[jimh24444@gmail.com]

Noticed gas on all 466A gas stations was 10 cents / gal cheaper than on 466. why would that be? 466 stations not treating people in that area right.

[asianthree]

Because one can drive to whatever gas station makes them happy. Many who live in TV drive cars so little that .10 isn’t worth driving 5 miles.

I have been paying $3.77 or less for 2 weeks. Of course I am not in Florida

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by jimh24444@gmail.com

Noticed gas on all 466A gas stations was 10 cents / gal cheaper than on 466. why would that be? 466 stations not treating people in that area right.

10 cents per gallon is not enough to draw any conclusions. That is only about 2 percent of the cost.

[Stu from NYC]

Have noticed differences between 466A and other parts of the area but percentage wise not a huge difference.

[Topspinmo]

Maybe different counties and different township which could affect tax rate?

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by jimh24444@gmail.com

Noticed gas on all 466A gas stations was 10 cents / gal cheaper than on 466. why would that be? 466 stations not treating people in that area right.

The pricing of company stores is based on two factors - local competition (local being driving patterns) keeping tank farms from filling up.

Unless it is a small independent station, most company stations do not set their own prices. Most company stations today are convenience stores.

I worked driving a cash register at a national convenience store way back when we had just reached $4/gal for the first time. The manager had a specific route he had to drive to the station each morning. It was to get the posted prices of our station's direct competition. He would then send those prices to corporate and they would message back the prices they wanted us to sell at. That happened at least once per day, sometimes more often.

Most corporate stations do not make any significant money on gasoline sales. We often sold gas at a loss. It was our loss leader so to speak. We made our money on cigarettes and beer sales. We were a "smaller" station/store in a medium to lower-class neighborhood - and we did about $30,000/day in sales on cigarettes and beer.

In meetings with the manager and corporate representatives (the manager wanted me to go into management - so, I attended his meetings. I did want to go into management, it was not a career path for me, but the meetings were better than standing behind the cash register.

At these meetings, it was explained that the price we charged was based on two factors - competition and not letting the tank farm fill up. The tank farms act as a buffer between the refineries and the stations. Consumers' buying varies greatly based on lots of things. The goal was to keep the refinery running as close to 100% capacity as possible since that was the most cost-effective and efficient level. If sales would fall off and the tank farm started filling up they would drop prices to get more sales, and not allow the tank farm to get full.

As the tank farms start filling up, they will start raising prices until the level stops rising.

Global price variations in crude typically do not have an immediate impact on station gas pricing, because more refineries have bulk purchase agreements at a fixed price. Things like pipeline outages, wells giving out, supply chain slowdowns, etc. typical are more of a long-term impact.

Short-term variations have little to no impact. They have entire departments working to make sure the supply line does not impact the refinery. The more volatile the supply chain is (pandemic and Ukraine war) the more difficult it is to stabilize their refineries and maintain 100% production levels. Anything other than 100% cost the refinery LOTS of money

[vintageogauge]

The posted pricing on 466A might be cash prices vs credit card and those on 466 might be posting credit card prices and not offering a discount for cash which would make them the bad guys for sure. On 301 the gas stations nearest to the turnpike exits are usually about 10 cents higher than the ones on 301 at 44. This has been going on forever, just a little more noticeable now that prices are so high.

[MrFlorida]

What's the difference ? They got us over a barrel ( pun intended)

[Michael G.]

One of the major reasons gas is going through the roof is consumption. The more we drive and consume, the higher the price.

Well guess what?

It's summer up north, vacation time, schools are out, RV's and boats are ready, people got vacation plans with budgeted money, National Parks need reservations to enter, so don't look for gas prices to fall anytime soon

[butlerperkins@gmail.com]

2022 0609 Thursday @ 11:58
Astonishingly, no one has actually posted the price of gas on this thread. I am out of town and have just been asked about gas prices in Florida. Anyone?

[Babubhat]

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[vintageogauge]

Originally Posted by butlerperkins@gmail.com

2022 0609 Thursday @ 11:58
Astonishingly, no one has actually posted the price of gas on this thread. I am out of town and have just been asked about gas prices in Florida. Anyone?

At 7:00 AM this morning $4.73 at 44 & 301.

[MartinSE]

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[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

The posted pricing on 466A might be cash prices vs credit card and those on 466 might be posting credit card prices and not offering a discount for cash which would make them the bad guys for sure. On 301 the gas stations nearest to the turnpike exits are usually about 10 cents higher than the ones on 301 at 44. This has been going on forever, just a little more noticeable now that prices are so high.

I always use a credit card, and I have never noticed a price difference between the price on the pump and the price on the sign. Are there actually gas stations where you can get a discount by paying cash?

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I always use a credit card, and I have never noticed a price difference between the price on the pump and the price on the sign. Are there actually gas stations where you can get a discount by paying cash?

Definitely, though the practice has not caught on as much in Florida.

I've seen stations towards Leesburg that had surprisingly low prices posted with small print underneath them. I haven't seen this within the Villages yet but it could be coming. Personally, I would avoid such a station on general principle.