# $1.99 gasoline **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 4, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157 "2016-01-04T14:58:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/1 "2016-01-04T14:58:01Z")
First time it’s hit that around here since I don’t know when. There are discount card deals where it was lower, but I haven’t seen a regular price that starts with a 1 in ages. What are you guys paying now? ---
**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/2 "2016-01-04T15:03:54Z")
$1.99 here in Idaho. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/3 "2016-01-04T15:15:29Z")
We paid $3.35 here in Sacramento over the weekend. That was for mid-grade at a Shell station, so I’m certain we could have found cheaper gas somewhere in town, but I think that sub-$2 gasoline is pretty hard to find here in California. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/4 "2016-01-04T15:16:34Z")
I paid $1.81 at BJ’s yesterday. Thanks, Obama! ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/5 "2016-01-04T15:17:30Z")
$1.99/gallon here in metro-west Boston. Thanks, Obama! ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/6 "2016-01-04T15:18:16Z")
Not sure exactly what it is right now, but it’s been under $2 more often than over for the last several months. At some point last year it was in the $1.50s. St. Louis. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/7 "2016-01-04T15:19:21Z")
$1.61 yesterday here in Missouri. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/8 "2016-01-04T15:21:27Z")
I paid $2.19 the other night, but with .20 off per gallon with my shopper’s card it was $1.99! ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/9 "2016-01-04T15:26:12Z")
A few stations are dropping to CI$3.99/imperial gallon. That’s about US$4.15/US gallon. Welcome to Cayman. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/10 "2016-01-04T15:31:40Z")
I’m in Houston, and I’ve gotten it for $1.59. [Gasbuddy.com](http://Gasbuddy.com) actually says that there are places in Houston with it for $1.49. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/11 "2016-01-04T15:32:05Z")
I filled last night at $1.90 - it’s been below $2 in my part of Maryland for some weeks now. On our way to FL 2 weeks ago, the lowest we saw was $1.65 in South Carolina. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/12 "2016-01-04T15:32:32Z")
Still waiting for sub $2 gas, so far near me is $2.009, they are really holding out on that $2 level, bastards! ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/13 "2016-01-04T16:14:37Z")
About $2.20 in Western Washington, without discount. ---
**Author:** ![Doyle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doyle/32/439_2.png) [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/14 "2016-01-04T16:25:26Z")
New Orleans - 1.54 less .10 = $1.44 per gallon. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/15 "2016-01-04T16:36:09Z")
South Texas, 1.55. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/16 "2016-01-04T16:51:21Z")
Discount stations in Northern Virginia have been around $1.93. Richmond VA has been around $1.69. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/17 "2016-01-04T17:01:53Z")
2.17.9 at the Union 76 station in Osburn, Idaho on January 4th, 2016. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/18 "2016-01-04T17:10:22Z")
> [@fachverwirrt](#): > > Not sure exactly what it is right now, but it’s been under $2 more often than over for the last several months. I don’t think it’s been over $2 in nearly a year in Dallas. According to Gasbuddy, the average around here is 1.79, with a low of 1.59. ---
**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/19 "2016-01-04T17:12:25Z")
Just got back from California where some stations were at $2.35 within a couple miles of other stations at $2.95 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NeonMadman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58f4c7/32.png) [@NeonMadman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NeonMadman)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157/20 "2016-01-04T17:29:52Z")
Here in northern NJ, I drove by the station I usually go to when I was on the way home from the chiropractor this morning, and saw that the price for regular was $1.669. That’s as cheap as I’ve seen it so far. I’d have taken advantage, but my tank was nearly full already. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157.md?page=2)