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Old 07-16-2019, 01:20 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by jbolty View Post
It used to be that way and I'm sure it still is. Many years ago I worked at the gas station across from the Meredith docks, it was Tulsa back then. The owner made something like 3 cents per gallon on the gas but cigarettes, drinks, chips and ice were most of the profits.
What year was that? 3 cents a gallon back then is like making 20 cent a gallon today. And I can tell you that most stations don't make more than 10 cents a gallon today. They have to make their money on volume to make any kind of money on gas.
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