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xchrom

(108,903 posts) Sat Dec 1, 2012, 08:56 AM Dec 2012

New York AG: Bronx Gas Station Charged $10 For Gallon Of Gas After Sandy

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/11/new_york_ag_bro.php

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman just announced that his office has notified 12 additional gas station owners of his intent to "commence enforcement proceedings" against them after he claims they jacked up prices after Hurricane Sandy.

In one case, the A.G. says, a gas station in the Bronx tried to charge a woman $50 for five gallons of gas.

The 12 new gas stations -- all in New York City, Long Island, or Westchester County -- brings the number of alleged post-Hurricane gas-gougers targeted by Schneiderman to 25.

New York's price-gouging law prohibits merchants from taking unfair advantage of consumers by selling goods or services for an "unconscionably excessive price" during an "abnormal disruption of the market."

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New York AG: Bronx Gas Station Charged $10 For Gallon Of Gas After Sandy (Original Post) xchrom Dec 2012 OP

Good, but those are little fish. safeinOhio Dec 2012 #1

There is another part to it, MrYikes Dec 2012 #2

The local gas station jumped about 4 cents after Sandy, but that was fair NutmegYankee Dec 2012 #3

Nothing to see here EvolveOrConvolve Dec 2012 #4

safeinOhio

(32,714 posts)

1. Good, but those are little fish.

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sat Dec 1, 2012, 09:08 AM

Dec 2012

Big oil, those that drill, refine and sell retail are the real crooks.

Here in Ohio, jacked up the retail price 30 cents on the tuesday before Thanksgiving and are now dropping it a penny a day a week later. It's become a pattern here. Always jump 20 to 30 cents to some price that ends with a 9 at every station in town within an hour. Then it's drop the price a penny everyday for 2 weeks until it's back to the same price.

MrYikes

(720 posts)

2. There is another part to it,

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sat Dec 1, 2012, 09:33 AM

Dec 2012

we are trying to shop small, local hometown businesses and these types of stories make it difficult to do that. We can see the greed at the top because someone has the ability to show us the data. We seldom have that view locally. So here comes the word,,,,trust. without that word, small business will be gone.