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This becomes more regional than anything because stations that are privately owned can generally buy gas from wherever they want as long as it matches certain specifications set forth by the brand company. I worked at a Marathon station for some years and we never bought Marathon gas. Too expensive. We bought from another distributor and every few months, a Marathon representative would visit and do a fuel compliance test. Basically, they checked for alcohol and/or water.
The funny part was Marathon advertised 100% gasoline with no alcohol. Right down the road was a Speedway, which was owned by Marathon, and they sold gas with alcohol. You would see the Marathon tanker 2 times a week filling up their underground tank. We used to get so many questions asking why the Marathon truck is giving Speedway gas when it has alcohol.
If the Marathon station was owned by Marathon but leased to an outside person, which many were, you had to buy your gas from Marathon.
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