Canadians, he said, will certainly squawk and there'll be a lot of huffing and puffing, but they'll soon find something else to bitch about. The owner's name is being withheld by Bureau Commissioners in order to counter any possible assassination attempts. Expecting evasive answers to their hard-hitting questions the Commissioners were dumbfounded by Dr. X's straightforward replies. He's a chicken fucking traitor, said the President of Esso, who spoke only on condition that his name not be used. In Texas we call men like him Big Hats with no balls or oil.
Every dealer sells the same product.
There are no detectable differences among the various brands. We all pay virtually the same for a barrel of oil, and our refining, distribution costs, and taxes are about the same in any given market. Since we can t do anything to improve our product, the easiest way for us to increase profits is to increase market share. But if I, for example, try to increase market share by lowering my pump price, my competitors will quickly follow suit. It would be easy for us to 'compete' with each other by matching changing prices, but we prefer to discuss prices and reach a quiet consensus on what we'll charge.