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hnofer17 Champion Author Austin Posts:5,349 Points:998,655 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Dec 7, 2010 12:02:45 PM Ignore hnofer17 Report Abuse Don't go to stations where they post the wrong price on the sign! Also, one gas station has light-up signs saying $2.52/gal, but then you find out that's the loyalty card price.

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Don't go to stations where they post the wrong price on the sign!

Also, one gas station has light-up signs saying $2.52/gal, but then you find out that's the loyalty card price.

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FollowTheLitre Sophomore Author London Posts:114 Points:521,105 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2011 8:27:16 PM Ignore FollowTheLitre Report Abuse I'm lobbying to get rid of the fake unit of money in the ".9" at the end of the gas prices. It doesn't exist, and it is used as a means of feigning competition - particularly here in Canada where the price of gasoline is by the litre.
srqmale67 Champion Author Sarasota Posts:1,163 Points:237,585 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2011 10:59:20 PM Ignore srqmale67 Report Abuse imagine all those pennys
Michael29644 Champion Author Greenville Posts:4,940 Points:838,300 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Mar 28, 2011 12:41:21 AM Ignore Michael29644 Report Abuse Ran into an instance of a sign price not matching the pump price tonight. The pump price was $.02 lower than the sign price. They are trying to compete with the station across the street, and I think someone just forgot to change the sign.
hnofer17 Champion Author Austin Posts:5,349 Points:998,655 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2011 12:33:07 AM Ignore hnofer17 Report Abuse It saves the gas station money too
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,948 Points:3,030,065 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2011 12:05:58 AM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse Why should you beware of the pay cash for 20 cents less? Assuming it's legitimate, that is.
cheapestgasNV Sophomore Author Las Vegas Posts:197 Points:29,235 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 21, 2011 12:00:23 AM Ignore cheapestgasNV Report Abuse also beware of the pay cash for .20 cents less
barajasjse Veteran Author California Posts:336 Points:68,860 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2011 5:54:45 PM Ignore barajasjse Report Abuse I hate it too!!
whitney3909 Rookie Author Dayton Posts:8 Points:3,255 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2011 1:15:56 PM Ignore whitney3909 Report Abuse Hate it when they do that.
hnofer17 Champion Author Austin Posts:5,349 Points:998,655 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2011 5:31:24 AM Ignore hnofer17 Report Abuse Agreed
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,948 Points:3,030,065 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2011 3:55:39 AM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse hnofer: I understand what you're saying; in this area a station cannot display the cash price, if it's lower than the credit card price, unless it's clearly identifed as being the cash price. Most stations, however, post both prices prominently, and the law says that the size of the numbers must be the same; a station cannot, for example, have the cash price in 18 inch numbers and the credit price in 6 inch numbers. Still, I would tell everyone to carry a $20 bill in the car or their wallet, just in case.
hnofer17 Champion Author Austin Posts:5,349 Points:998,655 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2011 12:28:45 AM Ignore hnofer17 Report Abuse To Gas_Buddy: Yeah but read the OP, I was referring to the price posted being a loyalty card price not cash price. Let me next time carry a loyalty card for every gas station, just in case
looneyz00 Rookie Author New York Posts:55 Points:6,470 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2011 9:37:17 AM Ignore looneyz00 Report Abuse yeah i got fooled last time that credit card and cash is different prices. they post the cash price.
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,948 Points:3,030,065 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2011 3:00:47 AM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse Part of the problem, forgetting that most stations don't deliberately post the wrong price, is that you don't find out that the "wrong" price was posted until you get there; you can't just "don't go to stations..." because you you don't know the price is wrong." That said, maybe the answer is: assume that the price is a cash price and carry, a small amount of paper money on you or in your glove compartment or clipped to your car's sun visor "just in case."
hnofer17 Champion Author Austin Posts:5,349 Points:998,655 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2011 1:27:44 AM Ignore hnofer17 Report Abuse Yes but sometimes you pull off the highway, and make a U-turn, because of the price on the sign, not because I have super vision and saw the price on the pump then decided not to get off the highway. It's funny how much people like to argue online about ridiculous things that have no point.
GManCo Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:4,981 Points:947,815 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2011 5:26:04 PM Ignore GManCo Report Abuse Oh, grow up. One always checks the pump before pumping and then acts accordingly.
redjamwizard Champion Author British Columbia Posts:1,111 Points:202,140 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2011 12:03:06 AM Ignore redjamwizard Report Abuse I saw a sign 2 cents lower and it was the deal they give to cash customers --- not credit or debit cards
hnofer17 Champion Author Austin Posts:5,349 Points:998,655 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2011 10:55:17 AM Ignore hnofer17 Report Abuse A lot of Shell stations around here with $3.39 for a price are using small 3's for the middle 3 because they're not used to using all 3's for the first digit!!
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,803 Points:1,194,890 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2011 1:13:37 AM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse there is a phillips 66 sign on a closed station around here, it still says $4.119 for snl. that could happen in 4-6 months.
GasHunterIA All-Star Author Iowa Posts:789 Points:483,905 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2011 8:49:10 PM Ignore GasHunterIA Report Abuse Using backward E, upward 6 or 9 is being creative, improvising while waiting for a solution.
GasHunterIA All-Star Author Iowa Posts:789 Points:483,905 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2011 8:43:07 PM Ignore GasHunterIA Report Abuse There is a gas pump price and a sign price. Both are totally independent. I normally go by the gas pump price.
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,948 Points:3,030,065 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2011 3:56:33 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse It's not funny when they use backwards Es for the number to the left of the decimal point. And it's not funny when they use the number 3 for the number to the left of the decimal point, either.
hnofer17 Champion Author Austin Posts:5,349 Points:998,655 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2011 12:18:06 AM Ignore hnofer17 Report Abuse It's funny when they use backwards E's for 3.
hnofer17 Champion Author Austin Posts:5,349 Points:998,655 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2011 12:18:04 AM Ignore hnofer17 Report Abuse It's funny when they use backwards E's for 3.
Bill100 Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:41,458 Points:1,158,095 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2011 5:57:41 AM Ignore Bill100 Report Abuse One of my local Speedways recently decided to post the Premium price a penny higher than the actual sales price. They had run out of 3's!
BCERB Champion Author Victoria Posts:2,297 Points:425,015 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Jan 3, 2011 3:19:10 AM Ignore BCERB Report Abuse Could be a ploy to get you into the station for impulse buys.
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,948 Points:3,030,065 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Dec 29, 2010 7:42:35 AM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse So then, they're not posting the wrong price on the sign; just not indicating what the requirement is to get that price (that is, that you had to be a "loyalty" buyer, whatever that is - sorry, I'm familiar with using a station's credit card but not a "loyalty" membership). Seems like they posted the right price, just no explanation what you needed to do to get gas at that price. Here, in the D.C. metro area (including Maryland and Northern Virginia), places that have different cash/credit prices indicate that the price is cash, though many now post both prices in large numbers, or (some stations, including the Excel chain) indicate one price, and when you get to the pump, you see that if you pay cash you will get a 5 cent or so discount (and the Excel stations provide a free cup of coffee or tea for those going into the station to pay).
hnofer17 Champion Author Austin Posts:5,349 Points:998,655 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Dec 29, 2010 12:24:08 AM Ignore hnofer17 Report Abuse To Gas_Buddy on the sign it just said UNLEADED $2.52/GAL, no specification whatsoever, and without the regular (non-loyalty brand) price posted anywhere (except on the pump of course but that's not visible until 10 feet away from the pump).
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,170 Points:3,249,620 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Dec 28, 2010 11:14:43 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Sound like what you said after the or Gas_Buddy.
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,948 Points:3,030,065 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Dec 28, 2010 7:32:39 AM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse Wait a second... Are they posting the wrong price on the sign, or are they posting the correct price on the sign, just not the price you're looking for? In this area, the DC Metro area, the signs clearly indicate if the posted price is a cash price. But this thread is saying "Wrong Price on Sign". The wrong price on the sign doesn't seem to be the problem hnofer17's talking about in the original post.
luvmyburgi Champion Author Ohio Posts:5,810 Points:956,220 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 21, 2010 11:41:17 AM Ignore luvmyburgi Report Abuse That has happened to me.
Frankb4U All-Star Author San Bernardino Posts:549 Points:119,130 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2010 5:20:03 PM Ignore Frankb4U Report Abuse I feel you. I hate driving into a gas station driven by the price on the sign just to find out is either cash price, loyalty program or any other crap they can come up with.
luvmyburgi Champion Author Ohio Posts:5,810 Points:956,220 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2010 9:50:19 PM Ignore luvmyburgi Report Abuse Happens here every once in a while.
chipote Champion Author Washington Posts:1,274 Points:388,055 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Dec 17, 2010 10:33:20 AM Ignore chipote Report Abuse join the loyalty club if there is no catch.
jdhelm Champion Author Iowa Posts:11,803 Points:1,194,890 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Dec 9, 2010 11:47:58 AM Ignore jdhelm Report Abuse hey, I'm loyal, least that's what my wife says
HeavyDuty_cache Champion Author Omaha Posts:12,964 Points:2,480,660 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2010 11:12:57 PM Ignore HeavyDuty_cache Report Abuse Join the loyalty club. It sounds like a great price.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,170 Points:3,249,620 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2010 6:44:54 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse So the sign isn't incorrect, just incomplete.