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Comment on Why do two HESS gas stations, 0.8miles apart, have different prices? by Karen Closkey

Karen Closkey — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:25:31 +0000

LOOK AT THIS NEWS ARTICLE: http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_11330433 It appears some Hess stations are independently owned and some are company owned. Just like Ten Thousand Villages- they have 100 stores and some are company owned and some are privately owned. Corporately owned gas stations buy more gas so they get it at a cheaper price which they can pass on to you. Also, it matters when t hey buy it. Especially now when the price of gas is dropping like a dead fly. If they bought it at a higher price, they have to pass that on to you.

Comment on Why do two HESS gas stations, 0.8miles apart, have different prices? by Bob Wilson

Bob Wilson — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:52:02 +0000

This same question was asked on a Charlotte, NC talk show quite sometime ago to a oil company representative who responded with several flowery answers such as rental agreements, property values and other items. The caller then asked “Why in hell are the prices of cold drinks like coke the same at both locations” ? The representatives response was silence.

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R. Franke — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:55:20 +0000

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Comment on Why do two HESS gas stations, 0.8miles apart, have different prices? by ohreallly

ohreallly — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:22:29 +0000

Are HESS stations independently owned or company owned (I think the latter). Why are some oil companies like ExxonMobil making $10 Billion in profits per quarter?

I’m OK with windfall profits, that is capitalism. Perhaps the tax structure should be like individuals, the more you make the more you pay (this is a “good problem” to have, right?)

Comment on Why do two HESS gas stations, 0.8miles apart, have different prices? by Frank

Frank — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:48:16 +0000

How can you say you like a free market and ask a question like this? Why don’t you ask why A&P and FoodMart have different prices? It’s the same answer – two different owners, who set THEIR prices the way THEY want to set them. Oil companies own almost no service stations anymore. There’s little to no profit in selling gas, maybe ½¢ on the dollar. They make a large-looking dollar profit by selling millions of gallons of fuel. Independent owners own almost all gas stations these days, and buy their gas from a preferred seller.

Making matters even worse in New Jersey (and Oregon) is that your state legislature thinks you’re too stupid to know how to pump your own gas, so it’s the law that someone has to pump it for you. They don’t work for nothing, so part of the price of the gas you buy goes to pay that employee.

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Matt Hanson — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:40:08 +0000

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Comment on Why do two HESS gas stations, 0.8miles apart, have different prices? by Gregory Joy

Gregory Joy — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:28:54 +0000

Man I wish we had gas prices like that in Washington state. Ours are almost up to 3.80

Comment on Why do two HESS gas stations, 0.8miles apart, have different prices? by ohreallly

ohreallly — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:32:42 +0000

joetaxpayerblog, Station 1 is north bound and there is heavy traffic in the morning. Station 2 is South Bound (0.8miles southbound) and there is heavy traffic in the evening. I have not noticed any major line differences. Also Station 1 has a Gulf Station across the street (You just need to make a jughandle u-turn to go to the gulf Station).

It just seems that these gas prices are being picked at random, any reason to raise price works (at least that is the perception)…..

Comment on Why do two HESS gas stations, 0.8miles apart, have different prices? by joetaxpayerblog

joetaxpayerblog — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 04:34:47 +0000

Anything special about the traffic pattern? Is it more difficult for traffic going the other way to flip around to the cheaper one? Does the cheap one have longer lines, so the other one figures a bit of lost biz is worth the extra profit?

Joe