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Re: Texaco's "discount for cash" (Was: Gas scam)

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From: Jim Bradley
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 18:18
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In article <DGRAY.92Nov18005252@menudo.uh.edu>, DGray@uh.edu writes...
>In article <1992Nov16.201539.1@vaxb.acs.unt.edu> otto@vaxb.acs.unt.edu (M. Otto, "Virtual Prisoner of the VAX") writes:

>   Texaco in Denton does.  The road sign states the cash price, the pump shows
>   you the credit price.  I had to keep track of the 4% difference in my head

I think it's up to the individual franchisee.  Here in Houston some do charge 
the surcharge and some don't.  I stopped using those that charge...

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From: acsh@rosie.uh.edu (Jim Bradley)
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Subject: Re: Texaco's "discount for cash"  (Was:  Gas scam)
Date: 19 Nov 1992 12:18 CST
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