• Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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    6 days ago

    Standard at most American gas stations now, but screen is on pump base and super loud. What do you mean profitable? Are you questioning whether ads generate revenue??

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      6 days ago

      Well, advertising is more or less a zero-sum game. Showing more ads to someone does not mean they have more money to spare.
      So, there’s only so many slices you can cut the advertising cake into. And this concept just feels like someone is spending far too much money for far too small of a slice, for them to be able to make that money back.

      Well, and the nozzle company did go bankrupt as someone else commented, so I guess, that answers that question either way…

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        6 days ago

        Screens are cheap man. Advertising is highly profitable and effective. You aren’t inonnated with a zero-sum game. It’s far from saturation. If it’s somewhere your eyeballs point there is profit to be made by putting ads there.

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      6 days ago

      Putting a screen on the nozzle is more expensive than reusing the pump screen which was already there, and it’s bound to break more often.