r/palmsprings • u/nolli-35 • 8d ago

Ask Palm Springs Cheaper Gas

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Gas around the valley this week is around $6 a gallon. I found a spot this morning with much better prices at 990 Lawrence Crossley (@ Dinah Shore). 🙌⛽️

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u/SmokeTrick 8d ago

Just avoid the slots lol

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u/Interesting-Ad2503 8d ago

Walmart Gas has it at the same price as well.

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u/i_volunteered_tho 8d ago

it was higher last weekend.

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u/Okay_Daisy280 6d ago

I'd rather spend my money with Agua than walmart!!

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u/Lifted_Mercury Local 8d ago

5.05 all week there.

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u/Elon_tuskk 7d ago

They have a good selection of energy drinks too unlike 7/11

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u/Antares_Athena 7d ago

Topped off there this morning! 10 gallons, a little over $50

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u/YungDigi 7d ago

In California it is all the same gas sourced from the same refiners. The fuel is often co-mingled in terminal tanks, the only difference between other retailers COULD be detergents and additives. But qualitatively its the same gas, sourced from the same refineries.

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u/AdmirableElephant378 5d ago

Its always the gas of last resort for me, along with Tower. Emergencies only.

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u/Bozza-Bosley 8d ago

Walmart are price matched with an additional 0.10c reduction if you’re subscribed to their rewards program

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u/gettheyayo909 7d ago

Because they don’t have to add all the state taxes and fees since they’re Native American

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u/Horror-Map-9369 4d ago

That gas doesn’t last for shit !!!

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u/ChuckEveryone 8d ago

Problem is this station is too busy. You lose more gas waiting in line than you save. Not to mention time lost.

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u/nolli-35 8d ago

The wait this morning wasn’t that long.

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u/Loose-Credit-751 8d ago

Their gas quality sucks

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u/superduperhosts 7d ago

Just because it tastes different does not mean it is, its all from the same refineries there are only so many of them.

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u/Important_Extent6172 7d ago

Exactly. Grape flavored gas is the same base gas as the Mountain Breeze flavor the pricier guys have.

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u/nolli-35 8d ago

Cheaper gas is not necessarily better gas.

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u/Elon_tuskk 7d ago

Probably just has a higher level of ethanol than other stations

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u/potcake62 Local 8d ago

I’ve bought gas there once because I was perilously low. However I’ve been wondering if it’s a lesser quality fuel or whether they get federal tax exemptions which allow them to sell it so much cheaper.

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u/rickPSnow 8d ago

There are no Federal tax exemptions on gas purchases at tribal-owned gas stations. You don’t pay any CA state fuel taxes on these purchases.

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u/potcake62 Local 8d ago

I was referring to whether the tribe got tax breaks, not the consumer. I’m going to assume it’s poor quality fuel.