Dumping at Flying J

This was in Scruffy's e-mail box a couple days ago.

"To continue providing waste dump station services, Flying J is instituting a $10 fee to customers using this service. This has become necessary to cover the increasing costs of offering this amenity. These additional fees include:

• Maintenance - escalating expenses associated with normal usage and the misuse and abuse of waste dump stations
  
• Municipalities - rising costs from local sewer treatment service providers
  
• Regulatory - increasing expenditures linked to stringent corporate responsibilities

Flying J RV/Rewards Card Member Benefits
As a Flying J RV or Rewards member, a $5.00 dump station coupon will be added to your card based on fuel purchases. You must present your card to the cashier at the point of purchase to receive the discount.
Exclusive Flying J Loyalty Online Offer
Sign up for Loyalty Online and you will receive 1 FREE waste dump (a $10 value) on your next visit.*

If you are already a Flying J Loyalty Online member, a complimentary coupon for 1 FREE waste dump (a $10 value) has been added to your loyalty card to use on your next visit to Flying J.

Flying J appreciates your business and looks forward to continuing to offer the best services and facilities in the industry."

Tater

Yup. A big topic of discussion over on the RVForums board. I also looked at my FlyingJ account online, and the "coupons" for dumping have an expiration date as well. I think mine are something like 9/31/2010 (as of 6/8/2010). I don't normally dump at FJ, but have always kept them in mind as a reserve if needed.

Flying J is going to alienate themselves from their RV customers (and their money) if they keep this nonsense up!!

TC

A lot of the rest area's in georgia have a dump station you can still use for free. Do other states have them ?

Wa. state rest stops have free dump sites - kinda, we pay an extra $3 on our RV tabs to keep them going.
So feel free to stop by and drop a load. (wouldn't that make a great new state motto!)

Alot of the Iowa rest areas have dump stations also.

Texas used to have the dump stations at the rest areas, but no more. At least the ones that have been "updated".

WV has dump stations and potable water at many rest areas.

Some rest areas in states where we travel have dump stations, some don't. I've noticed when driving through Texas there are trailer dump signs along the highway near campgrounds. I suppose one could pull off and use their dump stations for a fee. We have a state park nearby where we can dump if we need to. We usually take care of that at the last campground where we stay, and use facilities in rest areas for the rest of the trip home.

We've never used a dump station at Flying J or any other truck service area, but it was kind of nice knowing we could. In a pinch, I guess we'd be happy to pay the fee.

Tater

We've always used the Flying J's dump station when returning from the local state park. It has saved us from jockeying for position at the CGs dump station along with everyone else leaving to head back home about the same time on Sunday.

TC

We all are aware of rising costs and they see this as a way of making a few extra $ to offset their rising costs of doing business. I am sure their water and sewage bill has gone up like most of ours. In the real world $10 is not that much, less than 2 packs of cigarettes, and you probably made money if you stayed at Walmart for free and now need to dump. Just a cost of traveling and enjoying the lifestyle.

As someone once said ..... "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch."

Found this link one day and saved it. Might have been on here...Anyway hope it helps some of you..... Click here >>> Dumpstations by state

That was a good one Scott/Grace for the state motto.