pumping gas

Weird question here - my husband read somewhere that gas stations in Oregon are all full service. Is this true?

If Oregon has full service only at gas stations, are you expected to tip the person pumping gas? The only east coast state that has this rule is New Jersey and I%26#39;ve been told you%26#39;re not supposed to tip. I have no idea if this is correct information or not.

Sorry for the oddball question, I%26#39;m just curious!

pumping gas

I%26#39;ve tipped 3 times in the 17 years I%26#39;ve been driving. Either a truly above-and-beyond level of service, or an attendant that looks like a young Winona Ryder.

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Yes, it is illegal to pump your own gas here. And tipping...nope:) Actually, I did give an attendant a Starbucks card once because when I was paying I realized I had it and I don%26#39;t like Starbucks...so I just passed it along to him and it was a cold winter day so hopefully he enjoyed it.

No pumping your own gas. Really nice when it is rainy out, not so nice when you are in a hurry and have to sit and wait.

However, there was a time in Bend where the attendant tole me to go pump my own, and then it leaked all over me. I was not pleased. I am pretty sure that guy got fired after I left. Apparently he was overwhelmed, and just started telling everyone they could pump their own.

Isn%26#39;t there some loophole that people on motorcycles can pump their own?

Sometimes, if they clean all my windows, volunteer to check the oil, etc. I will slip them a buck or two, but those times are few and far inbetween.

Not weird - we get this question a couple of times a year. You folks in other states always know when an Oregonian pulls into a gas station, because we just sit there waiting. LOL!

No tips. You%26#39;ll get fueled up and *maybe* get your windshield washed. If somebody really goes out of their way to help, (check oil/other fluids) there is nothing illegal about tipping if you feel like it :-)

There are some exceptions to the ';can%26#39;t pump it yourself'; rule. If you have a card/account with an independent fuel wholesaler, you must pump your own fuel at their stations, since there are no attendants. Before you get a card in this state, though, you have to fill out a form and assure them that you know all safety procedures, blah blah.

Additionally, if there is a gas station attached to an Indian casino, they may have ';self serve'; pumps. I know Spirit Mountain in Grande Ronde does, and the price is always 10垄 per gallon less for self-serve diesel. Apparently once again the tribes do not have to follow all Oregon state rules.

Professional truckes of course fuel their trucks themselves.

The gas station on W Burnside by Chinatown employed men who are .. I guess you would say .. challenged.

They do fine work, but they are also very sweet and nice and want to do a good job, washing windows, petting the Pup etc .. we would usually give them the change, whatever there was in coins from paying for the gas.

In NJ.. where you also do not pump your own gas, people tipped ..

I enjoyed having someone else pump gas ... I still not so fondly remember the smell of gas on my husbands suede shoe after his little misshap with the pump .. %26lt;rolling eyes%26gt;

I am in Cal now pumping my own gas. I really do not like doing that. every station has a different way to pay. so it takes time to learn that each time. suppose if you regularly pumped your own it would be easy

windshields are collecting bugs, so need to wash windows after I pump gas. In OR I can do it while gas is being pumped. or in some stations thay clean them. if one attendant not busy.

no tipping.

we are in Angels Camp, we did not know it was frog jumping week. Town is packed must be 500 motorcycles or more in town. Noisy during day but they seem to quiet at night at least where we are.

I love our ';you cannot pump your own gas'; law.

So, yes, it is true, you cannot pump your own gas here...and tips are not part of the package. As others have said, IF you want to tip, you probably can. Some employers will not allow it, so the attendant would let you know if they cannot accept a tip.

One of the businesses with a ';no tip'; policy in Portland is New Seasons. You cannot tip their delivery driver. If you do, the driver can loose their job. New Seasons treats their staff well, so, I never feel guilty when I cannot tip in that instance.

Thanks for the info guys! It%26#39;s always good to know about this stuff in advance so I don%26#39;t look like a fish out of water.

%26lt;%26lt;Thanks for the info guys! It%26#39;s always good to know about this stuff in advance so I don%26#39;t look like a fish out of water.%26gt;%26gt;

LOL! Like many of us do when we visit other states and keep waiting for the attendant to fill the tank. ;-)

One of the first things I had to learn when I moved here from California was patience at the gas pump. I was so adept that I could scoot in, scope out the pump that would open first, jump out and swipe my card while opening the tank, pump my gas and be on my way in just a few minutes. In Oregon you are at the mercy of the attendant who may not be good at keeping track of which cars are done, etc. Sometimes I sit over 10 minutes waiting to get filled. I decided it was a good lesson in slowing down and I do love it when it%26#39;s pouring rain and I don%26#39;t have to get out.

I%26#39;ve tipped a couple times - once out of pity when it was super cold, and once for amazing service which included treats for the pup.

I do find it a bit amusing that Oregon thinks there is a lot to learn about safely pumping gas....in all my years in CA there was only one incident I was aware of and that was when a woman drove off with the nozzle still in her tank. What a mess! Ripped the dang pump out!