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Alpena Oil Company  (800) 968-1098

March 20, 2003

Effective April 1, 2003 there will not be any more .06 diesel discounts allowed for those stations that carry diesel.  The State of Michigan has changed the format to all persons buying diesel shall be charged the full tax rate.


January 24, 2003

It is  Absolutely Imperative that We Card   The Stings will continue to occur.

May 30, 2002

 It is  Absolutely Imperative that We Card   The Stings will continue to occur.

May 10, 2002

Everyone Must be Carding

April 25, 2002

It Absolutely Imperative that We Card   The Stings will continue to occur.

March 16, 2002

We do not sell cigarettes to individuals under the age of 18 and we will not sell cigarettes to individuals under the age of 18.

As managers and supervisors, it is your job to make sure that does not happen.  Going forward we are going to adopt a simple rule.  It is called "Always Buckle Up and Always Card".  At some point in time in my life I had to make it a habit to always buckle my seat belt when I got in the car.  Well we are going to make it a habit of always asking every employee every day it if "THEY CARD".  I mean every day and every employee. 

1.  Managers will ask every employee every day if they card and if they asked every ne else if they carded.

2.  Assistant Managers will ask every employee every day if they card and if they asked everyone else if they carded.

3.  Cashiers will ask every employee they speak to or see in a day if they card and if they asked everyone else if they carded.

4.  Office staff will ask every employee they see or speak to every day if they card and if they asked everyone else if they carded.

5.  Truck drivers will ask every employee they see or speak to every day if they card and if they asked everyone else if they carded.

We will card.  We will not sell to individuals under the age of 18. 

This program started yesterday.  Do not fail me, the company or the youth of your community.

January 30, 2002

Just want to remind everyone about the 5 Carton Rule.  When Phillip Morris or RJR cigarettes are on buy down, you cannot sell anyone customer more then 5 Cartons of cigarettes which are on buy down per manufacturer.  The following is an example.

Marlboro, Camel, Winston, Basic and Doral are on buy down.  A customer comes in asks to buy the following quantities of cigarettes:

5 Cartons of Marlboro
3 Cartons of Basic
4 Cartons of Winston
4 Cartons of Doral
6 Cartons of Salem
7 Cartons of Virginia Slims

Remember the 5 Carton Rule.  You can only sell a total of 5 Cartons of Marlboro and Basic and a total of 5 Cartons of Camel, Winston and Doral.  Therefore you can sell the customer the following amounts:

5 Cartons of Marlboro
0 Cartons of Basic (the customer cannot buy over 5 cartons of Marlboro and Basic because on buy down)
4 Cartons of Winston
1 Carton of Doral (the customer cannot buy over 5 cartons of Winston, Camel and Doral because on buy down)
6 Cartons of Salem (not on buy down so customer can buy unlimited amount)
7 Cartons of Virginia Slim (not on buy down so customer can buy unlimited amount)

June 13, 2001

I just started compiling the bad checks and will be periodically e-mailing you a bad check list.  Any bad check prior to a week ago will not be on the list.  All you need is your stations list.  Please print and make sure cashier check the list.  The rules on bad check cashing are as follows:

1.  No out of town checks.

2.  No two party checks.

3.  Customer must be using the check to make a purchase and can only get $10.00 more then total sale.

4.  Customer cashing check must have a picture ID.

5.  Must get driver's license number and verify it on ID.

6.  Must get address and verify it on ID.

7.  Must get telephone number.

 

Notice to Employees covered by Blue Cross/Blue Shield Insurance.  
Anyone who visited a chiropractor between January 1, 2001 and May 1, 2001, needs to send or fax thier EOB (Explanation of Benefits) from Blue Cross to:

Alpena Agency
102 South Third Ave
Alpena, Michigan 49707
Attention:  Brian

Fax:  (989) 354-8974