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- From: stevez@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (steven.a.zubatkin)
- Newsgroups: nj.wanted
- Subject: Re: self-serve gas stations (was: Re: secret speed limit )
- Message-ID: <1993Jan1.012936.16314@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
- Date: 1 Jan 93 01:29:36 GMT
- References: <209@kc2wz.bubble.org>
- Sender: news@cbfsb.cb.att.com
- Distribution: nj
- Organization: AT&T
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- > is "a good idea" because of promised lower prices. Funny thing is that in
- > self-serve states the self-serve pump price is pretty close to the
- > full serve price in NJ. If self-serve is so much cheaper, why is there not
- > more of a difference? Try asking that of a oil company's district rep and
- > see if he gives you a straight answer.
-
- I have previously posted on this topic and have stated my views that
- essentially disagrees with yours. However, neither of us can PROVE our
- points; only the market can decide.
-
- However, you have asked a question about which I can answer. The
- question is on the price of self-serve vs. full serve gas.
-
- If you compare prices of gasoline between states, you are really
- comparing the price of wallets and oranges. Because of the effect of
- taxes, the comparison is impossible. Athough the federal tax on gas
- is constant, the size of the state tax varies tremendously from state
- to state.
-
- My belief is that the oil companies want self-serve; they want to
- reduce the cost of providing the commodity with NO EFFORT AT ALL.
- When that happens, supply and demand take over and I say the demand
- will rise when the price goes down.
-
- BTW, my father was a contractor for service stations for also 30+
- years. I'm not really sure this is relevant though; the market has
- changed quite a bit now.
-
- Steve Zubatkin
- Morristown, NJ
-
- I speak for myself.
-