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Frustration toward BP is affecting small business owners

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Services for Real Estate Pros with Cherrytree Group, LLC

 


Frustration towards BP in wake of oil spill

Above is a link to a video about on a case that I am working on that appeared on NECN on its 5pm new’s broadcast last night, June 4, 2010.  The focus of the news media has been how consumers are boycotting BP gas stations because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and BP’s handling of the cleanup.  The issues that  I am working on show the difficulty of the small business owners, and the effects that the public sentiment against BP is having on independent gas station owners.

There is also a link to an article published on June 4, 2010 in the Patriot Ledger and the Brockton Enterprise.

http://www.enterprisenews.com/business/x1834542120/Local-BP-stations-protest-threaten-lawsuit-over-high-prices

Please let me know what you think!

 

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Warren A. Kirshenbaum

Cherrytree Group, LLC

233 Needham Street, Suite 510

Newton, MA 02464

Tel. (617) 431-2266

Website: www.cherrytree-group.com 

E-Mail: warren@cherrytree-group.com

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David Obbee
Obbee.com - Agoura Hills, CA

Warren: I think, in this country, you are allowed to "back the wrong horse."  It's an integral part of capitalism- We reward success and punish failure.  We also punish wrongdoing.  Sure, I feel bad for the "mom and pop" gas station owners that affiliated with BP, but I will in no way let that sway my decision to not buy BP gas.  I won't reward what the company has done with my dollars.  That means a boon, I suppose, for the "mom and pop" Mobil, Sunoco, Speedway, etc. owners.  They're going to be rewarded for not affiliating with a company that's polluting the crap out of my country and ruining commerce in the Gulf region for millions of my fellow citizens.  For anyone associated with BP- If they can, they should switch allegiances as soon as possible!

Jun 05, 2010 12:58 AM
Pam Turner, REALTOR®, e-PRO®, SFR
Century 21 Belk Realtors Dalton GA - Dalton, GA

As the video says, some of these people have years left on their contracts and they can't switch. I hope this doesn't create a wave of small business failures. Let's hope BP gets this fixed fast.

Jun 05, 2010 01:12 AM