[QUOTE=mikeesik;6760826]
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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
With the current price of gas I think they figured out they are loosing money on the $0.45 card fee.
Considering stations make pennies per gallon not surprising.
Uh what !!!!!!!
Gas stations around here are popping up like condos. Considering as well they charge you a buck or two for air in your tires.
One every block for sure.
There are gas stations just completed that behind them there are cow pastures.
Yes, I know they make profits off their confectionary but I will never believe it that -OH-I AM A POOR GAS STATION OWNER-
They remind me of the sobbing of today's farmers.
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So you are saying that were you a business owner with multiple profit centers that you would intentionally/knowingly/willingly lose money on one of them?
ok then.
Certainly if a stations inside profit margin is high enough it could use outside/gas sales as a loss leader.
Still the more you lose outside, the smaller your gross profit margin is.
You pay for the air? 1st it's a choice, no one put a gun to your head. 2nd, you know you can go in and tell them you just filled up and ask them to turn on the air pump and that they'll almost always do it?
If you just pull in from the street and don't spend any money do you expect them to provide the service for free?
It's not like there are service centers attached these days that are running a compressor for the shop and have a courtesy line outside.
It's a business. Don't like the service you get then go somewhere else.
Pretty simple really.