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mysticstarfish Tuckerton, NJ posts: 366
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posted on July 02, 2008 at 01:34PM Inappropriate? Quote Reply
I'm curious about how much people are spending for gas in different locations.  I am paying about $3.95 per gallon, but if I drive 20 miles to the south or west, it is only $3.69.  I still do not understand why there are such big fluctuations in price.
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  • LisaCarey
  • Houston, TX
  • posts: 395
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posted on September 07, 2008 at 11:52AM
 
the other day I paid 3.25 a gallon was glad to see that!
  • bkovacs
  • Annandale, VA
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posted on September 07, 2008 at 04:30PM
 
Yesterday (Sept 6), I paid $3.39 for regular in Gainesville, VA.

--Bob
  • mysticstarfish
  • Tuckerton, NJ
  • posts: 366
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posted on September 07, 2008 at 04:32PM
 
My husband just paid $3.32 today.  I'm glad it's finally going down.  Our highest was $3.99...thankfully we never broke  $4.00.
  • krislynn
  • Southern Belle, GA
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posted on September 07, 2008 at 04:55PM
 
I live in west GA and we have been paying around $3.47 a gallon at our Super Wal-mart! The highest it has been here was $4.05 for only a week and then it went down.
  • aroggs
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • posts: 35
posted on September 08, 2008 at 08:51AM
 
St.Louis here we at  $3.35. We got as high as $3.89. Its crazy !! 
  • lilsquibb
  • Lansing, MI
  • posts: 545
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posted on September 08, 2008 at 11:06AM
 
Geez... seeing these posts recently makes me want to move.  Paid $3.65 using my Kroger .10 off the other day.  Prices are down to around 3.66 or so right now, but there was a mini-jump in prices on Friday.  Gotta love the economy of Michigan.
  • Jo
  • Plymouth, MA
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posted on September 10, 2008 at 09:48AM
 
I just bought a car (someone give me a good point. It looks naked) and it takes premium. I'm happy when I see $3.99!
  • Meri
  • Upstate, NY
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posted on September 10, 2008 at 12:02PM
 
The CHEAPEST here is $3.57 for regular.  Welcome to upstate New York!
  • Meri
  • Upstate, NY
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posted on September 10, 2008 at 12:03PM
 
In response to Jo's post from September 10 2008 09:48AM
Jo said…
I just bought a car (someone give me a good point. It looks naked) and it takes premium. I'm happy when I see $3.99!
I got rid of my premium gas car [Acura] and haven't looked back once.
  • SpokaneMan
  • Spokane, WA
  • posts: 218
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posted on September 10, 2008 at 12:06PM
 
We are finally below $4.00 in Eastern Washington.... thank goodness!
  • Meri
  • Upstate, NY
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posted on September 10, 2008 at 12:09PM
 
In response to SpokaneMan's post from September 10 2008 12:06PM
SpokaneMan said…
We are finally below $4.00 in Eastern Washington.... thank goodness!
It is pretty bad when we think anything under $4.00 is a good thing isn't it?  :-)
  • vivasuzi
  • Livonia, MI
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posted on September 10, 2008 at 06:25PM
 
Yeah that's how they get you.  They make it go up up up, so when it goes down even a little, we all say "that isn't bad" and we all forget that earlier this year it was much lower.
  • JovialCougar
  • Denver, CO
  • posts: 287
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posted on September 11, 2008 at 07:51PM
 
I paid $3.62/GAL yesterday.  Luckily me car averages 30 Miles per Gallon.
  • jasyjen
  • Jacksonville, NC
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posted on September 14, 2008 at 08:55AM
 
Friday it was $ 3.69 a gallon.  Today, Sunday, it is up to $ 4.19.  I don't get it.
  • redfireant
  • Notasulga, AL
  • posts: 96
posted on September 14, 2008 at 11:13AM
 
Friday it was $3.56, Saturday it was $4.09, Today (Sunday) I called and it is $4.19. This is ridiculous and uncalled for!! This is in central Alabama.
  • krislynn
  • Southern Belle, GA
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posted on September 14, 2008 at 11:58AM
 
Our gas has been shooting up! Friday it was $3.69 and today it is $4.09. I live in west Georgia. I know someone that lives in Savannah, GA and Friday their gas was $4.15. There is a lot of price gouging going on. It is ridiculous!!!
  • Bryan-Carey
  • Houston, TX
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posted on September 16, 2008 at 04:15PM
 

Today's prices are around $3.50 per gallon, up slightly from a week ago. This isn't bad when you consider that the Houston area just got rocked by hurricane. The price is up, but only by about 15 cents per gallon.

The other interesting thing is that the gasoline price varies widely from one gas station to the next. Kroger might be selling gas for $3.40 per gallon while the Shell next door is selling for $3.80 per gallon. I assume the differences are due to the variations in present supplies from one gas station to the next and the estimated time until the next truck arrives with more gasoline.  

  • richelmore
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • posts: 2
posted on September 16, 2008 at 05:29PM
 
It's $4.00 and up here, and most gas stations are either completely out of regular and the mid-grade quality gas. Others are rationing it out. It SUCKS!
  • JovialCougar
  • Denver, CO
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posted on September 22, 2008 at 04:07PM
 
I paid $3.63 GAL for Regular today.  The price of oil jumped $20+ barrel today so expect prices at the pump to go up again real soon.
  • mysticstarfish
  • Tuckerton, NJ
  • posts: 366
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posted on September 22, 2008 at 10:47PM
 
In response to JovialCougar's post from September 22 2008 04:07PM
JovialCougar said…
I paid $3.63 GAL for Regular today.  The price of oil jumped $20+ barrel today so expect prices at the pump to go up again real soon.
I give it to tomorrow morning and it will probably be $4.00 again! 
  • krislynn
  • Southern Belle, GA
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posted on September 23, 2008 at 08:26PM
 
The price of gas is not the problem in GA right now. Many, many stations are running out of gas. People are having to wait in lines for hours. I hope this changes soon!   
  • bedolby
  • Medway, MA
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posted on October 08, 2008 at 01:51PM
 
3.50 in Boston
  • jazzybean01
  • Downieville, CA
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posted on October 08, 2008 at 02:09PM
 
In response to Buggheart's post from August 13 2008 03:49PM
Yep that's how it works.  Think about it, if gas owners already paid a certain amount of many for gas and they have it in there tanks, the gas price goes down.  Well if they lower the price on the gas they already bought then they lose money.  They have to wait until the next load and then they lower the price.
  • LisaCarey
  • Houston, TX
  • posts: 395
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posted on October 08, 2008 at 03:10PM
 
3.19 right now.  that's good news in the houston area. vetter 2005 told me that some places in knoxville were out of gas and hitting the 5/gal mark.
  • bkovacs
  • Annandale, VA
  • posts: 710
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posted on October 08, 2008 at 07:53PM
 
I stopped at a station in Fredricksburg, VA, today where the price was $3.09 for regular gasoline. Unfortunately, I had to get premium, which was $3.29. I love the direction the prices are going! --Bob
  • mysticstarfish
  • Tuckerton, NJ
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posted on October 08, 2008 at 08:00PM
 
$2.97 FINALLY UNDER $3.00 WOOHOO!
  • redfireant
  • Notasulga, AL
  • posts: 96
posted on October 08, 2008 at 08:12PM
 
Here in central Alabama the cheapest is $3.49 at Chevron.
  • lilsquibb
  • Lansing, MI
  • posts: 545
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posted on October 08, 2008 at 09:49PM
 
Gotta love Michigan being the last to do just about anything that will bring relief, yet the first to jump when a hurrican hits... We were up to $5.00 when Ike went through... even though 90% of our stations do not get fuel from Texas.

Prices are finally coming down we've hit the lowest in forever at $3.34
  • Meri
  • Upstate, NY
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posted on October 08, 2008 at 09:52PM
 
They are still all over the place here but are on the way down.  I saw one posting today for $3.19 at a Mobil.  My son says it is down to $3.34 in Provo, Utah where he attends school.
  • Bryan-Carey
  • Houston, TX
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posted on October 10, 2008 at 02:21PM
 
In response to mysticstarfish's post from July 02 2008 01:34PM
The prices are dropping. On my way to work today, I saw gas selling for $2.99 a gallon, the first sub- $3.00 price I have seen in a while.
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