The filling station at Barton Springs and South Lamar used to let you pay cash, buy a 32-ounce Coke for 89 cents, and get actual directions from a clerk who knew every back road to the gig at Threadgill's; yesterday the digital pump offered me a 'fuel subscription' for $9.99 a month and tried to upsell me oat milk while the total ticked past $52.
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