a-ha!
there isn't a sonic within an hour or so of me, so i'd never have known...
a-ha!
Yeah, there's no 93 here. 87, 89, 91 octane. Name your poison.
What’s the price difference between cash versus credit card in the Bay Area?
I’ve found most people here at WKRP in Cincinnati “tap and pay” versus walking inside to:
Use the restroom, or
Get a couple of Slim Jim’s, or
Buy a lottery ticket
Otherwise, they seem to be happy with that 87 octane at $3.29/9 at my local Shell station that still lacks any EV chargers.
Thing is, if it’s just say a 5kW charger, which is a non trivial amount of power, it’s virtually useless to actually increase range over the duration of a sonic visit.
I was going to say, where is the generator farm behind the “luxury” station?The Shell article insinuates that the power for charging comes from the solar panels. Fake news. The panels might be there but they cannot be relied upon. Even cloud cover attenuates panels and output is dismal during rainy British days. Nope, these chargers are connected to the grid.
That's why we will probably not have the battery swap system here. The vendors will want the charging to take a while so that the people can drop by the store and buy things. With the swap system, the people remain in the car.I had a friend who ran an Esso gas station with a convenience food store. He said the money was in selling the products in the store, and not the gasoline sales. Same with the charging business model.
Wow! I thought that went away with the 1970s.Most gas stations around here have cash prices.
Thing is, if it’s just say a 5kW charger, which is a non trivial amount of power, it’s virtually useless to actually increase range over the duration of a sonic visit.
Same - he told me fountain drinks were far more profitable …I had a friend who ran an Esso gas station with a convenience food store. He said the money was in selling the products in the store, and not the gasoline sales. Same with the charging business model.
$8 in my wallet.I thought no one carried cash any more?
Same - he told me fountain drinks were far more profitable …
$8 more than me. But then I don't even carry a wallet anymore.$8 in my wallet.
Yeah - drinks like tea can be pretty crazy in the hot south - what a quick stop sells a bottle for is almost half of a Walmart 6 pack …I suppose cash prices also tend to bring customers into the stores. Around here, Arco used to be cash/debit only, but where there was a flat rate debit fee. I do remember one that accepted credit cards, but only inside. That went away though, at least until all stations now accept credit.
But the weird time was when they had bill acceptors outside. It was enter the pump number and then the money. Not sure how secure they were against theft. Customers had to go inside for refunds on overpayment, but I would have thought overall the system would have brought in fewer customers to buy assorted stuff.
Yeah - drinks like tea can be pretty crazy in the hot south - what a quick stop sells a bottle for is almost half of a Walmart 6 pack …
Just making an assumption here. I bet that more gas is STILL sold using credit, debit even with a 10/cent a gallon discount for cash. And things I have noticed-back in the Southern part of the U.S. people carrying cash and paying with cash seems to be more prevalent. I am thinking that financial guy on the radio that is headquartered in Tennessee and has a rather large following is somewhat responsible-but only a guess.Depends on the station. Typically 10 cents, but there's one near me that's a 6 cent per gallon difference. If there's some credit card rewards it might even make sense for credit at over $5 a gallon.
My 17 yo has wads of cash (her $7-15hr/tips) from working a food service job .Most gas stations around here have cash prices.
There's a big difference between using cash and carrying cash. I can't think of a single one of my friends who doesn't carry cash even if they rarely use it. Cash is very handy to have in some situations and in emergencies, especially when traveling outside of one's home area.I thought no one carried cash any more?
I know, I know. I was being sarcastic. These kinds of threads usually get bogged down by people posting how they don't carry cash any more.There's a big difference between using cash and carrying cash. I can't think of a single one of my friends who doesn't carry cash even if they rarely use it. Cash is very handy to have in some situations and in emergencies, especially when traveling outside of one's home area.