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Originally Posted by s211
I've seen stations vary by over $0.20 in a day. A couple of weeks ago, I went past a station at King Ed and Oak that was 160 at 8 AM, drove back past it an hour later and it was 170, and then later in the evening it was in the 140s.
The daily whipsawing in prices is interesting. I'm wondering if it's a technology-related issue, where gas station chains are trying out new supply-demand pricing algorithms maybe?  |
In the Edmonton area, I was surprised to find the price the same in the morning afternoon and evening. I asked my mom why the price doesn't shift around? She looked at me like I was crazy. Bellingham doesn't yo-yo everyday either. Just when the price of oil goes up or down. I think the whole thing is just price gouging.
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