Are You Kidding Me?
By Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21737)
Canada
February 8, 2017 3:28pm CST
This afternoon I needed to fill my van with gasoline (petrol, for the British). The price has been jumping around so I was hoping to find some that was still at the lower price.
The first well priced gas station had a lineup onto the roadway...I knew where it was usually less and it was on my way to my destination....I'll wait.....
I pulled off the highway and peered towards the gas stations... $1.05 per litre....in that case I'll go to Canadian Tire down the road and at least get a $.03 premium for paying cash.....
I'm ready to pull in at Canadian Tire....$1.05 per litre....when I spot ESSO, across the road.....$0.95 per litre. A quick turn around...a short wait in line.
My debit card is processed, I start to pump gas....I look up at the sign (I'm not the only one, the car filling up behind me spots it as well).....
The sign just changed to $1.05 per litre. A quick check of the pumps price...no, I'm still getting mine for the lower price.
The people still waiting in line are going to be plenty mad when they see what they are paying.
Photo: Pixabay
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
8 Feb 17
Wow, that reminds me of the 70s here when people were waiting in line for gas. Gas was around $.40 a gallon and we thought it was outrageous! It keeps going up and down here, too. I'm just glad I don't live in New York or Los Angeles where it's the most expensive in the country. I saw it for $1.99 today.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
8 Feb 17
Our gas prices seem to jump up and down.....mostly up. $1.05 per litre works out to about $4.00 per US gallon.
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
8 Feb 17
You were lucky! That's never happened to me. I think that most of our petrol stations change their prices when they are closed. You are still paying about half what we pay here. Petrol here is about £1.23 a litre (diesel is £1.25) and $1.05 Canadian is currently equivalent to £0.64!
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
8 Feb 17
That had never happened to me before.
Gas prices are low compared to what they have been, but let's face it...no one wants to pay more than necessary....the taxes added to gasoline here I. Canada make up a large part of the cost.
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@sabtraversa (12938)
• Italy
8 Feb 17
Oh my, that should be illegal. 
Good that you still paid for the price you spotted first.
Good that you still paid for the price you spotted first.2 people like this
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
8 Feb 17
I think the price we pay is outrageous. The gas companies are making big bucks. It's not like the gas we were pumping cost them any more...the next car was getting the same gas from the same tank .
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@sabtraversa (12938)
• Italy
8 Feb 17
@Morleyhunt We pay more here, all added taxes for paying stuff that might not exist anymore. 
Then yes, private companies (retailers) that squeeze customers some more. 
Then yes, private companies (retailers) that squeeze customers some more. 1 person likes this
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
8 Feb 17
We have seen prices change while looking at the sign. It is frustrating, but what choice do we have @MorleyHunt
All of us need fuel.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
9 Feb 17
@Morleyhunt That is all weird b/c the fuel that is in the ground was purchased at the previous price.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
8 Feb 17
This is the first time I've seen it change while I was pumping gas. I sure checked quickly to make sure that I was paying the lower price that had been shown whe. I pulled into the gas station.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
@PatZAnthony when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, we watched our gas prices double in four hours. That is the only time the gas company was charged for gouging the public.
The fuel companies got slap on the wrist. The public...well we just had no choice... You pay and pay and pay.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
I always wonder how the oil companies can justify the amount they charge us for gasoline. The government is also guilty...they add taxes and then charge us GST on the taxes as well as on the gasoline. It's so unfair.
@Deepizzaguy (94552)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Feb 17
Exxon is called ESSO in Canada? Amazing. In Panama where I was born and raised Exxon was called ESSO also. The world is getting more bizarre everyday.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
When I'm in the states even though the sign says EXXON, I read it as ESSO.
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@dodo19 (47066)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
10 Feb 17
@Morleyhunt With the price of gas, it's probably better that way.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
I rely on my car, but drive as little as possible.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
8 Feb 17
I'm glad you got it for the cheaper price! I can imagine how mad everyone else was.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
8 Feb 17
I expect there ere a few irate customers before the hour was out.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
We've seen prices of $1.35 per litre which is over $5 per gallon. I try to combine as much as I can when I go out.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
@rebelann I wish. I'm looking forward to spring....at least part of my trip will be on a bicycle.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
9 Feb 17
If you are in process of filling up and price nyou should get the original price.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
9 Feb 17
@Morleyhunt You'll pay more next time, it all evens out.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
10 Feb 17
@AbbyGreenhill so far, I have not used the van since arriving home Wednesday afternoon. Let's see how long I can make this tank last.
@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Feb 17
And a race to the finish for the lowest gas price. At this point I am glad we don't have a car.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
8 Feb 17
Gas prices go up...everything else goes up...delivery charges incorporate the cost of the gasoline.
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@just4him (306236)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Feb 17
@Morleyhunt Ouch! Right now our prices are $2.19/gal.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
13 Feb 17
@just4him the gas station I passed this afternoon was priced at $1.069 per litre.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
I see our American neighbours raise a ruckus when prices go up $0.10 a gallon.....we jump that much a litre overnight....which works out to about $0.38 a gallon.
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@Morethanamom (1948)
• Canada
8 Feb 17
Glad you got the better price. Last week I ventured over to the next town(where we were headed anyway) for a better price. My gas light went on before we left town.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
8 Feb 17
I was watching the gauge pretty closely. The gas light didn't come on, but I was much emptier than I am comfortable with.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
11 Feb 17
@fishtiger58 wow! I can only imagine gas prices that are that low.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
I'm jealous. We haven't seen prices that low in years.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
11 Feb 17
@Morleyhunt I think the lowest it's been in the last few months was $1.69 for a few days.
@Juliaacv (48442)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
I noticed CT was at $1.04 and I drove around the corner and Pioneer was at .99.
I remember the highest I ever paid for gasoline was when the hurricane Katrina blew into the states, and I paid almost $1.40/L
I am glad that you got your gas at the lower price, its hard enough now that Justin has slapped that new petro tax onto us.
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@Juliaacv (48442)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
@Morleyhunt Every week our pumps jump at least a dime over night. Usually Jump Day is Wednesday night, so I gas up before I leave town on Wednesday evening or afternoon.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
Even with that new tax. $0.04 per litre, gas prices jumped $0.10. How do the fuel companies justify that?
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
What makes it worse. Most of us do not have the option of using public transportation.
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
9 Feb 17
you were very lucky and just got there at the right time
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
Imagine...one more red light, and I would not have gotten the lower prices.
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
The cost of Gas is outrageous here in Canada, as often as i can I cross over the border just to buy gas. You lucked out. That is the lowest price I've seen in a long time.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
Until the new $0.04 tax went on in January, that was what our gas prices were. Then a 4 cent tax seemed to equal a 15 cent hike.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
8 Feb 17
I didn't see any other gas stations with the low price that I paid. They all seem to be at about $1.05 a litre. That works out to about $4.00 per gallon.
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
9 Feb 17
@Morleyhunt Wow! That's a lot!
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
10 Feb 17
@Morleyhunt I know right? There's been a time or two when the gas was low and I thought, "I'll get some tomorrow." Yeah right!!
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
9 Feb 17
Timing is everything. This time it worked out in my favour.
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