We had to put out a fair amount of cash to get these secrets from some experienced gas attendants. This is vital information to all that drive. I’ll give you a few tricks that some gas attendants use to make extra money while at work. A few dollars here and there can pay for their lunch or gas money for the day. These guys don’t make very much so skimming is an option some dishonest workers use to supplement their income. It’s important to remember, most of these guys are just hardworking guys who want nothing more than an honest days work. Most look forward to helping the customer in any way they can, but then there are the others.

Scenario 1- A guy comes into the gas station and fills a gas can for his lawn mower. Typical cans hold a gallon of gas, but most of the time a person will simply ask for a dollar, it’s a nice round figure. The gas attendant fills the can, collects the money, then either places the nozzle on the ground or hangs it on the pump in an improper manner (If you’re looking it’s easy to spot). The dollar already pumped doesn’t reset until the nozzle is properly hung up. When the next car comes in they simply put the pump in the car and begin filling. Instead of the amount starting from $0.00 it begins from $1.00, and you lose a dollar worth of gas. The best way to combat this is to get out of the car and watch. If you can’t; make sure the attendant knows you’re looking at what he’s doing. I guarantee you, he will reset the pump.

Scenario 2- A customer goes in to buy some gas; the attendant checks the oil and tells them the engine oil level is a quart low. Many times they will show the customer the oil dip stick and sure enough it’s a quart low. This deception is done buy not sticking the dip stick all the way into the tube. If the stick is left about a quart short it will read a quart low. Then all that has to be done is, get a bottle from the rack, pretend to twist off the top and stick it inside a large funnel. After a few minutes remove the funnel from the engine and toss the bottle into the trash. After the customer pays for service they believe that they’ve received and leaves, the attendant retrieves the bottle from the trash, wipes it off and returns it to the rack.

Scenario 3- Is a variation of number 2. This time when the attendant checks the oil, he sees the level is truly a half quart low. He tells the customer that they are a half quart short and makes the sale. He tops off the level and offers the remaining half quart to the customer, who of course refuses. Who wants to put a messy half quart of oil in their car? He returns that half quart to the rack. When another customer comes in a half quart low, guess what happens? He’s now sold the same quart of oil to two different customers.

Scenario 4- This scenario is similar to the last one except when the attendant goes to get a bottle of oil to put in the car, he takes a bottle that's already empty from the rack and goes through the same procedure. -Julius Simmons.

About Author :
Julius Simmons is a 38 year old man from South Orange, New Jersey. He's the webmaster at BOOM & POUND ((((Auto & Sound)))) www.boom-pound.com