Kaptin M
3rd Jun 2004, 23:09
To get the Australian "audience" aware of a campaign currently underway Dunnunda, I thought this email received a couple of days ago might be topical news. It appears to have been orchestrated by a person in Victoria.
"This is a very important message and well worth reading
Apparently we are going to hit close to AUD $1.35 a litre by the winter.
Want petrol prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action.
Here is an idea that can really work.
Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to think that the cost of a litre is CHEAP at .89 / .95 cents, we need to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the
marketplace not sellers. With the price of petrol 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 them in the pocket.
It's very easy and bold to simply say "let's stop buying petrol". This will not work because we all need to use petrol.
BUT here is an idea that will achieve the lowering of the price of petrol WITHOUT disadvantaging ourselves.
Here's the idea:
Until further notice,
DON'T purchase ANY petrol from the two biggest oil companies BP and MOBIL.
If they are not selling any petrol, they will be forced 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 as many people as possible so please forward this email to all your email contacts!
Acting together we can make a difference. If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on.
PLEASE HOLD OUT AND DO NOT BUY PETROL FROM BP AND MOBIL UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE 80cents a LITRE RANGE.
The others will quickly follow suit...
It's easy to make this happen. Just forward this email, and buy your petrol at Shell, Caltex, GAS. or Gull Outlets, plus other independent operators and drive by BP and MOBIL Stations."
"This is a very important message and well worth reading
Apparently we are going to hit close to AUD $1.35 a litre by the winter.
Want petrol prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action.
Here is an idea that can really work.
Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to think that the cost of a litre is CHEAP at .89 / .95 cents, we need to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the
marketplace not sellers. With the price of petrol 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 them in the pocket.
It's very easy and bold to simply say "let's stop buying petrol". This will not work because we all need to use petrol.
BUT here is an idea that will achieve the lowering of the price of petrol WITHOUT disadvantaging ourselves.
Here's the idea:
Until further notice,
DON'T purchase ANY petrol from the two biggest oil companies BP and MOBIL.
If they are not selling any petrol, they will be forced 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 as many people as possible so please forward this email to all your email contacts!
Acting together we can make a difference. If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on.
PLEASE HOLD OUT AND DO NOT BUY PETROL FROM BP AND MOBIL UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE 80cents a LITRE RANGE.
The others will quickly follow suit...
It's easy to make this happen. Just forward this email, and buy your petrol at Shell, Caltex, GAS. or Gull Outlets, plus other independent operators and drive by BP and MOBIL Stations."