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> Like why not just allow them to charge more for full-service? What's the downside to the public of allowing this to just be another option? If gas stations c
by lalaland1125 3y ago
> Like why not just allow them to charge more for full-service? What's the downside to the public of allowing this to just be another option?
If gas stations charged more for full service, that would lead to an eventual decline in full service availability and use.
You would have a cycle where customers shift to self-service to save money, making full service even more expensive, meaning more shift to self-service, etc, etc
- Nifty3929 3y agoThat probably is what would happen. That's certainly the way it's played out in CA - it's a relatively rare (but still findable), meaningfully more expensive service for those who want it. Why is that a bad outcome though? Few people want/need it, and it's certainly more expensive to provide, so this seems like a pretty reasonable outcome to me.