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johnzone1 All-Star Author Fort Wayne Posts:718 Points:359,305 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 29, 2012 4:16:59 PM Ignore johnzone1 Report Abuse I've noticed lately people are posting gas prices that are discounted with a car wash or if you have a preferred discount card with that station....stop it! Your giving others the idea that the prices are really that low.

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I've noticed lately people are posting gas prices that are discounted with a car wash or if you have a preferred discount card with that station....stop it! Your giving others the idea that the prices are really that low.

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MIT05 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:4,172 Points:1,391,550 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:02:18 AM Ignore MIT05 Report Abuse Should be cash price.
OceansidePoms Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:1,680 Points:687,325 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 1:54:07 AM Ignore OceansidePoms Report Abuse yeah stop that!!!!!!!! It happens over 1,000 times per day, everyday.... this thread, will not change it... report your issue to the moderators.
Commute2 Champion Author District of Columbia Posts:1,163 Points:88,035 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 12:16:34 AM Ignore Commute2 Report Abuse Agreed....Yes stop that.
Mindymouse92 Rookie Author Pennsylvania Posts:11 Points:35,455 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 10:47:14 AM Ignore Mindymouse92 Report Abuse I agree with that...I try to post it at the listed prices and then add rewards card xxx cents off..
OceanArcher Champion Author Mississippi Posts:5,708 Points:1,328,375 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 10:41:58 AM Ignore OceanArcher Report Abuse My gosh ... seven or eight "grades" of fuel at one station? My head hurts. I'll just pump "regular", pay cash, and be outa there
RalphHightower Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,304 Points:689,480 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 4:49:57 AM Ignore RalphHightower Report Abuse I've also seen diesel prices posted at stations that do not carry diesel.
etothek Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:1,643 Points:330,680 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 3:56:20 AM Ignore etothek Report Abuse Thanks for the direction.
cogas1 Veteran Author Colorado Posts:394 Points:332,040 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jun 6, 2012 5:12:04 AM Ignore cogas1 Report Abuse I see people post diesel prices at stations that don't sell diesel fairly often.
jes Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:16,165 Points:3,352,475 Joined:Jun 2003	Message Posted: Jun 6, 2012 4:13:03 AM Ignore jes Report Abuse In today's society, what would you expect? I'm surprised there isn't more of it going on.
ricebike Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,032 Points:1,855,720 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jun 6, 2012 12:08:26 AM Ignore ricebike Report Abuse oceanside posted a good reply... but it was a run-on; could have used some paragraph spacing some people don't know where the FAQs section is... look for the HELP link on the blue bar
ManOfLeisureII Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:1,879 Points:455,125 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2012 11:10:04 PM Ignore ManOfLeisureII Report Abuse We have had the problem of inaccurate postings here. Including people posting prices for grades which are not sold at that station.
OceansidePoms Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:1,680 Points:687,325 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2012 10:54:10 PM Ignore OceansidePoms Report Abuse oh no, that NEVER happens! Everyone is PERFECT! Just post the correct, Standard CASH PRICE FOR THE GAS/DIESEL. & Post the OTHER PRICES- SUCH AS Credit or other fuels- such as SUNOCO's ULTRA 93 (4 or 5 Grades) & Stations with 5+ Grades like Many around here, Joe's Gas in an area near me (Lakeville, MA) has 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, Diesel, Kerosene, Home Heating Oil, Propane & MORE! ALL AT THE PUMPS! So post the CASH PRICES in the Boxes they BELONG! & Everything else that fits in the Comment box. Such as "Credit is 8¢+" or "Save 30¢ w carwash" or what I do a lot at the 4-7+ Grade Stations is list the CASH PRICE for Regular 87, Mid-Grade 89 & Premium 91 (if they have this mabny Grades, otherwise Premium is 93 here) & then in comments I write: "87-$3.00 88-$3.05 89-$3.10 90-$3.15 91-$3.20 92-$3.30 93-$3.33", Thankfully it's usually just listing 4 or 5 Grades in comments, not typically 7. & You just add a Credit Increased Price or Prices to the comments box, stating what the Credit Prices are! & Submitting them both! But the box for the official prices is supposed to be & will always be (by me) the CASH PRICE! Unless they ONLY accept Credit. FAQ explains it all!
seabrz7 Champion Author California Posts:1,400 Points:224,810 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2012 10:01:24 PM Ignore seabrz7 Report Abuse I contacted a moderator when we had someone posting bad prices all over the area. It ceased. I think people do make mistakes, I know I did on my first few postings. I had a really nice buddy show me and it helped.
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,205 Points:1,597,545 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2012 11:37:53 AM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse I haven't noticed that, at all.
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,977 Points:3,035,040 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 4:03:30 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse pper: "Gas Buddy told me that the more people who post the more accurate the postings will be." Over the course of time, that was true. People made mistakes and, yes, there was the occasional duplicating the price post of someone else in order to ensure you made all "points entries", but with the advent of the mobile apps, typing errors have increased, and duplication (if not outright guessing) has become apparently rampant, for lack of a better word, in part (major part) because of the "awards" you can earn from mobile posting, despite no one knowing about your "awards" other than you. Unfortunately, as said below, the best we can do at this point, barring the mobile apps "awards" being eliminated, is white boarding the culprits and/or notifying the moderators about the abuse, and over-writing the wrong prices with the prices you correctly observed.
pper Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:3,084 Points:669,870 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 6:38:10 AM Ignore pper Report Abuse Gas Buddy told me that the more people who post the more accurate the postings will be.
MertieMan Champion Author Lexington Posts:14,788 Points:2,895,610 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: May 30, 2012 6:07:51 AM Ignore MertieMan Report Abuse This is not wrong if it is properly stated in the price they post.
ricebike Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,032 Points:1,855,720 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: May 29, 2012 11:49:26 PM Ignore ricebike Report Abuse enter the correct price before the discount... over-ride them write on their whiteboards about posting the correct prices [Edited by: ricebike at 5/30/2012 12:49:29 AM EST]
Bildawg Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,066 Points:481,720 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: May 29, 2012 7:53:56 PM Ignore Bildawg Report Abuse just smile and think "what a a$$hole" and go on
waterwerks Veteran Author New Mexico Posts:349 Points:185,930 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 29, 2012 7:33:30 PM Ignore waterwerks Report Abuse Agree completely, I've noticed here locally that folks are not posting the actual prices for the most commonly used 3 stations, they are only guessing at the mid grades and the only 2 that are correct are those on the signs.
HeavyDuty_cache Champion Author Omaha Posts:12,980 Points:2,483,685 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 29, 2012 7:27:53 PM Ignore HeavyDuty_cache Report Abuse I have given up on correcting false prices or attempting to contact the poster. This site is becoming less useful by the week and day, with the confusing policy of posting the cash price if it is cheaper and all the new people posting false prices. It has especially gone down hill since they released their apps for Android and iPhone.
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,977 Points:3,035,040 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: May 29, 2012 7:17:13 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse Do you really think that those people are going to read your thread, your request, in this category? REALLY? Better that you message them directly and let them know that they shouldn't be doing that or better that you contact the moderators and let them know about the errant price poster so they can inform the member.
valby Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:2,911 Points:427,165 Joined:Jan 2005	Message Posted: May 29, 2012 4:25:05 PM Ignore valby Report Abuse right on!