this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2026
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[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That’s how it used to be in my area. Amazon Fresh stores and Kohl’s stores and some grocery stores had free charging through Shell with these big signs showing ads. Now Shell is charging but double dipping with the ads too.

But they have the absolute worst, unreliable network. I just tried charging tonight and the damn app didn’t even know there was a charger here. So I am watching the ads as I try to figure out how to pay to charge my car lol. Maybe that’s their trick since I can never seem to actually charge my car at one.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Now Shell is charging but double dipping with the ads too.

Enshittification is insatiable. There is no bottom and no end, short of destroying the entities perpetrating it.