Well, they certainly don't have the cheapest prices this week -- http://198.6.95.31/sbsavg.aspCuch, not only do they pump your gas for you, but as of last month they had the cheapest price per gallon in the U.S.
Good thing you weren't in a hurry.I have to admit it was kind of fun, I felt very wealthy with my own personal gas butler
Yes, I'm sure the workers do a very good job. The effects of the law aren't their fault. Nonetheless, they still can't move gas out of the station as fast as can self-serve pumps.Service is quite prompt in NJ. All the attendants have bachelor's degrees in computer science.
And your gas would be even cheaper if not for this law.On my trip to NH last week, none of the states I passed through had cheaper gas than here in NJ.
And in New Jersey, you must add the salaries of all the extra attendants to that equation. It's one more price-raising variable that other states don't need to deal with. Yes, you're lucky that the other variables currently work in your favor to keep your overall cost in the middle of pack.I have to disagree a little.
Pump sales price = f(refinery price + transportation + federal sales taxes + state sales taxes + dealers costs and profits).
I think you're missing the point. The point is not that New Jersey has the highest gas prices because of this law. It's that the law raises prices -- and the law is unnecessary.A dealer may have higher than the national average personnel costs but state sales taxes could be less than the national average, balancing things out.
Are you sure about that?when the debate arose while I was in high school someone figured that the cost would stay the same or even be lower for a station owner - as a result in reduced insurance costs
Only two states in the nation -- Oregon and New Jersey -- currently have an outright prohibition on self-serve gasoline sales. Their argument is twofold: first, that the volatile nature of gasoline requires respect and care when refueling; and second, there is an unfounded fear of an unacceptable danger to the public if unskilled consumers are able to dispense their own gas.
As previously stated, this fear is unfounded. In fact, the insurance industry makes no distinction in risk between self-service and full-serve outlets when assessing the risk of all human activities. Moreover, self-service is statistically safer by a substantial margin than attendant-serve outlets.
What if, suddenly, the entire nation adopted all of New Jersey's laws and policies on everything and began being run exactly as New Jersey's currently being run?