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And there was sometimes a third option, mini-serve, where the attendant =
filled your tank, but didn=E2=80=99t clean your windows or check your =
oil.
Back in the day that gas stations were really =E2=80=9Cservice =
stations=E2=80=9D, the full service option probably lead to some (needed =
or not) sales on the service side. Topping up oil was a more frequent =
need, and of course there might be a belt or something that you might =
convince the owner that should be changed.
Now they want you to stock up on drinks and snacks=E2=80=A6.
-Darrell
> On Jul 8, 2019, at 2:50 PM, Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:
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> We=E2=80=99ve tried that in the past; used to be stations across the =
country would have =E2=80=9Cfull service=E2=80=9D pumps and =E2=80=9Cself =
service=E2=80=9D pumps with perhaps only 5 to 10 cents difference in =
price.
> =20
> Some quick assumptions show an average cost (to the owner) of roughly =
$.10 or $.15/gallon (assuming an attendant pumps all gas sold, etc), so =
it probably wasn=E2=80=99t a ripoff.
> =20
> Never seemed worth the price, to me; I almost always used the self =
service pumps. I=E2=80=99m guessing that=E2=80=99s what the station =
owners saw as well, since I haven=E2=80=99t seen a full service pump in =
a long time (outside of Oregon, where it=E2=80=99s required by law).
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> TeriAnn,
> Just thinking the other day. What would it cost a station, in terms =
of cents per gallon, to hire a guy to pump fuel and clean windscreens? =
And, what would the public be willing to pay?
> Bill
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> On 7/8/19 3:57 AM, David Friedlander wrote:
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> The guy in Oregon who fills your fuel tank while you sit inside your =
car, or while you are cleaning your windscreen.
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div>And there was sometimes a third option, =
mini-serve, where the attendant filled your tank, but didn=E2=80=99t =
clean your windows or check your oil.<div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Back in the day that gas stations were =
really =E2=80=9Cservice stations=E2=80=9D, the full service option =
probably lead to some (needed or not) sales on the service side. =
Topping up oil was a more frequent need, and of course there might =
be a belt or something that you might convince the owner that should be =
changed.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Now =
they want you to stock up on drinks and snacks=E2=80=A6.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">-Darrell<br =
class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Jul 8, 2019, at 2:50 PM, Randall <<a =
href=3D"mailto:tr3driver@ca.rr.com"; class=3D"">tr3driver@ca.rr.com</a>>=
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">We=E2=80=99=
ve tried that in the past; used to be stations across the country would =
have =E2=80=9Cfull service=E2=80=9D pumps and =E2=80=9Cself service=E2=80=9D=
pumps with perhaps only 5 to 10 cents difference in price.</div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p class=3D""> </o:p></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Some quick assumptions show an average =
cost (to the owner) of roughly $.10 or $.15/gallon (assuming an =
attendant pumps all gas sold, etc), so it probably wasn=E2=80=99t a =
ripoff.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
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0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
class=3D"">Never seemed worth the price, to me; I almost always used the =
self service pumps. I=E2=80=99m guessing that=E2=80=99s what the =
station owners saw as well, since I haven=E2=80=99t seen a full service =
pump in a long time (outside of Oregon, where it=E2=80=99s required by =
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class=3D"">TeriAnn,<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Just thinking the other day. What =
would it cost a station, in terms of cents per gallon, to hire a guy to =
pump fuel and clean windscreens? And, what would the public be =
willing to pay?<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><p =
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