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| Thread ID: 116553 | 2011-03-09 06:16:00 | Petrol Prices | tuiruru (12277) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1184710 | 2011-03-11 06:56:00 | Even Genghis Khan would be 'middle of the road' to you. | zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1184711 | 2011-03-11 16:49:00 | So in reality, the price increase should happen after a month! As long as the prices keep increasing, the petrol companies continue making money. I think we are all in the wrong business!! I was working in a Texaco gas station in the mid sixties - and the dealer had to be able to buy the next load of fuel. If he didn't bump his prices as soon as possible, he could not afford to pay for the next drop and he'd be out of business in hours. It hurts both ways unfortunately. BTW: If I was still employed - a bicycle commute would take me over three days each way. Silly -wot? |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1184712 | 2011-03-11 18:52:00 | I was working in a Texaco gas station in the mid sixties - and the dealer had to be able to buy the next load of fuel. If he didn't bump his prices as soon as possible, he could not afford to pay for the next drop and he'd be out of business in hours. It hurts both ways unfortunately. BTW: If I was still employed - a bicycle commute would take me over three days each way. Silly -wot? He could have saved some money to cover the increases Get a job closer to home |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1184713 | 2011-03-12 04:48:00 | How is a dealer going to save money? The product prices and availability went up and down like a cork and the prices this week wouldn't cover next week's load . The rent for the actual station had to be paid out of the profits - uniforms, insurance, electricity, city/county and state licenses, air compressor fees (yup - fees for having an air compressor and the pipes carrying the compressed air) window signage fees, billboards and external signage, to the city, payroll, Workmens' Compensation Insurance fees, BAR fees, business license(s), underground fuel tank quarterly inspections, nozzle and pump certification . Then there's the Federal taxes and witholding and the accountant on payroll or retainer fees to keep that all straight for the government and forms to fill out and notarize on their letterheads for legal documents . Bathroom consumables (paper, soap, water, mirrors and seats) all take another small but noticeable chunk out of the profits . EG: Windshield washing gear - squeegees, rags, paper towels, windshield cleaners, air hoses and water hoses for public use and damages caused by bad drivers hitting pumps, displays, vending machines, destroying plumbing and toilet fixtures, mops, brooms, hoses for washing down the station and so much more stuff that never seems to end in an inventory that is not deductible, also costs dollars that have to come out of that 'tremendous' profit that all dealers must make from charging so much for their fuel . Uh huh . All this on a 3-cent per gallon profit margin . Go figure that out for yourself and see how think the skin on your own teeth is before you complain about the dealers taking advantage of the public when they jump the price on a rumor . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1184714 | 2011-03-12 05:56:00 | I dont know how you run business in usa. But here to prevent hand to mouth existence you need to save up a fund to cover expected unexpected things. In my case higher diesel prices or a new engine or trans. Some businesses dont save money they take it out as drawings. They have a flash house, boat, hols, pay their bills late. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1184715 | 2011-03-12 05:59:00 | Not so fast . The US has smothered US dealers with so many fees and costs that the possibility of saving money for a future fee or tax is long gone and sucked the lifeblood out of a small business . There is no chance to save any more - not since the mid-1960s anyway . The dealers who own a station make less than a minimum wage laborer any more . . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1184716 | 2011-03-12 06:09:00 | I know a guy who owned a service station till a few months ago. They called in to him before Xmas and said from now onwards we'd like you to buy the petrol from us and its $80,000 and we'll give you a few weeks to raise the doh. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1184717 | 2011-03-12 06:18:00 | About the same here - arm twisting or knee breaking. There's no way to 'save some money' for anything. The small business man is dead but the carcasses are still above ground level |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1184718 | 2011-03-12 08:18:00 | When I think of small businessmen in Auckland I look at the marinas at Westpark, Westhaven and Halfmoon bay. Then I look on the road with all the flash cars and trucks. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 1184719 | 2011-03-12 08:47:00 | Yeah, but if capitalism led to a visible minority having excess cash, and an abundant majority who work hard for a lifetime and struggle to get into freehold housing by retirement age... you have to ask if capitalism really is the right way. We're told it works by the folks who have the most cash. Would you expect them to tell you anything different? We're all fools slaving for 'the man' - whether that 'man' be an individual, a corporation, an oil company, or a government. In fact, most of us are slaving for all of those 'men' every day. Do you ever get the feeling your only purpose in life is to pay, pay and pay? |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
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