So what do you mean with this statement?
No, it is a quite realistic conclusion since neither you or I can determine what each and every purchaser's intentions are. Check the pilot in Brazil IN if you need a pair of bolt cutters.

No, you didn't.

I beg to differ on the Pilot selling them but for the sake of your argument I am making a comparison and other truck stops sell them so it would be a potential reason for you to write a boyott letter to say the TA or Flying J since they sell tools used in criminal activity (bolt cutters). Bolt cutters do have a few uses and just like the slim jim kit it can be legally or illegally depending on the intent of the user.


And I am sure on the packaging of the bolt cutters there is a warning somewhere about being able to chop off a finger or at least do some form of physical harm. Does this mean the manufacturer of the bolt cutters assumes that they will be used to hurt someone rather than the intended purpose?

If you want to argue that then go ahead but you have failed to show me that selling a slim jim is proof that pilot promotes illegal activity. They are out to make money and the fact that you are not going to buy your hotdogs there anymore will have no negative effect on their business. The point is many things are sold by many distributors that can be used in an illegal manner so you will stay busy writing these letters if you want to go after them all. What is next, everyone that sells ski masks? Maybe the sellers of gloves or baseball bats.

 

I made myself quite clear. Hopefully highlighting it will help.

Obviously, the manufacturer has determined the intentions of some purchasers, since they are attempting to cover their asses.

No thanks. As I've already stated, I will no longer frequent Pilot. If I need bolt cutters, I will go to a hardware store and purchase a set of quality ones.

I already said I did.

Your point? TA, as far as I am aware, doesn't sell bolt cutters or slim jims. In the 11+ years I've been in the industry, I have yet to see them.


No, the manufacturer assumes people are stupid and will cut their own fingers off.

Gloves, baseball bats, and ski masks all have legitimate uses. Siphons and slim jims have no legitimate use at a truck stop as far as I am concerned. If Pilot is more concerned about making $20 a pop off a product that serves no legitimate use at a truck stop, then they can do without the $70,000+ per year I spend on fuel.

 

And with all that you have stated you are trying to make the case that a slim jim has no potential (see I can do it to) use other then for criminal activity. The reality of it is it does. It can be used to unlock the door of a car that the owner locked his or her keys in. Again there is nothing illegal about that. This happens everyday but I guess you want every one to believe that there is a number of thugs that hang around a Pilot truck stop just waiting for shipments of slim jims to come in so they can purchase one and break into every truck in the parking lot. Unfortunately in my few years out here I have yet to see someone with the brass nuggets to actually spend any amount of time fidling with another drivers door, especially at a Pilot. There is really no driver's lounge at these excuses for truck stops so most driver are in their trucks, (probably not the best targets for theft) If you want to dislike Pilot, cool, but to say it is because they sell a $20 piece of metal used to unlock a door seems rather odd.

 

Before you go pounding your chest too hard, even if there is truth to this Pilot gains no where near $70,000 a year from your fuel purchase. If that is what you spend in fuel there I would assume after they buy it from the oil companies they make about $700 a year (about a penny for every dollar) from you so I guess they only have to sell 35 slim jims a year nationwide to off set your bold statement. But keep us posted and if Pilot goes out of business this year I will give all the credit to you.

 

It's quite clear at this point that you are clueless, and I certainly hope that nobody ever uses one of those lock picking tools on your truck.

 

 

You are right, no one has ever used a set of bolt cutters to break into someone's trailer. You win. Keep me posted on that shutting Pilot down thingy.

 

Does it really make you feel better that you found one grammatical error out of a couple thousand words? That just changes everything, not.

 

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just trying to help..

 

Who ever said anything about trying to shut Pilot down?

Again, clueless. :roll: