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Saab93turbo Veteran Author Washington Posts:480 Points:84,260 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2013 5:56:03 PM Ignore Saab93turbo Report Abuse Gas is really going up fast. It was a shock to see prices rise every 2-4 days. However, now I am resigned to the fact that prices are going up. I am prepared to pay $4.60 for regular by summer, about 70 cents more than the current price. In Vancouver, B.C., they pay well above $5 per gallon. Of course, they are grumbling that it is getting close to or past $6 per gallon ($1.50/litre) Also, there are a few stations where the rise in premium gas is less when prices are rapidly increasing. I think this is the case because there is a drop in demand when gas prices shoot up rapidly. [Edited by: Saab93turbo at 2/27/2013 5:56:56 PM EST]

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Gas is really going up fast. It was a shock to see prices rise every 2-4 days. However, now I am resigned to the fact that prices are going up. I am prepared to pay $4.60 for regular by summer, about 70 cents more than the current price. In Vancouver, B.C., they pay well above $5 per gallon. Of course, they are grumbling that it is getting close to or past $6 per gallon ($1.50/litre)

Also, there are a few stations where the rise in premium gas is less when prices are rapidly increasing. I think this is the case because there is a drop in demand when gas prices shoot up rapidly.

[Edited by: Saab93turbo at 2/27/2013 5:56:56 PM EST]

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PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,190 Points:1,594,620 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: May 2, 2013 2:32:02 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse How strange. You'd think that a country that has more oil than they can use would have cheap gas. Go figure.
zardoz74 Veteran Author Houston Posts:261 Points:21,950 Joined:Apr 2013	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 9:47:10 PM Ignore zardoz74 Report Abuse The Law of Supply & Demand.
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,190 Points:1,594,620 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2013 7:25:59 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse Well, get prepared for them to go down all this month. You heard it here, first.
MertieMan Champion Author Lexington Posts:14,773 Points:2,892,685 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 9, 2013 9:39:18 AM Ignore MertieMan Report Abuse I can't for the life of me understand why people in your area are paying up to 25% more for gas than we are. You are indeed being ripped completely off like the rest of us.
BartandLisa Champion Author Newfoundland Posts:2,130 Points:416,475 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 5:00:50 PM Ignore BartandLisa Report Abuse Glad I am not in Vancouver
wbacon Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:13,399 Points:2,980,335 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2013 1:54:12 PM Ignore wbacon Report Abuse yeah who would of thought tha I would think $3.25/gal would be cheap?? When I startewd driving, I paid exactly 1/10 for gas..............
traffic cop Champion Author Boston Posts:1,239 Points:534,580 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2013 1:06:13 PM Ignore traffic cop Report Abuse Prices go up by nickles and dimes. Prices go down by pennies and nickles. Rinse and repeat. Prices go up by nickles and dimes. Prices go down by pennies and nickles. Rinse and repeat. Prices go up....
1OILMAN Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,069 Points:156,460 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 4, 2013 4:44:07 PM Ignore 1OILMAN Report Abuse Supposedly odd number pricing appears more favorable than even.
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,190 Points:1,594,620 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 4, 2013 2:41:42 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse It's outrageous what you people up there have to pay for gas. I feel you. I don't know why you don't all band together and riot, or something. Don't just sit there and take it Get mad!
Saab93turbo Veteran Author Washington Posts:480 Points:84,260 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2013 8:52:19 PM Ignore Saab93turbo Report Abuse Sorry, bad title. Maybe I was thinking "Consumers' perception of gas prices" and mention that if there is a slow but constant rise, people might accept it better.
HeavyDuty_cache Champion Author Omaha Posts:12,969 Points:2,481,735 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2013 7:54:04 PM Ignore HeavyDuty_cache Report Abuse Perhaps retaking the Psychology class would help.
EvPv Champion Author Maine Posts:1,023 Points:262,775 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2013 7:24:26 PM Ignore EvPv Report Abuse gas prices are based on a VERY competitive retail business. Gas 'wars' happen to create an area much lower than 10 miles away in each direction. The 'losers' usually close their doors for getting carried away for an extended period of time. The psychology is simply the competitive spirit.
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,953 Points:3,032,015 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2013 6:31:54 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse And the original post has "what" to do with "The psychology of gas prices"? And why, based on the history of gas prices over the past half dozen or more years, is it a shock to see prices rise every 2-4 days? Prices rise; prices lower. That's happened for a long time. Nothing to do with "psychology".