On 9/10/2012 9:34 AM, George wrote:
> On 9/10/2012 8:55 AM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> Isn't that the way, they convinced people they'd save money
>> by pumping their own gas. There was talk of changing the law
>> here in jersey and people were up in arms. Thanks, but no thanks.

> The recent phenomena in my area are full service cash only places. The
> rules regarding credit cards are there for the benefit of the banks and
> merchants really get nailed especially if someone presents a "rewards
> card" because the merchant gets dinged even more for those transactions
> to cover the "rewards".

I know that gas stations take a huge hit the higher the prices go,
it doesn't make sense but they pay a higher percentage the higher
the charge. Don't ask me to explain it, but the station owners were
taking a bath.

I'd be fine paying cash if it meant someone would pump the gas for
me. Fair enough. In my travels, I found that the full service pump
other states required is a huge joke. Plan your day around getting
gas if you don't want to pump it yourself.

> So some places have opted to go cash only and they pump it for you. The
> closest place to here is maybe 3 miles away and not only do they pump it
> their price is always less than any possible rewards from credit cards
> and it is kind of nice to see banks cut out of the process.

And someone has a job.

> The other interesting part about that station is they partnered with a
> food store. The regional store always features two things in their adds.
> They don't sell adulterated meat (walmart style) and you don't need an
> ID card to buy stuff. All of the other local markets have some sort of
> gas savings with purchase deals so they got into that. They don't record
> any information or ask for an ID and just give you the card. Their deal
> is $0.10/gallon off up to 20 gallons with each $100 you spend.

Cool. About the meat thing, too.

nancy