# Gas prices and Thursday **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 18, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933 "2012-01-18T20:43:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Igrapeape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Igrapeape](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Igrapeape)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/1 "2012-01-18T20:43:17Z")
I searched the forum, found a 2005 post about gas prices and long weekends, but none about Gas prices and Thursday. Why do we allow this to happen still? I know we all need gas to run our cars, farm equipment, heaters, etc. but why isn’t something being done in Washington when the majority of people want this to stop. Lobby has money, but people have numbers and numbers get people elected. I’m going to start a site something like [thursdaygasprices.com](http://thursdaygasprices.com) and have everyone sign it with a comment if they think it’s out of hand. I read that place A decides to put their prices at $3.50 a gallon and place B has to go lower to make money, but why when place A puts their gas at $3.50 a gallon do people have to raise their prices to that collusion comes to mind. your thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/2 "2012-01-18T20:53:02Z")
> [@Igrapeape](#): > > I searched the forum, found a 2005 post about gas prices and long weekends, but none about Gas prices and Thursday. > > Why do we allow this to happen still? Allow WHAT to happen? Step 1 - identify the problem Step 2 - provide evidence that the problem exists Step 3 - profit. Or, at a minimum, have other posters understand what you’re pissed off about. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/3 "2012-01-18T20:57:15Z")
My brain just shorted out from reading that. From the best I can tell, you think gas prices are too high (but just barely) and it is some type of scheme. Some sort of protest could make them knock a few cents off each gallon making the world a more fair place saving the average person tens of cents a week. Is that basically it? I still haven’t figured out the Thursday connection so I admit you beat me there. ---
**Author:** ![Igrapeape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Igrapeape](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Igrapeape)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/4 "2012-01-18T21:11:52Z")
Watch your gas prices Mon-Wed night, then watch Thrusday and see if it doesn’t go up by quite a bit. > [@Shagnasty](#): > > My brain just shorted out from reading that. From the best I can tell, you think gas prices are too high (but just barely) and it is some type of scheme. Some sort of protest could make them knock a few cents off each gallon making the world a more fair place saving the average person tens of cents a week. Is that basically it? > > I still haven’t figured out the Thursday connection so I admit you beat me there. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/5 "2012-01-18T21:14:52Z")
I’m pretty sure the Illuminati are behind it. At least on Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/6 "2012-01-18T21:19:31Z")
> [@Igrapeape](#): > > Watch your gas prices Mon-Wed night, then watch Thrusday and see if it doesn’t go up by quite a bit. Always fill your tank on a Wednesday, then you won’t have to worry about it. ---
**Author:** ![Igrapeape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Igrapeape](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Igrapeape)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/7 "2012-01-18T21:20:55Z")
I’m being serious, you can Google around on the net, please don’t write this off as some sort of joke or conspiracy thing. > [@Musicat](#): > > I’m pretty sure the Illuminati are behind it. At least on Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/8 "2012-01-18T21:24:11Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > I’m pretty sure the Illuminati are behind it. At least on Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/9 "2012-01-18T21:40:50Z")
If it isn’t a joke or a conspiracy, then the only remaining explanation is…I haven’t a clue. Neither does the OP, obviously. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/10 "2012-01-18T21:50:19Z")
> [@Igrapeape](#): > > I’m being serious, you can Google around on the net, please don’t write this off as some sort of joke or conspiracy thing. Yeah, because there are no conspiracy theories to be found if you “Google around on the net”. ETA: OK, I googled around on the net, and didn’t find anything. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/11 "2012-01-18T22:13:38Z")
I’m on board. Down with Thursday! Let’s go straight to Friday! ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/12 "2012-01-18T22:15:29Z")
Don’t buy gas on Thursday, then. Seems easy enough to me. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/13 "2012-01-18T22:38:56Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > Don’t buy gas on Thursday, then. Wooo Hooo! Gas Boycott this Thursday! Who’s with me? Where did all these crickets come from? ---
**Author:** ![Igrapeape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Igrapeape](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Igrapeape)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/14 "2012-01-18T23:33:31Z")
I’m guessing you didn’t put in the right terms, you were too busy trying to be snide with me. [http://gasbuddy.com/](http://gasbuddy.com/) put in your zipcode and along the top graph out the trends for your area. It tells you the best gas prices in real time, but it will also show you back years the prices. Guess every city I put in just is an anomaly. ETA: OK, I googled around on the net, and didn’t find anything. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/15 "2012-01-18T23:37:53Z")
I’ve checked out gasbuddy before…but truly have not seen a trend in price-hikes on Thursdays or Fridays. I’m not rich, and I often drive a lot, so I DO pay attention. I really believe that’s an urban legend. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/16 "2012-01-18T23:40:17Z")
Missed the edit - but if you sincerely believe there’s some sort of conspiracy to raise gas prices on Thursdays, a cite would be in order. ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/17 "2012-01-18T23:51:05Z")
I used to have a longish commute, and I’d fill my gas tank about 3 times every 2 weeks. I used to watch gas prices at both ends of the commute. Yes, there were sudden jumps in pricing. The wierd thing was, for a while, prices near my home would jump on Tuesday, and then float downward for the next week. Prices near my office would jump on Thursday, and drift down for a week. And then one summer, those days switched. Home jumped on Thursdays and work jumped on Tuesdays. So yes, gas pricing does work that way. No, it’s not a conspiracy. It’s gas station owners figuring out how to make a profit. If you won’t want to put up with it, do as suggested above and buy gas the day before it typically jumps. For those of you that doubt that jumps happen, check out [this chart](http://www.minnesotagasprices.com/retail_price_chart.aspx)for MN gas prices. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/18 "2012-01-19T00:05:59Z")
I don’t doubt gas prices jump higher - they also frequently jump lower; otherwise we’d be spending about $65 per gallon - but it doesn’t seem to be on any particular day or schedule. This past weekend gas prices around me were about $3:70 and had been since early last week, but right now (Wednesday for those not keeping up the the class) they dropped by 20-30 cents and I filled up both vehicles at $3.34 today. Of course tomorrow they could jump again to $3:20 and I’ll be annoyed but IMO anything under $3:50 a gallon is cool. ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/19 "2012-01-19T03:32:10Z")
And did you notice how President Bush invaded Iraq on a Thursday? Just to jack those gas prices up for the weekend! ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933/20 "2012-01-19T04:11:28Z")
> [@Igrapeape](#): > > I know we all need gas to run our cars, farm equipment, heaters, etc. but why isn’t something being done in Washington when the majority of people want this to stop. I, for one, intend to call all of my Congresspersons immediately to protest the fact that cars and farm equipment require gasoline. At the very least they’ll be happy to hear from someone who’s not bitching about SOPA. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices-and-thursday/609933.md?page=2)