# How much do you pay at the pumps? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 17, 2004, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632 "2004-05-17T17:08:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/41 "2004-05-18T12:16:59Z")
0.90£ per liter today, which works out at $6.03 per US gallon. What do I win? ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/42 "2004-05-18T14:04:45Z")
Prices here north of DC are around $2.07-2.11. I’ve seen a few places go up as much as 10 cents in one day. Up around Frederick it’s around 1.97, not worth it to drive up there though I hear a lot of people do it. Why I still don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/43 "2004-05-18T14:46:04Z")
We are paying anywhere from $2.22 to $2.50 gallon (that’s for regular). I usually gas up at Costco or Safeway, they’re consistently running lower than the other places. It cost me 35.00 to fill up my Explorer last week, and I still had over a quarter of tank left before I filled up. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/44 "2004-05-18T14:53:14Z")
> [@Edward The Head](#): > > Prices here north of DC are around $2.07-2.11. I’ve seen a few places go up as much as 10 cents in one day. Up around Frederick it’s around 1.97, not worth it to drive up there though I hear a lot of people do it. Why I still don’t know. It seems like it’d be a bigger waste of gas to drive miles out of your way to save five cents per gallon than to just suck it up and pay. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/45 "2004-05-18T16:38:26Z")
It’s a good thing I filled up in the morning for $1.91/gallon. When I drove home that evening, the same gas station had it for $1.99/gallon. An 8 cent jump in about 10 hours! Yikes!! ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/46 "2004-05-18T19:28:26Z")
$2.09/gallon here in Providence, RI. Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/47 "2004-05-18T19:44:42Z")
> [@Someone who doesn't know how good they got it](#): > > $1.79/gallon here for regular … At this absurdly high price… I have three words. Wahh, wahh, wahhhh. :smack: Yesterday, the cheap gas at Costco was $2.26 Could be worse. The gas station in El Portal (just outside of Yosemite on 140) was charging $2.96 for 87-octane on Sunday. > [@spizzum](#): > > it still seemed strange to see that “2”. I can’t remember not seeing $2.xx for quite a while here. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/48 "2004-05-18T19:48:11Z")
Paid twice yesterday: $1.99 regular - Peoria, IL $2.25 regular - Chicago, IL (near Midway airport) ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/49 "2004-05-18T20:08:18Z")
> [@](#): > > Could be worse. The gas station in El Portal (just outside of Yosemite on 140) was charging $2.96 for 87-octane on Sunday. This is still less than half of the UK price, you’re all a load of whiners! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/50 "2004-05-18T23:26:28Z")
Why the hell did the price go up twice in 28 hours? I paid $1.99 at 7:45am yesterday. As I drove back by that station at 4:30pm it was $2.02. This morning at 9:15am (I have today off) it was $2.04! Same station. This just makes me hate driving even more, but since there’s **no** public transportation to my town (never mind near my house) I’m SOL… ---
**Author:** ![ladybug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@ladybug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybug)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/51 "2004-05-19T00:30:40Z")
I filled up on the way home from work yesterday. The sign outside the station said $2.01, but it was actually $1.99 at the pump. I drove past the same station this morning. The price for regular unleaded had already jumped to $2.09. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/52 "2004-05-19T01:57:18Z")
South Jersey. 1.88 and they pump it for you. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/53 "2004-05-19T04:16:28Z")
I didn’t leave the house today, but yesterday I filled up for $1.849/gallon in Middle Tennessee. It’s probably $2.25 today. StG ---
**Author:** ![arachnidlove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@arachnidlove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arachnidlove)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632/54 "2004-05-19T19:25:22Z")
Paying $2.20 per gallon in Central Valley of California. I’m a delivery driver and I’ve noticed my tips dropping significantly. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-at-the-pumps/245632.md?page=2)