Effects Of High Gas Prices Increasing

By Doug Caverly - Fri, 05/02/2008 - 10:30am.

And an idea or two on how to fight them

There are few things quite as fun as giving yourself whiplash while pulling away from a stoplight. Still, gas prices have me allowing minivans take the lead, and small businesses that in any way rely on travel may suffer, as well.

If you make deliveries, you'll definitely have noticed the increases. For that matter, you might have removed your tank of windshield washer fluid, the wipers themselves, and every spare seat in order to save weight. Sooner or later, though, you'll have to ask customers for more money, and this could turn a few people away.

Then there's the issue of people not coming in the first place. Danita Blackwood reports, "The number of Americans making plans to take a vacation over the next six months has fallen to a 30-year low according to a leading business membership and research organization, The Conference Board." So if your business relies on visitors and/or tourists, things aren't looking great.

What to do? Well, gas goes stale after a while (and it's not entirely stable, either), so hoarding the stuff isn't a great idea. For drivers, the best approach may be to just take as many gas-saving steps as possible, and then make clear to customers what's happening. Businesses trying to draw in customers might offer gas cards with every purchase that exceeds a certain level.

Any other ideas are welcome . . . not a single expert seems to think gas prices are going down anytime soon.

News Tags: Money, Gas

About the author:
Doug Caverly is a staff writer for SmallBusinessNewz.

Comments

By Rene Sanchinelli (SBN reader) - Sat, 05/03/2008 - 11:04am.

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By Guest (SBN reader) - Sun, 05/04/2008 - 4:54pm.

Fight back America

Why the price of gas is so high. One reason is Americans don't buy American products. We are sending our money to China, India, and the Middle east.
Below a quote from MSN today 4/16/08.
"In 2003, total international oil consumption was 79.6 million barrels, and that jumped to 85.7 in 2007. What we've seen and expect to continue," MacIntyre adds, "is that growth in demand — particularly in China, India and the Middle East — will be much faster than in the U.S."
As long as you buy their products, they will be richer and we will be poorer. Not only is it products, it's jobs. Companies hiring resources overseas instead of hiring American workers. Fair Trade, it's only fair for them, not us. It's high time the tables turned. Only YOU can stop this insanity. When you go buy a product, look at the label and see where it's made. If it's China, India, or somewhere in the Middle East, don't buy it. If you can't find a product made in the USA, at least buy something from another country so we'll stop feeding the 3 countries. Go to this web site - madeinusa.com
for American made products. You may be thinking well I can get it cheaper if I buy their products, well when you lose your job because it has been outsourced to another country, I bet your mindset will change. Fight back America!

By James Sams (SBN reader) - Tue, 05/06/2008 - 9:02am.

Why is gas price so high

As a lot of car manufactures are trying to create cars that do not use gas or use less gas, the cars that are already on the market will remain in the main stream for a while.

Trying to reduce the consuption and at the same time reducing toxic emmission should olso take priority. Like the nantotechnoly today should br explore much more. I know there is a nanotech fuel additive coming soon on the market and i am looking foward to it.

By mike (SBN reader) - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 6:12am.

gas, rising , its cause and its effect.

the rise of gas, is a symptom, of globalization, which has been happening for at least the last 20 years, but the rate seems to be increasing, in the last 2 to 3 years. as the imports exceed the exports the dollar must drop in the world market, where is the gas coming from , abroad , so they need more dollars since when are dollars leave the country they are worth less. why do are imports exceed are exports , because american corporations, prefer to go where the labor costs are cheaper, china , india. this my friend is globalization. the group of individuals, known as the us government , who are taking huge sums of money from the worker, are siding the lobbyists from the corporations, who they are in bed with. so what is going to happen . the american working class, will slowly lose the quality of life that they are accustomed to. and the poorer countries , china , latin america, india, wherever people have lived in squalor, will get indoor plumbing, electricity, etc., because the jobs will go there, and the corporations will get cheaper labor. moral of the storie, theres nothing anybody can do. except get used to the new world. the rich, stay rich, or get richer. the poor stay poor , or get poorer.

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