tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7437975350259951226.post4045722191426439332..comments2022-01-19T21:27:41.150-08:00Comments on Joe Egan's Blog: Reflections on CokeJoe Eganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684365204743505633noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7437975350259951226.post-11027680267189487212007-09-20T20:48:00.000-07:002007-09-20T20:48:00.000-07:00I used to work at a gas station/maxi-mart. And yo...I used to work at a gas station/maxi-mart. And your Coke trick reminded me of this story.<BR/><BR/>I started at the transition when leaded gasoline was being dropped. To fill the tanks they moved to the middle grade unleaded. The interesting thing was that it was proposed at the time to use two tanks for regular unleaded and one for premium, then mix the mid grade. Then you have a larger supply of the top seller, regular, but can still get some extra money from the mid grade customers.<BR/><BR/>Our station didn't do it due to the owner didn't want to pay anything for pump impovements, but I wonder sometimes if any other stations used that method.<BR/><BR/>Also coming from a house with the friendly Coke (yea) vs. Pepsi (boo) rivalry, I often make jokes about the "almost a real soda" stuff that people drink. I like to tell them that one of the most popular artificial sweetners was accidentally made from two lethal chemicals...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com