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Wed 10 Oct 2008Petrol prices on the move as one Co Carlow filling station makes an innovative pricing leap
Time-dependent petrol pricing in a Carlow service station may prompt a price revolution, write Kilian Doyleand Paul Cullen
THERE WAS a time when half of all Irish cupboards were filled with tumblers bought with tokens handed out at filling stations. The tradition of dishing out freebies in a bid to maximise trade continues today, with fuel retailers dangling everything from maps to cut-price carwashes in a bid to lure motorists.
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