This Story is a Real Gas

What greedy, ungrateful fools! I wonder how many of them were driving SUVs, and how many will have the nerve to sue!


Gas Deal Leaves Customers Fuming
Dozens of customers complained Saturday when a Dekalb County gas station set its price for regular unleaded gas at $1.99 a gallon.
It's a deal, they admitted. But they expected a bigger bargain.
"It's not worth this much time waiting in line as long as I did to save five bucks," said driver Daniel Holloway. "My time's worth more than that."
Holloway and other drivers began lining up before sunrise at a Chevron station on Glenwood Avenue near I-20 for what they thought would be a steal.
All night, the sign outside advertised gas for $1.59 a gallon.
"Times are hard, so everyone wants a deal when they can find one," said driver Ed Gresham.
It seemed too good to be true, and it was.
"Looks like they're fixing to change the price," said driver Jerry Wolf as he watched employees huddle inside the gas station, which was closed overnight. "They have a handful of numbers in there."
When the station opened about an hour late at 7 a.m., employees changed the sign and increased the price by 40 cents a gallon to $1.99.
"I think this is not right, it's false advertising and bait and switch," said driver Clara Delay.
Those who were first in line left before filling up because they were frustrated by the sudden price hike.
"For this price, I can buy gas in my own neighborhood," said Delay, who drove from Stone Mountain for a bargain.
Saturday was supposed to be the second day of the $1.59 deal offered by new managers as a way to build customer loyalty.
But they told 11Alive News off-camera that the demand Friday was so overwhelming, they couldn't keep their tanks full or control the traffic.
With the new price, just under $2, the station stayed competitive and very busy throughout the day Saturday.
Managers said they will not make any promises about the price of gas going forward.