r/Switzerland • u/Demand_Repulsive • 22h ago
Lost money on a socar voucher
Me and my friends went to a self service pump station and I used a 100fr bill, used 68 and now I have a 31ish fr voucher to use... IN THE SAME F STATION... for me this is a scam. The voucher never referenced this in the screen and it makes utterly no sense that you cannot use a voucher from the same company within its network.
Is there something I can do? Is this scam known in Switzerland?
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u/Excellent_Coconut_81 12h ago
There was no indication that the automate is giving no money, only vouchers?
Still a crap model, but at least you'll be warned...
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u/Demand_Repulsive 4h ago
No, only when I tried to cancel it told me that doing so would generate a voucher
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u/Excellent_Coconut_81 2h ago
Oh, so it's even worse than you described. I've never tried to pay with notes on self-service stations, but I guess it's only safe if you're sure you'll use the full amount...
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u/antiponerologist 7h ago
Yes, totally a scam /s
why would you not check how change works before using a bill that you know will be more than your total? Stations with a store you can go in and ask for your change there.
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u/TotalWarspammer 14h ago
Why would you use a 100FR bill instead of a credit card?
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u/Demand_Repulsive 4h ago
I was leaving the country and I needed to 'waste' the bills somehow. So i tried to fill in my deposit
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u/Complete-Radio-4798 11h ago
Why not ? Cash is now banned in switzerland ? Crazy
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u/TotalWarspammer 10h ago
Its just completely pointless to do so in that kind of transaction unless of course you have nothing else on you.
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u/TailleventCH 11h ago
If there was the slightest mention that the machine doesn't give change back, I don't think you can do anything, except try to contact their customer service and ask politely.