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Why Jersey girls − and guys − still don’t pump their own gas

Written by Robert H. Scott III, Professor & Greenbaum/Ferguson/NJAR Endowed Chair in Real Estate Policy, Monmouth University

Sit back and relax -- you're in the Garden State.Kena Betancur/VIEWpress via Getty Images

New Jersey’s quirky reputation is hard earned, but one peculiarity stands out: It’s the only place in America where you can’t pump your own gas.

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