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Cancel Trip due to cost of gas

I doubt you are the only one amending your vacation plans due to fuel costs. I'm betting food and other goods delivery services are also seeing windfall business.
 
It costs more to stay home too. Our lawn/yard spray service just added a 5% fuel surcharge. A harbinger of things to come?
 
I suppose things are relative. I live in California. If only I could find gas for $4.99 a gallon.

There are a number of unusual economic indicators, such as the Men's Underwear Index and the Skyscraper Index. (I'm not making these up. These are real. Just ask Google.) So I am proposing the "Costco Gas Line Index."

There seems to be a strong correlation between the price of gasoline and the length of the line of cars waiting to purchase gasoline at Costco. At my local Costco, the lines are phenomenally long, and are now spilling out well onto the street. I have never seen such long gas lines at Costco. I view this as a negative economic indicator, proving that people are having a very hard time right now with inflation. People are willing to stand in line for an extended period to save 30 to perhaps 40 cents a gallon on gas.

I'm currently not purchasing any new underwear.

Oh, and I did get a deal on gas earlier this week. It was only $5.79 at our local Ralphs (Kroger) market, plus I got 10 cents a gallon off for using Ralphs Reward Points. But that was a few days ago. Ralphs is at $5.85 today according to Gas Buddy.
 
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It's $5.89 on Kaua'i. I heard it's over $5 per gallon now in Denver. This is going to hurt for sure.

We planned to drive to Vancouver in August. I hope gas prices drop by then. 1,200 miles each way at 29 MPG in our car is going to be expensive. But flying will be even more expensive. We may book United and forget the drive, but we will have to rent a car in Vancouver.
 
We cancelled our trip to Petoskey, MI next week due to the high gas prices. It is about 450 miles each way. I was using Marriott Reward points and will save them for a trip to Glacier Park next year. Gas hit $5.09 on Monday. Costco is $4.75 and the lines are getting longer. In our area, summer blends are required even though they've been proven to pollute as much as the regular gas. Each city requires their own summer blend, so the blend in Cincinnati is different from Indianapolis. Therefore, there are only one or two refineries that produce the gas for our area resulting in a monopoly and higher gas prices. Gas would immediately drop .20-.30 if they eliminated these requirements.
 
GetawaysRus said:
I suppose things are relative. I live in California. If only I could find gas for $4.99 a gallon.

There are a number of unusual economic indicators, such as the Men's Underwear Index and the Skyscraper Index. (I'm not making these up. These are real. Just ask Google.) So I am proposing the "Costco Gas Line Index."

There seems to be a strong correlation between the price of gasoline and the length of the line of cars waiting to purchase gasoline at Costco. At my local Costco, the lines are phenomenally long, and are now spilling out well onto the street. I have never seen such long gas lines at Costco. I view this as a negative economic indicator, proving that people are having a very hard time right now with inflation. People are willing to stand in line for an extended period to save 30 to perhaps 40 cents a gallon on gas.

I'm currently not purchasing any new underwear.

Oh, and I did get a deal on gas earlier this week. It was only $5.79 at our local Ralphs (Kroger) market, plus I got 10 cents a gallon off for using Ralphs Reward Points. But that was a few days ago. Ralphs is at $5.85 today according to Gas Buddy.
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A local financial advisor I listen to on the radio on the weekends when driving has the warehouse store(Costco, Sams, BJ's) gas line indicator. He said one time he saw cars 12 deep waiting in line. That is probably at least a 20 minute wait for at most a $0.20 savings on gas. If you think about it, for a 15 gallon tank, that is only a $3 savings. If people are willing to wait that long for $3, then there is, at least, a perceived issue with gas prices.
 
I'm veering off topic, but here's a Public Service Announcement related to the price of gasoline.

If you shop at Ralphs (and perhaps other Kroger affiliates?), check the bottom of your store receipt. I didn't know this until a store employee pointed it out, but there is frequently an offer at the bottom to participate in an online survey. The survey is quick, and essentially they are asking you for comments about your store. Filling out the survey is worth 50 gas points if you are a Ralphs Rewards customer. (I've got a Ralphs shopping card and have the Ralphs app installed on my phone.)

I did a bit of food shopping yesterday (mostly fresh produce and dairy - that's the stuff we need to stock up on quite frequently), and I then completed the survey. Plus I bring my own shopping bags to the market, so I get additional gas points for bringing bags. I've now got enough Ralphs Reward Points for 20 cents a gallon off on gas when I purchase next.

(I have no personal relationship with Ralphs Markets. I shop there mainly because their produce seems fresher than the other markets in my area and I like the old-fashioned fruit-on-the-bottom Kroger yogurt. For meat, I shop elsewhere. And for fish, it's Costco.)

I'd be interested if someone would start a thread on how to save money on gasoline. There's probably lots of tricks that I don't know.
 
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dioxide45 said:
A local financial advisor I listen to on the radio on the weekends when driving has the warehouse store(Costco, Sams, BJ's) gas line indicator. He said one time he saw cars 12 deep waiting in line. That is probably at least a 20 minute wait for at most a $0.20 savings on gas. If you think about it, for a 15 gallon tank, that is only a $3 savings. If people are willing to wait that long for $3, then there is, at least, a perceived issue with gas prices.
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Hah, 12 deep is a short line at my Costco! We are talking all the way around the parking lot and Costco warehouse then out to the street the last time I drove by. I paid the 30 cent extra at the local discounter.

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I get about 10 mpg and I had thought that I was good until $6 a gallon. I need a large suv with the room for my tools and hardware. I also use this rig to plow snow. I also get to write off mileage @ $0.56 a mile. I'm sure they raise this for 2022 to reflect the cost of fuel.

Bill
 
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We just cancelled our trip to Wyndham Sapphire Valley SC. It is a 14 hour drive from our home. Instead going to Wyndham Bentley Brook in MA which is just over a 4 hour drive. Gas is 4.99.9 here in Watertown NY
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Despite high gas prices, we will be using our timeshare trade to Smuggs leaving Friday via an overnight in Utica NY and returning a week from Sunday with a stay in WATERTOWN!

Our gas was $4.69 at Costco Tuesday and seen it at over $5 at the nearby BP.
 
If you shop Safeway you cab build credits toward gas. We found we could use this at some gas stations on Maui. We used it at a Chevron in Lahaina. I think it knocked 20 cents per gallon off the price.
 
We save money on gas by not buying much of it. We accumulate Kroger gas points by buying groceries. Usually about $300/month max's out the benefit- $.30 a gallon for up to 35 gallons. We charge the plug-in hybrid Honda at night, so unless we take a road trip, we don't use any gas. I ride my e-bike to the store & around town. I usually only put 60-70 miles a month on my pickup, and we fill 2, 5 gallon gas containers a month. That allows me to fill the pickup and top off the car when we return from a trip to the second home. Darn car just has a 7 gallon tank and won't quite go the 250 miles round trip without adding a gallon or two. I've made the round trip, but it makes me nutz those last few miles with the 'Low Fuel' warning beeping at me. Just not worth the aggravation.

I suppose it will be much the same after I get my F-150 Lightning. I'm just getting the standard 230 mile battery, so I'll have to charge at each end of the trip. At home will be easy enough on a level 2 charger, but at the second home (unless I can get the HOA to install a charger), I'll have to use a public charger. There's one about a block away from our condo.

Jim
 
Kroger will have 4X Fuel Points on gift cards really often. I buy Amazon, Disney and some restaurant cards. I can buy Disney gift cards and combine them and pay my DVC MF's with them. You can also buy Southwest and Delta gift cards. $250 gift card X 4 = 1,000 points, good on 35 gallons of gas. We fill our car and truck and fill gas cans for the rest. We never buy full price for gas near our home. The gas station is just 3 miles from our house.

The problem is that the savings is not really that much over Sam's Club. The gas might be $4.20 at Sam's Club and $4.60 at Kroger, so we are really only saving .60 a gallon, but I am not buying gift cards that don't get used. I give the Happy Cards to our granddaughter who is 15 and loves to go to Ulta and Sephora. She also loves Chipotle. That's her ideal birthday gift.
 
$7.50ish/gallon here in Alberta.. Its more if you get into BC and provinces with a Provincial Sales Tax/Higher Carbon Tax.
 
The cheapest regular gas here in Toronto right now is about $2.05 CAD per litre, which translates to about $7.80 CAD per US gallon. That works out to about $6.23 USD per US gallon at current exchange rates. No need to cry for us, but count your blessings! It's even worse for most Europeans.
 
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We just cancelled our trip to Wyndham Sapphire Valley SC. It is a 14 hour drive from our home.
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That looks to be about 1800 miles, round trip. I get about 18mpg city/22 hwy. Even at the low end of that, it’s 100 gallons round trip. If gas is an extra $2/gallon it’s an extra $200. Not nothing, but maybe not enough to get me to change my plans.
 
We are going to CA and Arizona next month, for a month. Five weeks really. We already have airfare and car rental booked. Much higher now than when we booked. We will still do as much driving as we initially planned. We will just be sure to fill up after we get into AZ instead of before leaving CA.
 
Maybe I don't understand the problem. If you do the math, the added price of gas isn't really THAT much, comparatively speaking. Even if you spend an extra dollar or two a gallon, so an average of $20-40 on a tank of gas, is that REALLY grounds to cancel your vacation? I tend to agree with @bnoble above. The added extra cost can be absorbed into the cost of the vacation itself, and not be a deal breaker. You've waited all this time for your vacation to roll around - are you actually going to cancel and stay home because it's going to cost you a few hundred dollars extra?

I just completed a two-phase driving vacation over the last couple of weeks. Sacramento to Las Vegas, via Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia National Parks. Put more than 980 miles on the rental car. In the second part, I drove my own car from Mesquite, Nevada to Moab, Utah, and back. We explored Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. I put more than 700 miles on my car. If the car gets 300-400 miles on a tankful of gas, I wasn't buying gas THAT often, and the added price I paid at the pump wasn't all that much more than I'd have paid a year ago. I considered it all a part of the cost of the vacation.

I had a much more difficult time with the artificially inflated cost of that very average motel outside Yosemite. Paying nearly $400 a night for a $100 a night motel room seemed like highway robbery. And to add insult to injury, they had the nerve to charge extra for wifi. Even the fleabag motel we stayed at in Bakersfield had free wifi. :D

Dave
 
dioxide45 said:
We are going to CA and Arizona next month, for a month. Five weeks really. We already have airfare and car rental booked. Much higher now than when we booked. We will still do as much driving as we initially planned. We will just be sure to fill up after we get into AZ instead of before leaving CA.
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Jeremy, plan ahead, and buy your gas at Costco. It's the cheapest gas around.

Dave
 
We're vacationing with friends in FLA in September. We usually drive separately and meet at the resort. This year we're driving together and splitting the gas. We're also planning to eat in the room more than usual.
 
I’m going on my vacation

Glad to get the gas I need to go

Don’t put a restriction on how much I can have ($5 worth) , depending on your license plate like in the 70’s

If you did the math on the actual extra gas cost for that trip it will not hold a candle to vacation memories.

I’ll take the memories!

(I’m upset with the prices also, but it will not take me down with it)
 
Was planning to drive the Dempster highway end of August, but have been thinking about canceling cuz it's 3,000+ miles one way from California...
 
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After you wait in the half hour line!
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Then pay the extra few dollars elsewhere and get away faster. It's not rocket science - you're on vacation. Is that extra few minutes really going to make that much difference in your day? There is a reason there is a line. Use your Costco Visa and get a 2% rebate on the price of the gas. :D

I waited in line at a Costco in Las Vegas just this morning. Their Business Center has only two islands, and four pumps. We waited behind a LOT of cars, and were still out of there in about twenty minutes. Filled the tank, and hit the road for home. Not a major deal. I've waited MUCH longer idling in stopped traffic on the freeway in construction zones. :shrug:

Dave
 
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