If you watch the video posted above this post, you will see that BP does not own any gas stations in the United States. Every gas station is privately owned and when people boycott getting gas there, they are only hurting an individual that is not payed by BP. There have been miniscule drops in business, but the upcoming Summer season usually sees an increase in sales and prices. This season will definitely hurt the sales. So next time you pass a BP station and think that the people working there are bad people, think again, BP sells the gas to them only. There have been local news stories where people have thrown balloons filled with paint at BP gas stations. The only person paying for this is an individual and it is coming out of their wallet, not Tony Hayward's company. I am not telling you that you have to purchase BP gasoline, but do not think that avoided these gas stations will hurt the BP conglomerate, you are only hurting one innocent individual who did not mean for this all to happen.
"The oil is on the surface," Hayward said. "There aren't any plumes."
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Unfortunately boycotting BP will not work and here is why:
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