Do you choose gas based on brand?

Add comment December 3rd, 2007

Got an angry e-mail from a reader today who didn’t like the publicity we gave Citgo in ourstory about a local independent Citgo gas station with a unique marketing plan. The reader was upset because Houston-based Citgo is ultimately owned by Venezuela’s national oil company, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has had quite a war of words with the Bush Administration.

The reader said if his car ran out of gas in front of a Citgo station selling gas for $1.50 a gallon, he would have his car towed to a non-Citgo station.

That reminds me of people I know who, at one time or another, boycotted other gas companies because of alleged bad business practices.

Which makes me wonder, do any of you readers also choose your gas station by the brand it sells, either for political reasons, quality reasons, rebate/credit card reasons or other reasons? Let me know.