August 31
...serving up your daily dish.
The Barista had her sticker shock two weeks ago, when she first encountered $3/gallon gas in California. Didn't take Baristaville too long to catch up. A reader informs us that gas now costs $3.19 in Watchung Plaza, and others have spotted $3 gas elsewhere. Is this price gouging from Hurricane Katrina (as one reader suggests) or just a taste of things to come? Tell your neighbors where the cheap pumps are. Thanks to Miss Martta, who sent the picture.
UPDATE: Eric B. writes to tell us that the price of gas at Watchung Plaza is now $3.34 -- up 15 cents in the last 18 hours.
For those looking for 'cheaper' gas today, the GSP stations are locked into $2.57 thru Thursday.
Posted by: arlene | Aug 31, 2005 12:46:00 PM
It may be a long roadtrip, but gas prices in Dubai are around $1.20/gallon...
Posted by: Jim | Aug 31, 2005 12:57:59 PM
Someone I know saw gas for sale on Monday at $2.45 p/g...yesterday it was 2.95 ...
Posted by: Pam | Aug 31, 2005 1:04:35 PM
We filled up for 2.44 on Monday....
Maybe more folks will walk to downtown Montclair, versus circling for parking and wasting gallons of gas?
Posted by: butchcjg | Aug 31, 2005 1:06:28 PM
Gas will rise to $4 a gallon with in the next two months. This is not a guess. check out CNN Money/Business and read for yourself. If you are looking for the cheapest gas no matter where you live, go to the following sites. They are updated daily:
http://www.newjerseygasprices.com/
http://www.gasbuddy.com/
On bloomfield ave in Bloomfield, the Mobile Station is at $2.69 and one block up at the Delta is $2.99! This is the first I've seen Delta higher than the big companies
Posted by: Roddy | Aug 31, 2005 1:28:01 PM
Will I be able to trade-in the kids, too, and get a sporty two-seater?
Posted by: Liz | Aug 31, 2005 1:40:59 PM
Someone sent it to me, efs.
Ditto for Enrite on Rt. 23 in Cedar Grove. They consistently have some of the lowest gas prices around.
Posted by: Miss Martta | Aug 31, 2005 1:53:06 PM
I spent 2.70 for Ultimate at BP on Route 17 South last night!!! That 93 grade. Who's the big Winner? Who's the Big Winner?
Posted by: MyManMisterC | Aug 31, 2005 1:58:58 PM
Slightly OT but appropo: Is anyone else old enough to remember Citgo gas stations and how they used to hand out lollipops to kids and dog biscuits to pooches? Boy, have things changed. This was when gas was around 33 cents a gallon. Now we don't even get our windows squeegied.
Posted by: Miss Martta | Aug 31, 2005 2:08:45 PM
Smells like price gouging at Watchung Plaza .....
Posted by: RightSaidFred | Aug 31, 2005 2:24:47 PM
it could be worse...we could be paying $3 a gallon and pumping it ourselves!
Posted by: butchcjg | Aug 31, 2005 2:31:55 PM
"Slightly OT but appropo: Is anyone else old enough to remember Citgo gas stations and how they used to hand out lollipops to kids and dog biscuits to pooches?"
Totally, they used to do that at the Sunoco in Ramsey, NJ as well. I remember that growing up. My folks tell me they haven't changed at least, Aaron always asks if you need a paper in the morning or if you need your oil checked.
Since moving to the Montclair area, that hasn't happened once. They clearly don't understand customer service. Most don't understand English, except "Have a good day Boss!"
Posted by: MyManMisterC | Aug 31, 2005 2:46:05 PM
well, i sure hope the folks that own one of the 800,000 recalled GM vehicles turned theirs in!
Posted by: efs | Aug 31, 2005 3:12:50 PM
Ask directions, that's what that giant map on the side of the building is for. You know the one with grafitti all over it?
Posted by: MyManMisterC | Aug 31, 2005 4:09:52 PM
I paid $2.72 at the Shell on East (or is it West) Passaic. Twenty bucks didn't get me much.
I'm so old I remember the old/even license plate gas rationing system of the '70s. Sure hope it doesn't come to that again!!!
Posted by: Surrounded | Aug 31, 2005 4:10:48 PM
Just paid $2.84 for Premium at the Exxon on the corner of Broad and Watchung in Bloomfield. $2.64 for regular. $2.74 for whatever you call the in-between grade.
Posted by: SK | Aug 31, 2005 4:28:33 PM
Wondering if other stations are planning the same thing the Aamoco station in Roseland is doing: He's shutting down tomorrow because he's already out of regular gas and running out of the rest.
Posted by: Diane | Aug 31, 2005 4:54:24 PM
The orinial heading for these postings was "Time to Trade in that SUV?"
I'd like to see a serious discussion re: long term solutions to the energy (fuel) crisis -
with the winter heating season not far away these postings will soon be discussing the high cost of home heating fuel.
So what's the answer?
Fuel effficient cars?
More funding for public transportation?
Alternative fuels and solar power?
Nationalizing the fuel industry?
Price controls?
The floor is open for discussion....
Posted by: Franklin | Aug 31, 2005 5:55:48 PM
The orinial heading for these postings was "Time to Trade in that SUV?"
I'd like to see a serious discussion re: long term solutions to the energy (fuel) crisis -
with the winter heating season not far away these postings will soon be discussing the high cost of home heating fuel.
So what's the answer?
Fuel effficient cars?
More funding for public transportation?
Alternative fuels and solar power?
Nationalizing the fuel industry?
Price controls?
The floor is open for discussion....
Posted by: Franklin | Aug 31, 2005 5:58:27 PM
The orinial (sorry my lisp is showing) heading for these postings was "Time to Trade in that SUV?"
I'd like to see a serious discussion re: long term solutions to the energy (fuel) crisis -
with the winter heating season not far away these postings will soon be discussing the high cost of home heating fuel(I also have esp).
So what's the answer? (watch me try to distract you)
Fuel effficient cars?
More funding for public transportation?
Mandatory carpooling?
Alternative fuels and solar power?
Nationalizing the fuel industry?
Invading Saudi Arabia?
Price controls?
The floor is open for discussion....
Posted by: Franklyn | Aug 31, 2005 7:39:52 PM
