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data_dave All-Star Author Oakland Posts:517 Points:554,235 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 6:43:28 AM Ignore data_dave Report Abuse NOVATO, Calif. (KGO) -- A good way to get a good deal on filling up your tank could be coming to an end. A Bay Area judge is ordering Safeway to raise its pump prices. The Safeway gas station on Nave Drive is typically very busy. Drivers usually have to wait in line to get an open pump. It's no surprise why: prices here are typically less expensive than what you might find at other gas stations and if you have a Safeway Club Card, it's even 3 cents cheaper. And if you buy groceries, there's even more savings -- 10 cents off per gallon for every $100 spent inside their store. Visit ABC News for full article

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NOVATO, Calif. (KGO) -- A good way to get a good deal on filling up your tank could be coming to an end. A Bay Area judge is ordering Safeway to raise its pump prices. The Safeway gas station on Nave Drive is typically very busy. Drivers usually have to wait in line to get an open pump. It's no surprise why: prices here are typically less expensive than what you might find at other gas stations and if you have a Safeway Club Card, it's even 3 cents cheaper. And if you buy groceries, there's even more savings -- 10 cents off per gallon for every $100 spent inside their store.

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Jeff4U Champion Author Atlanta Posts:8,738 Points:1,850,420 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:56:40 PM Ignore Jeff4U Report Abuse No Safeway around here, no problem.
heydano67 Champion Author California Posts:1,656 Points:356,385 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 8:15:03 PM Ignore heydano67 Report Abuse Legislating what should be a free market?
URKiddinMee Champion Author South Carolina Posts:1,214 Points:242,910 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 3:46:07 PM Ignore URKiddinMee Report Abuse More guv'mint meddling in free enterprise.
RBob Champion Author Portland Posts:3,359 Points:2,345,700 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 3:09:27 PM Ignore RBob Report Abuse One more example of a judge trying to legislate. He must be wanting a seat on the 9th Circuit.
qwerty17 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:3,644 Points:1,115,930 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 10:34:42 AM Ignore qwerty17 Report Abuse not fair. let market be the guide.
ibhenry Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,536 Points:456,445 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 9:23:55 AM Ignore ibhenry Report Abuse BS lawsuit, good for Safeway and customers.
Eugene_C Champion Author Columbus Posts:2,299 Points:155,995 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 8:36:33 AM Ignore Eugene_C Report Abuse It's called "supply and demand"
aquarinut Champion Author British Columbia Posts:1,628 Points:436,005 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 8:36:22 AM Ignore aquarinut Report Abuse Agree with PatAZ!
fracknsave Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,666 Points:58,000 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 8:05:00 AM Ignore fracknsave Report Abuse Back in the early days, one cornering the market could run the competition out of business by selling below cost. Certainly, there are no gas retailers with such a corner, so the whole notion is rather silly. Now, to be in government is to follow rules, blindly, mostly devoid of common sense, be it an activist judge or bureaucrat, which is why we could slash those in public dis-service in half and still be over regulated.
highdesertman Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:2,474 Points:1,715,830 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 7:54:18 AM Ignore highdesertman Report Abuse According to the Kroger website, its gas discounts are "Not valid in AL, LA, MO or where prohibited by law," so it's not just California that has these crazy laws.
doctorindyj Champion Author Santa Fe Posts:3,443 Points:837,860 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 7:51:44 AM Ignore doctorindyj Report Abuse "ABC7 spoke to the attorney who represents the plaintiff and he calls the impending injunction a huge victory. "The benefit to the consumers is that with competition they'll get lower prices" So instead of actually 'competing' by offering a better product or a lower price they run crying to the government to make things 'fair'. Then they turn around and try to call it competition. In the end it's the consumer who loses, not the attorneys, not the stores and certainly not the government.
ifallsguy Champion Author Minnesota Posts:5,180 Points:1,551,670 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 7:35:46 AM Ignore ifallsguy Report Abuse if you don't live in Novato, who cares?
dsaine Champion Author North Carolina Posts:2,987 Points:630,545 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 7:32:17 AM Ignore dsaine Report Abuse Not surprise.
angel4me Champion Author San Jose Posts:2,814 Points:793,045 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 7:26:17 AM Ignore angel4me Report Abuse costco still cheaper..........
PatAZ Champion Author Tucson Posts:9,235 Points:122,280 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 7:23:20 AM Ignore PatAZ Report Abuse Why am I not surprised this is happening in California?
KMaria13 Rookie Author Raleigh Posts:60 Points:12,930 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 7:17:44 AM Ignore KMaria13 Report Abuse Not even right. The consumer cannot win.
imcheep Champion Author New Mexico Posts:2,477 Points:646,905 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 7:14:42 AM Ignore imcheep Report Abuse Why???? Does a judge have that authority?
leraar2 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,754 Points:785,730 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 7:13:11 AM Ignore leraar2 Report Abuse does this law mean that one store can't sell an item as a loss leader to attract customers? it's done all the time by grocery stores. gasoline bonus points are just another loss leader.
JamesCalvin Champion Author Lancaster Posts:3,176 Points:517,505 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 7:12:19 AM Ignore JamesCalvin Report Abuse Can the government legislate frugality?
JamesCalvin Champion Author Lancaster Posts:3,176 Points:517,505 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 7:11:33 AM Ignore JamesCalvin Report Abuse Be frugal, says the Virginia Bill of Rights! Frugality is needed to preserve a Free Government!
NoSoup4U Champion Author Raleigh Posts:2,050 Points:951,780 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 7:10:24 AM Ignore NoSoup4U Report Abuse Yeah, what happened to free trade? Others sure are free to raise gas prices, why can't Safeway sell it as cheap as they want? If they want to LOSE money on gas, that's their business (and our good fortune).
grandpadon28110 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:4,706 Points:1,140,360 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 7:05:39 AM Ignore grandpadon28110 Report Abuse What happened to capitalism?
fuel2use Champion Author Seattle Posts:3,478 Points:730,625 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 6:55:40 AM Ignore fuel2use Report Abuse Interesting. Shell/QFC/Fred Meyer/(Kroger), Safeway, Costco, and a lesser extent in this area Albertsons all do it.
UncaLar Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,871 Points:397,950 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 6:50:28 AM Ignore UncaLar Report Abuse this just seems wrong... Don't all businesses sell items at or below cost with the intent to make their money on other items? Let's talk printers. Most are sold at cost with the plan to make their money on all the ink. Seems like a standard practice.
carrek Sophomore Author Seattle Posts:230 Points:188,525 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 6:49:04 AM Ignore carrek Report Abuse The article says it is illegal to see gas under cost. I wonder how that law came into existance?
fowlcan Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,104 Points:682,620 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 6:49:03 AM Ignore fowlcan Report Abuse That's the spirit, too low on price so they are ordered to increase the price by a Judge.
Toppers Champion Author Atlanta Posts:9,002 Points:2,468,745 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 6:44:44 AM Ignore Toppers Report Abuse Not gonna drop 'em...
gazprize Veteran Author Toronto Posts:483 Points:125,120 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 6:44:29 AM Ignore gazprize Report Abuse really?