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Danny83 · 14 March 2015, 11:41 AM

read this tell me what you guys think
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/articl...on-6133057.php

Presa canary · 14 March 2015, 11:52 AM

I think if he keeps this up, he'll be out of the gas station business soon....

dysondiver · 14 March 2015, 11:53 AM

wish i could get gas that cheap

Kingair · 14 March 2015, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dysondiver

wish i could get gas that cheap

I'll send you a liter ;)

bayerische · 14 March 2015, 12:41 PM

Seems like the owner of the gas station has officially "lost it".

subtona · 14 March 2015, 12:46 PM

Love it.

Griswald · 14 March 2015, 01:02 PM

Great business strategy...not.

tkerrmd · 14 March 2015, 02:08 PM

Guess he can do what he wants

Gas at the race track is $10 a gallon so....

And the car gets 4 mpg!

Kingair · 14 March 2015, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tkerrmd

Guess he can do what he wants

Gas at the race track is $10 a gallon so....

And the car gets 4 mpg!

Nice price Tom ;)

dysondiver · 14 March 2015, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kingair

I'll send you a liter ;)

many thanks ,,,, at the price it is here in the uk , you could nearly buy a liter of brandy and pour it out , then use the bottle for shipping and still be ahead ,,,,
uk price is one pound fifteen pence a liter.
about $1.70
actually it works out to $7.80 a gallon ,,,, i stand corrected ,

Kingair · 14 March 2015, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dysondiver

many thanks ,,,, at the price it is here in the uk , you could nearly buy a liter of brandy and pour it out , then use the bottle for shipping and still be ahead ,,,,
uk price is one pound fifteen pence a liter.
about $1.70
actually it works out to $7.80 a gallon ,,,, i stand corrected ,

Prices went down to $ 1.99 here 3 weeks ago

Yesterday it was $ 3.19 so nit that bad at all ;)

mtrunner · 14 March 2015, 09:46 PM

He may be in the wrong business if he can't take the heat of a few complainers. That is part of being in a business that serves the public. May want to rethink career choices. Comes with the territory.

rozyd · 14 March 2015, 10:04 PM

Last I read, Sausalito was part of America. And he is free to do and charge what he pleases. No one is forcing people to buy gas there. As stated in the article there is a Shell station nearby thus this isn't a monopoly/scarcity situation.

Who honestly cares if he chooses to run his business this way? There is a value proposition according to what used to be on yelp and the one local who was quoted in the article.

How about this? We start feeling outrage against ADs. Trusted sellers here provide a similar service at a lower cost.

brandrea · 14 March 2015, 10:19 PM

I'm guessing that price strategy won't last long, or at least his business won't!

THC · 14 March 2015, 10:41 PM

His gas prices are in line with the housing rentals there, lol... SF has the highest rents in America

JohnBaker3 · 14 March 2015, 11:24 PM

Has anybody ever priced the actual cost of a gallon of Root Beer?

Somewhere between $6 and $8 a gallon ......

If you want to complain, that much for colored sugar water is highway robbery!!

Kingair · 15 March 2015, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnBaker3

Has anybody ever priced the actual cost of a gallon of Root Beer?

Somewhere between $6 and $8 a gallon ......

If you want to complain, that much for colored sugar water is highway robbery!!

And what about the price of printer ink in gallons . . . :(

We'll there's always something to complain

But if I was him would immediately raise my price to 20.00 usd per gallon so nobody would stop to get some fuel and nobody would complain . . . .

Or just close the station and sit quietly somewhere in a corner . . .

GB-man · 15 March 2015, 12:54 AM

Hilarious! What a jackass.

seand442 · 15 March 2015, 01:05 AM

For the area, the price is almost reasonable.

997.2 · 15 March 2015, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tkerrmd

Guess he can do what he wants

Gas at the race track is $10 a gallon so....

And the car gets 4 mpg!

Oh my that is brutal... Is it 100% 93 or what?

Kingair · 15 March 2015, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 997.2

Oh my that is brutal... Is it 100% 93 or what?

Guess 100+

And price was about 5 to 6 euros per liter (don't know the current price)

Headshrinker · 15 March 2015, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tkerrmd

Guess he can do what he wants

Gas at the race track is $10 a gallon so....

And the car gets 4 mpg!

Is your gas 10% cheaper with cash over credit card?

Robert Cross · 15 March 2015, 02:04 AM

Back in the day a buddy & I got an independent 'gas station',(before they went extinct), just so we'd have a place to work on our race cars.
The pumps were a PITA, so the price went up a buck and a half more than the guy across the street. Problem solved....plus we got a kickback from across the street.

A very workable business plan.

Bob

Challenger Deep · 15 March 2015, 03:24 AM

I would love a gas station that played Classical music. However i wouldn't buy gas, i'd just sit there in the evenings.

GerardoG · 15 March 2015, 05:57 AM

Wow! Interesting story!

otisc · 15 March 2015, 06:05 AM

I grew up in Marin. The people who live in Sausalito proper who would buy gas there -- I guarantee you they couldn't tell you the price of gas if you gave them a multiple choice quiz. This gas station is just an extension of the Sausalito burger joint serving $15 burgers or the popular candy shop on the corner where you can buy tootsie rolls and hard candy for $20/pound. Everything there is ridiculously expensive and no one who lives there pays any attention because they don't have to.

Kingair · 15 March 2015, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by otisc

I grew up in Marin. The people who live in Sausalito proper who would buy gas there -- I guarantee you they couldn't tell you the price of gas if you gave them a multiple choice quiz. This gas station is just an extension of the Sausalito burger joint serving $15 burgers or the popular candy shop on the corner where you can buy tootsie rolls and hard candy for $20/pound. Everything there is ridiculously expensive and no one who lives there pays any attention because they don't have to.

Makes sense . . . for them at least

14 March 2015, 11:41 AM	#1
Danny83 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Real Name: Danny Location: Bay Area CA Watch: Yellow Gold Posts: 20,314	8 dollars a gallon read this tell me what you guys think http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/articl...on-6133057.php

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bayerische "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Andreas Location: Margaritaville Watch: Smurf Posts: 19,879	Seems like the owner of the gas station has officially "lost it". __________________ Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

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subtona "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: gus Location: East Coast Watch: APK & sometimes Y Posts: 26,602	Love it. __________________

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JohnBaker3 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Real Name: John Baker III Location: Spring,Texas Watch: 1971 Red Sub Posts: 2,222	Has anybody ever priced the actual cost of a gallon of Root Beer? Somewhere between $6 and $8 a gallon ...... If you want to complain, that much for colored sugar water is highway robbery!! __________________ As I've grown older, I've learned that pleasing everyone is impossible, but pissing off everyone is a piece of cake.

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seand442 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Earth Watch: 116610 Posts: 3,455	For the area, the price is almost reasonable. __________________ NEVER ARGUE WITH AN IDIOT. FIRST THEY WILL DRAG YOU DOWN TO THEIR LEVEL. THEN, THEY WILL BEAT YOU WITH EXPERIENCE.

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Presa canary "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Real Name: Justin Location: Pa Watch: Explorer ii Posts: 3,155	I think if he keeps this up, he'll be out of the gas station business soon....

14 March 2015, 11:53 AM	#3
dysondiver "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Real Name: tom Location: northern ireland Watch: my fins Posts: 10,063	wish i could get gas that cheap

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Griswald "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Way out there... Posts: 368	Great business strategy...not.

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tkerrmd "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Tom Location: In a race car! Watch: ME RACE PORSCHES Posts: 24,123	Guess he can do what he wants Gas at the race track is $10 a gallon so.... And the car gets 4 mpg!

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mtrunner 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Gary Location: Bozeman, MT Watch: 126508 Paul Newman Posts: 7,835	He may be in the wrong business if he can't take the heat of a few complainers. That is part of being in a business that serves the public. May want to rethink career choices. Comes with the territory.

14 March 2015, 10:04 PM	#13
rozyd "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Michigan Watch: SD,DD,Exp1,Daytona Posts: 550	Last I read, Sausalito was part of America. And he is free to do and charge what he pleases. No one is forcing people to buy gas there. As stated in the article there is a Shell station nearby thus this isn't a monopoly/scarcity situation. Who honestly cares if he chooses to run his business this way? There is a value proposition according to what used to be on yelp and the one local who was quoted in the article. How about this? We start feeling outrage against ADs. Trusted sellers here provide a similar service at a lower cost.

14 March 2015, 10:19 PM	#14
brandrea 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Brian (TBone) Location: canada Watch: es make me smile Posts: 78,135	I'm guessing that price strategy won't last long, or at least his business won't!

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THC 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Real Name: Tom Location: Mandeville La Watch: 126333 Posts: 10,666	His gas prices are in line with the housing rentals there, lol... SF has the highest rents in America

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GB-man 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: USA Watch: addiction issues Posts: 37,355	Hilarious! What a jackass.

15 March 2015, 02:04 AM	#23
Robert Cross Banned Join Date: Feb 2015 Real Name: Bob Location: WNY Watch: ..the Pretty Girls Posts: 313	Back in the day a buddy & I got an independent 'gas station',(before they went extinct), just so we'd have a place to work on our race cars. The pumps were a PITA, so the price went up a buck and a half more than the guy across the street. Problem solved....plus we got a kickback from across the street. A very workable business plan. Bob

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Challenger Deep "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Real Name: James Location: Michigan Watch: Omega Seamaster Posts: 528	I would love a gas station that played Classical music. However i wouldn't buy gas, i'd just sit there in the evenings. __________________ "Overtook The Michael..."-Mika "I need to establish my own limits. When i reach those limits, i am willing to overcome them and establish new ones. I do not know how far i can go. I have an understanding of wht i'm doing, but do not know how far it can take me."-Ayrton Senna.

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GerardoG Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Real Name: Gerardo Location: Here Watch: ALL of them Posts: 32,098	Wow! Interesting story!

15 March 2015, 06:05 AM	#26
otisc "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Austin, TX Watch: 116610LV HULK Posts: 639	I grew up in Marin. The people who live in Sausalito proper who would buy gas there -- I guarantee you they couldn't tell you the price of gas if you gave them a multiple choice quiz. This gas station is just an extension of the Sausalito burger joint serving $15 burgers or the popular candy shop on the corner where you can buy tootsie rolls and hard candy for $20/pound. Everything there is ridiculously expensive and no one who lives there pays any attention because they don't have to.

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