\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/486825.html
Acantha Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/486825.html Continental US. And the whole article is going back and forth between state averages/NY averages, and exact prices in Buffalo, so I'm not really sure that's correct either.
Tcali Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/486825.html that is bizarre....here in cali--where the prices are usually highest....we have it selling for 2.20 in some places
BillsWatch Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 that is bizarre....here in cali--where the prices are usually highest....we have it selling for 2.20 in some places Been in Southern California many times for work and gas is not as high as some claim; some areas yes but I have found spots selling gas lower. Never had to seek it having rental car and gas paid for by company however. In Buffalo there is high and higher only unless you want to go to Indian Reservations which are still higher than St Marys in PA where I fill up before Buffalo.
kegtapr Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 Article says $2.75 average in Rochester, but it even vary's widely depending on where you are. Henrietta is around $2.40's whereas Greece is around the $2.70's. My regular gas station (BJ's in Henrietta) has been the lowest in the region for a couple months. Thank you Fastrac for creating a price war.
tmk-nj Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 I filled up my truck last night and paid $1.97 a gallon in Neptune, NJ. http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/486825.html
justnzane Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 $1.98 I knew there were a few perks to moving down here. That said still not worth idiots down here. I encounter people daily that make the average wall poster seem like Oxford grads
Tcali Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 Been in Southern California many times for work and gas is not as high as some claim; some areas yes but I have found spots selling gas lower. Never had to seek it having rental car and gas paid for by company however. In Buffalo there is high and higher only unless you want to go to Indian Reservations which are still higher than St Marys in PA where I fill up before Buffalo. yeah i used to go to the rez(when it wasnt out my way) in either akron or near NF to get gas
Fan in San Diego Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 If someone understands gas pricing please enlighten us. Here in San Diego, the Arco closest to me sells gas at 2.45 per gallon and an Arco 10 miles away sells gas fro $2.25 per gallon! Why the fluctuation within the same chain, so close to each other?
buckeyemike Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 I've seen it as low at $1.81 in the Cleveland area. Anyone know what gas is selling for in Alaska and Hawaii?
plenzmd1 Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 If someone understands gas pricing please enlighten us. Here in San Diego, the Arco closest to me sells gas at 2.45 per gallon and an Arco 10 miles away sells gas fro $2.25 per gallon! Why the fluctuation within the same chain, so close to each other? As I recall, and this could be wrong, but i think told to me by a friend who owned an exxon in DC. So I am not saying this is 100% accurate. But I seem to remember him telling me Exxon set the price for his gas based on zip code. So, he was in a nice middle class neihborhood, so he paid lets say $1.00 per gallon. Exxon 8 miles away in not so nice neighborhood paid $.90, and the one up the street with the $1M homes paid $1.10. Nothing he could do about. exxon just figures if you have more expensive homes around, you will pay more for your gas. BYW, paid $1.89 yesterday in Richmond. Anyboday who says taxes do not hurt the economy in NY is nuts
taterhill Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Not if you live 2 minutes from the Indian Rez...$2.20 this morning
Fan in San Diego Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 As I recall, and this could be wrong, but i think told to me by a friend who owned an exxon in DC. So I am not saying this is 100% accurate. But I seem to remember him telling me Exxon set the price for his gas based on zip code. So, he was in a nice middle class neihborhood, so he paid lets say $1.00 per gallon. Exxon 8 miles away in not so nice neighborhood paid $.90, and the one up the street with the $1M homes paid $1.10. Nothing he could do about. exxon just figures if you have more expensive homes around, you will pay more for your gas. BYW, paid $1.89 yesterday in Richmond. Anyboday who says taxes do not hurt the economy in NY is nuts IS that legal? Insurance companies got busted for doing the same thing, charging by zip codes and accident rates by zip codes. Predominately Asian zip codes paid more than somewhere else. They had to stop that and homogenize their prices across the board. This sounds like an illegal practice to me.
Bullpen Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 $1.91 in Parker, Colorado just outside Denver. $1.99 in Colorado Springs. I just told a friend of mine out here, who is also from WNY originally and he couldn't believe gas was more in B-lo than California. I told "well at least we lead the nation in something."
Mark Vader Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 IS that legal? Insurance companies got busted for doing the same thing, charging by zip codes and accident rates by zip codes. Predominately Asian zip codes paid more than somewhere else. They had to stop that and homogenize their prices across the board. This sounds like an illegal practice to me. That's the problem with the oil companies. There are so few of them that they are all pretty much a monopoly. They can have their rates as high or low in specific areas no matter what. There are plenty of insurance companies and so there is strict oversight on them, not to mention lots of competition.
kegtapr Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 IS that legal? Insurance companies got busted for doing the same thing, charging by zip codes and accident rates by zip codes. Predominately Asian zip codes paid more than somewhere else. They had to stop that and homogenize their prices across the board. This sounds like an illegal practice to me. Yes, it's called zone pricing. NY just passed a law to ban it. The best part is they actually think the oil companies will now charge everybody the lowest price, instead of adjusting everybody to a higher price. Yay for government intervention!
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