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    Unhappy Another Gas Station Scam

    ABC reports this afternoon that some stations along the east coast are charging you for using plastic. The price on the Marquee is not the same that shows up on the pump when you do plastic.

    For cash customers, you are not charged extra, but either have to pay first or go in the store where the chances of you buying something is higher.

    Be aware.

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    It's been that way with some stations in Orlando for a while now. :/

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    WELL since they call that a scam...beware of the carwash prices too...I am tempted to a gas station wash...then I think again and say HELL NO!


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    Quote Originally Posted by pat View Post
    ABC reports this afternoon that some stations along the east coast are charging you for using plastic. The price on the Marquee is not the same that shows up on the pump when you do plastic.

    For cash customers, you are not charged extra, but either have to pay first or go in the store where the chances of you buying something is higher.

    Be aware.

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    Our local news did a story about this a couple weeks ago. Apparently the fees charged by some of the card companies to process the transaction is eating up the profits for the station owners. Most of these station owners are getting shafted nearly as much as we are with these high prices.

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    Time for the station owners to raise the price $0.50 a gallon. Now would be the time to do it and if one does it the rest will follow.


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    I thought it was illegal to charge more for credit consumers?
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    That two priced system is spreading on Long Island.
    You have to read the sign, some state " CASH ONLY PRICE".

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    The Cash only price, or more common, cash discount price is illegal in Canada. I believe the credit card companies will pull machines from places that do this, if you complain to them.

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    I personally think there is nothing wrong with this as long as the stations are properly displaying the "cash price" and credit price. Most people in the vid shown above are outraged because they did not take the time to read the prices above the pump.

    The average price for the "same price cash/credit" station is 3.99/gallon for regular. The average price for the cash only stations are 3.89 and as low as 3.85/per gallon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jgc61sr2002 View Post
    That two priced system is spreading on Long Island.
    You have to read the sign, some state " CASH ONLY PRICE".


    I saw that yesterday

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    the 2-3 % that credit card companies charge the accepting vendor was not a big deal at 1-2 bucks a gallon. At 4-5 it starts becoming 8-10 cents, which is around the amount the dealer makes on a gallon... not profit, gross... remember they still have to pay bills and themselves with that 8-10 cents a gallon.

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    This is not a scam it is business.

    Credit card companies charge the station for the convience of using their machines to process customers. This is why a lot of places do not accept American Express, American Express charges the business more so that the card owners can earn points to get rewards, etc.

    The station usually foots the bill in order to bring customers in, if they don't pay and someone else does all credit consumers go there and they lose on volume. However - with the rising cost of fuel the station owners can no longer foot this bill and instead pass it on to the consumer. It is simple economics and not a scam or anything to be outraged. Its pathetic that this is news, they play on people's ignorance just for hits/ratings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric-Blk2004 View Post
    This is not a scam it is business.

    Credit card companies charge the station for the convience of using their machines to process customers. This is why a lot of places do not accept American Express, American Express charges the business more so that the card owners can earn points to get rewards, etc.

    The station usually foots the bill in order to bring customers in, if they don't pay and someone else does all credit consumers go there and they lose on volume. However - with the rising cost of fuel the station owners can no longer foot this bill and instead pass it on to the consumer. It is simple economics and not a scam or anything to be outraged. Its pathetic that this is news, they play on people's ignorance just for hits/ratings.

    I love the media.
    That is true that it is business when they properly display the two prices. Now if they don't display the prices that ripping people off.

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