Automotive News, Media & Press - Gas .33 Cents Per Gallon!!!!!!!!

so im driving down the blvd. today with my girl and i see about 3-4 cars at each pump at a station... the station just went undergo a change in ownership.. so i figure they are running a special on gasoline.. i pull up, and i guy looks out smiling ear to ear and goes its true its true it really is .33 cents a galon for mid grade. i decided i would go inside to find out for my self. long story short someone F'ed up BIIIIG time and instead of entering 3.33$ per gallon for mid grade, they entered .33 cents per gallon... its obvious i filled up, i ot just under 12 gallons for 3.88$... :D it took them about three hours to get it fixed, there was cops directing traffic and everything.. probably about 100 cars waiting to get gas.. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

i usually dont have luck like that.. but this time it was different, usually as i pulled up to get my share, it would change back.

A few people here will tell you you're a jerk for taking advantage of someone else's mistake. I'm not necessarily one of those people.

A few people here will tell you you're a jerk for taking advantage of someone else's mistake. I'm not necessarily one of those people.

I agree. That happened somewhere up around Michigan also...I remember reading about it on Yahoo.

That gas station lost a lot of money, now they will most likely raised prices to compensate for their loss.

I would have a least filled up then stayed there in that spot so no one else could steal the gas. ;)

So the asking price is stealing ?

for real you guys.. they could have just as easily shut the place down.. it was so nuts.. there were people getting gas and leaving.. not paying.. i did not do this.. no.. that would be idiotic.. i saw a good oppurtunity to better myself and save some dough and i did.. i would bet just about everything that it wont even put a dent in there budget.. now if it were a mom and pop store.. i wouldnt have done it.. not even thought about it....

as for the sitting there so no one else could get gas... i didnt feel like getting shot dude.. that would have been a big mistake....:nod:

also.. i dont get my gas from them.. and no other comp. will raise their prices to compensate for their loss... so the raised price on their gas doesnt bother me..

I wonder why the hell they didn't turn the fucking Midgrade off... I mean seriously?

i would have driven all of my cars and trucks to the gas station along with 5 gallon gas cans

I wonder why the hell they didn't turn the fucking Midgrade off... I mean seriously?

thats what i was thinking.. i figured it had to do with some kind of laws or something?? i dont know..

within about 5 minutes there were about 100 vehicles waiting around the station.. i was probably about the 15th person there.. by the time i got done.. i didnt even go get my moms van (about 3-4 minutes away) there were so many people..

i would've purchased some mid grade that day, all these big time oil companies need to be hit like that, has many cars that is on the street today they could sell gas at 1.50 pg and still be billionaires

Refineries are loosing money. Oil Traders are making it.

What is a gallon of gas worth? Whatever they say it is after all your phyiscal assets are paid off + labour.

Unfortunately, alot of other things add to gas price like research and costs of discovery, tooling, physical assets....bribes to countries to allow all this.

So the asking price is stealing ?

Exactly:nod:

i would have driven all of my cars and trucks to the gas station along with 5 gallon gas cans

what he said!!!!!!!!

A few people here will tell you you're a jerk for taking advantage of someone else's mistake. I'm not necessarily one of those people.

Maybe if people werent so fed up with gas prices, people wouldn't be so inclined to take advantage.:devil:

I'd be happy with $2.50/gallon premium.

id be happy at it staying anywhere under 3 bucks...

^ UNDER $2!

Hah

damn i wish they have this where i live! try 3.99!!! :bang: filled her up this morning $56

they could sell gas at 1.50 pg and still be billionaires

Are you serious? Crude is around 105 a barrel (42 gallons), that $2.50 per gallon of crude oil, then add on refining, shipping, tax, ect...

ur not stealing from the oil companies your stealing from the station.by the time it reaches the station they allready made there profit..

i would've purchased some mid grade that day, all these big time oil companies need to be hit like that, has many cars that is on the street today they could sell gas at 1.50 pg and still be billionaires

The gas station takes the hit, not the oil companies.

Are you serious? Crude is around 105 a barrel (42 gallons), that $2.50 per gallon of crude oil, then add on refining, shipping, tax, ect...

Yeah but what your not considering is that they don't take a gallon of crude oil and turn it into a gallon of gasoline....So that 2.50 makes several gallons, Face it, a barrel hasn't been under 80 sense the mid 90's. It's because they know that their runs are going to end eventually and they wanna be the richest people on the planet. They know it wont last forever. It's supply and demand not the price of the barrel.

I would have done the same thing as you Lemon. It would be one thing if it was saying 3.33 and when you pumped your gas they forgot to charge you so you left without saying anything. When someone post a price they have to sell it for what's it's advertised. That person fucked up. They had a job and they failed their job task, it's buissness...Happens all the time.

I aggree the store took the lick but oh well bet it wont happen again, lesson learned, as far as the price going up there, doubtful. Prices are too competetive, if joe shmoe sells it for a dollar you gotta sell it for .99 if you wanna sell any. If they raise the price everybody will just go down the road..

GOOD FIND LEMON!!!!!!

You mean you actually ran midgrade? How did your car like it? I tried it once in my SS.....not doing that again.
2.05 for premium right up the road for me

It's a zombie thread, back from the dead post grave yard! Kill it kill it!!!

^ UNDER $2!

Hah

your dream has now become a reality:chug::chug:

for real you guys.. they could have just as easily shut the place down.. it was so nuts.. there were people getting gas and leaving.. not paying.. i did not do this.. no.. that would be idiotic.. i saw a good oppurtunity to better myself and save some dough and i did.. i would bet just about everything that it wont even put a dent in there budget.. now if it were a mom and pop store.. i wouldnt have done it.. not even thought about it....

as for the sitting there so no one else could get gas... i didnt feel like getting shot dude.. that would have been a big mistake....:nod:

Dude I'd of brought anything an everything that could hold gas. even if it ran out faster then it went in.:chug::chug::chug::chug::chug::chug::chug::chug :

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^^^^ Agreed. I started reading it... no paying attention to the date and it talking abot $3.33 per galllon..... and at first I was setting here going WTF??????

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lol nice! the same thing happened at a place around here last year except it was a problem with the gallon counter but it was for 93 and only on 1 pump. I filled up for $1.15, the lady gave me a confused sort of look when I came into pay because I was standing at the pump for so long but the station didnt figure it out til the next day. I sent a text to everyone in my phone book to come fill up on the 93

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