price gouging

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Here in OK, the ice storm and power outages have brought on price gouging.
Slave Mart and Tractor Supply were charging about $17 for a normally $6 gas can!

K1 clear kerosene for heaters has jumped $2 in as many days!

Glad I'm burning free wood!

 

[Ted69]

Same thing happened a few years back in my town with a gas station he doubled his price during a power outage. After that many people in our town refused to buy gas from him after that and many wrote lettters in our local paper to inform people....., two years later...its nots now a check cashing place. How did he make out.
Ted

 

[Shane]

That's a great story Ted. Don't chit where you eat.

 

[webbie]

I'm amazed to hear that Tractor Supply does that kind of stuff - I would assume pricing set by corporate.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

I picked up 2 gal of K-1 to heat the garage for some auto work this morning and paid $3.59/gal.

Matt

 

[webbie]

Pellet were 4.79 a bag at the local tractor supply, so that is normal....I think around here folks are quite used to bunker mentality, so it does not come into effect as much (gouge)

 

[G-rott]

Just remember this when you are shopping this June and July...the sellers hope we have short memories.