Dont buy gas on May 15..did it really work?

Question

well i didnt buy gas on tuesday but did the gas protest really work?...i saw gas go up on wednesday 20 cents so would say NO!! What do you think?

here in alabama it jumped from 2.75 to 2.95 in 1 hour!!!

I THINK YOU ALL HAVE WONDERFUL ANSWERS...I WILL LET VOTERS CHOSE! ENJOY THE TEN POINTS!!!

Answer 1

Still the same price here... 3.59 a gallon....hasn't changed in 2 weeks. So I would say no effect, but on the plus side it hasn't gone up yet either! (Probably no relation to the gas out though)

Answer 2

No, because it stayed the same. I figured it would raise the prices up just the day(s) before or after, and that if the gas suppliers knew what was going on, they might lower it a bit that day, or maybe not. I guess I was right about the raising of the prices after for your city, but I had not gotten gas in I don't know how long here, & I do not know if they raised the prices in the days before.
I think some places here in this city and the 2 next over are about .10 higher than others. I think it will keep getting higher, and at some point it will go back down. I'm not sure how it is in the other surrounding cities and towns.

Answer 3

A 1 day boycott can never work here's why:
Drivers are still driving on that day... they are just buying the same fuel they would have bought either the day before or after. The overall revenue remains the same. Remember, the service station buys from a distributer and pays on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. Therefore, there is no affect to the big oil compnies or even the small service station. They only way to hurt them is to start using way less fuel. Then the laws of supply and demand will kick in. Less demand = lower price. This must be a consistent decrease though... not just a one day boycott. A 20% consistent decrease in demand would really hurt them!

Answer 4

A boycott of one day will not work. People will just top off before and after so they use the same amount. Boycotting one or two of the major brands won't work either. The oil companies will just sell their surplus to other companies that that are selling more. We must lower our total usage to make an effect on the market. The state of Texas is considering a moratorium on the state tax on fuel for the summer to help. This would be a reduction of 20 cents.

Answer 5

No. But here's something for you to think about.Sure the price of gas is still going up,BUT you can still get gas. Back in the Seventy's when they wanted to raise the price of gas they just stopped delivering it to the gas stations until they got the amount they wanted. You could not buy it period. You kept these boycott ideas up and the same thing might happen again.Which do you want ? Gas that costs more or no gas at all?

Answer 6

Its impossible for this to work. you either need to get gas the day before or the day after. also the gas stations have already purchased the gas from the huge oil companies. this doesnt affect them whatsoever it just affects the small gas franchise. the only way to affect this in a positive manner is to drive less. my husband and i have started a NO car rule on the weekends. we ride are bikes everywhere including grocery shopping. its fun!

Answer 7

If you read the hundreds of postings as to why this was a stupid idea that would do nothing than you have figured it out.
Not getting gas for one day means nothing.
Everybody has to pick one or two brands and completely boycott them for the next few months. I choose Exxon and Mobil, the two industry giants. When they lower their prices then everyone else will.

Answer 8

Why won't a one day gas boycott work?

It does not change the total consumption of gas.
“Pay me now or pay me later” applies.

What will work?
Show the oil companies a concerted, long term effort towards lowering “unreasonable” pricing.
Pick a company to boycott and stick with it until the price is dropped to a “reasonable” level.
Do something now: http://startagaswarnow.googlepages.com/

What is a reasonable level?
- See: http://www.gasgouge.ca/

Answer 9

Although it is a novil concept, doing this for one day will not work. To lower the gas prices we have to slowly have a smaller demand for gas. By using one vehicle rather than 2, by carpooling when you can. By making only one trip to town if you do not work... just by driving less in general. Yes, there are millions of people who cannot do this, but if we try, the gs prices may eventually fall. I do not have much hope in it realistically, "they" being whomever you believe is filling their pockets, know that people have to drive to work, therefore they have to pay... I hope this helps a little ;-)

Answer 10

I did not buy gas, and it went up. They charge what they think they can get away with, and we need to use the gas. I conserve by consolidating trips and keeping the car tuned up. We use the motorcycle when the weather allows.