Costco and car wash

[WhyMe]

the costco i go to has a car wash. went to put in gas today and something new happened. in the past it was pick payment / reciept yes or no / pick pump gas. now its got a new screen where after credit it asked you if you want a car wash. i like a few others did not pay attention and pressed yes thinking its the reciept. i caught it in time and cancelled and redid my card. this is going to catch a lot of folks that are not aware of this .

i wonder why they did this. maybe not enough people use the car wash

 

[SZR48207]

Makes it easier for people to buy it when they're already in the car mindset.

 

[Lolvoguy]

We've had that option here in Canada at Esso stations for at least 7-8 years.

 

[klt1986]

It has been at the Costco I go to in NC for at least the 2 years I have been a member. Sam's Club has been doing it for a few years as well.

 

[Fawteen]

Originally Posted by WhyMe
i wonder why they did this. maybe not enough people use the car wash


Just about any station that has a car wash around here has the option to purchase a car wash when you make your fuel purchase. It's a way to increase revenue.

It also pays to pay attention and not blindly punch buttons.

 

[PimTac]

Many stations are trying to upsell products like the car wash. The Fred Meyer gas stations around me are even prompting customers if they want a fuel additive added to the fill.

 

[spackard]

Here I thought you were going to post about not being able to buy a gallon of Meguiar's Gold Class from them any longer.

 

[Garak]

Originally Posted by Lolvoguy
We've had that option here in Canada at Esso stations for at least 7-8 years.

Same here at the Shells that do have car washes. The one by my place has no wash, so it doesn't come up.