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Gas station shops - some observations 2010 vs 2026

March 22, 2026 06:58PM
I did quite a few gas station shops in 2009 and 2010. Most of the time I saw them posted for $10-$12 + $1-2 reimbursement (small item inside, receipt required). I never accepted those dollar amounts, but that's what they would post at in my area. I worked out routes and bonuses with the MSC to get them done (normally $20-$25 each depending on how far a station was).

For kicks I decided to look today (with no intention of getting any) and I'm seeing them posted for $7-$10 lol!
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March 22, 2026 07:56PM
Seems like 3 main companies were posted around me for 10 - $12 and sat for a month until bonused decently, yet people were taking them under $20. The red white and blue company is worth 58 billion so why can’t they pay shoppers decently especially since they aren’t paying mileage? Worse is that $2 will purchase nothing in the cstore. Everything is $2.99 and over.
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March 22, 2026 09:01PM
Most are $1 in store.
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March 22, 2026 11:11PM
@FreeBirb wrote:

The red white and blue company is worth 58 billion so why can’t they pay shoppers decently especially since they aren’t paying mileage?

They didn't get worth $58 billion by writing a bunch of checks. smiling smiley
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March 24, 2026 11:59AM
I also remember when one gas station paid $5 for gas for each job. Now it's $2 each job.

Shopping Arkansas, Louisiana, & Mississippi.
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