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Why do poor people buy so much crap at gas stations?

Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:35 am
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
120775 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:35 am
They drive there. So obviously they could drive to walmarks if they wanted. Yet they choose to pay 100% more at the gas station. I go in occasionally just for a fountain drink or something for the road, they're buying random groceries, and powerballs of course.

Guess they are poor for a reason, money management not their forte.
Posted by OldHickory
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2012
10602 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:36 am to
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powerballs of course.

Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
167136 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:36 am to
trash w cash
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
263331 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:37 am to
Impulsive purchasing.
Posted by MasCervezas
Ocean Springs
Member since Jul 2013
7958 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:38 am to
chester fried chicken

plus they want to kick it with their friends behind the clerk counter
Posted by Springlake Tiger
Uptown
Member since Aug 2006
15531 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:38 am to
Polar Pop 44 oz for $0.79 brah. Hell of a deal.
Posted by toosleaux
Stuck in Baton Rouge traffic
Member since Dec 2007
9244 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:39 am to
I watched a guy dig in the trash can outside of a Shell station this morning, then walk inside and buy a pack of cigarettes. He counted the amount out in nickels and pennies.
Posted by ForeverLSU02
Albany
Member since Jun 2007
52189 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:39 am to
Convenience
Posted by Last call
On the lake
Member since Oct 2012
992 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:40 am to
This is something i have also noticed. Its like they buy food daily at the gas station instead of going to make groceries
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
135222 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:41 am to
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Guess they are poor for a reason, money management not their forte.


That's the reason.

The really bad part is that they know and understand that what they're doing is dumb yet they don't care.
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
38716 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:41 am to
Boiled peanuts. That's why.
Posted by Christopher Columbo
Member since Jun 2015
2143 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:42 am to
Where else am I gonna get a French tickler?
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
35732 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:44 am to
Poor people are poor for a reason. They make bad decisions with money.
Posted by LucasP
Member since Apr 2012
21618 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:46 am to
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Yet they choose to pay 100% more at the gas station.


This is just inaccurate. The mark up on Vienna sausages is 28% AT MOST. But don't let the facts get in the way, continue your "I'm smarter than everyone" rant about shite you don't understand. After all, you're the economic genius here!
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
146214 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:49 am to
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Why do poor people buy so much crap at gas stations?


there are a few reasons why.

1. Because they have to go inside to pay cash for their gas because they aint got no credit card

2. While they're inside they buy supper for the little shite heads back in the car...Cheetoes and Milk Duds.

#. Fountain Drinks..the epitome of trash

Posted by 13SaintTiger
Isle of Capri
Member since Sep 2011
18315 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 10:49 am to
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Yet they choose to pay 100% more at the gas station.


I don't think EBT discriminates, so in their mind everything costs the same
Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
56755 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 11:25 am to
It's tho ones who buy samurai swords and shite that sadden me the most.
This post was edited on 9/10/15 at 11:26 am
Posted by TheIndulger
Member since Sep 2011
19239 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 11:28 am to
Getting a fountain drink from a gas station is a pretty poor and fat thing to do
Posted by Phil0ndeeez
Houston
Member since Apr 2013
1388 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 11:41 am to
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fountain drink


Fat trashy slob
Posted by msflower
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2011
470 posts
Posted on 9/10/15 at 11:44 am to
Because they can't buy healthy food at the grocery store because it's expensive lol

They are poor and have poor judgement
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