I don't remember where I heard this mentioned but it raises a good point, the oil companies are price takers not price setters. A individual company does not set the price for it's oil, it's price is determined by the market. There is no giant conspiracy with all the big oil companies rigging the price.
As for customers not bothering with convienience items Reggie, I call BS. At the 3 gas stations i frequent i would suggest 50% of the people who walk in don't even buy gas, a even higher ratio at the location with the Timmys and I'd guess 50% of the people who do buy gas also buy something else as well, once again even higher at the location with the Timmys.
Have you seen the shear number of people who just walk in to buy a pack or 2 of smokes? Ever notice why the automated service stations with no convienience store and no one on duty is almost always either empty or has 1 or 2 cars in it. The formula works and it keeps those service stations in business and the cost of gas down.
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