Gas price survey

WOW!! $1.29 is cheap!!!!  I thought I was doing good yesterday at $1.56.  

Yesterday in Spokane Washington I saw $1.58 at Safeway (that's factoring in the 3 cent member discount, and membership is free). Most other gas stations were $1.61 - $1.69.

We are at 1.69 in the suburbs of Chicago -- Filled the car up for less than $20 -- whoo hoo!!!!

Just bought gas in Central Coast area of CA for $1.69 per gallon--with 7 cent discount if pay cash.

That's the lowest I've seen.

However, the prices of foods (other than local which are really cheap right now) have not dropped one iota. And I heard on the news that some manufacturers are using this rise in gas costs to retool their plants; putting less in smaller boxes and keeping the same price. That's happened before in this country as I recall. Remember when candy bars were much bigger and less expensive? The consumers will be bled a little more than at the gas pump. Now it's cheaper to get my bread at the local bakery.

It's a trade off....lower gas...higher food!

I paid 1.44 the other day...nice!

Grace, there's an article about the box stores/chain stores ...talks about how "they" push our "I am a smart consumer with shopping options" buttons when we should be fighting that with our "I am an engaged citizen" button ...  This war of a community with independant business vs chain stores has been going on since the 30's ...  ".....chains threatened democracy by undermining local economic independence and community self-determination. As they drove out the local merchant -- a "loyal and energetic type of citizen"-- the chains replaced him with a manager, a "transient," who was discouraged from independent thought and community involvement, and who served as "merely a representative of a non-resident group of stockholders who pay him according to his ability to line their pockets with silver."

http://www.alternet.org/story/45166/?page=entire

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Gas:  $1.57 in Riverside County!

Same here in Ohio Dejaboo!  In one night, it went up 30cents!

Grace...I didn't mean literally that food and gas were a trade off...just figuratively.  Just that as soon as we are saving on gas...we are spending more on food.

Filled up the Acura AND the Jeep Wrangler today for $50 in Oregon , at  $1.65 a gallon here in Oregon.  Food is lower as well.  I have noticed many price drops at our local Winco grocery store.  I have to say I NEVER would have predicted gas EVER going bellow $2 a gallon.  I can't remember prices being this low since the 90s.

$2.04 here in California

$1.89 regular in NY

Hey Felicia! Am I finally going to get you in my Mini on the 24th???

heh heh- I haven't forgotten!

Hello all-

I could not help but notice this active topic as I was logging off.

I am in CONNECTICUT and it is OVER $3.  I got 2.83 for basic unleaded but Super is over $3 just about everywhere,

VA at 1.7?!?!?!   Lucky u....NY, NJ and CT should be combined b/c we are like 1 state anyway and we are always paying....

Liz

It's $2.79 for the cheap stuff in Indiana. $2.99 for the premium