Date:         Tue, 22 May 2012 12:38:56 -0700
Reply-To:     Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: While Discussing Gas Prices
Comments: To: Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
In-Reply-To:  <4FBBE782.9060201@pottsfamily.ca>
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Gas buddy prices are sent in by people who use the site, they tell
you how old the prices are too.
I'd never heard of the late nite pricing scheme but last night we
went into Olympia at 7pm & when we came back at 1130pm the prices had
dropped 5 cents. I'll look again on my way to work today.

Rob
becida@comcast.net



At  5/22/2012 12:22 PM, Greg Potts wrote:
>Hi Loren,
>
>One interesting byproduct of the gasbuddy.com websites is that some gas
>stations are setting artificially lower prices from 11PM - 6AM in order
>to dilute the pricing data being collected. The result is that it's
>common to find long lines at pumps at 11PM, then see the same pumps
>sitting empty the next morning when the price comes back up.
>
>So don't take those web prices as gospel, there are some shenanigans
>going on related to their collection.
>
>Happy Trails,
>
>Greg Potts