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Re: I pumped my own gas in NJ today!!

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From: Andrew M. Saucci, Jr.
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 01:34
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At a pay at the pump station where one must pay before pumping (the
way it is almost always done in the NYC area), no one can "drive-off."
If most people are swiping their own cards at the pump, the labor cost
to process payments is neglible.

DPH <rally2xs@compuserve.com> wrote in message news:<4l1ifuoh74sth38jtcberpkt4lnrp04odi@4ax.com>...
> On Sat, 1 Jun 2002 13:27:26 -0400, Michael John Tantillo
> <mjt7@duke.edu> wrote:

> There may be some hidden savings you don't know about.  How about:
> 
> 1) Far fewer drive-offs without paying at a full serve.
> 
> 2) Overall less labor when you don't need several cash register
> operators in the associated food store to handle all the gas paying
> duties - the gas pump guy simply collects the money on the spot.
>
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From: 72117.241@compuserve.com (Andrew M. Saucci, Jr.)
Newsgroups: phl.transportation,misc.transport.road,rec.autos.driving,misc.consumers,dc.general
Subject: Re: I pumped my own gas in NJ today!!
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