We’re being gouged at the gas pump when we try to shop local | Letter to the editor

Posted 6/24/22

Remember Bills Gas Station in Chimicum?   Mr. Bills sold gas at 20 cents to 30 cents cheaper than other gas stations. Drivers knew they could save money at Bills.

We pass through Sequim …

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We’re being gouged at the gas pump when we try to shop local | Letter to the editor

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Remember Bills Gas Station in Chimicum?  Mr. Bills sold gas at 20 cents to 30 cents cheaper than other gas stations. Drivers knew they could save money at Bills.

We pass through Sequim regularly and we gas up at Costco. Port Townsend area gas stations charge sky-high prices for gas. I bought gas at Costco yesterday for $5.29/gallon. The main gas station in Port Townsend charged $5.52.

I like to shop locally, but does it cost the shippers 23 cents more to transport gas to Port Townsend? I think that we are being gouged.

Walter Vaux
PORT TOWNSEND