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I don't know if you are a blowhard or not but I doubt if you would find $0.5/gallon difference between stations a block away. You might find a penny a gallon difference but not a nickel. If you do you probably would have to go inside to pay so you are tempted to buy cheetos and beef jerky.

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I agree, the extra penny or two won't make much difference to me given that the price of gas can fluctuate this much or more day to day. Do the math, if you have a 20 gallon tank, get 15 mpg and the price per gallon is $2.50 and lets say a local gas tax would add another $.02/gallon the extra 40 cents you would pay on a fillup means you better find a lower tax gas station within 2.5 miles or you will have consumed your "savings". 

What I resent is having to pay 50 cents or more surcharge to use a debit card or having to pay a different price per gallon for a credit card

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