Holy Gas Prices! (Pittston, Dupont: sale, credit, houses)

[CosmicWizard]

njguy wrote:

Then after that a hurricane approaching (not hitting) the gulf region as another excuse to raise prices even more, then "if" it hits then an additional another price increase.

What if the sun rises tomorrow? That's reason enough for another buck per barrel.

[returningtonepa???]

why do you suppose they r higher here than fla or hotlanta?

[CosmicWizard]

returningtonepa??? wrote:

why do you suppose they r higher here than fla or hotlanta?

This makes as much sense as any other other explanation I can think of: Most of PA sits at a higher elevation than Florida, which is just barely above sea level. It probably costs more for those fuel delivery trucks going uphill to deliver the fuel to the PA gas stations.

[mathjak107]

Probley taxes..... ny is .34 cents a gallon higher in taxes than new jersey. im not sure what pa's gas tax is

[returningtonepa???]

Originally Posted by NewAgeRedneck

returningtonepa??? wrote:

why do you suppose they r higher here than fla or hotlanta?

This makes as much sense as any other other explanation I can think of: Most of PA sits at a higher elevation than Florida, which is just barely above sea level. It probably costs more for those fuel delivery trucks going uphill to deliver the fuel to the PA gas stations.

LOL--redneck!

[MermanMike]

It doesn't make any sense... the taxes explain the state to state differences...but why is gas 5-10 cents more in Honesdale than it is in Scranton? A thirty minute drive and the gas prices are quite a bit higher in Honesdale. ??

[FightinPhils]

Originally Posted by MermanMike

It doesn't make any sense... the taxes explain the state to state differences...but why is gas 5-10 cents more in Honesdale than it is in Scranton? A thirty minute drive and the gas prices are quite a bit higher in Honesdale. ??

That's just the gas stations taking advantage of the fact that there's less competition in Honesdale than there is in Scranton. They have a captive audience. I always hear that the gas prices aren't the fault of the gas station owners, but they play their role in the gouging as well. How else can you explain major differences in prices within 5 or 10 miles? And how else can you explain that when the price of a barrel of crude oil goes up, the prices at the pumps raise almost immediately...even though the gas that is there was bought at a lower price?

We are getting raped...by everyone involved in the oil business.

[CosmicWizard]

MermanMIke wrote:

It doesn't make any sense... the taxes explain the state to state differences...but why is gas 5-10 cents more in Honesdale than it is in Scranton? A thirty minute drive and the gas prices are quite a bit higher in Honesdale. ??

Here's an even crazier one for you. At the busiest intersection in Grand Junction, CO where I live now, there are two Conoco stations across the street from one another. The one station displays prices that are consistenly 9 cents a gallon higher than the other one. I've never bought gas from either station becasue I can drive a half mile down the road and buy it for 7 cents less than the cheapest station on the busy corner. How can that more expensive Conoco justify a 16 cents differential per gallon in just one half mile. It's gotta be the big demand for gas from all those new drivers in China and India.


MrKrabs wrote:

And how else can you explain that when the price of a barrel of crude oil goes up, the prices at the pumps raise almost immediately...even though the gas that is there was bought at a lower price?

Not only do the prices rise IMMEDIATELY when the price per barrel goes up, but when the price per barrel comes down, prices at the pump come down MUCH slower....if they come down at all. Once again it's gotta be the big demand for gas from all those new drivers in China and India that casues this behaviour.

[CHS89]

Gas stations next to a highway will always be more expensive, because motorists just want to get off, fill up, and get back on. 5 or 10 cents a gallon isn't really going to make that big of a difference over the course of one fill up when you just want to get where you're going and not hunt around to save maybe 75 cents on a tank gas. While locals might not buy their gas there, that clientel is more than made up for in the volume of travellers who will. Locals have the luxury of comparison shopping. Commuters generally lack the time.

After that, it's simply a matter of supply and demand. If the consumer will pay the price, the owner will charge it. If you think that Station A is gouging everyone by at least five cents a gallon, you are free to take your business elsewhere. If Station A still manages to sell their product and people are still paying that extra five cents, whether through necessity or lack of alternatives, don't look for the owner to drop the price any time soon just because you left.

[CosmicWizard]

CHS89 wrote:

If you think that Station A is gouging everyone by at least five cents a gallon, you are free to take your business elsewhere.

Been doing that for 40 years. It works like a charm! I highly recommend it.