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Gas 20 1/2 cents
grumpygy
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The average nationwide tax collected on each gallon of gasoline sold at the retail station is 49.5 cents. Of that, 18.4 cents per gallon goes to the federal government; the rest ends up in state and local government coffers.
Turned out she not only was filling the tank, she was getting her Green Stamps and change because the trick was to order at least $2 worth and the attendant handed you your Green Stamps. Then pumped the gas while you waited in your car.
Gas was a lot cheaper then.
Self Service? None of that, everywhere was Full Service and that included washing your windows. They checked your oil on request, often asked if you wanted it checked.
Later came Full and Self Service pumps.
The uniforms went away and so did the Full Service options.
Haven't seen a Full Service pump lane in a gas station in so many years I cannot recall the last time.
Reminds of being a kid in our mother's station wagon. She'd pull into the gas station and hand the attendant $2, saying "$2 worth please". I always wondered she didn't just fill the tank? I mean "2" sounded small to me, like wouldn't it take more than "2" of something to fill a tank?
Turned out she not only was filling the tank, she was getting her Green Stamps and change because the trick was to order at least $2 worth and the attendant handed you your Green Stamps. Then pumped the gas while you waited in your car.
Gas was a lot cheaper then.
Self Service? None of that, everywhere was Full Service and that included washing your windows. They checked your oil on request, often asked if you wanted it checked.
Later came Full and Self Service pumps.
The uniforms went away and so did the Full Service options.
Haven't seen a Full Service pump lane in a gas station in so many years I cannot recall the last time.
I visited NJ a couple of years ago and tried to pump my own gas. Attendant had a freaking cow!![:0]
No Self-serve in NJ and (I think) Oregon.
Seems the S&H Greenstamps outfit has modernized and is doing some sort of more up to date coupon-like business:
http://www.greenpoints.com/account/act_default.asp
They still accept original Greenstamps:
http://www.greenpoints.com/info/inf_help_faquse.asp#STAMPWORTH
19.9 - Regular
21.9 - High Test
Free window wash, fluid check and tire pressure check.
Free maps and cold soda @ .05 a bottle. Deposit of .02 on bottles.
1960 - 1963......... or so.
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The State and Federal Gov. take a bigger bite than that now.
The average nationwide tax collected on each gallon of gasoline sold at the retail station is 49.5 cents. Of that, 18.4 cents per gallon goes to the federal government; the rest ends up in state and local government coffers.
Larger?
In absolute dollars, but certainly not in percentage.
State, local and Federal were $.07 on that sign, and that's over 1/3 of the total price of $.20.
Direct taxes would have to be in excess of $1.20 per gallon to equal that rate.
Neither set of figures includes the taxes paid by the oil companies.[:)]
We (owners wife and me) would pick up your car (at you home) wash it (completely and clean inside, including trunk) return to you for ......$1. I also greased vehicles and took care of the pumps, emptying ashtrays, sweeping floorboards - front and back, cleaning windshield, checking oil, all at no extra charge.
I was very busy from 6 AM til 11 PM, 6 days a week. Pay was $15 per week. Too stupid to know any better.
Only reason large lumber trucks would come was to have their flats fixed. Seems flats were always on the inside and trucks loaded. Everything done by with hand tools, no safety cages.
15 & 20 cent gas was nice for some, but for us serfs, it was cheap labor everywhere.
I do remember the blue & green stamps plus the free dishes & glasses.
I can also remember buying reclaimed oil for my 40 chevy that used a quart at every fill-up. Allmost every station had service bays where they pretented to fix your car & filled their pockets. That was where they made most of their money.