I’m not making this up!
I was just out for a quick grocery shopping trip when I passed a nearby gas station and my eyes nearly popped out of my head. I must be seeing things. Surely that's not really right.
But no, the sign was very clearly advertising gas for $1.99 a gallon.
$1.99 a gallon!!
Now that is certainly something to get excited about! With many prices on the rise, it is exceptionally nice to see gas prices falling… and falling at such a rapid rate! Wow!
I've heard that gas prices are close to the lowest in the nation where we live but I'm curious if anyone else has seen gas go below $2/gallon in their area? If not, hopefully you'll be seeing it soon!
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152 Comments
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Melissa B. says:
We are at $2.25 here in Lafayette Indiana, but according to the news there are some places around Indianapolis that are $1.99. This is wonderful news!
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I am so happy (and relieved) that gas prices are heading down, down, down. I just pray they stay there. I hear that we are at a 3 yr low right now. In the Cincy area, we are at about $2.27 / gallon.
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Libby says:
Crystal, are you in the South? I remember when I lived in Georgia, I paid $.99/gallon and it used to cost me $10 to fill up the tank of my little Civic. I am in Chicagoland and it is $2.79 today!
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Angela says:
San Francisco Penisula…$3.15 is the lowest I’ve seen. CA rates are always some of, if not THE, highest in the nation….I’ll be happy if they go below $3!!
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Jennifer says:
I was thrilled yesterday to fill my minivan for a mere $34.50! We are still well over $2 a gallon here in the Pacific NW. I remember when my girlfriend and I would get ourselves to school all week on $2 worth of gas!
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Im jealous, here in California its 2.69…which we think is cheap! Hope it gets below $2 here eventually!
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Manda says:
We’re still around $2.25 here in Virginia… but we may as well enjoy it while we can! It’s better than celebrating over $3.99 gas!
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~~Central Florida~~ The gas is about 2.47 a gallon. When we were in Ocala Florida this weekend ( Ocala is about 60 miles north of Orlando) the gas was 2.20 a gallon.
Am looking forward to seeing the price going under 2.00 a gallon.
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lorrie says:
I just saw gas today for $2.95 and that is on the Central Coast of California. We always are so expensive here so $2.95 is wonderful!! Can’t wait to see how far it will drop.
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Aaargh! In California we’re just excited that it’s gone below $3 a gallon for the first time in years. At its peak a few months ago it was $4.67 a gallon at the cheap gas station!
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Jeanine Brown says:
I was visiting family in Bonham, TX this weekend (90 miles from Dallas), and it was $1.97!
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Sarah says:
Seems like everyone is asking this question this week.
I’m paying $4.49 – in Alaska. -
I live in NC, but saw this on our local news in a “gas price” story. They were talking about places in the MidWest that had prices under 2 bucks. That’s awesome!
I for one can’t wait for the prices to get lower here in NC. Especially since I drive a car that must use premium gas! Send that cheap gas our way, please!!
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I’ve seen it at $1.99 – $2.19 in our area…SW Ohio. Depends on the neighborhood here! Our monthly gasoline bill might just be lower than groceries this month!!??!!
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Wow that is wonderful news. I was out today and I saw it for 2.29 but if I could find it for 1.99 that would be great! Julie – CouponSavingFamily.com
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Holly in OK says:
NE Oklahoma is about 2.05, but that’s for the cruddy 10% ethanol blend that’s everywhere here now. It’s in almost all gas stations and cuts our mpg’s by as much as 30% for some people. I lose about 5 mpg’s in my Civic. So, we have to pay anywhere from 10 to 25 cents more for 100% gasoline. Not sure who the current form of ethanol is really helping. Definitely not us w/o flex fuel cars whose normal cars get gunked up over time from the “acceptable amount” of up to 10%. Sigh.
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Kate says:
Here in NW Indiana it’s still at $2.50. As exciting as it seems, the dropping gas prices will have a negative effect on the economy in the long run. We can’t win!
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Erica says:
It is $2.19 here in Detroit, MI (and as low as $2.03 in surrounding areas). E85 is $1.79; too bad my car doesn’t take it.
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Cassondra says:
It’s $1.99 here in south central Kansas. Was $2.04 this morning and by this evening it had dropped to $1.99.
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Sandy says:
$2.97 CA. LOL. I really don’t mind gas price being $2.97/ gallon as long as it stays this way. Don’t want to see gas price going up over $4.00 again.
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jennifer says:
In my town in central Iowa, we’re at 2.04. Just 10 miles south, it’s 1.99.
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sara b says:
we are in the southeast area of washington state and we are around 2.67 a gallon. can’t wait to see it get lower 🙂
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Just checked out our local news web site and it is showing the cheapest area price is 2.39…Boy do I hope it hits 1.99! That would be awesome!
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jj says:
2.59 a gallon if FL
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Lacy says:
Ours here in east Texas is around 2.19, but a friend said they found it for 1.80in the Dallas area!!! Keep those prices falling!
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christy uptmor says:
Its 2.35 in Effingham IL. I hope it keeps going and going!!! Its nice to catch a break somewhere finally!!!!
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Monica Lopez says:
Here in Oklahoma City gas is at 1.99 or less at some gas stations. We were really excited to fill up at this price! I like seeing the falling gas prices.
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The local Kroger has regular gas priced at $1.97, and if you have $100 in purchases accumulated on your Kroger Plus card you’ll get a gallon for $1.87
WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Isn’t it amazing? We have had the under $2 mark for a couple of days now here in Cincinnati, it is a beautiful thing!
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Here in Tennessee we were at $1.97 today. I thought I had misread the sign. But gladly, I wasn’t!
Smiles, Lea
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ruth ann says:
Just 3-4 weeks ago, gas was $4.25 here in north GA.
Tonight on the way home it was $2.29 at the Kroger.
That’s $2.00 less than a month ago!! At that rate it’ll be free next month. Too bad it doesn’t work that way, huh?
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Beth says:
I’m in central Pennsylvania and it just went down to 2.59 today. I was tickled when the subaru took less than 30.00 to fill it.
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Deanna says:
I live in Oklahoma and the gas dropped to $1.99 a few days ago. Was I ever excited!! I am very happy.
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Avon Lake at Crocker Bassett was $1.92….I almost had a heart attack….makes having an SUV not such a big deal…yippeeee!!
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S Crocker says:
In Upstate South Carolina it dropped to $1.76 in some places. The avaerage cost of gas though is $2.14. Can’t beat falling gas prices! We hit $5+ after the last hurricane!
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We’re at $1.99 too in parts of Northern Cincinnati. It feels good!!
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I got excited tonight seeing it at $2.10/gal here in the DFW area.
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Heather says:
The south is just now recovering from Hurricane Ike. It had been about $3 a gallon until 2 weeks ago, and today I saw it for 2.39!! Hooray!
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Gina says:
It’s $2.13 in central Texas right now. The bad news is that this is the beginnings of a financial tsunami. It very well may shoot up to $7 a gallon within a year or two. Sorry to put a damper on the excitement, but I want folks to be informed.
This is what I’ve read anyway. Because of the bailout and the economy, threatening recession or depression, these low prices are like the beginnings of a tsunami where the tide goes way out, the water is sucked from the beach. Then the power of the wave is gathered together and comes barrelling in, devouring everything on land. We need to be hopeful, but also prepare ourselves for financial hardship to come. Please read one of Ron Paul’s websites or some of Chuck Baldwin’s articles. Baldwin is running for President, by the way. 🙂
God bless you all! Gina
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No way! I got excited to see it down to $2.73 here in Northern NH!
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Erika Billings says:
I live in Forney, TX and our gas is $2.13. Looking forward to gas below $2!!
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I saw gas for $1.99 tonight here in Indianapolis. I was PSYCHED!
I do agree with a PP poster though. Once the election is over (depending on who wins) it may shoot back up. We shall see….
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Jill says:
We have diesel trucks so you know its bad but today its down to 2.95 Woo Hoo!!!!! in Kentucky
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Lisa says:
In our area of Cincinnati, OH, we saw one gas station at $1.99 (though our area doesn’t usually have the cheapest gas) but most were about $2.07. That’s what it is at Kroger and with the 20 cents off, you can get it for $1.87- so exciting!!
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Roxanne says:
Around $2.79 in south Fl. I am enjoying it while I can…until elections are over. Yay!
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Candice says:
I had to call my husband yesterday: “Honey!! Guess what!! Gas!! It’s less than two dollars a gallon!!” He went and took a picture. 😛
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I just ran down to Kwik Shop for a gallon of milk and gas was $1.99 here in South Central Kansas also!! I can’t even remember the last time it was this low!
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Petra says:
The cheapest gas i have seen today was $ 2.04. its like the gas stations are competing who got the cheapest gas lately….lol
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If only there was a way to stockpile gas! Wow! You are sooo lucky. $2.79 still here in Chicago. We are just glad to FINALLY be under $3.
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Michelle Hughes says:
Still at 2.59 in South Western Washington! I’d love to see it drop below 2.00!
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Jennifer Kaiser says:
My father in law called a couple of days ago to report that their gas in Grand Junction Colorado is $1.78! They’ve always been about $.30 higher than we are here in Iowa. I paid $1.97 two days ago! YAY!
~Jennifer K
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I’m in NC too (like some above). I don’t know that we’ll ever get below the $2 mark, though I did buy gas for $2.44 yesterday–and felt pretty good about it, relatively speaking!
But NC has an automatic gas tax increase, which our lovely state legislators refuse to repeal or even delay, regardless of natural disasters, economic recessions, or any other hardship on the people. The state gas tax goes up on a regular basis several times a year, so even if the price of oil drops, it will never reach the same lows it has in the past. Got to continue to feed the bloated and not-accounted-for DOT budget, you know. -
Jane says:
$2.69 in north-central Pennsylvania. Which is a big improvement over the $3+ gas we’ve had until just a couple weeks ago. I’ll keep hoping that we eventually drop below the $2 mark too!
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Tatiana says:
$1.89 in parts of san antonio, unfortunately not my part.! I am still seeing about 2.09.
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Megan says:
In Augusta, Georgia the gas prices have dropped to $2.42…hopefully they will keep going down!!
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WOW, I am so excited!
Remember this site?
http://autos.msn.com/everyday/GasStations.aspx?m=1&l=1&zipYou can plug in your zip and find it the cheapest in your area! Thanks!
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JULIE C. says:
Gas here in NW Ohio is 2.20. Don’t think it is going to stay this low too much longer. My husband was saying the oil companies will be lowering production next month causing more demand and you know what that means…higher gas prices. We’ll have to wait and see.
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Allie Z says:
$2.62/gal unleaded in sunny Phoenix. And to think, I thought that was a fabulous deal!
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Last night my husband and I filled up fro $1.92 gl.
We live in the Houston area and my husband works for a software company that products services for the oil/gas industry. I never thought I’d come to the day where I didn’t want to see gas prices drop – but being that I am a SAHW and my husband brings home all the income I’m scared to see the prices fall so much…
If prices continue to fall and gas/oil industry does not make money on the gasoline, people, such as my husband will lose their jobs because the gas/oil industry will not want to pay for “extra” services.
So, yes, I’m loving these cheap gas prices, but very scared as well…
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Amanda says:
I live in Midlothian, Texas and I had to go about 30-45 minutes away to Cleburne, TX and got gas for $1.98/ gallon. I think this is just awesome!
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ann says:
$1.97 in West Des Moines, Iowa. Plus I purchased it at the grocery store where you get 9cents off on Thursdays with a $30 receipt from the store plus an extra 5cents off if you pay in cash===$1.83–AWESOME!
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Jessica says:
$2.43 in Groton, Connecticut! I hope to see $1.99 sometime!!
October 15th it was $2.99 and on October 1st it was $3.68. I can’t believe it has gone down $1.25 in just 4 weeks. I LOVE it!
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Chris Sumpter says:
I bought it for 1.97 in Oklahoma City on Monday. I think it’s nearly that low in Independence, MO.
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We are in Hurst, which is right outside of Fort Worth (where we work) and I’ve seen it as low as $2.29 close to downtown FW. I managed to fill up for just under $30 the other day (I did have a quarter tank already). They are having “gas wars” just south of here in Burleson though (as a previous commenter said), and it was on the news the other night that gas was $1.96 and falling there!!
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Emily says:
I was told the state I live has the lowest gas price…..but I guess it’s not true!!! our gas is still $2.25 🙁
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