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Originally Posted by Larry Gude  ...look, the oil company and the gas station are two different entities for one thing. For another, whatever Mr. Gas Station Owner is selling you is fuel he's had for at least some days if not longer, so, he's paying whatever the price was when he bought a given load. He's gonna raise prices as soon as his costs go up and, yeah, he won't be in a huge hurry to lower them but don't be too hard on them. Gas stations do not make much on fuel. They make less than the state and feds do and they make less than the oil company. It's an ugly business. |
Larry, I'd like to agree with you, but when oil prices go up, Mr. Gas Station Owner shouldn't raise the price until he runs out of that tank of gasoline. Instead, prices jump up right away.