Genuine Hwy. Robbery
Posted by: info | January 19, 2007
Does highway robbery still exist? This term came from stores or gas stations located near the hwy who charged more for their products and gas just because you couldn’t get these items anywhere else for miles. So these stores would charge more for gas and products since they was the only game in town. Does this still exist?
There are more of these stores now than ever. However, the products are not marked up as extreme as they once was. This is good news, competetion and easier access to stores almost force stores to lower prices in order to stay in business. In a small town north of Dallas, Texas with a population of about 20K people gas prices ranged from a $1.99 - $2.22. The lowest and highest prices are from the same company and they buy gas from the same oil companies.
So why the big difference in gas prices? The only thing that makes sense would be location. In town they have to compete against several other stores. The store off the hwy. doesn’t have hardley any stores nearby. So they feel the need to charge you more just becuase they can. This is simply for profit. Now that is hwy. robbery! Even a 20 oz. coke cost 0.20 more. This sounds a lot like the big oil companies recording record profits for no reason.
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