Re: Gas prices around the country

There is probably some gouging going on, but in general I understand that the retail price of gasoline is based on its replacement cost not on the price paid for it. 

On Mar 19, 2008, at 6:18 AM, Donna wrote:


Is there a local tax that is raising it?
I really believe they charge what they can get away with. Crude oil goes up and instantly the pump price goes up- why is that? It isn't like they 
paid more for the on hand gas they have.....and that new barrel price
isn't processed and in their tanks in the same day....sigh.


  Donna

Patricia <pdickson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
We filled up in OKC today at 3.03 but here in town it is 3.19. Why so much difference is what I always ask. It is always 10-11 cents a gallon higher 
here.
Tricia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Theresa G."
To:
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Gas prices around the country



$3.49 at Costco discount price yesterday.
Theresa

Melody wrote:
$3.19 here today. I've taken to only putting about 1/2 tank of gas in at 
a time...it feels like it hurts less that way. And considering that a
minivan does only about 21 mpg and I drive an average of 12-15,000 miles 
per year...ouch!!!
Sorry to hear you won't be stopping by Jim on your way west but I'm sure 
we can all understand your need to get the trip over with as
expeditiously as possible. Just make sure you do stop somewhere and get 
a good sleep in now and again. How many days of driving do you
anticipate?


Blessings in Christ's mercy,

Melody
Work for the Lord: the pay isn't much but the retirement is out of this 
world!

--- On Sun 03/16, Judy Browning < judylee@lewiston.com > wrote:
From: Judy Browning [mailto: judylee@lewiston.com]
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:54:53 -0700
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Fuel surcharge on plant orders

$3.33 here midweek. I filled my daughter's big old Chevy, $60.
Ouch.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Zemuly Sanders"



To:
Sent: Sunday, March

16, 2008 8:41 AM

Subject: Re: [CHAT] Fuel surcharge on plant

orders




I haven't heard of any extra charges at the post

office, either. I must

say I was appalled to read WFF would insist

on a surcharge for an MG order.

They are notoriously expensive, but

I didn't realize they were that bad.

BTW, I did get a "new" car --

a 2007 Toyota Yaris. It's getting around 40

mpg, which is a lot

better than the 20 mpg I got with the Xterra. Also the

10 gallon

gas tank makes a fill-up a little less traumatic. :o)

zem
zone

7

West TN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kitty"



To:
Sent: Sunday,

March 16, 2008 9:44 AM

Subject: [CHAT] Fuel surcharge on plant


orders




I've placed over 20 orders for plants this
spring, mostly for MGs. The
MG orders have to be mailed in
becuase they have to pay by check, so
where possible, I used
their catalog order forms.

I used the catalog form for White
Flower Farm, followed instructions and
double-checked my
aritmetic. The email confirmation came yesterday
showing I owed
$2.50. ??? I rechecked the copy I'd saved of my order,
then went
online to see if anything was different, and it turns out that
online they are passing on a $2.50 UPS fuel surcharge. I called and told 

her their was no mention of this in the catalog and she replied
that it
occurred after the book went out. Right, I understand,
but I don't think
I can submit a request for another $2.50 check.
(oh, I could, but I don't
WANT to) She didn't back down, said
they HAD to pass on the charge. I
said, puh-leeze - our plant
total

was $85, you are charging $8.00 for
fennel and single Maverick
pelargoniums!, you can't absorb the $2.50? She
agreed but her
hands were tied....then she said there was a way to fix
it. She'd
give us a $5.00 credit for "referring a friend"; it was the
only
option she had. So now we're getting $2.50 back. Does this make a

lot of sense?

I filled up yesterday at $3.29 gallon. That's
nearly $50 for a tank of
gas. The price of cat litter is climbing
fast, I assume because it's so
heavy to transport. Target was
discontinuing the Tidy Cat line so I
"scooped" up 4 pails at a
nice discount.

I could understand smaller, privately owned
nurseries passing on the fuel
surcharge, but the smaller ones I
know of mostly use the post office and
so far I haven't heard of
any surcharge at USPS. I know stamps are going
up in May, but has
anyone heard of other rate increases or surcharges at


the PO?

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5

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