Beware Pilot in NJ

Walaby wrote:

ct1964ups wrote:

westernrvparkowner wrote:

old guy wrote:
we in rural Oregon still have attendants pump our gas. we are allowed to pump our own gas only at card toll island pumps. we had a rural gas guy lobby the oregon legislature to not allow people to pump their own gas back about 25 years ago, he won. he saved many jobs by doing so. most stations have young high school kids pumping gas for them. it helps the kids buy their own school clothes etc.

Yet another example of the government making me pay for something I neither want nor need. Sounds like that politician would argue that if we were to ban Eli Whitney's cotton gin and it's subsequent spinoffs, there wouldn't be an inner city youth employment crisis in this country.

Not really true as gasoline in NJ is quite a bit cheaper per gallon than the surrounding states of NY,Pa,and Ct...which all have self pumping in place...Chuck

Seems like something would have to give. Businesses aren't in the business of losing money. If they don't include the cost of doing business in their gas prices, then they are either losing money, agreeing to make less profit, or the price of gas would be cheaper if they went self serve.

Something is not quite right, or we're missing some key info. On average, gas stations make pennies on the gallon, as self serve. So, to have to pay (presumably) minimum wage at a full service station, that would eat into those profits tremendously.

Mike

I think the thing everyone is missing is tips. These guys work for tips. The gas station pays them very little (depending on the minimum wage laws).

When I was in Oregon, I saw everyone tipping the attendants and I did the same except I didn't know how much to tip. I don't remember how much I tipped but felt as if I was getting ripped off. Furthermore, I had to pay them cash because there was no way to add it to the bill. I really hated the experience.