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The rest of the story turned out well, however. I'm standing at the fuel
payment booth waiting my turn, while some guy is giving them hell for charging too much, accused them of false advertising, etc., etc. generally making a pain of himself, and they finally call the boss who caves in and gives him the 1.99 price to make him happy. Well, I step up to the window and calmly ask them if I have to pay more for being a nice guy, and she looks at me and says, "you know, you make a very good point", and calls her boss and gets the 1.99 price for me too. So, I'd say, yes, it was misrepresented at first, but competition is a good thing, and Orion is trying to make a go of it, so power to 'em. Good job, Mike. Now I wish I had been more of a pain! Oh well -- if they use that extra $8.00 I paid to survive until next July, it'll be worth it... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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FWIW, when I was waiting for someone to show up at flightline security
shack so I could volunteer, I noticed a memo on a table. It was a list of what the fuel suppliers could or could not do, such as they could not "chase" new arrivals hoping to make a sale, nor could they block the competitors trucks, or otherwise intimidate the competition, and a few other things. This was apperently the result of complaints the previous few days. All the prices on the trucks I saw were 1.99. Wisconsin law says that the lowest shelf price must be honored. IOW, if the truck you are getting fuel from says 1.99 on the sign for the gas you get, you pay 1.99, not 2.10. John |
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I only saw those signs on Basler's trucks.
Same here. TECHNICALLY Orion was correct in charging me $2.10/gallon. But their driver never corrected my erroneous observation about "everyone being a buck ninety-nine...", either. Oh well -- I'm still glad they're there. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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