That's capitalism at work! Free market! Supply and demand! If this didn't work that station would be boicotted and quickly "adjust" their practice. The problem it Big Oil acts as monopoly and wherever you go the price is almost the same.All they need is an excuse to raise the price. Leon 85 Subwagen Westy Chris Stann wrote: > John, $1.45 is cheap. In St. Paul, MN, I have been regularly paying $1.89, > and now one station raised their prices to $6.00!! THEY'VE GOT BALLS!!! > > Chris. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of John Rodgers > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 9:42 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Teh Greedy Bastards (was ripples of disaster) > > Over the weekend just past gasoline in the el-cheapo stations (Speedway > & Racetrack) went up 2 cents a gallon Sunday night at midnight from > 1.23.9 to $1.25.9. > > I bough gas Tuesday morning early before the attach at $1.25.9/gallon. > After the terrorist attack, by mid-day gasoline had jumped 10 cents a > gallon. > > This was in Pelham, AL (just south of Birmingham in north Shelby > County). > > In Montgomery, AL, same stations jumped to $1.45.9. > > Simple price gouging ....greedy bastards! > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver |
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