$2.25 Gas in Elkview
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Posted: 2:18 PM Oct 14, 2008
 Last Updated: 9:31 PM Oct 14, 2008
 Reporter: Anna Baxter
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ELKVIEW, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- No pain at the pump at one station in Kanawha County, at least for a little while.

A gallon of gas was selling for $2.25 at the Go-Mart along Frame Road in Elkview. Workers tell WSAZ.com it was a glitch that was fixed after about an hour and a half. Gas is now back up to $3.25 for a gallon of unleaded.

The average around Charleston is $3.19.

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Posted by: Last Time on Oct 16, 2008 at 12:36 PM
oil was 70 dollars a barrel gasoline was 2.19 so yes they are still gouging
Posted by: HELLO on Oct 16, 2008 at 09:41 AM
I WAS IN INDIANA OVER THE WEEKEND AND PAID 2.78 FOR GAS
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 16, 2008 at 06:17 AM
C-Dog gas prices have dropped so dramatically because we are in the middle of a worldwide recession. The election could be tomorrow or 4 years from now and prices would still be going down when you are in a recession.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 16, 2008 at 03:51 AM
I like paying high gas prices. I can diet easier--can't afford food! LOL
Posted by: Someone on Oct 16, 2008 at 01:37 AM
Agreed.... What I don't understand is that when you see a breakdown of the price of gas it is most affected by the price of oil. When oil was at its peak around $150 a barrell we were paying around 4.09 a gallon. Now that oil is trading around $78 a barrell why has the price of gas not come down in line with the oil. The was I see it that is roughly a 25% drop in gas prices versus a 50% drop in oil prices, which if the price is most directly related to oil means gas should be back in the $2.00-$2.20 range.
Posted by: gas 2 much on Oct 15, 2008 at 11:04 PM
As a former resident of Huntington I can't understand why gas in Huntington and Charleston is still so high, I recently moved to the North Eastern Panhandle \of WV and gas here is $2.99. Can we say Gas Gouging?
Posted by: C-Dog on Oct 15, 2008 at 03:51 PM
I find it incredibly interesting that gas prices have dropped so dramatically right before the election....hhhmmmm. We are being used as pawns in the game and totally taken advantage of. And for those people who wonder why WV has higher gas prices....every hear of gas tax?
Posted by: TO JOHN THE BOSS on Oct 15, 2008 at 11:34 AM
Haven't you got anything better to do than sit at the computer and complain about what other people are doing? And I got news for you if gas was 10.00 a gallon I would be sitting at home or walking. I've cut my driving down to bare minimum, get groceries and go to the doctor and church. No more drives or visiting just for the fun of it.
Posted by: Debbie on Oct 15, 2008 at 10:58 AM
Interesting, I was in Spencer saturday and it was still 3.89 a gallon, I brought it in Ky Friday for 2.99
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 15, 2008 at 07:00 AM
What I don't understand is that when you see a breakdown of the price of gas it is most affected by the price of oil. When oil was at its peak around $150 a barrell we were paying around 4.09 a gallon. Now that oil is trading around $78 a barrell why has the price of gas not come down in line with the oil. The was I see it that is roughly a 25% drop in gas prices versus a 50% drop in oil prices, which if the price is most directly related to oil means gas should be back in the $2.00-$2.20 range.
Posted by: darn on Oct 15, 2008 at 05:36 AM
i always miss the good breaks like that where gas is accidentally sold for dirt-cheap. oh well, it's still nice to see it down as low as it is.
Posted by: Tracey on Oct 15, 2008 at 12:28 AM
I went friday to clarksburg and the kroger gas station had the cheap gas for $3.09 at around 1pm and at 3PM it went up to $3.28. I was just watching news for NJ and its only 2.69 a gallon there. why is it that WV(which is suppose to be one of the poorer states)has one of the highest gas prices? I think its all BS
Posted by: JOHN THE BOSS on Oct 14, 2008 at 11:03 PM
havent u people got any thing better to do than set on a computer all day and talk about gas prices its this much, no its this much grow up people who cares , if it was $10 a gallon u would still buy it
Posted by: Concerned on Oct 14, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Go-Mart is one of the company's that raise and lower the price of the gas by just a phone call, I think that it should be raised and lowered when the gas actually comes in and put in the tanks.... Gas needs to drop down really fast seeing as it under $80.00 a barrel now!!!
Posted by: Amanda on Oct 14, 2008 at 08:02 PM
Gas in South Webster Is down to 2.99 But with oil at 78 dollars a barrel I want to know why its not lower.
Posted by: anon on Oct 14, 2008 at 07:50 PM
Apparently, Amanda didn't read the story.....
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 14, 2008 at 07:44 PM
2.89 in South Shore, KY WOOHOO!
Posted by: lexingtonian on Oct 14, 2008 at 07:05 PM
Gas has been under $3.00 for the last few days in Lexington. Today it is $2.88/gallon. At $3.25, you all are still getting ripped off!
Posted by: Well, Duh on Oct 14, 2008 at 06:30 PM
Well, duhhhh Amanda! You kind of need to read the article and not just look at the pretty pictures.
Posted by: Ron on Oct 14, 2008 at 06:26 PM
how long do we have to keep paying these prices around here? $3.21 is what were still paying! what happened to the investigation about price gauging in our area does know one care about what going on!
Posted by: local prices on Oct 14, 2008 at 06:25 PM
$2.99
Posted by: Dee on Oct 14, 2008 at 06:05 PM
WV Gas Prices This past weekend, travel to Rising Sun, IN and we paid $2.61 for gas. Then coming home crossing the KY/WV bridge it was over $3.29. The difference is amazing! This state is SO MUCH HIGHER than any surrounding states!
Posted by: Nate on Oct 14, 2008 at 05:44 PM
WOW AManda the rocket-Scientist.....
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 14, 2008 at 05:33 PM
Gas is $2.97 in Pikeville
Posted by: Mike on Oct 14, 2008 at 04:51 PM
Im glad it happened.It is a shame that they caught it that fast.These people have been ripping us off way too long.Gas should be around 2.49 a gallon with the price of oil.These people will pay for what they have done to others.Let them enjoy the cash while they can.Life on earth is but a blink of an eye.
Posted by: RoaneCo. on Oct 14, 2008 at 04:38 PM
At $2.25 I bet they were still making a profit.
Posted by: jim on Oct 14, 2008 at 04:21 PM
Why is gas prices around here are more than 30-70 cents higher than any hwere else in the are. I have friends in Cincinnati oh getting gas for 2.39-2.59, Toledo, Oh for 2.49 western Ky for 2.60-273...but we here are paying 3.15 - 3.39 ? Why is not reported on ???? Should be the leading story...WE ARE BEING GOUGED !!
Posted by: Reality on Oct 14, 2008 at 03:46 PM
The sad truth is that with the price of oil being $84 that the price at the pump should be around $2.40. It won't stop until the CEO's from Exxon, BP, etc are put in jail. Good ole homegrown American terrorists.
Posted by: John on Oct 14, 2008 at 03:35 PM
At 3:00 it's back to $3.25.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 14, 2008 at 03:31 PM
Saw this on lunch and thought it was a mistake. They are either losing money or every other gas station in the area is sticking it to us.
Posted by: Amanda on Oct 14, 2008 at 03:20 PM
Gas is not $2.25 it is $3.25.
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