Last I looked, regular at my Shell station was $4.55. I also use the Kroger's points offer and usually get a 30-cent discount plus 7-cents off for cash.
Kaaskop49
Shield #5103
Kaaskop49
Shield #5103
Interesting that you should ask....
I stopped in at a local station the other day. The sign read $3.09 but the pump read $3.14. OK, I'm not going to argue one way or the other. I walked in and handed the guy $60 and told him I wanted a fill on pump 10. He tells me that he is lowering the price on the first 20 gallons of gas $.20 and hands me back one of the 20's. I told him the truck wouldn't take 20 gallons and would probably kick off at 15. He hands me back another 20. OK, I know there is no way $20 is going to fill the truck but figured he would either cut the pump at $20 or just wait for me to come back and pay the difference.
I went out to the pump and put the selector on regular and the price changed from $3.14 to $2.87 - obviously more than the $.20 he said he was knocking off. OK.... The pump stopped at 16 gallons, one more than I thought but I was ball parking it. I went in to pay - 16 gallons x $2.879 = $46.064 - say $46.07 but when I tried to hand him two more 20's, he said, no, he owed me money! I thought he might have confused me with another customer, and explained what pump I was on and how much I had given him. He said I was wrong about the amount of money I had given him and insisted on giving me back $13.93! I tried arguing, but he was insistent. So I left paying $.40 a gallon - something I've not done since 1973. having been to an ATM the day before, I knew how much money I had, and I counted it to verify I wasn't losing my mind. I was right, I had just bought 16 gallons of gas with a $20 bill and gotten almost $14 in change.
While I like getting a good deal, I just can't get over the feeling that I've done something wrong. Rather than keep the money, I'll make an extra donation this Christmas.
Raise your hand if, after cutting the pump off, you lift and drain the hose.
The Circle K near my home had been the cheapest gas station in my immediate area, usually by a dime or so. The week before last they simply shut down with no explanation. Yellow tape around the pump islands and over the front door of the store. That location is relatively new, around five years, and is usually busy. Has that also happened in other areas?
I don't follow gasoline prices much, but diesel currently has a spread of $3.24 - $3.54 here today...Still too high......Ben
Diesel at that price comes under the heading of "We wish".
Is it, or is it that the demand goes up so the price goes up with it - gouging or the law of supply and demand?Here in Australia, gas (we call it Petrol rather than Gas) always increases in price right at the start of Easter, Xmas, or any other public holidays. Price gouging for sure.