Gas Prices

[7milesout]

Since fuel prices are dropping, then that MUST mean that greed is dropping too.  

[JimCost2014]

No, Greed will always be a part of our lives that is hard to measure.

Edited August 18, 2022 by JimCost2014

[CamGTP]

The local news was running a story about this "small town" gas price war where a few cities around here are selling fuel for around $3.30-3.40 a gallon. That price is 60-70 cents below the avg fuel price of ~$3.99 in the local metro. From talking with the people that own the gas stations they are only making the state minimum on the fuel which is like 9-10 cents I think. All these other stations that have been selling the fuel at much higher prices are just in it to make a ton of profit.

 

The places that are way lower have been like this for over a month if that tells you anything. If they can still keep the doors open with all the traffic they are seeing because of cheaper fuel prices the other places could too. Hell, they could even make more money if they dropped the fuel prices only 30-40 cents to still make decent money of the fuel and possibly get more money from people spending more in the store.

 

It's one of those things were I can sit here and say this or that and yadda yadda yadda but most people know deep down that some sort of greed is always in play.

[7milesout]

Yeah, I agree.

 

However, if they made more money from people spending more in the store, that would be greedy.

 

They should just take a loss on it all, instead of being greedy.

[txab]

On 8/18/2022 at 11:40 AM, txab said:

Wally back to $3.06. Murphy's $3.29

Diesel $4.11

 

 

Still the same

[Black02Silverado]

Down to $3.75 here but lower just 20 miles away down to $3.45

[wurgs]

$4.11 for premium at Costco yesterday in Fargo

Edited August 22, 2022 by wurgs

[txab]

2 places @ $3.06, everyone else @ $3.19 - $3.29

 

Diesel $4.09

Edited August 23, 2022 by txab

[richard wysong]

still going down slow here, local independants $3.99 87 $5.19 diesel. lots of places still as high as $4.79 regular. I haven't been out on rt1 to see how much the low buck guys are now

[BIGDOGx]

As we use up our strategic reserves for people to pretend that 15-20 cents less for gas is now some huge achievement. The price will be skyrocketing with no backup plans left come after labor day so enjoy the next couple weeks, and the kicker will be needing to then refill those reserves at a x10 the price compared to what Trump filled them for!

[7milesout]

Labor Day?  Naaah.  My guess is, there will be some magical way they stay lower than before (like they are now), until after mid-terms.

[txab]

Prices fluctuating up and down 3-8 cents the last few days. Never below $3.06. Had gotten to around $3.14.

Today $3.09 RU. Diesel $4.34

[CamGTP]

Down to $3.89 for 87 where I live. $3.41 in a few towns over.

 

Paid $2.87 for E85 today though.

[txab]

RU $3.05

 

Diesel $4.34

[richard wysong]

$3.66 regular87 out on the highway at the truck stop, still $3.89- 3.99 in town, Diesel $5.04 and up Across the hiway from the truck stop still $4.69 reg