Fuel Prices - Page 2

Mr Hardware · 02-07-2009, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Lightning Strike XR6

IGA is not a franchise.

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Originally Posted by santb

there you go. thought they were... the ads they have say(or give the impression) owner operated.....

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santb · 02-07-2009, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

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sorry??

Mr Hardware · 02-07-2009, 04:58 PM

IGA stands for Independant Grocers Association.
They are not a chain. They are not run by one company. They are not a franchise. They are an association. Every store is individually owned, hence the independant.

santb · 02-07-2009, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

IGA stands for Independant Grocers Association.
They are not a chain. They are not run by one company. They are not a franchise. They are an association. Every store is individually owned, hence the independant.

http://www.franchisebusiness.com.au/...ds_z136318.htm
google tells different. still could be wrong i guess..

Mr Hardware · 02-07-2009, 05:14 PM

They're not franchises like say a red rooster franchise. That's why they use the word association.

Biggav · 02-07-2009, 05:18 PM

geez we're paying and have been paying 120-130 all the time for fuel in last yr and they guys in queensland seem to be crying that thats what they have to pay nowdays get used to it i say.

should be paying the same all over this brown land fair dinkum

santb · 02-07-2009, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

IGA stands for Independant Grocers Association.
They are not a chain. They are not run by one company. They are not a franchise. They are an association. Every store is individually owned, hence the independant.

this page from iga website.
http://www.iga.net.au/igafresh/index...11_PageID=2336
could just be western australia, but i'm now pretty sure i was right in the first place. some entity has to own the "iga" logo...my guess is the yanks.
spend up!!

chevypower · 02-07-2009, 05:21 PM

It's kind of like a network thing isn't it? Independently owned, get together for buying power, marketing etc.... Probably a relatively small franchise fee? The purchasing is done by each store, or store office, unlike Coles and Safeway, where everything's billed to, and paid from corporate.

santb · 02-07-2009, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Biggav

geez we're paying and have been paying 120-130 all the time for fuel in last yr and they guys in queensland seem to be crying that thats what they have to pay nowdays get used to it i say.

should be paying the same all over this brown land fair dinkum

mate, i do have sympathy... we've been lucky. my point is why so much at all for something we have plenty of(we have tons of petrol reserves as well as almost infinite gas..), and what's with "cycles"??? legalised theft is what is is. it has to be cost+mark-up.
on an up cycle, it's cost+mark-up+extra-mark-up. hasis that possible or fair or legal??

santb · 02-07-2009, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by chevypower

It's kind of like a network thing isn't it? Independently owned, get together for buying power, marketing etc.... Probably a relatively small franchise fee? The purchasing is done by each store, or store office, unlike Coles and Safeway, where everything's billed to, and paid from corporate.

probably...again, my point is that these fees, whatever form they take, are covered by us.
true independent shop owners/grocers/whatever pay for all this, and yes, they are also more expensive, but profits don't go to usa label owners, or huge multi-millionaire corporate ceo's(or shareholders), but to the bloke(or chick!) workin behind the counter.
usually...

vztrt · 02-07-2009, 05:36 PM

ACCC will investigate the recent jump in petrol prices.

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...2575E700221FBF

santb · 02-07-2009, 05:45 PM

don't get me wrong. sometimes, the iga or whatever is the ONLY choice... and these cases, the owners/operaters are probably the only legit medium business operaters in the area... who owns your local pub?? i bet $1000 its not the publican in 90% of cases..
or the servo's...video shop? pizza???(i live on pizza!! and i haven't bought dominoes/pizzahut/whatever for years...local and better. don;t mind paying more for local quality)...
saw a joke about qld being the konichiwa state(how '80's)... but would rather go to those shops than woolies/etc.. they work for a living. and cheaper.

santb · 02-07-2009, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by vztrt

ACCC will investigate the recent jump in petrol prices.

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...2575E700221FBF

sweet..they better..gold coast news just now had a story about "9.2cpl increase"; but some concern over price increases BEFORE exicise removal....
just what i started crying about!!!

StealthAu · 02-07-2009, 06:00 PM

Fuel is expensive, keep whining about it, that'll fix it.

santb · 02-07-2009, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by StealthAu

Fuel is expensive, keep whining about it, that'll fix it.

nice one. that attitude will help.
whining about will help, if you back it up with action.
but you just keep consuming, without question.
do your pants hang round your knees? flat bill hat to one side? speed thru red lights, then whinge about "revenue raising"??
have fun

StealthAu · 02-07-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by santb

nice one. that attitude will help.
whining about will help, if you back it up with action.
but you just keep consuming, without question.
do your pants hang round your knees? flat bill hat to one side? speed thru red lights, then whinge about "revenue raising"??
have fun

Nope, way off the mark.
I'm just sick off hearing people complain about fuel prices, everyone has been doing so as far back as I can remember. You talk of backing it up with action, so buy a hybrid

my car manages at best 26L/100km, with a car of that high a consumption I think I have no right to complain about fuel prices, for that matter nor does anyone else who doesn't own a 4cyl 6l/100km or better as without efficiency you are paying more for fuel at your own choice.

Mr Hardware · 02-07-2009, 07:35 PM

amen brother
there are dozens of avenues for fuel cost saving you can undertake before you start whinging.

santb · 02-07-2009, 07:53 PM

but why wouldn't you want to change it? i'm already on dual fuel. no way i'd buy a hybrid! my 6 gets 2-3 months out of a tank of petrol...love lpg. my point is, and always has been, why should we accept without question? they could give us cheaper petrol/lpg/pizza, but we don't care....just cos you don't wanna try, doesn't mean it's not better...

**buggerlugs** · 02-07-2009, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by vztrt

ACCC will investigate the recent jump in petrol prices.

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...2575E700221FBF

Hmmm and I bet the Fuel Company Exec's will be shaking in their boots knowing that the ACCC are doing an " Investigation" !!!!! Bloody Toothless Tigers the ACCC....................

santb · 02-07-2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by buggerlugs

Hmmm and I bet the Fuel Company Exec's will be shaking in their boots knowing that the ACCC are doing an " Investigation" !!!!! Bloody Toothless Tigers the ACCC....................

yeah.. after 8 months and another 50cpl, it'll be "oil companies are profiteering, but we can't stop them"

Iggypoppin' · 02-07-2009, 08:36 PM

Comes back to, can't afford the fuel can't afford the car. If someone whines that their fuel costs are sooooo bad and they own a V8, then maybe they should sell it and get a 4banger. Hmm?

LeadFoot81 · 04-07-2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

amen brother
there are dozens of avenues for fuel cost saving you can undertake before you start whinging.

Santb is already running bbq fuel, even though he isnt directly 110% affected by the petrol pricing cycle, he still wants to know wtf is going on with fuel prices.

You cant just whinge about people who 'whinge' themselves; youre not really helping things are you?

santb · 04-07-2009, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by LeadFoot81

Santb is already running bbq fuel, even though he isnt directly 110% affected by the petrol pricing cycle, he still wants to know wtf is going on with fuel prices.

You cant just whinge about people who 'whinge' themselves; youre not really helping things are you?

thanks, man! was just trying to ask some questions...
wrong place, wrong time!! i guess politics and cars dont mix!
fair enough, i spose...
kinda bugs me no-one cares tho'.... we now just accept getting screwed in all aspects of life as par for the course..
how??
oh well.