[Joeaksa]

Originally posted by sammyg2
MYTHBUSTERS to the rescue:

98% of all gas stations in the good ole US of A are independently owned and operated. As in, they are not owned by the big bad oil companies.
If you don't like the prices at the corner station chances are the owner is to blame, not the oil companies.
Yep, it's your neighbor down the street who owns that station who is to blame for ripping you off, not the oil company. Put the blame where it belongs.
Don't start saying that it's OK because he has a right to make a living either.
The gas station owner makes a gross profit typically 20 times as large as the profit the oil refinery gets to make the gas. He typically makes 20 times as much on every gallon as the big bad oil company.

Sorry but this is not correct everywhere. I have a friend here in Phoenix who runs a gas station. His hands are tied on pricing due to the price that he has to pay. Asked him recently how it was going and he is selling gas for about 2c profit per gallon.

He cannot lower the price any lower because his wholesale price is 2c lower than he is selling. He cannot raise it any because the station across the street is selling fuel for the same price he is, because they get their fuel from the same wholesale company.

Regular is selling for 2.71 a gallon here in Phoenix. When the stations are paying 2.69 for a gallon of fuel what do you recommend? How would you as a owner do to bring prices down?

Remember that if he does not make some profit then he will go out of business. BTW, he is a 911 owner...

Joe A