In 2007, too, during the recession, Jaswiendre Singh reportedly bought the gas station and lowered priceswhen recession hit the US the following year
In these days of austerity and rising prices everywhere it would be practically hard to find a man who sells at prices lower than his cost price, that too something that no can do without – fuel for cars and vehicles.
A Sikh gentleman Jaswiendre Singh, the owner of gas station in Phoenix Arizona, US, is selling fuel to his customers at prices lower than his purchase price simply because he does not want to make money. Rather, he wants to earn the goodwill of his customers and the community during these hard times.
Singh says with a beaming smile “People don’t have the money right now. My mother and my father did teach us to help if you have something,” adding that,”he wanted to help people—not to make money–and that he was very happy doing so”.
A Times Now report says Singh is selling gas at $5.19 a gallon, which is 47 cents less than the price at which he buys it. He sells about 3,785 litres of gas each day. In March, his selling price was 10 cents less than the cost price. Singh claims he was suffering a loss of about $500 per day, according to a CNN report.
Gas prices in the US have hit an average $5 for the very first time. The cost could rise further in the summer travel season due to increased demand for gasoline and the unavailability of Russian oil, CNN reported.
To make up for his losses, Singh and his wife make up for the losses by putting in extra hours into their convenience store located next door.
A Sikh gentleman Jaswiendre Singh, the owner of gas station in Phoenix Arizona, US, is selling fuel to his customers at prices lower than his purchase price simply because he does not want to make money. Rather, he wants to earn the goodwill of his customers and the community during these hard times.
This is not the first time Singh has helped his customers spend less money – in 2007, he reportedly bought the gas station and lowered prices during the recession the following year.
In the age of inflation, selflessness is not something many can afford. But Singh’s choice to stand apart has led to him being hailed a hero on social media.
The kind act of this individual has been winning hearts of internet users. Reacting to it, one of them commented, “Feeling proud that India is land of Sikhism where great Gurus were born. Sikhs are Kohinoor Diamond and Pride of India”
This is not for the first time that the Sikh community has set an example for everyone. Earlier, a Sikh collective called the “Angels on Earth” was providing free food and aided other people impacted by floods in New South Wales (NSW) province of Australia.
Another inspiration was a Los Angeles-based Sikh-American couple who started a food truck service that dished out 200 burritos on a daily basis to feed the homeless in the city.
The food trucks, that ran under the initiative of “Share A Meal” and ran across various locations around Los Angeles, were started by Ravi Singh and his wife Jacquie to serve vegetarian burritos and water to the poor and needy in the area for free. (With inputs from The Tribune, Chandigarh, and CNN)
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