25 Things Gas Stations Used to Do for FREE — Back When Gas Was 30 Cents

Back when gas cost 30 cents a gallon, a man in a uniform ran out to your car, filled the tank, washed the windshield, checked the oil — and it was all FREE. Here are 25 things American gas stations used to do for free, from road maps and Green Stamps to free glasses with every fill-up — and the one state where pumping your own gas was against the law. What station did your family stop at? Tell us in the comments. 0:00 What's ahead 2:34 #25 The Driveway Bell 10:50 #12 A Glass With Every Fill-Up 18:26 #1 The Law That Kept the Attendant Archival photos: public domain via Wikimedia Commons; additional photos: Pexels. Sources in the pinned comment. #nostalgia #gasstation #1950s #americana