Gas Shortage (Greenville, Sumter, Easley: attorney, house, costs)

[SCSKier]

Last night I went to 9 different gas stations (in Williamston and Pelzer) before I found one that had regular gas for $3.64/gallon went by the same store this morning and the price had jumped to $4.70/gallon. They were showing on CNN this morning that gas in Sumter was selling for $5.69/gallon!!!! Some gas stations in the upstate are now limiting customers to 10 gallons. What is everybody else seeing this morning?

[g-man430]

$4.29 at Pumpers near my house this morning. It was $3.59 yesterday afternoon. Ingles less than two miles away was $3.59 this morning. That's a 70 cent difference.

[Pat Grissinger]

The citgo on Hwy. 153 was $3.59 this am and it is $3.99 at 1:00 pm.
Hickory point is at $3.91.

[flgargoyle]

I don't understand why this is legal. It is illegal to jack up the price of anything else, such as batteries, water, and lumber before a hurricane- why is gas any different? The storm HASN'T EVEN HIT YET!

[g-man430]

$4.60 a gallon for regular unleaded at Ingles in Easley.

[g-vegas]

Originally Posted by flgargoyle

I don't understand why this is legal. It is illegal to jack up the price of anything else, such as batteries, water, and lumber before a hurricane- why is gas any different? The storm HASN'T EVEN HIT YET!

Well I just saw on a business report that the gas companies lost 20% in the last quarter, so they are trying to make that up, and they are hoping that the average person assumes it is because of the storms. HIGHWAY ROBBERY

[Kimmie]

Spinx on Woodruff at Five Forks at 9:11 this morning was $4.03 a gallon.

This is disgusting.

[g-man430]

$4.89 a gallon for unleaded regular at gas station next to Greenville-Pickens Speedway. It's not HotSpot but the other one:



Citco less than 5 miles away was $3.79 at the same time.

[guestposter24]

Gas in rural areas costs more because it takes longer to get it there.

[guestposter24]

If you suspect price gouging: http://www.scattorneygeneral.org/new...icegouging.pdf