I used to stop at this station just across the border in SC about once a month after a lunch at Cracker Barrel for a cheaper fill-up. During lunch time, the pumps are typically full with a minor wait, and one or two pumps will usually be covered with an out of order plastic bag. It had been a while since I ventured down, but I thought that biscuits and cheap fuel would be a good way to spend lunch time today.
After a lunch at Cracker Barrel down the street, I thought I would pop in and fill-up for the weekend because the gas is going to be WAY cheaper, eh? Formerly, yes - I have filled up at this station before and it was usually quite a bit less than Charlotte, and worth the drive. Today, not so much. Knowing I needed to get fuel, I looked at the price at the Kangaroo station directly across from my office on Tyvola, which was $3.39/gal. Not awful, but not great. I figured SC would be at least $.20 less per gallon. At this Kanagaroo at lunch time, it was $3.29 (a dime a gallon cheaper) and the parking lot/fuel pumps looked like the gas crisis of the 1970's (or 2008 in Charlotte where people were getting shanked while waiting to fill up their tanks for $4.50/gal.). Cars lined up, folks going the wrong way, backing up onto Carowinds Blvd... what in the world?!
I quickly calculated in my head that I would need 20 gallons to fill up, so dealing with this clusterexpletive would save me $2.00 (I want my two dollars! - guess the movie). Because bail for my potential assault charge would be much more than that, I headed back to 77 to get back to the office and fill up with a more rational crowd. I guess the fuel savings are more hit or miss than they used to be. As the gas prices continue to rise as folks hit the road for summer trips, I may check out this station again for a bargain, but I will go BEFORE the lunch crowd hits next time.