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Originally Posted by Cowboy89
How many gas stations do you see without convience store inventory for sale?
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A few with very little. That's if I take the time to peruse the shelves. Usually I'm in a rush like most commuters and don't purchase such items.
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Originally Posted by Cowboy89
Now compare that to the number of convience stores that don't sell gasoline. That should give you your answer.
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I don't frequent convenience stores. But I suspose those who do might do so for the expressed purpose. Again. I don't really think I'm outside the norm in this respect.
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Originally Posted by Cowboy89
You miss the point in that only a very small portion of a gas stations total revenues are their margin. Their overhead is the price they pay for the gas in the first place. The price they get for gas is cancelled out by what they pay for it. What's left over as the profit is off of convience store sales.
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No, I think I got the point, or even better, saw past it.
They might be little guys, but they're still in on the action. They can't help but to be so. Folks just don't linger about at gas stations and make a whole lot of impulse purchases.