[dan000892]

For those still subjected to these who don’t know: Most video-enabled pumps in the US can be muted by pressing the second button from the top on the column of four buttons to the right of the display.

I consider it a small quality of life improvement to not hear the same Seth Meyers joke two or three times while fueling.

[akira2501]

I tried this and it stopped the pump and required me to get the cashier to re-enable it. I had to pump the rest of my gas in a second transaction.

[dan000892]

Wow, that’s a really interesting result I haven’t heard! Do you recall at what brand you experienced this? I generally visit Shell and Chevron stations across CA but I’d make an exception to attempt to repro that.

[fzzzy]

I try this every single time and it’s never worked.

[rconti]

I've never visited a gas station with ads more than once.

[maxxxxx]

In my area you'd run out of gas stations quickly with this strategy :-)

[oliveshell]

I just silence the speaker by pressing my wallet against it while I’m pumping gas.

[ConceptJunkie]

Yeah, I discovered a pump display that actually had a labelled "Mute" button, and I figured out that some other ones can be muted by poking at the buttons.

Barring that, I usually end up walking a little away from the car in order to try not to be advertised at.

[ixwt]

I've always pressed the right side buttons, from bottom to top. This works for me, US as well.

[jrrrr]

I tried this morning at a Citgo and it worked. Thanks Dan!