Error at the gas pumps!

SteelBlue · Post by **SteelBlue** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 10:30 pm

Oh how I wish this would happen in my area: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13104835/ 32 cents a gallon. Heck yeah!

apk2k6 · Post by **apk2k6** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 10:43 pm

Why would someone call 911 if they noticed that?

32 cents is awesome, but it was supposed to be $3.29? Where I live it's around $2.68 now

SteelBlue · Post by **SteelBlue** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 10:49 pm

Beats me, I'd be going back and filling all the cars I had. lol. We're paying $3.11 right now.

DannyBoy · Post by **DannyBoy** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 10:58 pm

I'm paying 3.29 - 3.49 a gallon

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:19 pm

3.19 for 93 octane

oklamopar · Post by **oklamopar** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:25 pm

found it one day at sinclair 93 for $2.00 was suposed to be 2.99.9
I should have said something, but i think they are making to much $$$ anyhow..

dinetuner · Post by **dinetuner** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:04 am

oklamopar wrote:found it one day at sinclair 93 for $2.00 was suposed to be 2.99.9
I should have said something, but i think they are making to much $$$ anyhow..

there only making a couple cents a gallon how do they make so much money?

ACHEAPSHOT · Post by **ACHEAPSHOT** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:35 am

The person that gets hurt in that deal is the guy that owns that gas station. He has to pay (insert company whose logo is on his store here) damn near every cent he gets on gas.

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 1:27 am

ACHEAPSHOT wrote:The person that gets hurt in that deal is the guy that owns that gas station. He has to pay (insert company whose logo is on his store here) damn near every cent he gets on gas.

That's exactly why you never see a gas station that only sells gas. Gotta' have the convenient store with overpriced merchandise to make any profits.

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:00 am

i WAS paying 2.64 for 87...

Post by **racer12306** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:03 am

does seem a little stupid to call 911. how about just tell the person behind the counter of the store. it would be funny if that person was charged with making a false 911 call.

Ifixyawata · Post by **Ifixyawata** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:47 am

03sxt wrote: That's exactly why you never see a gas station that only sells gas. Gotta' have the convenient store with overpriced merchandise to make any profits.

Exactly. I worked for a gas station for almost 3 years. Most of the time, I heard, the owner was only making a few cents on the gallon. But, with fuel sales on a busy day close to $10k in ADDITION to all the store sales (cigarettes, beer, pop/soda) I don't think the guy was hurting for money. The owner's bought a few properties and opened one new station in the past year. He's definitely doing ok, he has a few Lincoln Towncars and a Durango (what can I say, he's cheap... I never got a raise).

I dunno, though. 911 may seem ridiculous, but can you imagine the riotous crowds a 90% discount on gas would create? I dunno.

Fuck gasoline. I just fill up when I need gas and pay NO attention to the price.

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:09 am

Ifixyawata wrote:Fuck gasoline. I just fill up when I need gas and pay NO attention to the price.

Same here. I was fueling up the other day and my wife was like, "Whoah, gas came down like $0.08 a gallon..." And I said, "Oh yeah? Cool." Didn't even look at the price.

moparknighthawk · Post by **moparknighthawk** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:18 am

Wish I could find a deal like that.

Oh well, I am paying 2.89 right now. Like was said before, I just get gas when I need it. Usually the same place too. I do look at the price, but thats it. Just pump it and go on with life.

Steaks · Post by **Steaks** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:24 am

Yeah I live in a state that is usually one of the lowest prices so I can't complain and yeah from what I know cause my buddy runs a gas station they really only make a few cents on the gas. Last time I paid like $2.67 for 87 octane

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 11:26 am

It has been proven that some stations up their prices and make money off of gas, while othres eat the cost and provide cheaper fuel and make their money off of things like candy, snacks, and drinks... don't fall prey to the "Gas station is innocent" - they are all in cahoots and they all want our money. Any company will smooth over anything to make themselves look like the victim instead of the perp... I call BS to all those gas stations!
And as far as high prices, we are still lower prices than most of Europe and Asia... their problems are huge taxes, and here, we pay high taxes too, but nearly as bad. The money ends up going to the state (for the most part) to help fix our roads and such, and the rest of the money goes back to the oil companies and refineries - usually at 100% profit. THEY are who you should be mad at!

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03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 11:36 am

kc2002acr wrote:The money ends up going to the state (for the most part) to help fix our roads and such, and the rest of the money goes back to the oil companies and refineries - usually at 100% profit. THEY are who you should be mad at!

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Ummm... No? Do you watch the news? I'm pretty sure that the money is sent to Federal level, but even if it's not, the gas price cost, for the most part, is determined by the federal government.

dinetuner · Post by **dinetuner** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 11:52 am

gas prices are not determined by the "federal level" its a supply and demand situation.. we could have all the drums of crude oil we want but really we have no way to refine it into gasoline faster than people are using it with our current refinerys. we need to build more... and that brings up problems everyone wants more refinerys but no one wants one in there backyard.... oil companys actully make next to nothing on gasoline and if they sold exclusivly gasoline they would go out of buisness. a major bulk of thier profits come from other products that are made from crude oil.... before you guys start ranting please check you facts you guys are sounding like OB trying to mod his neon..

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:19 pm

dinetuner wrote:gas prices are not determined by the "federal level" its a supply and demand situation.. we could have all the drums of crude oil we want but really we have no way to refine it into gasoline faster than people are using it with our current refinerys. we need to build more... and that brings up problems everyone wants more refinerys but no one wants one in there backyard.... oil companys actully make next to nothing on gasoline and if they sold exclusivly gasoline they would go out of buisness. a major bulk of thier profits come from other products that are made from crude oil.... before you guys start ranting please check you facts you guys are sounding like OB trying to mod his neon..

I'll take a refinery in my back yard. I'll just have to hire snipers to keep people out.

And don't make me smack your wasted ass, dine.

ilpadrino · Post by **ilpadrino** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:30 pm

[quote="IFuck gasoline. I just fill up when I need gas and pay NO attention to the price.[/quote]

Same here. Granted, I wish I could be paying the 1.85 it was back in August of '04 or '05, but still, we can bitch and moan all we want but it ain't gonna do anything

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And just an FYI: cheapest gas around here is 3.29. Woohoo!

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 12:45 am

dinetuner wrote:before you guys start ranting please check you facts you guys are sounding like OB trying to mod his neon..

Check this

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Ifixyawata · Post by **Ifixyawata** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 1:54 am

It's not the GAS STATIONS that are making all the money. Despite the conspiracy theories you'd like to believe in, it's not your gas station that's raking in all the fucking money. I can tell you that for DAMN SURE. It might be the oil companies, but I'm as sure as the sky is blue, that it's NOT your local gas stations that are making the money.

Project Draven · Post by **Project Draven** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:35 am

Gas stations arent making as much as we think they are, thats for sure! But thats is there primary source of income. (gas stations that is, not oil companies)
If we all could just go to one type of gas station, the other places would have to bring their prices back down to make more money!
Just my thought!

Ifixyawata · Post by **Ifixyawata** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:20 am

I dunno about other gas stations, but the one I worked at, the gasoline sales for the day usually equalled, or were less than general merchandise sales. Also, keep in mind, the profit margin on general merchandise items was anywhere from 25-50%. Profit margins on gas were certainly not that high.

Project Draven · Post by **Project Draven** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:40 am

The gas prices being the customers in!
A lil lower gas prices, bring more people in, more general merch is sold!

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:49 am

I paid $2.39 I think for 87 the other day. Havent had to buy premium in about a month, so thats always good. That would be AWESOME if something like that happened here though, I wouldnt tell....Id run home, get my mom's car and my other car and fill those up while I can

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 12:15 pm

there was a mistake like that at a local gas station... lady from work called me to let me know about it, but by the time i got there they had already fixed it. she filled up her suburban with like $18.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 1:33 pm

Ifixyawata wrote:It's not the GAS STATIONS that are making all the money. Despite the conspiracy theories you'd like to believe in, it's not your gas station that's raking in all the fucking money. I can tell you that for DAMN SURE. It might be the oil companies, but I'm as sure as the sky is blue, that it's NOT your local gas stations that are making the money.

I do not think anyone ever said it was the gas stations, I reread my post to make sure I was clear, so let me spell it out better:

Gas stations are getting all the heat because they are the ones actually selling us what we need, but in reality, they are not making much off it, or even close to enough to cover their costs - but some stations are upping prices and then claiming the same thing "we make no money off of gas" - that is what I call BS on. As for the taxes, they are state and local taxes and they do go to the state and city. Some have extremely high taxes, like CA and some are very low, like MO and AR... I don't complain any more about gas, because bottom line is I need it, until they come out with an affordable car that uses less gas, I will continue to drive and fill up each week at about 27-30$ a tank. Regardless, I no all about supply and demand, so thanks everyone for the econ 101 lesson

but when the feds will not lighten up their restrictions on refineries, we will continue to pay huge prices on gas.

Also, watch the price of crude per barrel, that will tell you when gas is going to rise - within hours of the close of wallstreet, gas jumps or lowers.

Ifixyawata · Post by **Ifixyawata** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:13 pm

Ah well, I guess I get a little defensive when I here people blaming the local stations. For 3 years, I'd get asked at least 5 times a week "So when are YOU going to lower gas prices." As if I, or anyone at that station had any control of it.

Like I said... just fill up when you need gas and ignore the price. Best thing you can do for yourself. Driving across town to save 36 cents isn't worth it. At these prices, you'd probably spend that much getting there.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:20 pm

Ifixyawata wrote:Ah well, I guess I get a little defensive when I here people blaming the local stations. For 3 years, I'd get asked at least 5 times a week "So when are YOU going to lower gas prices." As if I, or anyone at that station had any control of it.

Heck, I dont even work ata gas station and I hear that all the time too

I had someone the other day mention something about high gas prices and I almost told them to deal with it and stop whining! Instead I said "You know, we have to pay for it no matter what, so what is the point of complaining about it? We complain when it is $1, when its $2, and now we complain at $3!" They turned away and ignored me.

I hate it when people try to get me to co-sign on their own issues.