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Re: Gas scam in Austin? Just concerned with what I don't understand.

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From: John F. Haugh II
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 02:53
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In article <DGRAY.92Nov14121316@menudo.uh.edu> DGray@uh.edu writes:
>Unless they have changed their policy since a few months ago, Texaco
>still charges a premium price for those using their credit card.  You
>are better off making them pay the premium by using mastercard.
>Personally I would not have a credit card from such a company.

Texaco, so far as I know, has never had that policy.  At least they
don't have it here in Austin (or any other city I've ever been to
and needed to buy gas).  I think you have them confused with someone
else.  This "discount for cash" business is why I stopped using
Exxon and started using Texaco.
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From: jfh@rpp386.lonestar.org (John F. Haugh II)
Newsgroups: tx.general
Subject: Re: Gas scam in Austin?  Just concerned with what I don't understand.
Message-ID: <21882@rpp386.lonestar.org>
Date: 16 Nov 92 02:53:26 GMT
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