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So cut the price 15 cents a gallon for cash purchases.

Offering discounts for cash purchases violates oil company franchisee agreements and, in some cases, state law.

Offering discounts for cash purchases violates oil company franchisee agreements and, in some cases, state law.

Really? There's a chain here in MO that offers a 4 cent/gallon discount if you pay cash. No problems with law or companies as far as I can tell.

Offering discounts for cash purchases violates oil company franchisee agreements and, in some cases, state law.

Must be a lot of gas station owners violating their franchise agreements. I see 3-5 cent per gallon discounts for cash/diesel all the time. Wal-Mart also offers 3 cent per gallon discount if you use their card.

It sure looks like the government has regulated "gas stations" right out of existence. There are hardly any "mom and pop" gas stations left, not surprisingly. The convenience stores do not "make money" on fuel, it's often more or less a wash. Where their profits come from (that is, making enough money to remain a going concern, a concept lost on a great many) are of course snacks and other overpriced doo-dads at the cash register. Now - couple that fact with another modern "feature" of gasoline purchases - in the good old days, we pumped our fuel and then paid for it. That will never do in the age of petty thieves, so it's "prepay" - and a credit card is perfect for this purpose. I don't need to stand in line behind the lady who decides to clean her purse out at the register, drag her checkbook out and ask "what's the date today" etc. Gas and go, baby. Except, that's not gonna work for very long. Can't make up a loss on volume!