Tom Emerson wrote:
>
> I received an e-mail from a friend suggesting this, and I have to agree it
> does have merit, but at the same time it might be a ploy by one of the
> other companies to grab market share -- you be the judge...
>
> Basically, my friend pointed out that Mobil & Exxon, which in reality are
> one and the same, holds the largest market share.  The "idea" is simply to
> not buy gasoline from these companies.  (it would be great if we didn't
> have to buy gasoline in the first place, but we know that's "not possible"
> (*), so the next best is simply to not buy from the biggest)  The
> rationalization behind this move is that if enough people stop buying from
> Mobil/Exxon, they will be forced to drop their prices.  Being the largest
> company, other companies would be forced to drop prices as well "just to
> compete".

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