Quote Originally Posted by oj88 View Post
That's just how business works. Profit margins are relatively low on petroleum-based products due to them being heavily regulated. So they'll try to get creative and sell products with their own flavor to raise its value.

It's not particularly bad practice. If it were, all the Apple execs would be in prison. A $999 smartphone? Madness! But people still want it.

Old news but this will give you perspective how much Apple is raking in compared to a few big oil companies: Apple, The Oil Company? – 5ish Words
last time i heard the oil industry here is deregulated. that's why they have price adjustments every week. i don't think their margins are low, even with depressed oil prices. but if they can further improve their margins with these gimmicks, and as long as consumers are happy, then there should be no issue at all. except with the PUV drivers of course.