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

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From: Alan Edmonds
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 20:41
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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.

I started using Texaco when Exxon started charging 4 cents/gallon for
credit card use.  Texaco didn't.  But I travelled many places across the
country and some of the Texaco stations charge extra for credit card usage.

It looks like it is an operator dependent option.  
-- 
Alan Edmonds                                     Texas Instruments, Inc.
I don't speak for TI; TI doesn't speak for me    M/S 8515
Work phone: (214)575-6427                        6620 Chase Oaks Blvd.
Email: edmonds@lobby.ti.com                      Plano, Texas  75023
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From: alan@ernest.itg.ti.com (Alan Edmonds)
Subject: Re: Gas scam in Austin?  Just concerned with what I don't understand.
Organization: Texas Instruments, Inc. - Plano, Tx
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Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 20:41:25 GMT
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Summary: it depends
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