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haele

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24. Mom and Pop gas stations don't make money on the gas -

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Jul 11, 2022, 04:09 PM

Jul 2022

They make money on the attached small store and/or service garage.
They make less money when gas prices are high, because they can't tack as much profit margin above the cost to them for their gas as they can when gas is lower.

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Fox News anchors worrying lower gas prices hurt "mom and pop gas stations" [View all] Nevilledog Jul 2022 OP

Morons! ProfessorGAC Jul 2022 #1

Meet Mr. and Mrs. Exxon... lame54 Jul 2022 #18

Are there still mom and pop gas stations? Takket Jul 2022 #2

Well is been a few years but two guys that went to school with were both gas station owners back CentralMass Jul 2022 #3

That's what I have heard too moose65 Jul 2022 #5

Yes. One if tge gas took over the station from his father. There were a service station that had two CentralMass Jul 2022 #7

Yup, my mom and pop had a mom and pop grocery store/gas station. IjustDontlikeRepugs Jul 2022 #14

Those still exist? And what about consumers? Idjits eom Maeve Jul 2022 #4

Eyes rolled so hard I about fell of the chair. Srkdqltr Jul 2022 #6

What mom and pop gas stations? Name one! Initech Jul 2022 #8

This is something even faux viewers should disagree with.. rubbersole Jul 2022 #9

Oh my gawd, the 'experts' at faux/fake news have spoken again!! SWBTATTReg Jul 2022 #10

I doubt any foks noose anchor's dweller Jul 2022 #11

The only 'mom and pop' I know of around here durablend Jul 2022 #12

Oh for fuck sake's . . .... Lovie777 Jul 2022 #13

I think you found the nail lol. Volaris Jul 2022 #16

So Republicans want to raise gas prices to save "Mom and Pop" gas stations? TheRealNorth Jul 2022 #15

There is no such thing as good news on Fox during a Democratic administration gratuitous Jul 2022 #17

Exactly JonAndKatePlusABird Jul 2022 #23

"Oncologists out of work because of reckless BIDEN plan to cure cancer!" durablend Jul 2022 #28

Translation...Lower gas prices will hurt their election chances this fall... Wounded Bear Jul 2022 #19

I don't know one mom and pop gas station in my city of 250,000. LiberalFighter Jul 2022 #20

Mom & Pop stores selling gas often suffer more when gas prices are high. Elwood P Dowd Jul 2022 #21

Oh noes!!! All five of them! The big distributors drove the Mom and Pop stations out long ago. yellowcanine Jul 2022 #22

Mom and Pop gas stations don't make money on the gas - haele Jul 2022 #24

It's really going to fuck up Wally's Filling Station. njhoneybadger Jul 2022 #25

A friend of mine owned one and sold BP gas. BP doc03 Jul 2022 #26

"Mom & Pop" operations like Flying J, Pilot, Quik Trip, Love's, Petro America . . hatrack Jul 2022 #27

They are such shits. Kid Berwyn Jul 2022 #29

That's why in WI there is a law against low gas prices... Model35mech Jul 2022 #30