Gas Station That Gave Discounts to Elderly Ordered to Raise Prices - GoFuckYourself.com

Compdoctor · 05-09-2007, 02:15 PM

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Center City BP owner Raj Bhandari has been offering senior citizens a 2 cent per gallon price break and discount cards that let sports boosters pay 3 cents less per gallon.

But the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says those deals violate Wisconsin's Unfair Sales Act, which requires stations to sell gas for about 9.2 percent more than the wholesale price.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,270860,00.html

baddog · 05-09-2007, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by pornopete

Your gas prices are too low! Governments only support gas price gauging in the upwards direction.

It is called fair trade. And I believe the word you are looking for is gouging, not gauging. They aren't even close to meaning the same thing.

_Richard_ · 05-09-2007, 03:29 PM

that's bs.. i thought america was about not having Governments run peoples lives?

pornguy · 05-09-2007, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog

It is called fair trade. And I believe the word you are looking for is gouging, not gauging. They aren't even close to meaning the same thing.

I could see it being a violation of fair trade if it were a discount to EVERYONE, but this guy was just trying to help out the old people.

You will be old one day... Uh. You know what I mean.

IllTestYourGirls · 05-09-2007, 04:21 PM

Old people get discounts all the time, senior discounts at restaurants and sometimes grocery stores to name two. What?s the difference?

Elli · 05-09-2007, 04:28 PM

Tons of places offer seniors discounts. Heck, my grandma throws a fit if she can't use her age to get some money taken off at the till.

So this station would have to raise its regular price in order for its discounts to still be more than 9.2% above wholesale? That licks.

will76 · 05-09-2007, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Sexbankroll

that's bs.. i thought america was about not having Governments run peoples lives?

apparently not they let you get away with using zango.

BJ · 05-09-2007, 05:18 PM

sounds like an annoying place to get gas. all the waiting.......

05-09-2007, 04:21 PM	#5
IllTestYourGirls Ah My Balls Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Under the gold leaf ICQ 388-454-421 Posts: 14,311	Old people get discounts all the time, senior discounts at restaurants and sometimes grocery stores to name two. What?s the difference? __________________

05-09-2007, 04:28 PM	#6
Elli Reach for those stars! Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 17,991	Tons of places offer seniors discounts. Heck, my grandma throws a fit if she can't use her age to get some money taken off at the till. So this station would have to raise its regular price in order for its discounts to still be more than 9.2% above wholesale? That licks. __________________ email: [email protected]

05-09-2007, 03:29 PM	#3
_Richard_ Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 30,989	that's bs.. i thought america was about not having Governments run peoples lives?

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BJ Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: asia Posts: 5,590	sounds like an annoying place to get gas. all the waiting.......