so im driving down the blvd. today with my girl and i see about 3-4 cars at each pump at a station... the station just went undergo a change in ownership.. so i figure they are running a special on gasoline.. i pull up, and i guy looks out smiling ear to ear and goes its true its true it really is .33 cents a galon for mid grade. i decided i would go inside to find out for my self. long story short someone F'ed up BIIIIG time and instead of entering 3.33$ per gallon for mid grade, they entered .33 cents per gallon... its obvious i filled up, i ot just under 12 gallons for 3.88$... it took them about three hours to get it fixed, there was cops directing traffic and everything.. probably about 100 cars waiting to get gas.. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

i usually dont have luck like that.. but this time it was different, usually as i pulled up to get my share, it would change back.

 

A few people here will tell you you're a jerk for taking advantage of someone else's mistake. I'm not necessarily one of those people.

 

I agree. That happened somewhere up around Michigan also...I remember reading about it on Yahoo.

That gas station lost a lot of money, now they will most likely raised prices to compensate for their loss.

I would have a least filled up then stayed there in that spot so no one else could steal the gas.

 

So the asking price is stealing ?

 

for real you guys.. they could have just as easily shut the place down.. it was so nuts.. there were people getting gas and leaving.. not paying.. i did not do this.. no.. that would be idiotic.. i saw a good oppurtunity to better myself and save some dough and i did.. i would bet just about everything that it wont even put a dent in there budget.. now if it were a mom and pop store.. i wouldnt have done it.. not even thought about it....

as for the sitting there so no one else could get gas... i didnt feel like getting shot dude.. that would have been a big mistake....

 

also.. i dont get my gas from them.. and no other comp. will raise their prices to compensate for their loss... so the raised price on their gas doesnt bother me..

 

I wonder why the hell they didn't turn the ******* Midgrade off... I mean seriously?

 

thats what i was thinking.. i figured it had to do with some kind of laws or something?? i dont know..

 

i would have driven all of my cars and trucks to the gas station along with 5 gallon gas cans

 

within about 5 minutes there were about 100 vehicles waiting around the station.. i was probably about the 15th person there.. by the time i got done.. i didnt even go get my moms van (about 3-4 minutes away) there were so many people..

 

i would've purchased some mid grade that day, all these big time oil companies need to be hit like that, has many cars that is on the street today they could sell gas at 1.50 pg and still be billionaires

 

Refineries are loosing money. Oil Traders are making it.

What is a gallon of gas worth? Whatever they say it is after all your phyiscal assets are paid off + labour.

Unfortunately, alot of other things add to gas price like research and costs of discovery, tooling, physical assets....bribes to countries to allow all this.

 

Exactly

 

what he said!!!!!!!!

 

Maybe if people werent so fed up with gas prices, people wouldn't be so inclined to take advantage.

 

I'd be happy with $2.50/gallon premium.

 

id be happy at it staying anywhere under 3 bucks...

 

^ UNDER $2!

Hah

 

damn i wish they have this where i live! try 3.99!!! filled her up this morning $56

 

Are you serious? Crude is around 105 a barrel (42 gallons), that $2.50 per gallon of crude oil, then add on refining, shipping, tax, ect...