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What’s up with gas prices in Columbus/Ohio?
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sixby9is42
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From what I read a few days ago, it looks like the recent price changes were caused by oil refinery shutdowns due to scheduled maintainence as well as unexpected shutdowns due to the severe weather in the South.
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Rockmastermike
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Neil Jaye wrote >>
Can someone explain why gas prices do not seem to raise or drop gradually in this area? Instead of rising/lowering a few cents a day, it tends to spike .20-.30 overnight and drop in the same manner.Gas stations buy gas deliveries in large batches, perhaps once a week or so depending on the station and often adjust the price based on how much they payed for the delivery.
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Rockmastermike wrote >>
Neil Jaye wrote >>
Can someone explain why gas prices do not seem to raise or drop gradually in this area? Instead of rising/lowering a few cents a day, it tends to spike .20-.30 overnight and drop in the same manner.Gas stations buy gas deliveries in large batches, perhaps once a week or so depending on the station and often adjust the price based on how much they payed for the delivery.
Then just about every gas station must be getting their gas at exactly the same time...
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Rockmastermike
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Rockmastermike wrote >>
Neil Jaye wrote >>
Can someone explain why gas prices do not seem to raise or drop gradually in this area? Instead of rising/lowering a few cents a day, it tends to spike .20-.30 overnight and drop in the same manner.Gas stations buy gas deliveries in large batches, perhaps once a week or so depending on the station and often adjust the price based on how much they payed for the delivery.
Then just about every gas station must be getting their gas at exactly the same time...
I did not say that was the ONLY time they adjust their prices.
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Neil Jaye wrote >>
Can someone explain why gas prices do not seem to raise or drop gradually in this area? Instead of rising/lowering a few cents a day, it tends to spike .20-.30 overnight and drop in the same manner.It sounds like this is happening all over the country.
More: http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/gas-prices-news-038-discussion/page/11
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groundrules
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I'm also intrigued by what seems to be tiered pricing around town. I did a casual survey yesterday, so I'll use that for an example (but the pattern is quite consistent):
1) busy stations, ones near highways, with easy access etc. were $4.16, almost universally.
2) the stations a little bit off the beaten path were $4.09.
3) there were very few outliers from this- one dirtbag place was 4.07, and the BP on Neil ave @ 670, which is always expensive, was $4.19.It seems like the stations fall into one of the two tiers, and don't waiver from the price. like, why no $4.12?
anyway, i think there's probably a lot going on with the pricing mechanism, but I doubt it has all that much to do with what one particular station paid for one particular truckload of fuel.
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Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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I got gas yesterday at the UDF on W Broad in Franklinton for $3.93. It's an awesomely clean businessness & is always really busy. It's also generally about the cheapest gas in Columbus, for whatever reason.
ETA: Going West from there on W Broad, it goes up a few cents at a time until the gas stations right by 270, where it'll jump. The big Pilot on Wilson off 70 is always $.05 minimum higher than the Circle K or UDF just a few hundred yards in the other direction off the highway.
It's always been strange to me, the wild fluctuations of pricing in this town. I've found the westside, south of 70 to be generally significantly cheaper than any gas north of Cemetery Rd on the westside.
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Anyone else think it's weird that buying a gallon of milk at the grocery store is cheaper than buying it at a convenience store? Or that a 12 pack of coke is cheaper at Kroger than it is at CVS?
As far as I'm aware, from my day to day observations, this is a phenomenon known only to exist in Central Ohio.
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people211
Columbus
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Walker wrote >>
Anyone else think it's weird that buying a gallon of milk at the grocery store is cheaper than buying it at a convenience store? Or that a 12 pack of coke is cheaper at Kroger than it is at CVS?
As far as I'm aware, from my day to day observations, this is a phenomenon known only to exist in Central Ohio.Really?....
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Snarf
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Walker wrote >>
Anyone else think it's weird that buying a gallon of milk at the grocery store is cheaper than buying it at a convenience store? Or that a 12 pack of coke is cheaper at Kroger than it is at CVS?
As far as I'm aware, from my day to day observations, this is a phenomenon known only to exist in Central Ohio.I've noticed the price difference but never noticed it to be a central OH thing?
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Rockmastermike
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Walker wrote >>
Anyone else think it's weird that buying a gallon of milk at the grocery store is cheaper than buying it at a convenience store? Or that a 12 pack of coke is cheaper at Kroger than it is at CVS?
As far as I'm aware, from my day to day observations, this is a phenomenon known only to exist in Central Ohio.:)
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groundrules
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Walker wrote >>
Anyone else think it's weird that buying a gallon of milk at the grocery store is cheaper than buying it at a convenience store? Or that a 12 pack of coke is cheaper at Kroger than it is at CVS?
As far as I'm aware, from my day to day observations, this is a phenomenon known only to exist in Central Ohio.hey, you're supposed to leave the snark to the rest of us :)
I'm not surprised at the variability in price, just that it seems there are sort of price 'bins' that difference places subscribe to.
using your example, it would be like if all the drug stores and convenience stores (regardless of ownership) charged exactly the same, where all the major grocery stores charged exactly the same price as well, just somewhat cheaper than the drug/convenience stores.
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groundrules
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Snarf wrote >>
I think I'll drive to the westside to save $2 on my fill-up.heh. i know, right? the gas thing is a classic example of penny wise, pound foolish for me. I mean, i'll get a furrowed brow about $0.02 here or there (grand total $0.35 per tank difference) but then not think twice about drinking $5 beers later that night.
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Neil Jaye
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groundrules wrote >>
Snarf wrote >>
I think I'll drive to the westside to save $2 on my fill-up.heh. i know, right? the gas thing is a classic example of penny wise, pound foolish for me. I mean, i'll get a furrowed brow about $0.02 here or there (grand total $0.35 per tank difference) but then not think twice about drinking $5 beers later that night.
So true!!!!
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Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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Walker wrote >>
Anyone else think it's weird that buying a gallon of milk at the grocery store is cheaper than buying it at a convenience store? Or that a 12 pack of coke is cheaper at Kroger than it is at CVS?
As far as I'm aware, from my day to day observations, this is a phenomenon known only to exist in Central Ohio.Very cute.
And, I'd say valid, in relation to gas, if I hadn't lived in several other cities and find the variance is extreme here. Twenty cents + a gallon is a big deal when you are pinching pennies.
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joev
Merion Village
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Twixlen wrote >>
Walker wrote >>
Anyone else think it's weird that buying a gallon of milk at the grocery store is cheaper than buying it at a convenience store? Or that a 12 pack of coke is cheaper at Kroger than it is at CVS?
As far as I'm aware, from my day to day observations, this is a phenomenon known only to exist in Central Ohio.Very cute.
And, I'd say valid, in relation to gas, if I hadn't lived in several other cities and find the variance is extreme here. Twenty cents + a gallon is a big deal when you are pinching pennies.If $2 on a fillup were that big a deal to me, I'd be thinking a lot harder about how I could use less gas rather than trying to save those $2 that one time.
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Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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joev wrote >>
Twixlen wrote >>
Walker wrote >>
Anyone else think it's weird that buying a gallon of milk at the grocery store is cheaper than buying it at a convenience store? Or that a 12 pack of coke is cheaper at Kroger than it is at CVS?
As far as I'm aware, from my day to day observations, this is a phenomenon known only to exist in Central Ohio.Very cute.
And, I'd say valid, in relation to gas, if I hadn't lived in several other cities and find the variance is extreme here. Twenty cents + a gallon is a big deal when you are pinching pennies.If $2 on a fillup were that big a deal to me, I'd be thinking a lot harder about how I could use less gas rather than trying to save those $2 that one time.
Is true. And, truly, it's not generally something that I stress over, as the convenience of getting gas in whatever location outweighs that $2.60/tank price variance for me. But then, I have the luxury of such a cushion in my budget - not everyone had that same luxury. (Twenty bucks a month + is a lot for some families.)
And, if we had better not-car options, even better.
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jpizzow
580 N. Park St.
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Walker wrote >>
Anyone else think it's weird that buying a gallon of milk at the grocery store is cheaper than buying it at a convenience store? Or that a 12 pack of coke is cheaper at Kroger than it is at CVS?
As far as I'm aware, from my day to day observations, this is a phenomenon known only to exist in Central Ohio.That's the price of "convenience". Almost everything at any gas station is going to be a little bit more.
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