I called a local gas station to find out what they were charging for gas right now. With gas prices as high as they are I thought it might be worth my while to shop around for the cheapest station. They said they would not and could not give that info out over the phone. Why is that? You'd think they would want to advertise, especially if they had gas at a cheaper price and it meant you'd be more likely to go to their station than the guy's around the corner or across town. Just curious....
2007-11-30 09:20:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Commuting
It's probably just a policy they have to avoid getting bombarded with calls asking how much the gas is.
It's not that they could not give you the info - they could have if they wanted to, they just won't.
Don't go to great lengths to save 5 cents a gallon, if you put in 15 gallons that's only 75 cents - not enough to go out of your way for.
2007-11-30 09:25:47 · answer #1 · answered by PMack 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Some states such as NY can change the prices of their gas up to one time a day. Maybe that is why? There is also a website that you can go to that will tell you the prices of gas.
Try motortrend.com or fuelmeup.com
Hope that helps.
2007-11-30 09:30:43 · answer #2 · answered by chinaricanpucca 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are several reasons:
1. to stop competitors from fixing their price
2. in case it goes up by the time you get there
3. they don't really like people to shop around for gas. It hurts them all.
2007-11-30 13:29:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know if this helps but there are websites where you can check gas prices. Try www.gasbuddy.com or gasprices.mapquest.com
2007-11-30 11:06:15 · answer #4 · answered by george 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the price will probably go up before you can get there.
2007-11-30 09:33:07 · answer #5 · answered by tronary 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It is to prevent competitors from fixing prices.
2007-11-30 09:26:53 · answer #6 · answered by mike_b_284 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋