Rete

Ours is paying yo-yo in MS. Before Ian it was down to 3.03 a gallon and last Wednesday it jumped to $3.27. Today it is down to $3.13.

chawkins99

Regular is down to $2.73 today.

zzrmark

Well, that seems to be the last of our sub $3 gallons. Cheapest I can find at the moment is $3.17.

Bob

It was $3.25G with the BJ's credit card this morning. It was $3.13G last week with their card.
Cumbies, down the street, with their discount card was $3.57G today.

PetrifiedExPat

~70 USD to fill the E350 with 93, get in!

chawkins99

Regular unleaded has been stable-ish for a while. Currently at $3.19 at the local Murphy (Walmart).

There is a junction in town with a gas station on 3 of 4 corners. 1 is the Murphy station and there are a Exxon and Chevron on the other corners.

Murphy is currently $3.19 for regular but the other 2 are both $3.69. Diesel is similarly 50c a gallon more at both. How do they stay in business?

Pulaski

And the flip side to that question is, "Why is Murphy undercutting the others by so much?" Surely a 10¢-15¢ discount would be enough to attract the value conscious driver? ..... That said, part of the explanation is that if you have a Shell, BP, or Exxon (and presumably others) branded credit/ payment card, you're getting 12¢-15¢ off the sticker price anyway, and you're fairly likely to stick exclusively to that brand. I have a BP card and I am only occasionally attracted to the steep discount offered by BJ's.

The prices in my neck of the woods have been fairly flat and stable for much of this year, staying around 3.399 +/-10¢ across all the areas I drive through regularly.

Steerpike

We ask that exact same question - around here, we can get gas for $4:30 or so (Costco and a few independents), but Chevron and Exxon are typically $5:29 or so - a full dollar more. So that's $10 to $20 more per fill-up!

Some people have 'loyalty' deals, and get significant discounts on the 'list price'. Some gas 'chains' have 'corporate cards' that guarantee that certain customers keep returning. Then we have (eg) Pulaski who likes to treat his engine to nice gasoline - the equivalent perhaps of shopping at Whole Foods vs the Dollar store!
EDIT TO ADD: Pulaski's post wasn't there when I wrote this !

Pulaski

In NC and into neighbouring states, and beyond, on the East Coast, there is rarely more than 5¢gal to be saved by buy discount brand/ no brand/ gas station (QT, Race Track, Speedway, etc.) gas. That said I usually plan ahead and fill the tank whenever I am passing a station with the cheapest (BP) gas in the area, and can then go 400-500 miles before filling up again.

When I drive to Florida I plan ahead, and usually get gas in Hardeeville, SC (SC has the cheapest gas on the entire route) immedidately before crossing into Georgia, and then topping off the tank in Jacksonville, FL which ensures I can drive all the way to Orlando and at least back to Jacksonville (if I don't have enough to get me back to Hardeeville) without ever buying gas in Orlando, which is significantly more expensive.

chawkins99

Murphy aren't undercutting. There are numerous others in the area in their price range. Even before they built the Murphy, these other 2 were consistently higher than most others. I thought when Murphy opened, it would force them to bring their prices down, but it hasn't. It's rare to see anyone filling up there. I guess someone filling up on the company dime may not care about the price.

Pulaski

Ah, so you have the "big city" pricing model, where there is a very large gap between premium gas and the lesser brands. I think it was like that in New York when I lived there.

Bob

Quickly creeping up again. $3.53 for the cheap stuff at the local discount place.

ddsrph

Same here in Tennessee. Most are in mid $3.50 range. Just a few weeks ago was $3 and some slightly under.

Pulaski

I haven't seen gas (in NC) under $3.15 in months, probably not this year. Mostly it has bounced up and down between $3.25 and $3.49.