Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Watch out for hiding gas prices.

If you're like me, you pay for most things with your debit card. I rarely carry cash - I find I spend it quicker if I have it. Well, we just noticed today at the Shell gas station on Gregg Street in Fayetteville (AKA the White Oak Station) that the price per gallon is $0.09 less if you pay for your gas in cash! With debit/credit cards, the price per gallon was $3.57; however, when paying in cash, it was only $3.49! The prices were actually displayed on the gas station marquee. I never really pay attention because I usually get gas at Walmart.

So next time you get gas check and see if there is a lower price if paying in cash - it's probably worth a trip to the ATM. It's almost the same price difference between Unleaded and Premium! I've never noticed this before, but I'm sure it exists in other places as well!

2 comments:

Unknown said...

When gas gets so high the stations try to squeeze out some profit by trying to avoid paying processing fees to banks. I like the new template by the way.

Anonymous said...

"I usually get gas at Walmart."

That happens to me, too, so I shop elsewhere whenever I can.