Locate biodiesel retailers with your cell phone

[hheynow]

Near Bio delivers a database of more than 1,000 biodiesel sellers to mobile phones via WAP (wireless access protocol) or text messaging.

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2006/11/biodiesel_at_yo.html

 

[Tx_Atty]

love the idea but Im finding a lot of the listed "retailers" are not. I called the Shoppers Mart in Dripping Springs because it is listed as a retailer on every bio map and they had no idea what I was talking about and simply do not carry bio in any flavor. I asked the clerk at EcoWise and he said he thinks the Austin supplier gets verbal agreements from stores and then lists them as retailers before anything ever happens. Point is, you better call ahead before going out of your way. You might have a long drive to a bad restaurant as my uncle used to say.

 

[biolisa]

Update on shoppers mart

Hi Folks!

We actually do call each and every location in our database, which is one
reason our service is unique. And we called the Shoppers Mart in question
approximately 5 weeks ago and they had B20 at that time.

We just called again, and they said normally they do have it, but they
don't have it now because they are closing Dec 31 for remodelling
(expecting to reopen 6 weeks later).

Hope that helps.

Thanks,
-Lisa

 

[DaveBen]

Welcome Lisa to SDD. Glad you jumped into this conversation. Drop by again.

Dave

 

[Tx_Atty]

biolisa, who did you talk to? I called again today and the girl answering the phone said they dont ever carry it. Are we talking about the same store in Dripping Springs TX? Hwy 290 West? Just curious. Im there a lot and want to get fuel (even if it is B20) there rather than cross town.

Thanks!

 

[no-red 6 0]

great idea. i looked it up and found the closest b2/b20 selling dealer. went there today and only have b2. told me they won't sell b20 over the winter here. here is in Minnesota. here in lies my question, why? does it have to do w/ the cold factor here or some other reason. and i did not ask them the exact reason. fwiw; it was a co op.

 

[DaveBen]

It gets too cold for them to sell reliability. It gells.

Dave

 

[no-red 6 0]

well if it's not scottish, that's crap