Most traders are ruthless people and would try to make more profit if given the slightest chance.
Unavoidable inflation will eventually deplete our incomes and savings, given the recent increase in energy price, brought on by the Malaysian government.
No traders will want to be left out and would like to get ahead the soonest possible. This includes those from ‘teh tarik’ shop right to the recent behaviour of the Petrol Stations.
Consumers can sympathize with some of the traders, as their basic cost had actually increased and it was just cost plus the competitive margin of profit.
They are not only facing the stiff competition, they have to explain to their loyal customers and apologize for it, as they have no monopoly on their type of business.
Coming back to the petrol stations in Malaysia, they can be considered the privileged lot, as no one can simply set up a business in fuel trading, they are all selected!!!
To say that the members of the Petrol Dealers Association is losing will be ridiculous. They said they are no longer accepting credit card for payment, as it cost them 2.7 cents per liter now, which still works out as 1% mathematically. Some may not be earning as much as before but given also the fairly large percentage of those who pay in cash, in actual fact they may end up earning more.
For those who use credit card, they would normally fill up their tank, meaning a higher value in each transaction and thus higher return.
Unavoidable inflation will eventually deplete our incomes and savings, given the recent increase in energy price, brought on by the Malaysian government.
No traders will want to be left out and would like to get ahead the soonest possible. This includes those from ‘teh tarik’ shop right to the recent behaviour of the Petrol Stations.
Consumers can sympathize with some of the traders, as their basic cost had actually increased and it was just cost plus the competitive margin of profit.
They are not only facing the stiff competition, they have to explain to their loyal customers and apologize for it, as they have no monopoly on their type of business.
Coming back to the petrol stations in Malaysia, they can be considered the privileged lot, as no one can simply set up a business in fuel trading, they are all selected!!!
To say that the members of the Petrol Dealers Association is losing will be ridiculous. They said they are no longer accepting credit card for payment, as it cost them 2.7 cents per liter now, which still works out as 1% mathematically. Some may not be earning as much as before but given also the fairly large percentage of those who pay in cash, in actual fact they may end up earning more.
For those who use credit card, they would normally fill up their tank, meaning a higher value in each transaction and thus higher return.
Overall, the petrol station operators should appreciate a higher fuel price, as it means higher earnings.
These lot of members definitely do not belong to the group of poor buggers.
They have the privilege to be among the first few to have a better earning to overcome the inflation. What is there to complain!
It is the normal wage earners who are suffering at the moment. There is no guarantee that they may get salary increment at the end of the year.
The members of this traders association are just being unscrupulous and insensibly trodden the consumers when opportunity present itself.
It is a known fact that with a flip-flop government like in Malaysia, it pays to complain and threaten the government, be it commercially or politically.
What happened in the latest announcement by the government to the petrol station operator is, the commission is increased by another 2.7 cents to compensate for the credit card commission, while the increment in credit card commission is actually 0.78 cents.
We would have imagined that the commission at previous petrol price had been compensated for the card commission.
One just wonder, if there is any purpose in increasing the petrol price in the first place. How much further, those money saved from reduced subsidy can be stretched, it may all just end as a futile exercise. This is what the government appeared to be very good at.
These lot of members definitely do not belong to the group of poor buggers.
They have the privilege to be among the first few to have a better earning to overcome the inflation. What is there to complain!
It is the normal wage earners who are suffering at the moment. There is no guarantee that they may get salary increment at the end of the year.
The members of this traders association are just being unscrupulous and insensibly trodden the consumers when opportunity present itself.
It is a known fact that with a flip-flop government like in Malaysia, it pays to complain and threaten the government, be it commercially or politically.
What happened in the latest announcement by the government to the petrol station operator is, the commission is increased by another 2.7 cents to compensate for the credit card commission, while the increment in credit card commission is actually 0.78 cents.
We would have imagined that the commission at previous petrol price had been compensated for the card commission.
One just wonder, if there is any purpose in increasing the petrol price in the first place. How much further, those money saved from reduced subsidy can be stretched, it may all just end as a futile exercise. This is what the government appeared to be very good at.
It is about time the consumers must unite, at a time like this we must boycott those traders who are unscrupulous in their method of doing business.
I still remember vividly in the mid 1980s, there was a shortage in subsidized diesel but no such shortage in commercial/industrial diesel in which was sold at a higher price.
Among the stations operating then, were Shell, Mobile and Esso.
During this crisis, in Esso station you would always find that the subsidized diesel exhausted but right next to the Esso station you would find a skid tank selling commercial/industrial diesel.
Since that day, I had sworn that I will never step into another Esso station again and I will also try to convince my friends or anyone I come across to do the same.
I urge the consumers to take note of those stations that do not accept credit card and in future just boycott it.
We do not need such type of people in dealing with the essentials and we can all sleep better at night.
In another front, I can’t help but fumed at BN management committee meeting on Tuesday, wanting SAPP to explain and a show-cause letter will be issued.
What is there to explain, if the committee still do not understand what is at stake at the moment with Sabah, they don’t deserve to be in government.
The outstanding issues in Sabah are glaringly clear, what they do now is just talk, talk and talk, plus all kinds of aspiring lips services.
About time, Sabah should give the Federal government a show-cause letter in which is long overdue.
About time, Sabah should give the Federal government a show-cause letter in which is long overdue.
Do the UMNO stooges in Sabah have the guts and will power to safeguard the state or afraid that they will be investigated by the ACA.
You see, Sabahan politicians are quite amateurish compared to those old rascals in the central and there can be allot of skeletons under the federal safeguard.
You see, Sabahan politicians are quite amateurish compared to those old rascals in the central and there can be allot of skeletons under the federal safeguard.
1 comment:
now this is what i am talking about.. yest, we must tell the traders that we are the boss... if we still continue to buy from those greedy opportunist, we are only digging out own grave.
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