VIDEO: High gas prices here to stay
UCAN In the Media
NBC San Diego: UCAN gas analyst Charles Langley says San Diego drivers may never see gas prices at $3/gallon again. Watch the interview.
Like what you see? Go ahead and show your support! UCAN is a truly independent non-profit watchdog organization, dependent on grassroots donations like yours!
Utility Consumers' Action Network
File a complaint about a company online.
Terms & Conditions
UCAN.org is made available by the Utility Consumers' Action Network to assist you in becoming what you always knew you could be, a consumer ROCK STAR! We take no corporate money, and are beholden only to you, the consumer. As such, the site is here for educational, advocacy, and empowerment purposes, as well to to give you general information and a general understanding of the law. Just remember this site is NOT here to provide specific legal advice. By using this web site you of course understand that there is no attorney client relationship between you and the Web Site publisher, UCAN. The Web Site should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state.
That said, get to digging on the site, inform yourself, speak your mind, and earn Watchdog Bones! This is YOUR site, and we mean it. So comment on any of the content, discuss the latest issues in the forums, file a complaint on a company with the fraud squad, and generally cut loose.
See our Privacy Policy
another way to increase high gas prices
I applaud the creativity of this idea, however, I struggle to see a favorable endgame for consumers. If we stop buying candy and drinks from mini marts (which is a sizable portion of retailer income), what stops gas station owners from raising the price of gas even more to compensate for the lost food and beverage income? As said earlier, buying gas is a NECESSITY, so you could probably put one mini mart out of business with this tactic, but beyond that you'd start to raise the price of gas everywhere.
Another Way to Protest High Gas Prices
I have heard about the proposed May 15, 2007 boycott of gas stations. That may be a good idea, but eventually people need to fill up again. So, where does that leave the public?
I would like to propose that everyone who fills up their tanks with gas DO NOT PATRONIZE the mini marts attached to gas stations. If those merchants don't have any sales other than gas, they will get upset over loss of high revenues. By refusing to buy candy, drinks, cigarettes, etc., from Chevron, Shell, 76, Arco, etc, minimarts, it might prompt the minimart store merchants to plead with the gas suppliers to lower the prices on gas so consumers will come back.
REMEMBER, BUYING GAS IS A NECESSITY--BUYING CANDY AND CIGARETTES FROM THE MINI MARTS IS NOT A NECESSITY.
Everyone should think long and hard on this--by banding together and refusing to buy merchandise from mini marts just might force the gas suppliers to lower the unfairly high gas prices!!!!!
Post new comment