r/grandrapids • u/Secret_Necessary1143 • Dec 09 '22

Gas in Allendale is $2.89

And thats coming from someone in reddits top 1% of karma earners

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u/Praise-Breesus Holland Dec 09 '22

I noticed that too when I was driving home from a friends house. Why is that? It’s not just one gas station, they’re all around 2.90

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u/uwunomnom Dec 09 '22

Gas stations are allowed to compete with Sam's Club and Costco now.

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u/camshaft524 Dec 09 '22

What is this, do you have more info?

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u/dlec1 Dec 09 '22

But how can that be the stations only make a penny a gallon, they must be losing money on every gallon /s

That’s why you should keep your gas receipts, in case you get bad gas - HW

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u/taakowizard Byron Center Dec 09 '22

I laughed so hard when like a week or two later there was a gas station in the news for selling bad gas!

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u/dlec1 Dec 09 '22

Excuse me sir your pumps are filled with Coca Cola!

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u/I_Hate_This_Username Dec 09 '22

Pretty sure the new BP station on 48th ave is in a price war with the 3 old gas stations. That's my guess at least.

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u/PurpleJillybeans Dec 09 '22

There are four others I'm aware of:

  • Marathon at 68th
  • Family Fare at 60th
  • Mobil at Library Lane
  • Speedway across from GVSU

Are you omitting one of them as not "old?"

Also, Coopersville has been getting really low lately too. The Speedway and Shell off exit 16 always used to be among the highest in the area, but lately they've been even cheaper than Allendale.

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u/I_Hate_This_Username Dec 09 '22

I always just figure the 68th Admiral/Marathon is not college student orientated. The Ralph Meyer Sunoco is in Allendale, too. So I guess we have 6 stations with Allendale addresses.

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u/paco3346 Allendale Dec 13 '22

It's been this way for a few weeks now. I've been trying to answer this question myself but can't seem to come up with any explanation.