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BIG_STEVE Rookie Author New York Posts:3 Points:160 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2008 10:05:16 PM Ignore BIG_STEVE Report Abuse THIS COMPANY MADE $40 BILLON PROFIT IN 2007. DANBURY CONN. HAD PICKETERS AT THE STATIONS 2 WEEKS AGO. I AM BOYCOTTING ALL MOBIL / EXXON STATIONS. IF ALOT OF PEOPLE DID THE SAME MOBIL WHO HAS A BIG INFLUENCE ON THE PRICES WOULD HAVE TO LOWER IT. AS LONG AS WE KEEP BUYING FROM THEM THE PRICES WILL KEEP CLIMBING.

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THIS COMPANY MADE $40 BILLON PROFIT IN 2007.
DANBURY CONN. HAD PICKETERS AT THE STATIONS 2 WEEKS AGO.
I AM BOYCOTTING ALL MOBIL / EXXON STATIONS.
IF ALOT OF PEOPLE DID THE SAME MOBIL WHO HAS A BIG INFLUENCE ON THE PRICES WOULD HAVE TO LOWER IT. AS LONG AS WE KEEP BUYING FROM THEM THE PRICES WILL KEEP CLIMBING.

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tommie1954 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:12,992 Points:2,706,645 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2008 9:11:00 AM Ignore tommie1954 Report Abuse I don't but there gas anyway, but boycott will do nothing anyway, stop buying cars and trucks new and used if you want to hurt the oil companies in the long run!
Sealer Champion Author Charleston Posts:5,653 Points:838,850 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2008 9:08:40 AM Ignore Sealer Report Abuse This belongs in the spam forum, but since that doesn't exist yet, the boycott forum would be the second choice. It certainly doesn't belong in the General Gas Talk forum.
SE3.5 Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:17,004 Points:3,163,565 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2008 8:25:55 AM Ignore SE3.5 Report Abuse Another rookie who can't figure out how the "caps lock" works.
02SilverStroke Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,013 Points:1,342,920 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2008 12:11:29 AM Ignore 02SilverStroke Report Abuse I rarely buy from Exxon or Mobil. On the "flip side" everyone is upset about their "record" profits. Although their profits are tremendous, aren't we all glad that we live in a country that does not limit earnings? Wouldn't you be happy if the company that you work for (even if you are self-employed) made record profits? I know that I would. Of course, they could help the consumer and propose some price breaks. [Edited by: 02SilverStroke at 4/21/2008 12:14:23 AM EST]
Duke69 Champion Author Raleigh Posts:7,970 Points:1,914,275 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2008 12:09:07 AM Ignore Duke69 Report Abuse I never buy Exxon.
kevin4888 Veteran Author Los Angeles Posts:320 Points:475,540 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2008 12:02:19 AM Ignore kevin4888 Report Abuse have it here
gougenator Champion Author Dallas Posts:29,847 Points:3,243,950 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2008 9:15:29 PM Ignore gougenator Report Abuse look --turn down the CAPLOCKS ok?? and post in "BOYcotts/gasouts" not gas talk forums, would be appreciated! G.
edrews Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,126 Points:24,390 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2008 2:22:14 PM Ignore edrews Report Abuse When you consider the fact that the gasoline you are purchasing was probably fed through one of the major pipelines in this country, and that pipeline was NOT owned by a major oil company, and that ALL the oil companies use it, the gasoline you purchase, despite the sign on the pump, may have been produced by the very company you are trying to boycott. Okay, so ExxonMobil made $40 billion in 2007. How much gasoline did they sell? How much of that profit was from US operations versus foreign operations? How much of that profit was from gasoline sales versus other profit centers? Name another industry that produces saleable unit quantities (in this case gallons) in the quantities that oil companies produce gasoline? Current gasoline demand in the US is somewhere in excess of 9 million barrels per day. That is 378 million gallons of gasoline per day. That is 137.9 billion gallons of gasoline per year.
gvan Champion Author Chicago Posts:21,518 Points:2,834,340 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2008 10:33:38 AM Ignore gvan Report Abuse It is possible a Mobil/Exxon refinery is supplying gas to the station where you buy your gas while you are boycotting the Mobil/Exxon station. There are only a few refineries in any given area and they provide gasoline to their competition. The only difference is the additive package added to the tanker prior to the delivery to the stations.
bicycler Champion Author Ontario Posts:14,815 Points:2,598,445 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2008 9:44:13 AM Ignore bicycler Report Abuse BIS_STEVE; You have a friend in Canada ! I have not bought gas from Mobil in all 20 years I have spent the winter in the US,nor any of the other times in New England during the summer.
wishkid Veteran Author Hartford Posts:260 Points:116,170 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2008 9:16:56 AM Ignore wishkid Report Abuse For the first time I can remember, prices at the mobil station in town actually were not higher than our other stations last week. I still didn't buy there.
bluenvoy Champion Author Nashville Posts:14,954 Points:1,874,715 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2008 1:15:42 AM Ignore bluenvoy Report Abuse The World Market is letting them earn that profit for their STOCKHOLDERS. And their stockholders are many of the same people that complain about them. I did not here anyone complain when oil was cheap and Exxon/Mobile were not making super profits.
kevin4888 Veteran Author Los Angeles Posts:320 Points:475,540 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2008 1:08:28 AM Ignore kevin4888 Report Abuse not sure
91Firebird Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:4,586 Points:178,470 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2008 11:34:42 PM Ignore 91Firebird Report Abuse So, stop buying from ExxonMobil and buy 7-11, Walmart, or Sinclair gas. I wonder where they get their gas from.... Care to guess big_steve?
tlfh46 Champion Author Indiana Posts:14,641 Points:3,133,795 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2008 11:15:32 PM Ignore tlfh46 Report Abuse Do not have Exxon stations around here.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:51,279 Points:2,141,975 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2008 11:04:48 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse NoVaseline wrote: >I stopped buying from Exxon along with Chevron years ago. >They are always the highest here in Atlanta In Houston, Exxon is among the cheapest. Chevron is on the high side of average. You really have to shell out for Shell.
ExcusesExcuses Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,139 Points:145,210 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2008 10:08:29 PM Ignore ExcusesExcuses Report Abuse I stopped buying from Exxon along with Chevron years ago. They are always the highest here in Atlanta, yet I regularly see people buying gas from them when it is 10 - 15 cents cheaper across the street. You are right, as long as people do this, Exxon and Chevron will continue to have higher prices than everyone else. I saw an EXXON station go from $3.27 to $3.51 in less than 9 hours.