View Full Version : But I'm lovin' the gas prices...
Marker
10-10-2008, 08:56 AM
Sprint stock may be down to $3.76, but I'm lovin' the gas prices. Last night I paid $2.67.
Wondering how if other areas are seeing gas prices dropping???
I am, yeah. Ours aren't as low as yours, but I gassed up the other day for $3.11 and that's the lowest I've paid in recent memory.
The free market works ... demand goes down, price goes down.
MushuGrl
10-10-2008, 09:15 AM
Some areas in West Tennessee are $3.17. Ours was still running $3.49 til I turned them in for price gouging. :number1: By afternoon it was $3.28.
Areas in Southeast Missouri (I'm right on the border) are $2.95, and clerks say it will go lower this weekend. WHOOHOOOOO!
I've also noticed some of our food prices are going back to normal - last week I paid nearly $2 a pound for Granny Smith apples - this week they were 99 cents.
chrisb26
10-10-2008, 09:21 AM
hmm I think I might need to move to Missouri and get your cheap gas lol
Ours in the Chicago area is still around $3.55 but it has been going down a few cents each day 2 weeks ago it was $3.90 so it is a great drop for us but I'd still like to see it cheaper.
vicster
10-10-2008, 09:23 AM
WOW - 2 days ago I paid $3.59 and I thought that was a bargain. Hopefully gas prices will keep going down.
Momof2boys
10-10-2008, 09:25 AM
I'm just outside of Milwaukee - gas here is $2.99 ! ! !
I'm sure it'll jack back up after the elections :thedolls:
Jeff G
10-10-2008, 09:28 AM
The stocks are down, retirement is a few years later but Marker is so right we are driving for a lot less:D.
We are paying $3.19 this morning or a dollar less than the peak just a few months ago:woohoo:. Hopefully OPEC doesn't cut the output to much on Monday to drive prices back up.
crazeedizneefinatic
10-10-2008, 11:06 AM
I was pleasantly surprised to pay $3.29 the other day. Wonder if everything will follow suit. I wonder if our heating bills will be lower this year? Does not seem the gas company has lowered their prices any according to my last bill. We'll see.
diz_girl
10-10-2008, 11:47 AM
Gas in my area is hovering just above $3, with diesel at about $3.50. But I'd much rather have those tens of thousands of dollars back in my 401(k).
LauraF
10-10-2008, 11:49 AM
It's much lower here too. However I filled up on the wrong end of it.
Monday morning - I filled my car @ $3.39 on the way to work. By the time I got home the same station was at $3.11. It was $2.99 this morning. I'm a long distance commuter - my gas bills for the month have dropped by nearly$100 due to these incremental reductions. This is great! :D
Bethis26fan
10-10-2008, 12:34 PM
Yesterday morning here in SC it was 3.79 and by lunch dropped to 3.59
Goofy4TheWorld
10-10-2008, 01:30 PM
I'm sure it'll jack back up after the elections :thedolls:
No matter how low the stock market goes, that statement is one that you can bet the farm on!
Just think ... all this money we're saving on gas now can be pumped back into other areas of the economy.
Spend those gas savings!! :thumbsup:
FYI oil is all the way down to like $77 a barrel. That's just about half what its peak was a few months ago.
MNNHFLTX
10-10-2008, 03:34 PM
The price of gas at my station this morning was $2.89 and has been dropping daily. :)
Grumpy's Daughter
10-10-2008, 03:56 PM
We were at $2.93 this morning by the mall, so I'm sure that the one that is off the beaten path is slightly cheaper. It might have made it less than $2.90!
Tink1
10-10-2008, 04:09 PM
We are still at 3.28 in the far top corner of NE PA.
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conorsmom2000
10-10-2008, 05:05 PM
I drove past a gas station here in Northern NJ this morning and my jaw dropped - it was $2.89 a gallon!! (that might be a cash price though, which is always a little lower than credit/debit). I was shocked though...
pixiesmimi
10-10-2008, 06:48 PM
The cheapest price I saw today here was $3.16. Like said before, that is the lowest I have seen it in recent memory. Huntsville hit $2.98 yesterday and I couldn't believe my ears. :jaw:
I am staying home more and combining my errands at one time. I filled up the day before the hurricane hit when everyone was panicking and didn't fill up again until yesterday. Just doing this has cut our gas expenses in half, especially when DH has to gas up almost every 3 days with his truck driving back and forth to work.
Piglet822
10-10-2008, 08:28 PM
It's dropping here as well - my son filled up at Sam's Club in Orlando for $3.32/gallon.
There was one place selling the other day for $2.88/gallon :eek: Needless to say there were cars lined up, the pumps ran dry, fights broke out :rolleyes:
It takes me back to the 70's gas crisis.
PAYROLL PRINCESS
10-10-2008, 11:31 PM
I filled up in Maynard Wednesday at $3.19 and thought that was good. By this morning the same station was down to $3.09. The one up the road from it was still at $3.39 though. One of the ladies I work with got it up in her area for $3.06 earlier in the week so it may be lower by now.
On the other hand my 401k has dropped significantly in the last week! Our rep for the 401k company has been sending us mailings about what to do and not to do (don't sell out!). They showed stats on a typical Bear market and what usually happens afterwards. I'm hoping there will be something left by the time I retire.
SAHDad
10-10-2008, 11:54 PM
We're still in the $3.15-$3.30 range, depending on the station. Fortunately, I'm road-tripping tomorrow, and can take advantage (hopefully) of some $3.03 gas at my destination.
BrerGnat
10-11-2008, 12:13 AM
We're still hovering around $3.50/gallon here. But, that's significantly better than the $3.89 I was paying a couple of weeks ago...
Gas might be cheaper, but food isn't...
DisneyMelissa
10-12-2008, 10:23 AM
I'm also in Milwaukee, and the lowest I have seen is $2.99. $2.99 is the cheapest I have ever paid for gas, so it's GREAT to see it that low!! (I've had my own car since March).
If only prices would stay this low (and $2.99 isn't even that low!)....
chrisb26
10-12-2008, 11:06 AM
Although it's not that low prices have finally started to drop below $3.50 around here for the first time in a very long time!!! We are pretty happy! Gas is around $3.45 which is still expensive compared to all our border states :mad: but its still cheaper then it has been!
princessgirls
10-12-2008, 06:46 PM
I paid $2.89 to fuel up my Suburban today. Only had to put $77 in to fill it. Six months ago it was $80 for a half a tank...
Now OPEC has been asked to cut production because Oil fell again this week. Come on... the economy is just spinning down.
I'll take the lower prices thankyou!
Julie:mickey:
tinkerbell04
10-12-2008, 07:37 PM
Paid $2.95 this afternoon.:)
DisneyBabies
10-13-2008, 09:57 AM
We were at $3.01 this morning :joy:.
DizNee143
10-13-2008, 02:31 PM
$2.89 here...
its awesome i left for my honeymoon on 9/28 and gas was 3.27 i come home on 10/7 and it was 2.97...it was awesome!!!!!!!! lol :thumbsup:
MauiMouse
10-13-2008, 04:04 PM
Just saw $2.99 in my area for the first time in a super long time. Granted I got gas for $3.04 so I could have saved a whooping .25 cents if I would have gone to the $2.99 gas station.
DisneyBabies
10-13-2008, 04:12 PM
$3.01 this morning, and . . .
$2.89 when I picked up my DS from school this afternoon.
MississippiDisneyFreak
10-13-2008, 06:55 PM
I paid $3.25 this weekend here in Mississippi. We had a guest pastor from Canada this weekend at church and he said gas is $5 plus in Canada, so I'm feeling pretty good about the prices right now....
FlaTinkRAMESAM
10-13-2008, 08:16 PM
between 3.15 and 3.30 in Tampa area...
2.99 at one place... won't mention the name but the person that owns it is president of a country that is one of the leading state sponsors of terrorism...sooooo, I'll pay my extra $.30 thank you very much.
pixiesmimi
10-14-2008, 12:11 AM
We dropped to $2.88 here today. I imagine there were a few stations lower than that.
hokies4life
10-15-2008, 09:57 AM
We had $2.91 here yesterday afternoon and its probably dropped since then.
Bethis26fan
10-15-2008, 10:39 AM
We made it to 3.09
caryrae
10-15-2008, 12:25 PM
Sprint stock may be down to $3.76, but I'm lovin' the gas prices. Last night I paid $2.67.
Wondering how if other areas are seeing gas prices dropping???
Kinda funny, I remember when we all thought $2.67/gallon was ridiculously high now we love that price.
We are at $2.69 for now, about $1.40 down from the peak of a little ove $4/gallon.
FlaTinkRAMESAM
10-15-2008, 12:47 PM
$2.99!!!!!!!! Yaaaay!
princessjojo
10-17-2008, 12:30 PM
Lucky ya'll. Here in NC, it's been reported that we're still paying the highest gas prices in the country. This morning when I was coming home from work, I actually got excited about seeing gas at $3.24.
Marci
10-18-2008, 06:24 AM
York, PA - 2.74 and dropping. :)
amd780
10-19-2008, 11:26 AM
I live in Raleigh, NC - gas prices are just over $3/gallon. When we were in Fernandina Beach, FL for my cousin's wedding last week, we paid $2.89/gallon. :)
DizNee143
10-20-2008, 08:21 AM
on my way to work alittle while ago..it was at 2.65..
so in a weeks time it almost went down a quarter!! :thumbsup:
caryrae
10-23-2008, 02:10 PM
Just went out today and saw our gas is down to $2.39/gallon. That's 30 cents lower then when I posted 8 days ago. May have to go out and buy a tanker truck soon to fill up. lol
MScholl13
10-23-2008, 02:46 PM
It's down to $2.69 here
Marker
10-27-2008, 02:58 PM
I just saw something I thought I'd never see again... gas for less than $2.00. I just saw $1.99 gas. AMAZING!!!
Itchy
10-27-2008, 03:51 PM
Most of the gas in the St louis area is at 2.49 but yesterday I went to Costco where I am a member and got it for 2.19. Down in the Springfield Mo area it is around 1.97.
Why couldnt have been this cheap the first week of Sept when I spent $345.00 round trip for fuel to visit the World.
But it was worth it.:mickey:
chrisb26
10-27-2008, 04:10 PM
We are finally below $3.00!!!!
Right now we are at $2.75 which is still more then everybody else it seems but its the cheapest its been in a couple years so I'm happy!!
Jim&AngieMarriner
10-28-2008, 03:38 AM
Ft Riley Kansas here. As of today its $2.25/gal for reg and $2.45 for Premium
I hope it keeps falling :thumbsup:
tinkwest
10-29-2008, 10:15 AM
I was thrilled to fill up for $2.83 a gallon here in San Diego on Sunday. But I've seen reports that you can find it for as cheap as $2.55 if you search for obscure little stations in out of the way places.
caryrae
10-29-2008, 10:28 AM
My area is at $2.19 now.
Do you think the gas prices will go back up again after the Elections or is there some other reason they have fallen so much.
pixiesmimi
10-30-2008, 09:37 AM
The prices may go back up some but the gas companies have admitted that they inflated the prices, which we all knew, so maybe the government will make them keep the prices down now. There are so many enities that have caused all this financial mess that it is pitiful.
IloveDisney71
10-30-2008, 11:21 AM
I filled up for under $30 this morning. Gas was $2.49! :thumbsup:
Grumpy's Daughter
10-30-2008, 12:08 PM
We're down to $2.39 now- but I'd love to see those prices of under $2 that others are posting about!:thumbsup:
caryrae
11-22-2008, 01:59 PM
We are down to $1.69/gal.:)
RedSoxFan
11-22-2008, 02:54 PM
$2.45/gal this morning in central NY.
hokies4life
11-22-2008, 03:14 PM
We had $2.91 here yesterday afternoon and its probably dropped since then.
A little over a month since I last posted and now we are at $1.75! Its amazing. I'll be able to fill up my entire tank for less than $20!
princessgirls
11-22-2008, 08:58 PM
Gas is at $1.69 per gallon in Wayne, NJ. Yippee!
One good thing I got in the habit of doing, was when gas was so high I always filled up when my tank was 1/2 full. I'm still doing that! I go through about 1/2 a tank a week in my Suburban. $34.00 this week to fill up, which still would only be around $70 for a full tank~a much welcome relief from $130 it had been! Amen and Hallajuah!
Julie:mickey:
Marker
11-23-2008, 12:35 AM
We saw $1.39 today. It's really hard to believe it's fallen so fast.
Jim&AngieMarriner
11-23-2008, 03:41 AM
We are now at $1.69 for regualr and $1.89 for Premium. In almost a month its dropped 56 cents a gallon. Gotta love it.
Folks headed to WDW :mickey: this week can expect to find gas in the $1.85/$1.95 range. Hess stations on property were showing $1.91 on Friday.
Diesel is down to $2.72 in several areas; that's a big relief after paying $4.89 just a short while ago!
Melanie
11-23-2008, 08:15 AM
Great news for all of you stateside! :yay: It is kind of surprising how fast it's fallen.
We're still paying $4.06 overseas. :sad: They bought in bulk anticipating high oil prices for a long while.
Hopefully it will go down in December. We really don't use a lot of gas though.
DisneyFreak23
11-23-2008, 08:52 AM
$1.74 :)
tinkwest
11-23-2008, 09:59 AM
Down 86¢ in three weeks at the gas station I frequent. $1.97 at 10pm last night.
princessjojo
11-23-2008, 10:11 AM
I'm beginning to love my big SUV again. It's sad to say that I was so excited when I could fill it up for less than $50. Not much less, but it's better than the $90 it cost to fill it not that long ago.
When I came home yesterday, I think the price of gas at our closest independent gas station was $1.84. We live about 15 min south of VA and I've been "told" their prices are as low as $1.57. Either way, I'm somewhat happy now, but can be happier...(hint, hint gas companies).
coloradowendyl
11-23-2008, 12:40 PM
Gas was $1.68 last night when I went to fill my tank. I had a .30 per gallon credit through grocery purchases...which made it $1.38.
$29.91 to fill my 25 gallon tank...the lowest price since I bought the mini van 7 years ago! We filled all 3 cars for less than it has been costing me to fill the van lately.
Wendy
amd780
11-23-2008, 12:54 PM
I saw gas in my area for $1.76. I can't believe we're actually below $2/gallon again! :)
LauraleeH
11-23-2008, 01:30 PM
I can fill up my Mustang for under $20!! :D
pixiesmimi
11-24-2008, 08:56 AM
We were at $1.81 yesterday, I think. But right up the road it was $1.65 Saturday. Don't know why we are always higher than they are. Does this confirm in everyone's mind that the oil guys were really over charging for their own benefit? It solidifies it in my mind. Prices wouldn't have come down so fast if they weren't.:mad:
Does this confirm in everyone's mind that the oil guys were really over charging for their own benefit? It solidifies it in my mind. Prices wouldn't have come down so fast if they weren't.:mad:Ummm ... no?
There are quite obvious reasons why prices have come down and none of them have anything to do with "the oil guys" (whoever they are). I mean in case you haven't noticed, there is a massive global economic crisis going on??
Basically, there are two things in a free market that dictate price. Those are supply and demand. If supply and demand are high, prices are moderate. If supply and demand are low, prices are moderate. If supply is high and demand is low, prices are low. If supply is low and demand is high, prices are high.
Oil prices went up because supply was very low and demand was very high. Now demand is way down (and anticipated to drop even further) and supply has stabilized. That's why oil prices have come down. "The oil guys" had nothing to do with it.
In fact, the way oil prices have moved actually proves the opposite ... it's a true free market and functions appropriately.
Hammer
11-24-2008, 11:24 AM
Ummm ... no?
There are quite obvious reasons why prices have come down and none of them have anything to do with "the oil guys" (whoever they are). I mean in case you haven't noticed, there is a massive global economic crisis going on??
Basically, there are two things in a free market that dictate price. Those are supply and demand. If supply and demand are high, prices are moderate. If supply and demand are low, prices are moderate. If supply is high and demand is low, prices are low. If supply is low and demand is high, prices are high.
Oil prices went up because supply was very low and demand was very high. Now demand is way down (and anticipated to drop even further) and supply has stabilized. That's why oil prices have come down. "The oil guys" had nothing to do with it.
In fact, the way oil prices have moved actually proves the opposite ... it's a true free market and functions appropriately.
Ah, but oil prices aren't truly free market as there are external forces (OPEC) which will keep the price from dropping much further. OPEC (as well as Russian oil suppliers for companies like Lukoil) are already talking about controlling oil supply to raise up the price of oil.
DisneyDog
11-24-2008, 11:30 AM
The lowest I've seen it around here is $1.91.
Ah, but oil prices aren't truly free market as there are external forces (OPEC) which will keep the price from dropping much further. OPEC (as well as Russian oil suppliers for companies like Lukoil) are already talking about controlling oil supply to raise up the price of oil.Well yeah, that's a good point. Although in reality, even that is just an example of someone manipulating the laws of supply and demand. They artificially contract supply to keep prices up.
But anyway, you are right. If OPEC is "the oil guys" then the market is somewhat manipulated and artificial.
BrerGnat
11-24-2008, 06:17 PM
I paid $1.85 today at Costco...unreal. I actually filled up my car for $23.40.
My dad told me yesterday that today (Monday) was supposed to be the cheapest day to buy gas this week...so, I filled up. Good idea, me thinks. ;)
I filled my Tahoe from near empty today for $35!!
Considering that it was costing me well over $100 per fill-up, that's amazing!
pixiesmimi
11-25-2008, 09:32 AM
Ummm ... no?
There are quite obvious reasons why prices have come down and none of them have anything to do with "the oil guys" (whoever they are). I mean in case you haven't noticed, there is a massive global economic crisis going on??
Basically, there are two things in a free market that dictate price. Those are supply and demand. If supply and demand are high, prices are moderate. If supply and demand are low, prices are moderate. If supply is high and demand is low, prices are low. If supply is low and demand is high, prices are high.
Oil prices went up because supply was very low and demand was very high. Now demand is way down (and anticipated to drop even further) and supply has stabilized. That's why oil prices have come down. "The oil guys" had nothing to do with it.
In fact, the way oil prices have moved actually proves the opposite ... it's a true free market and functions appropriately.
When the economy started going down the tubes and the prices started coming down, the oil "companies" here admitted that they were over charging. That isn't the word I was looking for but the right one has left my brain for the time being. It was reported on the news. (Yes, I know that you can't always believe the news but I do think the oil companies, OPEC, whoever had a lot to do with the prices.)
I'd be curious to see a link to that story, because I certainly never saw it or heard about it.
Melanie
11-25-2008, 07:03 PM
We're finally going down on Friday - $2.43! :joy:
PirateLover
11-25-2008, 07:45 PM
I'd be curious to see a link to that story, because I certainly never saw it or heard about it.
:ditto: Believe me, I'm one of the biggest "Oil companies are the bad guys" people. I would think that a story about someone admitting they were overcharging would have been all over the place.
RedSoxFan
11-25-2008, 08:40 PM
I paid $2.09/gal today 30 minutes north of where I live on my way to pick up my son at Oswego State - $50 to fill up my suburban. Woo Hoo. The gas, however, is $2.37 where I live.
DizneeRX
11-25-2008, 10:58 PM
I filled my Tahoe from near empty today for $35!!
Considering that it was costing me well over $100 per fill-up, that's amazing!
Ummm...are you sure this isn't just a little bit of an exaggeration? Gas prices in your area have dropped over 65%?
$1.38 here today. Most surrounding areas at $1.70 but our little town seems to be having an old fashioned "gas war". Cool!:thumbsup:
Ummm...are you sure this isn't just a little bit of an exaggeration? Gas prices in your area have dropped over 65%?I'm quite certain.
Gas prices peaked around here at around $4.50 a gallon. I filled up for $1.79. That's a drop of around 61%.
In the interest of full disclosure, though, I did say I filled up for $35 from near empty. The $100+ previously was from empty/empty.
Jeff G
11-26-2008, 10:18 AM
When this thread started we were at $3.00 a gallon and I was very excited to be at that. Today I filled up at $1.73/gal. Prices dropping by almost 60% from the $4+ highs this summer is awesome:thumbsup:.
On another positive note, my gas & electric bill which came just last week was $173 (same month last year was $260). In the five years we've been in our house this was our cheapest.
Jeff G
11-26-2008, 10:37 AM
When the economy started going down the tubes and the prices started coming down, the oil "companies" here admitted that they were over charging. That isn't the word I was looking for but the right one has left my brain for the time being. It was reported on the news. (Yes, I know that you can't always believe the news but I do think the oil companies, OPEC, whoever had a lot to do with the prices.)
Since the oil companies don't set the price per barrel I find this hard to believe. With the price per barrel almost doubling on the commodity markets the cost per gallon went up. When a price on a gallon of gas doubles the profit doubles even though the mark up remains constant. The main reason the oil companies saw such huge profits over the past two years is in part because of this. With the current low gas prices I'll be curious to see how the oil companies profits compare this quarter.
Don't get me wrong, as an average income family there is nothing worse than stuggling to keep gas in a vehicle at $4+ a gallon while continually hearing the oil companies reporting record profits.
pixiesmimi
11-26-2008, 10:33 PM
You know what? Just forget I said anything. Obviously I didn't hear what I heard and was completely wrong because so many people here are so sure I didn't hear it. Sorry to have expressed my opinion.
I'm just glad the prices are coming down so quickly and hope they stay there. We were down to $1.71 today. We haven't seen that since before we took at trip to WDW in 2006 and were worrying then about the price being $1.99 a gallon and whether or not we could afford to drive down there.
PirateLover
11-26-2008, 10:54 PM
You know what? Just forget I said anything. Obviously I didn't hear what I heard and was completely wrong because so many people here are so sure I didn't hear it. Sorry to have expressed my opinion.
I'm really sorry that you took offense, but what you stated wasn't an opinion. You stated it as fact and we asked where you heard it, because if that happened, everyone should know about it.
About the prices, a lot of places around here started charging extra to pay with credit card. I think that is terrible. I don't really know anyone who carries cash anymore. I think that is a bit of price gauging. We are still in the $2 range in the city.
pixiesmimi
11-26-2008, 11:43 PM
I'd be curious to see a link to that story, because I certainly never saw it or heard about it.
I don't have a link to it because I heard it on TV. I guess it must have been someone else's opinion because it wasn't splashed all over the news. I guess you are right, if that had been the case, the media would have picked up on it quickly. Sorry that I repeated it. Just thought it was interesting that it was reported and I'm of the same opinion myself.
Back to the topic.
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