Gas Price Sticker Stock in the Twin Cities Once upon a time — like, until yesterday — savvy motorists (and Costco members) knew to head to Costco’s gas pumps whenever prices jumped. Like they did Wednesday. A LOT. That’s because Costco’s gas prices notoriously lagged other stations’ price changes by a full day. Not anymore....Read More
Retail Gas Gauge If you want to track the spot price of a barrel of oil in world markets, you could monitor various Web sites that specialize in commodities. Or . . . you could just watch the gas lines at Costco. When they’re inexplicably long, mid-day –as they are now — you know that...Read More
“Attention All Walmart Costco Shoppers!” Looks like gas prices just jumped 15¢ to 20¢ per gallon today. Which means that savvy Costco members head there to fill up — before Costco bumps prices tomorrow (it’s famous for lagging price changes by one day). P.S.: And yes, it lags price drops as well as price increases.Read More
$3.19 to $3.29 to $3.39 to ??? It seemed odd, at least to me, that Twin Cities gas prices were seemingly stuck at $3.19 a gallon even as turmoil in the Middle East spread and the price of a barrel of oil shot toward $100. The other shoe landed with a thud earlier this week,...Read More
