tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post3679743450990717166..comments2023-11-03T06:32:28.410-04:00Comments on Staring At Empty Pages: Profits at the pumpBarry Leibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-58977701079069093742007-06-10T23:09:00.000-04:002007-06-10T23:09:00.000-04:00I've seen a fee articles recently about how the ri...I've seen a fee articles recently about how the rising credit card fees that are really hurting gas stations and even small businesses in general. Credit card companies are increasingly making more and more money off theses fees that most people don't even know exist and its not just hurting the small businesses but its hurting us the consumers as well. I do some work with www.unfaircreditcardfees.com and its surprising how much it costs us all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-56724615980457122152007-06-09T13:36:00.000-04:002007-06-09T13:36:00.000-04:00I don't like being involved in ruining people's li...I don't like being involved in ruining people's lives. It's possible that it's store policy not to card around 2 pm, but this employee is not the owner. Maybe it's just her.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681883169121834569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-1971057407052102352007-06-09T13:19:00.000-04:002007-06-09T13:19:00.000-04:00«I wouldn't want to cause them to go out of ...<I>«I wouldn't want to cause them to go out of business»</I><BR/><BR/>I don't know: if they're selling drugs illegally to minors, I think they <I>should</I> go out of business, and I wouldn't mind having a hand in it.Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-13464102147381403582007-06-09T11:01:00.000-04:002007-06-09T11:01:00.000-04:00Argh. The oil companies, the kings of the U.S.I j...Argh. The oil companies, the kings of the U.S.<BR/><BR/>I just went to the local gas station / convenience store to buy some milk and the guy ahead of me in line was still in his car when I got outside. I glanced over to see what he was doing, and he was working a scratch ticket. A couple of days earlier (previous trip for milk), I saw a guy buy three different $5 tickets. What a waste!!<BR/><BR/>Another local convenience mart is located near the high school. I was in there (buying milk, what else) around the time the high school lets out, and I saw a very young-looking person buying cigarettes. I said to the clerk, "Did you card him?" (Yes, I'm nosy when I get mad.) She looked shocked. "Why, are you his mother?" LOL. Okay, never mind that I didn't appreciate being mistaken for the mother of a person old enough to buy cigarettes. I said, "No, it just bothers me to see young people smoking," and she said, "Yes, I carded him, I always card." But I don't think she did. I've complained at that store before because they had colorful, revolving cigarette displays at child's-eye level.<BR/><BR/>I haven't figured out what to do about the carding thing. There's hardly any merchandise in that store. I think they're struggling. That's no excuse to sell cigarettes to the high school students, but I wonder if I discovered evidence that they're not carding and tipped off the police, if they would go under completely. (I wouldn't want to cause them to go out of business, but it wouldn't break my heart if it happened on its own. The store used to be a Cumberland Farms (local chain), and when the new owners bought the store, they fired all the employees.)Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681883169121834569noreply@blogger.com