http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/04/to-fill-or-not-to-fill/ An award winning group blog, written by some of Dublin's best, most prolific, witty and engaging bloggers about the life and goings on in and around Dublin City Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:56:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/04/to-fill-or-not-to-fill/comment-page-1/#comment-2831 Dervla Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:53:00 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/04/to-fill-or-not-to-fill/#comment-2831 I only noticed yesterday the Shell station on Parnell Rd was gone. That was a very cheap spot. You can always tell the price is good when you see a queue of taxis waiting to fill up! I wonder how long Mount Brown or Kilmainham cheapies will last. I only noticed yesterday the Shell station on Parnell Rd was gone. That was a very cheap spot. You can always tell the price is good when you see a queue of taxis waiting to fill up! I wonder how long Mount Brown or Kilmainham cheapies will last.

]]> http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/04/to-fill-or-not-to-fill/comment-page-1/#comment-2161 MacDara Tue, 05 Sep 2006 08:23:36 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/04/to-fill-or-not-to-fill/#comment-2161 The truth is that the profit on Petrol is close to 0% and most of the stations omly sell the petrol in order to get customers for the attached shop. Any Petrol station with out a shop will close and even ones with a shop attached will only survive if the shop makes a good turnover and profit. The truth is that the profit on Petrol is close to 0% and most of the stations omly sell the petrol in order to get customers for the attached shop. Any Petrol station with out a shop will close and even ones with a shop attached will only survive if the shop makes a good turnover and profit.

]]> http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/04/to-fill-or-not-to-fill/comment-page-1/#comment-2136 Niall Mon, 04 Sep 2006 20:24:49 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/04/to-fill-or-not-to-fill/#comment-2136 When Shell sold their retail petrol outfit, I guess either they or their new owners decided to liquidate the high value sites. When Shell sold their retail petrol outfit, I guess either they or their new owners decided to liquidate the high value sites.

]]> http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/04/to-fill-or-not-to-fill/comment-page-1/#comment-2134 neil Mon, 04 Sep 2006 19:35:22 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/04/to-fill-or-not-to-fill/#comment-2134 Shell in Greystones has closed recently too, leaving just one (Esso) petrol station in a rapidly growing town Shell in Greystones has closed recently too, leaving just one (Esso) petrol station in a rapidly growing town

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