# The "Oil Prices" thread.

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [March 10, 2008, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739 "2008-03-10T10:44:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/516 "2008-06-16T08:15:41Z")

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> [@justa4door](#):
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> and filled up the next day…
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> no i have a question … you here all the time how they dont make money on the gas they make it from selling things from the stores they had… what if we stoped buying junk from the store… or would that just close the “mom and pop” places?

It’s true that the margin on gas for a gas station is only about 2%, but they also sell a lot of it. All the crap in the store is sold at a higher margin, but that’s not their primary business.

Not buying a bag of cheetos and and a SoBe will just save you some cash, not put a small station out of business.

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