They're dropping Citgo as the brand of gasoline they carry. They are doing this mostly b/c Citgo is owned by the Venezualian Gov't and their leader is a nutjob. Thats 2,100 locations in the US

Good job 7 Eleven!

(read in the paper this morning, sorry no link to post but i'm sure its out there)

[Edited on September 28, 2006 at 1:20 PM. Reason : k]

9/28/2006 1:19:48 PM

The free market is doing what Carter did in the 70s.

Thank you, Citgo.

9/28/2006 1:32:02 PM

^yeah...well...THAT MAN DOESNT LIKE OUR PRESIDENT!

9/28/2006 2:15:37 PM

Why don't we go rabble about it in Chit Chat? Or on The Daily Show? Or in a classroom? Or around the water cooler?

9/28/2006 2:17:13 PM

nah...7/11 is doing the right thing. if they dont like citgo gas they shouldnt buy it. way to go 7/11

9/28/2006 2:19:41 PM

That's the damned truth.

9/28/2006 2:20:41 PM

Seriously. I don't think they're dropping the gasoline supplier BECAUSE he doesn't like our president. They're dropping it because they feel it is the most financially helpful move considering Chavez' imiage in the U.S.

Also, I doubt many Americans don't want his gasoline BECAUSE he doesn't like our president. I think its because he came in and called our president Satan and basically made a giant ass of himself on global television. I couldn't care less if he dislikes a politician in my country, but he should be respectable about it.

GG Capitalism.

9/28/2006 2:25:03 PM

Good job 7-Eleven for carrying comic books again!

9/28/2006 3:06:22 PM

^are they still 35 cents?

9/28/2006 3:21:55 PM

this makes me want to go buy some Citgo gasolina

9/28/2006 3:23:19 PM

hahaha, how long until CITGO in the US sponsors another attempted coup against Chavez?

9/28/2006 3:24:02 PM

when sheetz showed up, i pretty much abandoned 7-eleven

except for some slurpee days

9/28/2006 3:27:00 PM

Quote :

"They are doing this mostly b/c Citgo is owned by the Venezualian Gov't and their leader is a nutjob."

this isnt the reason but it doesnt hurt

[Edited on September 28, 2006 at 3:32 PM. Reason : from what i was told, they want their own brand name gas]

[Edited on September 28, 2006 at 3:32 PM. Reason : this is nothing new btw, people have known about this for a while]

9/28/2006 3:31:31 PM

hats off to 7-11, but ive been avoiding citgo for a while now. glad to see america hopefully will be forced to soon, as this would be a bad plan (to stick with citgo) in the capitalist sense. capitalism always wins.

9/28/2006 5:08:02 PM

are there any 7/11's in north carolina anymore? all the ones i knew about were bought out by circle K years ago

9/28/2006 5:09:33 PM

theres a 7-11 in Manteo, thats the only one I remember

9/28/2006 5:24:08 PM

They were thinking about their own branded gas anyway.

9/28/2006 5:25:07 PM

the entertaining thing is that 7-Eleven founded Citgo... and 7-Eleven sold Citgo to Venezuela...

9/28/2006 5:54:18 PM

there are a crapload of 7-11's in sweden, but they're not gas stations. but they're pretty nice.

9/28/2006 6:07:28 PM

^^^&

Quote :

"from what i was told, they want their own brand name gas"

Yes they're doing that, but it wasn't the main reason. And I guess what, Chavez doesn't like America at all, don't be ridiculous and think its just our president. Any smart leader of a country wouldn't act like a jackass about how much he hates our leader when its pretty obvious he'll (the prez) will be out of power relatively soon.

(then again, how long do leaders of Venezuala serve?)

9/28/2006 6:15:06 PM

i THINK they have a term limit of 12 years, but Chavez has talked of wanting to serve longer than that.

anyway, this is just capitalism at work.



oh, and Chavez sucks donkey dick, along with people who are all up in arms about him talking shit about President Bush. Who cares?

9/28/2006 6:23:07 PM

Quote :

"They're dropping it because they feel it is the most financially helpful move considering Chavez' imiage in the U.S."

9/28/2006 6:25:11 PM

7/11 hates NC's Government, too

[Edited on September 28, 2006 at 6:31 PM. Reason : ']

9/28/2006 6:30:47 PM

i dont care where i get my gas from

9/28/2006 6:59:40 PM

I'm in florida for a month and theres a big deal over Citgo down here. Apparently the state gave them an exclusive contract to provide gas along the florida turnpike that doesn't expire for a few more years.

After Chavez's remarks there is a huge public outcry to replace them with another service.

9/28/2006 7:13:22 PM

its gas, its coming from a country thats fucked up regardless.

9/28/2006 7:33:34 PM

Quote :

"The free market is doing what Carter did in the 70s."

are you fucking serious? Carter imposed legislation which put a price cap on the price of gas which caused the shortage... THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF A FREE MARKET.

As soon as that legislation went away and let gas assume it's market price, the lines stopped and the shortages went away.

Please do research and don't talk about economics like you know a damn thing.

9/28/2006 8:09:22 PM

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/embargo

Quote :

"em?bar?go /?m'b?rgo?/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[em-bahr-goh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, plural -goes, verb, -goed, -go?ing. –noun 1. an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports. 2. an injunction from a government commerce agency to refuse freight for shipment, as in case of congestion or insufficient facilities. 3. any restriction imposed upon commerce by edict. 4. a restraint or hindrance; prohibition. –verb (used with object) 5. to impose an embargo on."

9/28/2006 9:01:37 PM

hahahaha, people are stupid. Chavez hasn't done shit but bluster AFTER the US tried to support a coup in his country. Meanwhile back at the ranch, we are best friends forever with the oppressive saudi regime that inspires the vast majority of international terror.

9/28/2006 9:06:00 PM

^ Well, I can imagine the disdain. To the best of my knowledge, Saudi Arabia is only more oppressive by degrees (disagreement with the government gets you jailed in both countries). However, you don't see the Saudi Prince oppressing women in Times Square and on the floor of the U.N.

In other words, the Sauds had the good sense to leave their shit at home, Chavez did not.

9/28/2006 10:50:27 PM

Nah, he just brought a book with him and called some king the devil.

[Edited on September 28, 2006 at 10:53 PM. Reason : ...]

9/28/2006 10:52:57 PM

Where is a citgo station so I can go and buy some of their gas?

9/28/2006 10:54:17 PM

Im going to stop using gas because I dont like Chavez and Islamofascists.

BIKE TO SCHOOL!

9/29/2006 9:54:24 AM