Deece in MN Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 I haven't noticed a thread about this and was curious what gas prices are in other places. We are down to $2.79 for regular. That is a drop of about $1.30 from the high just a few months ago. I expected prices to go down some, but never would have guessed they would drop below $3.00! Is the big factor the upcoming election? I know oil prices have dropped, but like I said, I wouldn't have guessed that gas prices would drop this drastically and in such a short time just from that alone. Anyway, just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PariSarah Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Something about slow supply chains or something. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 We bought at Sam's last night for $2.91. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Gas was $3.25 a day or so ago when I last looked. Mr. Beansprouts predicts they will fall below $3 soon. In fact he claims they should be that price now, except that the stations are soaking us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ria Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 $3.29 here in SE PA. Ria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 2.79 here in SW Louisiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 It's $2.77 here in southern NJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 We are still around $3.55. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 we have $2.69 here (just outside of Tulsa). I heard a couple of days ago that we have the lowest prices in the nation...wonder if it's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 $2.89 here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 $3.69 this morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraL in OK Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Dropped from $2.75 yesterday to $2.49 this morning, in central Oklahoma. Wow. I think our taxes on gasoline are low; our price swings seem similar to other places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorna in the boonies Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 $2.63 this morning in West Texas (down from $2.75 last night). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 We filled up the tank in my car last night for 3.34 a gallon. That's a bargain for us! Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 NW Chicagoland suburbs we are at about $3.49. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Well our high was 3.99. I haven't been out today but the report for local gas stations says a few are 3.19 but most are 3.24. Last Saturday I paid 3.57. I'm happy to see they are dropping but I do agree that the stations are just trying to milk it. Wholesale oil has dropped almost 50% but prices have dropped less than 25%. If wholesale drops 50%, I think retail should too. Whose in favor of $2.00 a gallon gas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSMP Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Wow.....I am in shock at how low some of your prices are..:001_huh: Last night when we were out and about, it was $3.12 if you paid cash. It was running around $3.50-$3.80 depending on where you bought gas. Sams and Costco had it for $2.91 last night. Who would have ever thought we would long for the days when it was below $3. I can remember when I first started driving I was paying $.89/gal That was for diesel. Sheeshhhh.....Below $2 would be totally awesome!!!!:auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtolgd Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 It was $3.09 for the cheapest gas here last night when we filled up (we paid $3.19 for the middle range). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritAnnia Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Did you hear the prices in NC are higher than anywhere else in the lower 48 states? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 NOt enough imo. We are now down to $1.13 per litre so still $4.52 per gallon and this in the province that have all the dang oil. This of course is the price AFTER the drop in price. 2 weeks ago it was $1.38 per litre so $5.52 per gallon so I guess a drop of a ful dollar is good, but not good enough imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Just paid $3.09 outside of Detroit today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missplacedalaskan Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 This afternoon it was $3.19. I think the highest it got was $3.90, I am hoping it will continue to drop and get below $3 before I need to fill my Expedition on Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma23peas Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 $2.89!!!!!! Huntsville, Alabama Time to invest all the dollars we're saving! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Ours has dropped 90c in the last *week*. But we're still at ~$3.30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemMommy Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 we are seeing $2.74! Yippee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in KY Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 $2.99 here in central KY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Our prices are dropping so fast, it's $0.10 lower every day. We're around $2.89 a gallon today -- but of course I filled up Thursday at $3.09. :lol: While I was happy to see the lower gas prices, everything I saved on my fill-up, and then some, went bye-bye at the grocery store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 We're currently at 3.55, down from 4.65 in NorCal. I'd love to see us under 2, but I don't think that will ever happen out here. Low 3's would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Filled up at $3.19 this morning, and then drove past the same station two hours later -- $3.15! :tongue_smilie: But 3.19 is a lot better than 4.29. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMere Academy Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Got it for $3.29 today!!!!! I was SHOCKED. I pray they get below $3.00 and keep dropping!!! :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renthead Mommy Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 (edited) It is still $4.06 here. It has been that price since about May. It never moves, and it's that price at the gas stations on all the bases. We were talking about it the other day, and figured since the price hasn't changed in months, maybe we have to use that shipment before a new shipment comes in and the price changes. I don't really watch the price of gas out in town, but in the summer we figured out the cost of a gallon of gas. The Okinawans were paying 177 Yen per liter. With the exchange, and the conversion to gallons, it was coming out to just about $7 a gallon. I have noticed that gas has been steadily dropping out in town. I believe it's down somewhere in the 130's Yen per liter. So it's dropping, it's just not dropping for us. Luckily, unless you want to drive to the other end of the island (maybe 2 hours away?) everything is pretty much a 5 to 10 minute drive. We really only fill the tank up every 3-4 weeks. So while it's more here, we use a lot less of it. (Hence our theory that we need to use up the $4.06 shipment before the cost goes down.) Edited October 11, 2008 by Renthead Mommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningirl71 Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 We're at $3.29 in sw IN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 It's because the price of oil on the market is crashing - down to $82 a barrel earlier this week. Gas in my town was down to $3.08 on Tuesday; I haven't looked since then..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy in Indy Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 I topped my tank today at $2.68/gal here in Indy. It's astounding to me that just a few weeks ago it was $4.17/gal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Down about $1 from two weeks ago and I am happy to see it. Who would'a thunk it? :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5kidsforME Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 It was $2.99, but we use E85 when its cheaper and that was $2.79 a gallon. We live in northern IN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 $3.57 for regular here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin in Tx Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 There are actually several factors in the price drop. It always drops after the summer driving season, when demand is at its highest. Add that to the drop in demand from people scaling back. There's actually a bit of a surplus right now due to the decline in demand, such that OPEC has called an "historic" meeting (news article's words, not mine!) in response to the falling demand and prices... something about maybe cutting back on production to "stabilize" prices. Ha! Where were they and their historic meetings when prices were spiraling out of control? Also, there is the theory that prices are dropping because of the threat of a major world wide recession. Everything is losing value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kate in seattle Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 3.259 at Costco in south Seattle today. Demand is down. OPEC moved up their meeting to Nov. 18 (was scheduled for Dec 17 or 18). I expect they will set production limits. Several analysts I have read expect prices to bottom out soon and then start a slow rise upward. I am stalling on buying heating fuel oil for as long as possible. When *I* started driving gas was .50/gallon. I have bored my children to tears by telling them stories of Miss Jayne (my BFF from 1st grade) and I in high school - as long as we could each scrounge up a quarter we could put a gallon of gas in her VW bug and cruise the strip (in our very tiny town) all night! kate in seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 $3.89 two weeks ago, $3.59 last week and $3.29 this week. When my firstborn had colic and we drove her around in the car half the night it was $1.30 and we thought that was high! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Lee Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 You know things have gotten out of hand when you pass the gas station and hear yourself exclaim, "Ooh La La!" at $3.93 a gal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin in Tx Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 When *I* started driving gas was .50/gallon. I have bored my children to tears by telling them stories of Miss Jayne (my BFF from 1st grade) and I in high school - as long as we could each scrounge up a quarter we could put a gallon of gas in her VW bug and cruise the strip (in our very tiny town) all night! Ha!! I can remember when it rose to $0.50/gallon and I was flabbergasted. I know what you mean... I am beginning to sound like my dad (who was an adult during the depression) who used to go on and on about how he worked for $5 a week and his room and board was $3 (the same story I heard over and over, whenever he encountered something outrageous like a $2 hamburger :)). Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 My brother is in banking & closely follows stock futures. He says gas will be around $2.50 within the next week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari C in SC Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 we have $2.69 here (just outside of Tulsa). I heard a couple of days ago that we have the lowest prices in the nation...wonder if it's true. I don't know if it is true, but we are on a road trip heading to Oklahoma. I will take cheaper gas and not complain one bit!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Muncie Indiana gas was $2.99 about an hour ago when I bought a fountain soda. I will take 2.69 though but I can deal with this just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat19 Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 $2.79 in Iowa :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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