This was done before--successfully--and gas prices dropped 15 cents in one day. It makes a huge difference in the profits of the oil companies for one day. It also makes a much needed statement.
2007-05-02 05:22:15 · 9 answers · asked by towanda 7 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
That's May 15
2007-05-02 05:23:42 · update #1
To the people who think they need to laugh. . .try not being part of the problem. . .
2007-05-02 20:44:13 · update #2
Not a bad idea. I will join in. I read another plan where if everyone simply stopped buying gas from the two major oil companies, Mobile and I think it was BP or Shell we could start a price war between companies. Think of it, if no one was buying gas from a company AT ALL on any day, how long before they really lower their price? Then the other companies would have to lower theirs also. It could work but people would have to truly boycott the major oil companies.
BTW I already stopped useing Mobil, BP and Shell
2007-05-02 06:48:40 · answer #1 · answered by Stick to Pet Rocks 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
While this is a great idea, and we all should look at gas prices, this just doesn't sound like a viable way to get gas companies to lower the price. The reason is that they are not going to loose money like the e-mails that are circulating says, the reason is because those people who don't buy gas on the 15th and plan ahead, are just going to fill up on another day, probably the day before or after. This means that the gas companies are making the same amount of money because you are still filling up. It really doesn't matter what day you fill up your tank.
Again, it is a good idea, with good intentions I am sure, but it doesn't seem likely that this has/will ever work to lower gas prices. We need to instead find a way to actually use less gas, that would effect the gas companies profits and help our wallets.
2007-05-03 17:26:12 · answer #2 · answered by O'Brien/Ewing Wedding 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It's pointless. It not constructive. It doesn't work. It has never worked.
"1. There was no nationwide "gas out" in 1997. There was one in 1999, but it didn't cause gas prices to drop 30 cents per gallon overnight. In fact, it didn't cause them to drop at all. Despite the popularity of the email campaign, the event itself attracted scant participation and was completely ineffectual.
2. There are over 205 million Internet users in the United States, far more than the 73 million claimed.
3. If, say, a hundred million drivers refused en masse to fill up their tanks on May 15, the total of what they didn't spend could amount to as much as $3 billion. However, it doesn't follow that such a boycott would actually decrease oil companies' revenues by that amount, given that the average sales of gasoline across the entire U.S. is under $1 billion per day in the first place.
4. Whether the total impact was a half-billion, 3 billion, or 10 billion dollars, the sales missed due to a one-day consumer boycott wouldn't hurt the oil companies one bit. Think about it. Every single American who doesn't buy gas on Tuesday is still going to have to fill up their tank on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, making up for Tuesday's losses. Sales for the whole week would be normal, or very close to it.
A meaningful boycott would entail participants actually consuming less fuel -- and doing so in a sustained, disciplined fashion over a defined period of time -- not just choosing to wait a day or two before filling up as usual."
2007-05-04 14:08:04 · answer #3 · answered by JB 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be awesome if people actually would cooperate with that again because it would drop our ridiculous gas prices but most people are two damn ignorant to participate in such a thing. Heck look at all the idiots still buying hummers, expeditions, or all the other big gas pigs with v8's and v12's.
After reading Roger's statement I thought I would add this in. I live in Chicago with a bunch of complete City Slickers who buy these huge beastly SUV's with absolutely no need for them and yes I completley understand buying a bigger truck to tow your boat, camper, or haul stuff for work. By the way I'm not a hybrid freakazoid save the planet type guy because in the long run hybrids don't save the planet much more than a gas car and are not as reliable. A Hybrid comes with a certain year I think like 2-5 warranty or 100,000 mile warranty on the battery which after that dies at 100,000 the price for a new one would be worth more than the car, rendering any money saved on gas wasted.
2007-05-02 12:32:19 · answer #4 · answered by Jamie D 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just because you don't buy gas on one day, doesn't change the average useage. The key is to take the day off of work, don't drive ANYWHERE, and also don't buy gas on that day. Jamie...or anyone else who bashes SUVs.
Just because you don't have a need for an SUV, don't knock those who actually have a use for one. I will replace my big scary Suburban with it's V8 for a hybrid whenever the make one that can tow 12,500lbs.
2007-05-02 12:42:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
This is a total hoax and this "gas out" deal has been circulating since 1999 and just keeps getting recycled
Read up on the internet urban legend website
http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/nogas.asp
2007-05-02 15:01:41 · answer #6 · answered by greenie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If I don't need gas, sure.
It's been done before, and had exactly zero effect on anything, other than loading down email servers with spam.
2007-05-02 12:45:11 · answer #7 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are so many gullable people in the world. I just have to laugh.
2007-05-02 15:33:13 · answer #8 · answered by Aquaria 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I definitely plan to. I think it is outrageous the prices they are charging and for no reason!
2007-05-02 12:30:13 · answer #9 · answered by GASDIVA 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋