The people in power really don't care about what we pay

[printdust]

Gas Station Owner Told to Raise Prices
By Associated Press
Tue May 8, 10:26 PMUPDATED 2 HOURS 11 MINUTES AGO

MERRILL, Wis. - A service station that offered discounted gas to senior citizens and people supporting youth sports has been ordered by the state to raise its prices. Center City BP owner Raj Bhandari has been offering senior citizens a 2 cent per gallon price break and discount cards that let sports boosters pay 3 cents less per gallon.

But the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says those deals are too good: They violate Wisconsin's Unfair Sales Act, which requires stations to sell gas for about 9.2 percent more than the wholesale price.

Bhandari said he received a letter from the state auditor in late April saying the state would sue him if he did not raise his prices. The state could penalize him for each discounted gallon he sold, with the fine determined by a judge.

Bhandari, who bought the station in May 2006, said he worries customers will think he stopped the discounts because he wants to make more money. About 10 percent of his customers had used the discount cards.

Dale Van Camp of Merrill said he bought a $50 card to support the local youth hockey program. It would have saved him about $100 per year on gas, he said.

 

[Trouser_Buddah]

I'm a total hack when it comes to stuff like this, but isn't this law in effect to prevent chain gas stations from pricing others out of the market with discounted gas?

 

[spnited]

Enforcing the letter law without regard for common sense

 

[slappy4428]

Enforcing the letter law without regard for common sense

****abunchbureaucratsinbedwithbig oil

 

[boots]

Big Brother sticking it to the man

Unbelieveable, but true.
MERRILL, Wis. (AP) — A service station that offered discounted gas to senior citizens and people supporting youth sports has been ordered by the state to raise its prices.
Center City BP owner Raj Bhandari has been offering senior citizens a 2 cent per gallon price break and discount cards that let sports boosters pay 3 cents less per gallon.
But the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says those deals violate Wisconsin’s Unfair Sales Act, which requires stations to sell gas for about 9.2 percent more than the wholesale price.
Bhandari said he received a letter from the state auditor last month saying the state would sue him if he did not raise his prices. The state could penalize him for each discounted gallon he sold, with the fine determined by a judge.
Bhandari, who bought the station a year ago, said he worries customers will think he stopped the discounts because he wants to make more money. About 10 percent of his customers had used the discount cards.
Dale Van Camp said he bought a $50 card to support the local youth hockey program. It would have saved him about $100 per year on gas, he said.

 

[Mystery_Meat]

Re: Big Brother sticking it to the man

A TWO TO THREE PERCENT DISCOUNT? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!1

Mother of pearl.

 

[Ace]

Re: Big Brother sticking it to the man


D_B, bootsie.

 

[boots]

yeah ace, we saw it.,

 

[novelist_wannabe]

Re: Big Brother sticking it to the man

A TWO TO THREE PERCENT DISCOUNT? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!1

Mother of pearl.

MM, that was two and three CENTS. Not PERCENT ...

 

[slappy4428]

Re: Big Brother sticking it to the man

Unbelieveable, but true.
MERRILL, Wis. (AP) — A service station that offered discounted gas to senior citizens and people supporting youth sports has been ordered by the state to raise its prices.
Center City BP owner Raj Bhandari has been offering senior citizens a 2 cent per gallon price break and discount cards that let sports boosters pay 3 cents less per gallon.
But the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says those deals violate Wisconsin’s Unfair Sales Act, which requires stations to sell gas for about 9.2 percent more than the wholesale price.
Bhandari said he received a letter from the state auditor last month saying the state would sue him if he did not raise his prices. The state could penalize him for each discounted gallon he sold, with the fine determined by a judge.
Bhandari, who bought the station a year ago, said he worries customers will think he stopped the discounts because he wants to make more money. About 10 percent of his customers had used the discount cards.
Dale Van Camp said he bought a $50 card to support the local youth hockey program. It would have saved him about $100 per year on gas, he said.

Why don't you start a Whitlock thread. Am sure a new one of those haven't been started in 10-15 minutes and you can easily ignore one that's already been started...

it isn't newspapers that are dying, it's literacy

 

[boots]

Unbelieveable, but true.
MERRILL, Wis. (AP) ? A service station that offered discounted gas to senior citizens and people supporting youth sports has been ordered by the state to raise its prices.
Center City BP owner Raj Bhandari has been offering senior citizens a 2 cent per gallon price break and discount cards that let sports boosters pay 3 cents less per gallon.
But the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says those deals violate Wisconsin?s Unfair Sales Act, which requires stations to sell gas for about 9.2 percent more than the wholesale price.
Bhandari said he received a letter from the state auditor last month saying the state would sue him if he did not raise his prices. The state could penalize him for each discounted gallon he sold, with the fine determined by a judge.
Bhandari, who bought the station a year ago, said he worries customers will think he stopped the discounts because he wants to make more money. About 10 percent of his customers had used the discount cards.
Dale Van Camp said he bought a $50 card to support the local youth hockey program. It would have saved him about $100 per year on gas, he said.

Why don't you start a Whitlock thread. Am sure a new one of those haven't been started in 10-15 minutes and you can easily ignore one that's already been started...

it isn't newspapers that are dying, it's literacy

Why don't you suck my

 

[zeke12]

Please stick to the topic, boots, and save your juvenile insults for the PMs.

And have a happy Milwaukee Brewers Free Prostate Exam Day.

 

[boots]

Please stick to the topic, boots, and save your juvenile insults for the PMs.

And have a happy Milwaukee Brewers Free Prostate Exam Day.

I didn't insult an insult. I just told him like i'm tell you to suck my

 

[slappy4428]

Please stick to the topic, boots, and save your juvenile insults for the PMs.

And have a happy Milwaukee Brewers Free Prostate Exam Day.

buh... buh... buh.. that was yesterday. Don't you want me to have a happy day today?

 

[zeke12]

STAY ON TOPIC OR TALKE IOT TO THE PMS.

 

[Chi City 81]

STAY ON TOPIC OR TALKE IOT TO THE PMS.

OR RAMDOM THOUGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[zeke12]

Please stick to the topic, boots, and save your juvenile insults for the PMs.

And have a happy Milwaukee Brewers Free Prostate Exam Day.

buh... buh... buh.. that was yesterday. Don't you want me to have a happy day today?

I not only hope your day sucks, I hope the Tigers lose and Mitchie wins a Pulitzer.

So there!

 

[Mystery_Meat]

A TWO TO THREE PERCENT DISCOUNT? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!1

Mother of pearl.

MM, that was two and three CENTS. Not PERCENT ...

This is why I don't do math in the morning1.

So two cents a gallon at roughly $3/gal for the sake of argument is, what, an 0.667 percent discount? I stand by my sarcastic indignation.

1 -- morning defined as 12:00 a.m.-11:59 p.m.

 

[User 1019]

The people in power really don't care about what we pay? Never have. Never will.

 

[zeke12]

The people in power really don't care about what we pay? Never have. Never will.

And three_bags and I agree on something unrelated to cuisine.

Sound the trumpet of VICTORY!