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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:16 PM Original message |
Credit card fees: Some gas stations say 'no more' |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. Bigger stations will continue to let people use credit cards |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. I remember the break in price offered for cash payment during the last gas "crisis" |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
37. Which will really be an *increase* in credit card prices, not a lower |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
3. There's a couple Valero stations near me that offer a cheaper cash price. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. Fees are not necessiarily fixed. In many cases as the bill rises, |
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axollot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
40. That is the way I've always heard it - my local guys.... |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
5. Screw that |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. It's possible to have cash pay at the pump |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Neat, I've never seen one of those |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:38 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. It's not a huge deal for me, but I've only got an 11 gallon tank. |
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musicblind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 11:34 PM Response to Reply #12 |
30. yeah they have them here too. Well in Greensboro they have them. |
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Jack_DeLeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 02:49 AM Response to Reply #5 |
32. Thats certainly your choice, thats how the free market works.... |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
6. I suppose he thinks we walk around with pockets full of cash. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Most stations here have ATMs inside. So, if you don't carry cash, |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #8 |
38. I don't use ATMs. That would mean carrying a significant |
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woundedkarma (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
9. I've seen a different mechanism here |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
10. My local station is charging an extra $.05/gal for cc purchase |
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sandsavage (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
11. I find this interesting because of what happened today. |
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durablend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 06:31 AM Response to Reply #11 |
33. I wouldn't mind them doing us a big favor! |
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sandsavage (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #33 |
44. There is a reason they are doing us a big favor on the propane |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
13. I've been paying cash at the local El Cheapo independent for years. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. If You Have a Big Tank, That's Gonna be a Lot of Cash |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. 1988 Honda Accord. 14 gallons. And when I buy, it's always |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 09:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. At A Lot of Stations, You Have to Wait in Line Twice to Pay With Cash if You Fill It |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #25 |
36. I just go up to the window and give them my money. If I am due change |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. Last Conversation I had with a Gas Station Clerk… |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
14. There goes the only way some can get gas for the week. |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. no you're not the only one |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
18. What about Debit Cards? |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 09:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Most Will Accept ATM Cards, But They Charge a Fixed Fee For Them |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
20. We have a tab at our local full service station which we pay |
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goforit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
21. Banks have lost big in the sub-prime mortgage business...need more $$$. |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
22. LOL yeah keep going! |
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Carnea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
23. Who carries that much cash anymore? nt |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
24. Cash sales have built-in costs to the business |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 09:19 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Gas Stations (and Cash-Laden Patrons) Are Particularly Vulnerable to Robbery |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. that's why lately I've been paying with my debit card |
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durablend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 06:35 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Yep--I wonder if that gas station owner has thought of that |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 11:42 AM Response to Reply #24 |
39. Absolutely. nt |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
28. I always use a debit card - I honestly don't like to carry lots of |
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surf (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-18-08 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
31. About time someone took a stand. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
35. Well, if there was ever a better way to lower the price of gas this would be it. |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
41. Breaking: large amounts of cash changing hands at local convience store |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Some Stations Go to the Other Extreme, At Least at Night |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
45. San Diego, CA - AM/PM |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-19-08 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
46. Awesome...so any criminal with half a brain will know to hit those gas stations that won't take card |
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