From: boron_elgar@hotmail.com   
      
   On Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:44:52 -0800, Snidely    
   wrote:   
      
   >Howard explained :   
   >   
   >> Unless, I guess they are trying to drive up sales of snacks and drinks   
   >> with a higher profit margin, but even then pump space is often at a   
   >> premium, and if you're driving up the transaction time for gas-only   
   >> purchases, you're driving away customers when the pumps are tied up with   
   >> gas-only purchasers. There are several stations near me, and I'll often   
   >> pass up the closest one because it looks too hard to find a pump there.   
   >   
   >Not quite a response to this, but CostCo gas pumps often have lines of   
   >10 or so cars per lane.  Price can motivate tolerance of inconvenience.   
      
   Yeah, it is my penny-wise, pound foolish instincts kicking in...I save   
   a bit on the per gallon charge, and get sumnum percent back for using   
   my Costco Visa, and I sit blithely in that line with $200 worth of   
   Costco items in the back of the car.   
   >   
   Of course, the gas lines move pretty fast here because they are   
   attended. Those guys are very fast.   
      
   My favorite thing about the Costco pumps here are that they have hoses   
   long enough to service tanks on either side of the car from any lane.   
      
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