What is up with QT??

[5spdfrk]

They won't respond back...
& if they do..I don't think they'll tell you tha truth behind it all.

Yeh, they never tell the truth, but I figure if enough people complain maybe something will change.

[ahabion]

well i pretty much stop at qt since that's all there really is 'round here.

[5spdfrk]

Well, here is the response I got. Pretty much what everyone else has said, and that they can in no way talk about how they price their gas. Oh well, it was worth a shot.

I am very sorry you are disappointed in our current gas prices. We are
traditionally a low-price, high volume gasoline retailer. We strive everyday to
provide our customers with a quality fuel product at a fair price as well as
clean stores run by the most professional, well-trained employees anywhere. The
retail price of gasoline is substantially dictated by the wholesale cost of
fuel, and while we understand your interest, the highly competitive nature of
the gasoline market means that we can not discuss how we price our fuel in any
given market. However, the situation with premium fuel is slightly different.
Traditionally, most retailers have used a 10 cent spread between grades for
convience. Due to changes in the current market, premium fuel is now costing
significantly more than it has it the past. In order to avoid selling under
cost, we have had to modify the price we are charging for premium.

I hope you will continue to shop our stores and receive the quality customer
service and products you have come to expect from QuikTrip. I appreciate your
interest in QuikTrip, and hope that I have answered your question.

[green91]

My family owns a gas station and gas isnt a profit maker, it brings ppl in for other customers. we have always priced competitively with other stations and there is very little profit involed.. midgrade prices confuse me because its a mixture at the pump of 87 and 91 octane. the major oil companies charging $60/barrel for crude are who you should be questioning regarding cost.

[ShooterMcGavin]

My family owns a gas station and gas isnt a profit maker, it brings ppl in for other customers. we have always priced competitively with other stations and there is very little profit involed.. midgrade prices confuse me because its a mixture at the pump of 87 and 91 octane. the major oil companies charging $60/barrel for crude are who you should be questioning regarding cost.

mom and pop shops maybe but like the email said, big franchises like qt is also a VOLUME seller of gas, so even if it's fractions of pennies it makes a difference in the big picture and in the long run.

[The Ninja]

i like QT cuz of their bomb ass quik-e-mart...damn...their donuts are better than krispy kreme and then they got those 4 gallon slushies for like 30 cents...

[GsrTurbo320]

RACE TRAC FTL!

[The Ninja]

i'm back,.....race track is cheap shit....i'm a cheap mutha***** so i buy the cheapest gas possible...and still get great miles to the gallon and enough performance to get me from point a to point b pretty quick...i put 45 octane in my car..>.>

[scttydb411]

i asked one of the employees at qt and she said she didn't like it, but it was to help subsidize keeping the cost of low and mid grade pricing. screw that, let them pay a little more and subsidize the cost of high grade...more people use low and mid anyway.

i drove through their lot and straight to the bp where premium was cheaper and only .10 more than mid. after 8 years of exclusively using qt i'm now boycotting them...good thing i've stopped drinking soda. the .59 32oz would be hard to resist.

[speedminded]

i asked one of the employees at qt and she said she didn't like it, but it was to help subsidize keeping the cost of low and mid grade pricing. screw that, let them pay a little more and subsidize the cost of high grade...more people use low and mid anyway.

i drove through their lot and straight to the bp where premium was cheaper and only .10 more than mid. after 8 years of exclusively using qt i'm now boycotting them...good thing i've stopped drinking soda. the .59 32oz would be hard to resist.

The BP's and Shell's i've seen are the same way...0.20 cents more for premium.