My sentiments exactly. When the ‘holidays’ come, fuel consumption does indeed increase, but the cost of producing the same fuel doesn’t. It does, however, cost more to produce gasoline when you consider that they have to produce more, but the product being produced doesn’t cost any more than it would if it weren’t a season of increased use. The oil companies take full advantage of this, because they know that a collective lobby of ¼ billion people will not band together and fight it. Brian Team A.I. _____ From: az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com [mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of SSpackeen@aol.com Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 9:09 AM To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Prices A better comparison would be if the soda and beer companies jacked their prices when the spring warm weather arrives, or if the coffee companies ripped us off each fall when it gets cold - but you don't really see that pattern from any industry but the oil industry. Costco doesn't charge MORE for a pair of shorts starting in March. In fact, they become more readily available and cheaper at just the right time. I'd prefer the oil the companies similarly compete for my loyalty by trying to hold down the lowest price! That'd be a hell of a concept - imagine Shell or Exxon or any of the others advertising "we'll beat the competitor's posted price, every time, guaranteed!" Now, the water bottle comment is funny - but in this case the consumer has a million alternatives and as it turns out, WILL choose to pay $2 for a bottle of water! Go figure. However, we do NOT have an alternative to gasoline, it's a MUCH higher budget item for each of us, and again, water pricing stays perfectly even throughout the year. If they suddenly charged $10 per bottle in August in Gila Bend, it would be a ghost town before Labor Day! - Sk. Besides, just try to buy a gallon of anything else for what gas costs you. Milk comes from a local dairy and requires very little processing compared to gas, which is pumped up from a mile in the ground halfway around the world, transported 10 or 12 thousand miles, and has to be expensively processed before it is sold, but the milk still costs more. Why isn’t anyone yelling about the dairy industry price gouging. Heck, a gallon of water costs quite a lot, and they don’t do much of anything to that. Bill in Willcox _____ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com