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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2012 21:17:15 GMT -4
Remember when you saw the price of regular gas on a sign, say it was $2.19 a gallon......that $2.19 meant that mid-grade was $2.29 and premium would be $2.39. I miss those days, price of mid-grade and premium can be a whole lot more expensive now and the price variance can be vastly different from station to station.
Why is that, what has changed? In the not to distance past, they all pretty much followed that premise, made it easy for the consumer when the sign only listed the price of regular.....no more.
One of the only stations around that follows the old .10 cent increment is the Extra Mart off Rt 50 in Chester.....Thank You for that!
If they can still do it, why can't others?
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Post by Inspector on Mar 12, 2012 18:50:42 GMT -4
I hate how Exxon does it. The price prominently posted is the "cash" price. If you use your card it is 10 cents more per gallon. I stopped buying Exxon about 2 years ago when they started making record profits off our backs. I haven't bought any from them since and don't intend to.
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Post by bluecrabber on Mar 13, 2012 8:14:15 GMT -4
Made me think that we as end user customers seem to have become complacent about fuel prices, ie. there is little public outcry. I guess most of us realize we are at the mercy of the politicians and the oil companies, and it is hard to get organized to do anything to get the attention of the perpetrators.. yes perps..
One tactic that might work is to try and organize a boycott of a single supplier, eg. Exxon. Buy your gas anywhere but Exxon.. How long do you think it would take before Exxon started to blink and lower their prices followed by the rest to remain competitive...
Does anybody think it might work?
Best regards, BC
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Post by Junior on Mar 13, 2012 8:17:35 GMT -4
People have tried boycotts before and I cant remember one that did anything, but maybe
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Post by freefallin on Mar 13, 2012 8:51:20 GMT -4
boycotts of a single supplier would not work due to economic theory:
There would be higher demand of the other suppliers product which would create an inventory shortage of that supplier's product which would drive the prices up. As the price goes up of the other competitors product, Exxon's price stays the same or drops because they have an abundance of supply. The consumers will have more of a propensity to consume the lower price priced product regardless of brand boycotts so they would go back to getting the same product from the company they were boycotting. By the time they did this, the consumers were already paying a higher cost to the competing companies to make their statement, and then switched back to Exxon who dropped their prices to move their inventory so it all averaged out to be about the same consumers were paying across the board for that product.
Did you all just hear that? That's me dropping some knowledge on you...
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Post by RobMoore on Mar 13, 2012 18:27:20 GMT -4
I hate how $3.79 isn't $3.79
Its $3.799, so for all intents and purposes, it's $3.80.
If you want to charge $3.80, be honest about it.
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Post by bluecrabber on Mar 13, 2012 20:24:28 GMT -4
boycotts of a single supplier would not work due to economic theory: blah, blah,blah.. Did you all just hear that? That's me dropping some knowledge on you... Yep, I hear you, but your theory is just that... theory. Lots of good theory falls apart when tested. I don't buy the notion that a boycott of a major oil supplier would place undue demand on other suppliers. There is a glut of gas now. There is no shortage. Plus, I bet a significant amount of refined Exxon gasoline ends up at some of the discount stations. They would still be selling gas but not at their company owned and branded stations. And, we all realize it is impossible to gain consensus these days on anything.. whoever is boycotted will still sell gas to those who don't care or are clueless. However, reduced sales is an incentive to be more competitive. Gas wars have been going on since the automobile was invented. It seems every corner in America has two or three gas stations. Funny how they all have the same price and if one changes the others follow suit within an hour or two. It just irks me how complacent we have become as sheeple. Best regards, BC |
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