Colin W Kingsbury wrote:

Actually most gas stations these days don't make their money selling gas,
they make it selling cigarettes, lottery tickets, and twinkies. That's where
the margin is- gas is often sold quite close to cost.

This was also the case back in the 60s, only they made their money from
maintenance work back then. I worked for a few years at an Esso station. The
owner took the prize several years in a row for the most gas sold, yet he told
me that he barely broke even on gas sales.

George Patterson
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.