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Originally Posted by Griffstar
Okay Citizen, remain calm and step away from the boycott. 
There is no way you can avoid buying gas from BP. Gasoline is a fungible product, mixed repeatedly in pipelines, storage tanks, transport trucks, etc. All of the major oil companies trade their product with each other at some point in the distribution system. Sure you can boycott a local BP station, almost all of which are now owned and operated by a small businessman who is a franchisee. You know the guy on the corner who supports the little league, buys the hog at the county fair, hires the single mother of three to work the cash register...that guy. Trust me, right now they wish they had branded up with another brand like there is no tomorrow. Sadly they likely have a long-term contract and it wont change soon. They are no more Big-Oil then they are big pop or big candy. Cut them some slack, its not their fault. |
Also to be considered is: Would any other oil company have reacted better? We'll never know for sure, but i'm willing to bet not. BP isn't alone in their hunger for money, and willingness to cut corners to increase profit at the expense of safety and anything else. As a matter of fact, at one point i was boycotting Exxon Mobile because of their fight to decrease how much they were required to pay out for ExxonValdez, and at the time i frequented BP stations more often than not as a better option.