You Go Boy, Drop That Pump

jinx · 05-28-2007, 04:02 PM

He's trying to make a point, shame so many are missing it. Or are you willing to pay higher prices just to see suv owners get fucked?

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"Somebody out there is making money at these prices, but not me," said Pollack, 57. "So I just thought: What can I do to help the consumer?"

xoxoxoBruce · 05-28-2007, 06:26 PM

What he's doing (did) won't help in itself. But if he makes an impression on enough people, people that will say fuck this, I'm going to make a conscious effort to buy (use) less gas. Then he's a hero.

richlevy · 05-28-2007, 06:58 PM

What's amazing is that the system is geared to his disadvantage. Everyone else in the chain, the government, the credit card companies, etc, works on a percentage. His markup is probably the same 8-12 cents a gallon whether gas is $2 or $4 per gallon. However, if there is such a thing as shrinkage, the loss of gas through evaporation (hopefully not), theft, etc, then those costs will continue to rise. He may end up making the same flat price on a more and more expensive product.

Making a $4 markup on a $20 watch is not too bad. Making a $4 markup on a $400 watch is a reason to walk away.

jinx · 05-28-2007, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

What he's doing (did) won't help in itself. But if he makes an impression on enough people, people that will say fuck this, I'm going to make a conscious effort to buy (use) less gas. Then he's a hero.

Buying less gas means buying less everything - which can be really hard when everything is shipped from china, over-packaged, and designed to break 2 days after the warranty expires. The gas you put in your vehicle is a small part of a huge picture. Buying a prius is a finger in the dyke solution.

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Originally Posted by hlj

Yes.

Brilliant. Really.

HungLikeJesus · 05-28-2007, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jinx

He's trying to make a point, shame so many are missing it. Or are you willing to pay higher prices just to see suv owners get fucked?

Yes.

05-28-2007, 06:26 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	What he's doing (did) won't help in itself. But if he makes an impression on enough people, people that will say fuck this, I'm going to make a conscious effort to buy (use) less gas. Then he's a hero. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-28-2007, 06:58 PM	#3
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	What's amazing is that the system is geared to his disadvantage. Everyone else in the chain, the government, the credit card companies, etc, works on a percentage. His markup is probably the same 8-12 cents a gallon whether gas is $2 or $4 per gallon. However, if there is such a thing as shrinkage, the loss of gas through evaporation (hopefully not), theft, etc, then those costs will continue to rise. He may end up making the same flat price on a more and more expensive product. Making a $4 markup on a $20 watch is not too bad. Making a $4 markup on a $400 watch is a reason to walk away. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

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