the key points to this topic is

If CALTEX's not selling any petrol, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit.

and

Acting together we can make a difference.

Read on

THIS IS NOT THE 'DON'T BUY' PETROL FOR ONE DAY, BUT IT WILL SHOW YOU HOW WE CAN GET PETROL BACK DOWN TO $1.00 PER Litre....hopefully


This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. If you are tired of the gas prices going up AND they will continue to rise this winter, take time to read this PLEASE.

Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea.

This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the 'don't buy petrol on a certain day' campaign that was going around last April or May!

It's worth your consideration. Join the resistance!!!!

We are going to hit $ 2.00 a litre and it might go higher!! Want petrol prices to come down?

We need to take some intelligent, united action. The oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we wouldn't continue to 'hurt' ourselves by refusing to buy petrol.

It was more of an inconvenience to us than it was a problem for them.

BUT, whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can Really work. Please read on and join with us!

By now you're probably thinking petrol priced at about $1.25 is cheap.

It is currently $1.45 for regular unleaded.

Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to think that the cost of a litre of gas is CHEAP at $1.25, we need to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the marketplace...not sellers.

With the price of fuel going up more each day, we consumers need to take action.

The only way we are going to see the price of petrol come down is if we hit someone in the pocket by not purchasing their petrol! And, we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves.

How? Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop buying petrol.

But we CAN have an impact on petrol prices if we all act together to force a price war.

Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY petrol from Caltex

Caltex operates the largest oil company retail network in Australia. It has an estimated market share of more than 30% of the major transport fuels sold nationally.

If they are not selling any petrol, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit.

But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Caltex petrol buyers. It's really simple to do! Now, don't wimp out on me at this point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!!

I am sending this note to 20 people. If each of us sends it to at least ten more (20 x 10 = 200) .. And those 200 send it to at least ten more (200 x 10 = 2000 ... and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth group of people, we will have reached over TWO MILLION consumers.
If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends each, then 20 million people will have been contacted!

If it goes one level further, you guessed it..... TWO HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!

Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all!

I'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much potential, did you!
Acting together we can make a difference.

If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO BELOW THE $1.10 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.

Simple – send the message along to others and DO NOT buy petrol from CALTEX.

Here we go again.......... another month, another person emails this around yet again, and once more it doesnt work....

Just a different brand each time....


Cheers,

Mick
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A lot

Rubbish. i have shares in BP.
Goverments and big wheels, are responsible for this bull ****! and maybe a couple of sand niggers.

I think it is a good idea rodeoqueen but as you see from the above replies that it's like pushing **** up hill. People with a vested interest in oil companies (share holders) will fight tooth and nail for this not to happen. These are people who would ***

"The person who used the bike helmet saga as an example is way off base. You were fighting a government over what the government percieved as a safety issue. This is about market forces and who makes the money."

Nope,. not way off base, diffrent issues

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basketcase your name should be picnicbasketcasebear

I agree

its like pushing **** up hill.

Just like when McDonalds, about 2 years ago, told all the potatoe farmers in Tasmania to go jump...McDonalds now imports all its fries from NZ.

There was a call on the local talk back radio and the TV curre

Are the share holders getting value for there money?
Or what is the real root of this problem?
Its no good just pissing into the wind.

well done queen!
trying to make a difference, keep trying, and it could take off,
i am not an expert, but it seems their are many reasons for fuel prices as they are?
american war mongering,
greedy oil speculating,
not finding new oil fields,
incred

oh well, it wont take long until NZ is part of this great land!! Then we dont have to worry, all taxes will go to Kevin 07.

Go the Dragons!