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In article <1992Dec29.214540.22628@cbfsb.cb.att.com> stevez@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (steven.a.zubatkin) writes:

> >I doubt self-serve would drop the prices.  (I assume that's
> > why you want it.)  I think it would merely raise the price for full
> > serve, and there are times when you want full serve.
> 
> This sounds just like the argument that the NJ Gasoline Dealers Association
> spues forth regularly.  According the experiences in other states,
> this is just not true; lower costs yields lower prices.  Our prices
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> are lower because of lower taxes (see above).

This certainly works in theory.......too bad it doesn't in reality.

I don't much give a damn WHY the prices are low in NJ. The facts are
clear. Other states have self-serve and other states residents pay
MUCH HIGHER prices for gas - check out Connecticut, where a gallon of
premium is about 30 to 50 cents higher than NJ. If ours are the lowest
in the country now, I'm for keeping them right where they are. I'll
tell you one thing - self-serve in NJ is NOT going to make prices go
lower. If anything, they will stay the same and the owners of the gas
stations will pocket the difference they see in their lower costs.

> I do agree that it would raise the price for full serve, and why not?
> It's called paying for what you get or, getting what you pay for.

But you get *full serve* now, for a lower price (as much full serve as
you'd get with a *self-serve* policy). If you don't have a problem
with that, fine. Who's the sucker?

> Steve Zubatkin
> Morristown, NJ




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