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Dave,
Thanks for posting that graph. It is a great illustration on how many owners of stations are taking advantage of the situation and jacking their price per gal way out of proportion. I realize, respect, and defend that we live in a capitalistic country and that supply and demand influences the price consumers are charged. However, to stick it to your customer base just because you can leaves a bitter taste in many mouths and, I think, tends to erode customer loyalty.
The buzz around our little Island is how fuel prices per gallon in neighboring Georgia have sky rocketed. Historically, because they tax their fuel less than Florida, a gallon cost on average twenty cents less a gallon in Georgia than in Florida. From Savannah south to the State Line that is no longer true for many to most stations, especially those along the Interstate. In both States, the lowest price per gallon is the same. On occasion, in Georgia you might find a station charging one or tow cents less.
This past weekend we drove into Jacksonville and saw some stations charging .10 to .20 more per gallon for diesel than the lowest priced station. Go figure!?!
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