Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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> On Wed 24 Nov 2010 07:57:31p, Pete C. told us...
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> >
> > Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >>
> >> On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:05:31 -0600, "Pete C."
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >jmcquown wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> "Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
> >> >> ...
> >> >> > On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:08:35 -0500, "jmcquown"
> >> >> > > wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> >> >> ...
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> "Sky" > wrote in message
> >> >> >>> ...
> >> >> >>>> On 11/22/2010 10:19 PM, sandi wrote: (snip)
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> That's smart shopping Not many folks know to do that!
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> Sky
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>> I've gone in to Wal Mart, taken a pic then taken the
> >> >> >>>>> camera/cell pic to Home Depot and they will match the
> >> >> >>>>> price +10%. :-)
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> Because it is not a very efficient way to save a few
> >> >> >>> pennies. It would have to be a very expensive item to
> >> >> >>> justify the gas to make the trip to another store.
> >> >> >>It depends, I suppose, on how far apart the stores are.
> >> >> >>Where I live Lowe's
> >> >> >>and Wal*Mart are on the same block. If I'm going to drive
> >> >> >>to one it won't cost much (if anything) to drive to the
> >> >> >>other. Just make sure it's something they both carry
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>Jill
> >> >> >
> >> >> > When did you last look at the price of gas... it costs more
> >> >> > in fuel just to start your automobile than the small change
> >> >> > you may receive... not to mention your time and effort.
> >> >> > Like those pinheads who drive ten miles out of their way and
> >> >> > then the same ten miles all the way back just to buy gas for
> >> >> > 2¢ less a gallon. Anyone all that interested in the small
> >> >> > price difference for an item between stores should have
> >> >> > before ever leaving home checked on line. Nine times out of
> >> >> > ten one will find those items on line with free shipping.
> >> >>
> >> >> I drive a very fuel-efficient car. I'm not worried about gas
> >> >> prices... anyone in their right mind knows it will never be 39
> >> >> cents a gallon again. And I don't live on the left coast, or
> >> >> NYC, where *everything* costs more
> >> >>
> >> >> Jill
> >> >
> >> >I drive a 9,000# diesel truck, but unlike a lot of folks I can
> >> >actually do math and determine that the 1 mile extra it takes
> >> >for me to go to Mal-Wart, Target, Sam's, Albertson's and Kroger
> >> >all in the same trip costs me $0.21 so it doesn't take much
> >> >shopping savings to cover that cost.
> >>
> >> That's funny... diesel is now like $3.40/gal... you can barely
> >> crank her over for 21¢.
> >
> > $2.999 here today at my local Exxon station, and off brands are
> > cheaper. That $0.21/mile is based on the Exxon price too, I could
> > go lower with off brand fuel, but I don't care to put off brand
> > fuel in a $60k truck if I can help it.
> >
>
> If you can afford a $60k truck, I'm sure you can afford the more
> expensive gas to run it.
>
> For the past several weeks, including yesterday, I bought Diamond
> Shamrock at $2.69/gal.

Interestingly enough, that diesel truck costs less per mile than my
similarly sized gas truck, even with the notable difference between gas
and diesel prices. The diesel truck comes in at $0.21/mile vs.
$0.25/mile for the gas truck at last calculation. Since the fuel prices
just dropped a bit, I expect both went down.