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So I have to roughly estimate the amount and then wait in line to overpay. Then wait in line again to get my change. It's not an efficient use of time for me or the service station.
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I don't understand this part of the post. I think that most people, like myself use credit cards today. I would love to see the percentage of credit card / cash transactions at gas stations. However, as the OP stated, that is not the issue.
What I don't understand is all this waiting in line and overpaying. If you are gong to pay cash, you pump your gas, then go inside to pay. You wait in line whether you have the correct change or not. When you get to the register, you pay and you get your change. I don't see where you would wait in a separate line to get change and I don't see where having the exact change would make the first line any shorter.
If you want to save time, use plastic. It's the future of business. Soon there will be no cash. In fact, I've been to some gas stations that have a sign that says, "Cash Not Accepted". That's how they are trying to save people's time.
The extra time it takes you to pay is caused by your insistence of using cash, an outdated technology.