We've had this issue come up on the Illinois site several times now. It doesn't necessarily pertain to the Chicago area, however it does to the rest of the state.
Basically what happens is that the Central IL Casey's gas stations advertise their cheapest price on the sign which isn't "regular unleaded" per say. Generally it is what is considered "mid-grade".
Here's a link to a picture I took of the Casey's in Chillicothe back in February.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q245/cajames83/caseys_chillicothe_il.jpg
Notice on that sign that the $2.29 price is for "Unleaded Plus" (which is actually 87-Octane E-10 gas)
Notice that the $2.34 price is for "Unleaded" (which is 89-Octane E-10 gas)
Both are "regular" prices according to Gas Buddy's standards, however, if we follow the guidelines, the higher price of $2.34 should be the "regular" price.
So you can see the issue here with 2 regular unleaded prices to go into one spot. I say that we post the cheaper price as the regular price, b/c lets face it, that is what 90% of the people get.
Any thoughts, comments??
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I'm inclined to agree, Jman, when it comes to the Casey's prices. I think I'd post the lower price, too. The Ayerco situation is a little different, IMO, since it clearly designates "Regular" and "Plus" on their sign, with "Regular" being 5 cents higher.
Maybe it's because I'm an Engineer, or maybe because I hang around with some Journalists, but I'm trying to be accurate in my reporting. (I'm an associate member of the Society of Professional Journaists, BTW, http://spj.org)
I think the cheapest one should be posted.
Since we have the ability to post three prices for three different grades, then how should one post the "Regular" that is actually priced 5 cents higher? It's not really mid-grade.
I understand the Casey's confusion since none are explicitly designated by the signage as being "Regular", but in the Ayerco 66 case, it is spelled out clearly.
In the "old days" when we only posted one gasoline price, I tend to agree that the lowest price should have been posted.
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