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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShell Oil Company Gas Prices WTH
Why the hell would anyone pay more for their gas. Right now Shell is 60 cents a gallon higher than the likes of Union 76.
What makes their gas better than anyone else.
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Shell Oil Company Gas Prices WTH (Original Post)
rsmith6621
Jun 2013
OP
The only Shell I know is in the middle of a huge construction project, it has gasoline at 3.999/gal
HereSince1628
Jun 2013
#3
IIRC, Texas had some relief from interstate taxes that places like WI paid
HereSince1628
Jun 2013
#5
GeorgeGist
(25,323 posts)1. Not where I live.
madokie
(51,076 posts)2. They pull it out of their aRse is why
We're being ripped off and this is a good example of that
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)3. The only Shell I know is in the middle of a huge construction project, it has gasoline at 3.999/gal
which is the same as nearby Mobile and BP.
I noticed the other day that diesel had fallen below $4/gal and has even been below the price of lowest-grade for the first time in many months.
oneshooter
(8,614 posts)4. Shell regulare here in SE Texas averages $3.29 a gallon.
Has been pretty stable at that price for the last month or so.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)5. IIRC, Texas had some relief from interstate taxes that places like WI paid
It's been ~25 years since I was a grad student at TAMU, and things may have changed but I remember lower gasoline prices in TX explained to me that way.
tammywammy
(26,582 posts)6. I use Shell, it's the same price as other stations.
Plus, I get 10 cents off with my Kroger card.
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)7. That'd be a local franchisee, not corporate policy