Gettin' ARCO on Your Butt: Some gas stations banning credit cards

Some gas stations banning credit cards - Oil & energy- msnbc.com

"When gas station manager Roger Randolph realized it was costing him money each time someone filled up with $4-a-gallon gas, he hung a sign on his pumps: 'No more credit cards.'"

Along the lines of yesterday's article about gasoline stations losing money, some stations are fighting the fight against credit card fees by banning plastic altogether. The problem I see with this scenario is that with the cost of fill-ups for most folks easily exceeding $50 or in many cases $100, who carries that kind of cash around? The wife only trusts me with a $20. I suppose they can still accept debit cards, but with skimmers all over the place, how safe is that?

The ARCO reference is a hat tip to one of the originators of the credit card ban. I rarely fill-up at an ARCO because it is a PITA to do so.