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richgCA Rookie Author Riverside Posts:7 Points:6,170 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 4, 2012 2:21:37 AM Ignore richgCA Report Abuse If you would go to the lowest station no matter how far away it is. And use 1 gal. or less to get there and back. And treat this as an investment, in bringing prices down. Your local stations,would have to lower thier prices. Do the the math it won't cost you that much more. If every one did this, All the stations would have to bring thier prices down.

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If you would go to the lowest station no matter how far away it is. And use 1 gal. or less to get there and back.

And treat this as an investment, in bringing prices down.
Your local stations,would have to lower thier prices.

Do the the math it won't cost you that much more.

If every one did this, All the stations would have to bring thier prices down.

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skidsteer85xt Champion Author Indiana Posts:4,087 Points:215,700 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Dec 7, 2012 11:21:00 PM Ignore skidsteer85xt Report Abuse i might
13Octane Champion Author Tucson Posts:2,147 Points:332,165 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 5:14:34 PM Ignore 13Octane Report Abuse cheapest station in town is right across the street from me
13Octane Champion Author Tucson Posts:2,147 Points:332,165 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 5:14:24 PM Ignore 13Octane Report Abuse cheapest station in town is right across the street from me
cayo32 Rookie Author Toronto Posts:61 Points:75,505 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Nov 28, 2012 6:06:53 PM Ignore cayo32 Report Abuse I'm in
bady777 All-Star Author Edmonton Posts:865 Points:303,285 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Nov 27, 2012 11:39:05 AM Ignore bady777 Report Abuse i would support this..
brerrabbitTX Champion Author Houston Posts:1,070 Points:18,785 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 11:28:08 AM Ignore brerrabbitTX Report Abuse As I have already stated it's a bad idea. Others have said many still buy at higher priced stations and don't understand why. Well when you look at something like gas which many people here see as a necessity you have to look at the overall economic impact of gas. Gas company CC's are easier to get than most. Many buying the higher priced gas are doing it with a gas company CC. The premium they pay is for the credit they are extended. Others believe in the quality of the product. I work for an oil company and I can tell you millions of dollars are spent each year on surveys and studies to identify the segments of consummers and every gas brand is trying to target specific groups. It is very easy for an individual to come up with an idea that will "lower gas prices" however getting the widely diverse population as a whole to all act the same way is virtually impossible and we have survey data to prove it! So make your decision, do what's best for you and your family and move on. Consummers will never all agree on anything.
catfish99 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:14,177 Points:2,525,200 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2012 4:12:00 PM Ignore catfish99 Report Abuse Spelling, too.
BTP1535 Veteran Author Seattle Posts:369 Points:107,575 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Nov 23, 2012 1:42:53 PM Ignore BTP1535 Report Abuse Fuel is too much of a necessity. Sounds like a good idea in theory, however it would be near impossible to get enough participation to carry it out...
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,685 Points:838,220 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 2:35:24 PM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse I think she is boycotting punctuation.
1OILMAN Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,153 Points:181,140 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 2:02:26 PM Ignore 1OILMAN Report Abuse Megan, have you been in that sour mash again?
MeganIA Rookie Author Iowa Posts:1 Points:370 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2012 2:38:35 PM Ignore MeganIA Report Abuse i agreee. i hate these prices i am froma very small town with a city an hour away so of course they skyrocket gas prices i hate it because i am not made of money and it makes it so hard for me to travel but now that me and many others around town go to the city usually once every week or two we fill up our cars adn some gas cans and teh town is actually starting to lower prices it is nice to be able to do that and for the to lower it because the town has comet ogether to do something about it
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:26,207 Points:3,062,700 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 1:29:05 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse First, richgCA, who started this topic, has a been a member of Gas Buddy for almost three years. In that that h's posted about one gas price a month, and apparently none since he started this topic nearly two months ago (i.e., still 6,170 points since his last message post. It's not as if he's overly concerned with gas pricing assistance for his fellow members, in my opinion, to the point of informing his fellow members about local pricing to help them be more knowledgeable shoppers - which is what he should be doing if he wants them to shop at the lowest priced stations, in his words, "no matter how far away it is." Members can't know the low prices far away if you don't tell them and tell them where to go. There's no reason this topic needs to be continuing if the original poster isn't concerned with the issue in any serious manner.
Marc56 Sophomore Author Asheville Posts:223 Points:374,480 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 7:56:48 AM Ignore Marc56 Report Abuse Kinda hard to get buy-in from everyone on this, don't you think? How would you do that?
Mikeyl Champion Author Cleveland Posts:5,302 Points:1,211,595 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Nov 14, 2012 3:45:16 PM Ignore Mikeyl Report Abuse Patronizing stations that have lower gas prices is a good idea. But, look around. The station across the street has a price 10 or 20 cents higher than the one you're sitting at. There are still people shopping there. This is why this will never work. People are stupid and follow habits instead of their brains.
dlgrote Rookie Author Stockton Posts:22 Points:4,120 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Nov 13, 2012 6:17:13 PM Ignore dlgrote Report Abuse i would support this..
bady777 All-Star Author Edmonton Posts:865 Points:303,285 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Nov 12, 2012 11:17:38 AM Ignore bady777 Report Abuse fun, bring it down.
R209 Champion Author California Posts:7,455 Points:269,440 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Nov 11, 2012 7:53:38 PM Ignore R209 Report Abuse You guys are great...
crmedic Champion Author Arkansas Posts:2,920 Points:249,450 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2012 8:09:50 AM Ignore crmedic Report Abuse ok
seabrz7 Champion Author California Posts:1,400 Points:224,810 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Nov 4, 2012 4:35:47 PM Ignore seabrz7 Report Abuse Guess what richgCA? Prices are down 20 cents for the week in CA and down 54 cents for the month. No boycott or stupidity needed.
catfish99 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:14,177 Points:2,525,200 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 4, 2012 6:58:13 AM Ignore catfish99 Report Abuse Heh....posting on mobile got me that time, mario.
MARIOWERX Champion Author Vancouver Posts:16,080 Points:1,668,435 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Nov 3, 2012 8:53:40 PM Ignore MARIOWERX Report Abuse Fundamentals of spelling?
catfish99 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:14,177 Points:2,525,200 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 3, 2012 5:55:15 PM Ignore catfish99 Report Abuse Fundimentals of grammar?
vitaliyroz Rookie Author New Jersey Posts:78 Points:12,960 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 11:24:54 PM Ignore vitaliyroz Report Abuse looking through posts I did not see any solution, some advises on how to save on gas, but no one said how to make it lowered. did i miss something?
TxJeans Champion Author Tampa Posts:3,777 Points:387,465 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 7:12:03 AM Ignore TxJeans Report Abuse I have already been ignored - Yawn. How many has RichG ignored besides the latest three? I guess he plans to ignore all of us posting in this thread that don't support him, he will not see any activity on his thread but others that don't understand economics and math and then can feel very important? I buy gas at the best VALUE to me. Includes time, and other factors such as safety of the location, and how clean and well maintained the station and it's pumps are, amongst other things. elb001 - what don't you know if??? [Edited by: TxJeans at 11/2/2012 7:13:31 AM EST]
elb001 Rookie Author Houston Posts:5 Points:53,615 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 10:28:47 PM Ignore elb001 Report Abuse I don't know if
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:26,207 Points:3,062,700 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 2:50:34 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse Five of richgCA's seven message posts have been in this topic. At least, if you're going to shout (as was done in the topic title, with five exclamation points) at least post some gas prices once in a while. While posting gas prices won't bring down prices, it does help other Gas Buddy members learn the least expensive places to shop for fuel. That's a simple investment in time, if not dollars. Posting an average of one gas price post a month over a period of nearly three years doesn't help your fellow members very much, though it is better than simply saying "go to the lowest station no matter how far away it is."
1OILMAN Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,153 Points:181,140 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 2:36:29 PM Ignore 1OILMAN Report Abuse brerabbitTX may be right but I still enjoy the humor.
brerrabbitTX Champion Author Houston Posts:1,070 Points:18,785 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 9:22:44 AM Ignore brerrabbitTX Report Abuse Why not just use this site to locate the cheapest place to buy gas on your normal travel route every day? Then you are getting the cheapest, not supporting the higher priced sellers and not wasting time or money traveling out of your way. That is pretty much why this whole site was created to begin with. To help people save money. Your very idea for a "boycott" by spending time and money to drive out of your way pretty much defeats the whole reasoning of the site. I am quite sure people like yourself and many others on this site will search and search to save 10 cents a gallon on gas which comes out to $1.50 on a 15 gallon purchase and then walk into the store and plop down a $1.25 for a bottle of water and give your savings away for something that costs a penney coming out of your faucet at home. Penny wise and pound foolish!
1OILMAN Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,153 Points:181,140 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 1:08:05 PM Ignore 1OILMAN Report Abuse Well I would venture to say that most of us are glad when people like richgCA stop by for their two cents worth. That is the main reason I logon every day. Nothing better than a good case of logic to get one going in the morning.
TxJeans Champion Author Tampa Posts:3,777 Points:387,465 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 9:32:25 AM Ignore TxJeans Report Abuse What's an oil person? Apparently anyone that doesn't agree with the boycotters and those that think any high price is gouging. Anyone that can apply math to driving X distance to by Y amount of gas at a Z amount less and can determine that the loss of time and gas spent makes it not worth it.
MARIOWERX Champion Author Vancouver Posts:16,080 Points:1,668,435 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 28, 2012 10:00:35 PM Ignore MARIOWERX Report Abuse What's an oil person?
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:26,207 Points:3,062,700 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Oct 28, 2012 8:01:58 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse Why would anyone want to put anyone on the ignore list (unless the other person was using profanity or repeated hate speech)? Wouldn't you rather hear the reasoning and logic of the "opposition", first so that you can better understand their reasoning (even if you don't agree with their reasoning), and second so that you can (if the case be) better develop your opposition responses (making your argument and/or logic better)? That said, the original post says "If you would go to the lowest station no matter how far away it is." and then reads "And use 1 gal. or less to get there and back." Which is it? No matter how far away, or not more than a half gallon of gas away? That said, if you use a gallon of gas driving to the lowest priced station, depending where you live/get gas, it's costing you about $3.50 worth of gas. I'm not sure how you can treat that as an investment if you can buy fuel for perhaps a little more than lowest price but closer, not spending $3.50 on gas to travel to the lowest priced station. However, if you really want to make a contribution, it might be helpful to fellow members in your local area to post gas prices somewhat frequently. That may not bring down prices, but what it will do is enable local Gas Buddy members to know the prices perhaps just blocks or a short distance from their normal drive or commute. Without your posting gas prices, it would be hard for Gas Buddy members to follow your suggesting because the won't know w;here the lowest priced gas stations are. But that's just a suggestion; that's all. Just a suggestion.
rumbleseat Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:23,072 Points:3,551,075 Joined:Oct 2002	Message Posted: Oct 28, 2012 6:28:59 PM Ignore rumbleseat Report Abuse Me, ignored for being an "oilman"? LOL! I repeat "There is no intellegence test needed to post in GasBuddy, unfortunately." "There are none so blind as those who will not see. The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know." [Edited by: rumbleseat at 10/28/2012 6:31:42 PM EST]
TxJeans Champion Author Tampa Posts:3,777 Points:387,465 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Oct 28, 2012 4:41:07 PM Ignore TxJeans Report Abuse LOL! I love it. Doing the happy dance because rich put me on ignore. BTW - I am NOT an "oilman" Or, even and "oilwoman" - I just understand a bit more about economics, math, human nature and the definition of a boycott.
1OILMAN Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,153 Points:181,140 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 28, 2012 2:59:28 PM Ignore 1OILMAN Report Abuse Me too, I reckon.
catfish99 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:14,177 Points:2,525,200 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 28, 2012 9:16:59 AM Ignore catfish99 Report Abuse Rich, please add me to your ignore list. Thanks.
richgCA Rookie Author Riverside Posts:7 Points:6,170 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 27, 2012 9:14:37 PM Ignore richgCA Report Abuse 3 more oil men IGNORED!!!!!!!!!!!!! rumbleseat, maxstar, and txjeans !!!!!!!!!!!
73amx Champion Author Allentown Posts:1,312 Points:487,445 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Oct 15, 2012 11:04:51 AM Ignore 73amx Report Abuse that would be great, but I don't think the money hungry owner of my local station would. the average here is 3.85, she's still holding out at 3.90
rumbleseat Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:23,072 Points:3,551,075 Joined:Oct 2002	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 3:38:04 AM Ignore rumbleseat Report Abuse I have accused of being in oil, or paid by Big Oil to post here, before. Funny thing, I have also been accused of being in ethanol, or paid by Big Ethanol to post here. Man, that would be a kick, getting paid by both sides! There is no intellegence test needed to post in GasBuddy, unfortunately.
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,685 Points:838,220 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 13, 2012 10:47:37 AM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse I agree with Michael29644. Posting gas price updates is the best way to help others on this site, much better than not posting updates and recommending that the way to save money is to drive all over to find cheap gas.
Michael29644 Champion Author Greenville Posts:5,144 Points:870,225 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Oct 13, 2012 10:34:36 AM Ignore Michael29644 Report Abuse "I am going to use it the correct way now!" I presume the "correct way" is to double post one's intent to ignore people. And if Rookie Rich had done his homework, he would know I am in IT consulting, not oil. Why do people like this like to throw the "oil people" accusation around so loosely?
rumbleseat Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:23,072 Points:3,551,075 Joined:Oct 2002	Message Posted: Oct 13, 2012 9:11:07 AM Ignore rumbleseat Report Abuse The whole idea of this site is to allow members to pool experience and see where a station may be with lower prices, and also where a station may be with higher prices. But you can't be bothered alerting members to those prices, so how the heck are you contributing to the site?
richgCA Rookie Author Riverside Posts:7 Points:6,170 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 9:02:45 PM Ignore richgCA Report Abuse In answer to michael29644 that I don't use this site correctly ,and his other Negative remarks. I am going to use it the correct way now! U HAVE JUST BEEN IGNORED michae129644!!!!!!!!!!! Thats one less oil person.
richgCA Rookie Author Riverside Posts:7 Points:6,170 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 9:01:53 PM Ignore richgCA Report Abuse In answer to michael29644 that I don't use this site correctly ,and his other Negative remarks. I am going to use it the correct way now! U HAVE JUST BEEN IGNORED michae129644!!!!!!!!!!! Thats one less oil person. [Edited by: richgCA at 10/12/2012 9:08:29 PM EST]
MadTraveler Champion Author Idaho Posts:2,082 Points:572,100 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 2:27:13 PM Ignore MadTraveler Report Abuse Yepper - bring it down.
1OILMAN Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,153 Points:181,140 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 9, 2012 1:13:54 PM Ignore 1OILMAN Report Abuse Now that was a well thought out, lucid and concise argument. Much like Al Sharpton. :) [Edited by: 1OILMAN at 10/9/2012 1:15:15 PM EST]
Michael29644 Champion Author Greenville Posts:5,144 Points:870,225 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 8:16:06 PM Ignore Michael29644 Report Abuse "The one's against this idea or any other idea, to bring prices down. Our the one's who work or own or profit from oil prices being high." You really have no clue, do you? Why don't you participate in this site in a meaningful way, like by posting gas prices? Or did you really lie low for 33 months just to troll the forums?
richgCA Rookie Author Riverside Posts:7 Points:6,170 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:41:01 AM Ignore richgCA Report Abuse The one's against this idea or any other idea, to bring prices down. Our the one's who work or own or profit from oil prices being high. Don't believe the Negtive bull s%it.
seabrz7 Champion Author California Posts:1,400 Points:224,810 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 12:57:12 AM Ignore seabrz7 Report Abuse Sounds like you know the prices between your home and far away, so how come you don't post the prices for the people in Riverside? It would be more useful!
philipph Veteran Author Orange County Posts:424 Points:84,585 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Oct 6, 2012 7:46:08 PM Ignore philipph Report Abuse ok