Archive for the Tag 'WOOD'

Still feeling Ike down South

As prices continue to fall here in the Midwest, the South has not yet forgotten the sting and pain that Hurricane Ike brought, roughly 3 weeks ago. Atlanta, GA is still suffering from periodic gas shortages and high prices. The same is occurring in other locations in the South. Here in Michigan it is relatively [...]

Media Inquiries

We’ve been fortunate here at TheGasGame.com to have overwhelming help from the local media in helping consumers better understand "The Gas Game" and how to fill-up for less. Our predictions can frequently be heard on local media outlets as well as out-of-state outlets. A short list of stations that have used [...]

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We enjoy working to predict and further understand the “game” behind Grand Rapids gas prices. Further discussion of the Gas Game at GrandRapidsGasPrices.
Ed A. and Patrick D. have been writing and analyzing gas prices since 2001. Ed A. has kept a much more detailed log, while Patrick D. spent most of his time researching and [...]

Most West Michigan BP stations getting me angry

BP has generally been my station of choice for quite some time, but things have slowly been starting to frustrate me with many of the local BP stations (look at GRGP tonight! ALL the high priced stations are BP! ELEVEN!). For one- while they had been typically running 9-cents more for a higher grade, they [...]

Drivers force independent gas station to lose thousands

As you may or may not know, last night a Citgo station in Kentwood (52nd and Kalamazoo) was priced at $3.87 on the street. However, once at the pump, customers noticed the $2.87 and greedily filled up without saying one word to the station’s employees.
It is appalling to me that this went on for nearly [...]

Benchmark backs off to $3.69

My Indiana benchmark has dropped four cents since my last writing, down to $3.69. Is there some reason their wholesale costs are that much higher than Grand Rapids? The station in question in Indiana is definitely a high volume station, so their wholesale costs would be more appropriate to benchmark against compared to a smaller [...]

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