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Esso selling petrol door to door?

JMike
JMike Posts: 5 Forumite
in Praise, vent & warnings
Just had someone at my door from Esso selling petrol. Unleaded for 140.9p for a liter! Why would I pay extra to have it on my door when I could put it straight in my car for less?
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  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,269 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Wouldn't mind betting that you would have had a tank full of coloured water.
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
  • JMike
    JMike Posts: 5 Forumite
    peter_the_piper wrote: »
    Wouldn't mind betting that you would have had a tank full of coloured water.
    It was in a can rather than tank in this case.
  • MothballsWallet
    MothballsWallet Posts: 15,942 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Door to door chancer perhaps?
  • mynameisdave
    mynameisdave Posts: 1,284 Forumite
    I really doubt it was Esso.
  • johnnyboyrebel
    johnnyboyrebel Posts: 1,350 Forumite
    JMike wrote: »
    Just had someone at my door from Esso selling petrol. Unleaded for 140.9p for a liter! Why would I pay extra to have it on my door when I could put it straight in my car for less?

    LOL, yeah Esso are struggling nowadays so they need to hit the streets with their salesmen!

    I hope you don't get one of the "I'm ringing about your computer" calls cos if so they may have found another willing cashcow.
  • gordikin
    gordikin Posts: 4,422 Forumite
    JMike wrote: »
    Just had someone at my door from Esso selling petrol. Unleaded for 140.9p for a liter! Why would I pay extra to have it on my door when I could put it straight in my car for less?


    ...home delivery costs extra?
  • Azari
    Azari Posts: 4,317 Forumite
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    gordikin wrote: »
    ...home delivery costs extra?

    Yeah, think of the petrol you'll save not having to drive to the filling station. :D
    There are two types of people in the world: Those that can extrapolate information.
  • dealer_wins
    dealer_wins Posts: 7,334 Forumite
    Tell him you will only buy it if he turns up in a proper Esso badged 80ft tanker.
  • johnnyboyrebel
    johnnyboyrebel Posts: 1,350 Forumite
    dealer_wins wrote: »
    Tell him you will only buy it if he turns up in a proper Esso badged 80ft tanker.

    Ha Ha, that would be good when he goes away and comes back. "Do you believe me now?" :rotfl:
  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,269 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Then ask for one gallon.
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
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