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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 1:54 pm
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hedur
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Originally Posted by jerry305
• Does every gas station owner not want my business?
Originally Posted by jerry305
I just want my money to treated like an American's.
You don't need a zip code to get gas. You just need to pay inside. Simple.

Originally Posted by ianp
I am going to be in Colorado and Utah in the next couple of weeks , I have a Australian visa card , will I need a US zip code to fuel ?
No.

Originally Posted by Jenbel
I used 90210 when i came across the problem It worked This was after the clerk had insisted there was nothing they could do to help me (and indeed didn't seem to understand the concept of someone who didn't have a zip code!).
A clerk would never have asked for your zip code to make a transaction. If anything, just an ID. Not sure why you spent your time arguing about paying at the pump when in less time the clerk could have completed the transaction.

Originally Posted by cbn42
So you are willing to post on the internet and call your credit card company to find a way to pay at the pump, but you aren't willing to walk 30 feet to the clerk to pay in person?
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