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Discussion in 'Lawn Mowing' started by lawrence stone, Oct 12, 2000.

  1. lawrence stone

    lawrence stone Banned
    from anthracite valley, commonwealth of pennsylvania Wi
    Messages: 2,079

    Crude oil futures were $2.81 higher a barrel than yesterday.

    Food for thought.
     
    lawrence stone, Oct 12, 2000
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  2. thelawnguy

    thelawnguy LawnSite Silver Member
    from Central CT
    Messages: 2,412

    Why worry about things beyond your control? Just tack a price increase on next year to cover inflation and a new mower.
     
    thelawnguy, Oct 12, 2000
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  3. stick

    stick LawnSite Member
    Messages: 40

    yup, reg is 1.45 here diesel 1.60, I bet money on, it will be 1.52 tomorrow. I can home from work and seen oil went up 2 something per barrel, went and filled everything up tonight. Its not going down till the mideast settles down and I'll bet on that too.
     
    stick, Oct 12, 2000
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  4. Sammy

    Sammy LawnSite Bronze Member
    from Southern-Lower-Michigan
    Messages: 1,734

    $1.45 for 87 octane this morning.
    $1.63 for 87 octane this evening.
     
    Sammy, Oct 13, 2000
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  5. HOMER

    HOMER LawnSite Gold Member
    from Alabama the Beautiful
    Messages: 3,183

    What gets me is they raise the price on the gas thats been sitting in their tanks before the new load is delivered. They haven't paid the higher price for their stock yet but we get hit the minute oil goes up. Don't seem right to me.

    Homer
     
    HOMER, Oct 13, 2000
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  6. scottb

    scottb LawnSite Senior Member
    from Mt.Ulla , North Carolina
    Messages: 408

    Its called Legal Price Gouging.
     
    scottb, Oct 13, 2000
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  7. TGCummings

    TGCummings LawnSite Senior Member
    from Salinas, California
    Messages: 773

    That's alright, Homer. I sometimes raise my prices w/o my costs going up, too, in anticipation for the need for extra money. ;)

    Hey, unrelated to this theme (but related to this topic's title), be careful out there if you're superstitious.

    It's Friday the 13th!

    -TGC
     
    TGCummings, Oct 13, 2000
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