Gas stations no longer taking credit cards... ?

[treeoflife]

Not necessarily Christian news... but newsworthy I think. All I use is credit cards. Hopefully this doesn't become the case here or elsewhere, because I'd have to start carrying cash again, and no more cashback for cc purchases.http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_cont...as-stations-say

 

[Risen4meamp;amp;U]

All about GREED.

 

[Follower]

Greed of the credit card companies.

 

[tim_from_pa]

Actually this is a good article to point out, but if one notices, this is a little dated as it was written in June when prices were still skyrocketing.This explains why the WAWA for example where I fill up makes the price per gallon 5 cents cheaper if paid by cash to offset these added fees.Back when prices were over $4 a gallon, WAWA would charge 3.99 for credit card, and 3.94 for cash. As of yesterday, the price was 2.83/gal there and there are even cheaper stations on the Jersey side of the border down around 2.71. I sometimes go that way if I am doing errands, the doctor or whoever on that side.Another concern is that since the housing market collapsed, and the lending institutions are being bailed out, there will be a greater fear of loans of any type. It will boil down to cold hard cash again. In my younger days, that's how I always paid for everything anyway, then I knew what I could afford. But then as I got older I must confess I got onto the credit card kick because I always made enough money to pay it off in one payment anyway and carrying around too much cash was inconvenient.This will be interesting to see what will ultimately happen. Definitely stay tuned.

 

[Jordan]

The gas price where I'm at went to $2.17¢-$2.23¢, not saying it went up, just don't remember the exact price. Now compared to my hometown, it was at $2.52¢-$2.53¢.

 

[tim_from_pa]

Ah! you must live in the schticks for prices to be that low!

Well, when I was laid off from my good corporation job 4 years ago, I believe the prices of gas in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton area was then about $1.59 give or take a little. I remember it hitting $2 in May '05 and thought that was ridiculous (and making less pay).Even at 2.17 a gallon where you live that's a 36% increase in 4 years. OK---- that actually sounds about normal if that was here instead of where you live. I'd be happy to see it in the low $2 range. We are still in the upper $2 range yet and although that is much better, I think there's still work to do. However, I'm not going to hold my breath on that one.