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Post by Teslukbla on Jun 20, 2018 21:56:43 GMT -5
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Post by JMz on Mar 18, 2019 23:11:15 GMT -5
On more than one occasion I've seen prices change after passing a station. Even as I posted the price. One time my husband and I were about 120 miles from home and there was an entry from someone in my area at this very out of the way station. There was no way they had been there. Don't understand how they could make an out of area entry. tuser5678924 is reporting a price that is a day or more old and is twenty cents too low. And GB won't let me fix it because it is a large jump
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Post by MidnightSun on Sept 23, 2019 13:53:58 GMT -5
Gave up posting at GB in Mar of '18. Then saw "Data Feed" posting gas prices 40¢ less than the actual pump display. Now have returned a few times a week to correct the "Data Feed" misinformation. No white board to point (give) the finger
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Post by rodking3 on Jul 29, 2020 14:27:28 GMT -5
Refueling America Check out stations near you with gas deals START SAVING Pay with GasBuddy opens up so many more ways to save. Join for free to access exclusive gas deals at these stations and many more – worth up to 25¢/gal off. Fast Stop 912 Central Ave Northwood, IA FIND STATION > Kum & Go 818 Hwy 105 Northwood, IA FIND STATION > BP 712 8th St N Northwood, IA FIND STATION > Pay with GasBuddy perks: Save up to 25¢/gallon. Join for free in minutes. Card works at 95% of stations nationwide I had just received this ad from GasBuddy touting how much money I could save in my area by using their app. The stations they use are in Northwood, Iowa. The bad part is only the Kum & Go displayed is actually open. The Fast Stop closed this spring, and the BP has been closed for over a year. Gosh, they are such a smart and well run organization!
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Post by rodking3 on Aug 7, 2020 15:05:08 GMT -5
1.86 update Hy-Vee 2717 Bridge Ave N & I-90 Albert Lea rodking3 28 minutes ago
1.94 update Kwik Trip 2611 Bridge Ave & Sykes St Albert Lea rodking3 5 hours ago
Prices went to 2.09 yesterday. But today HyVee is having a 12 hour "Fuel Frenzy" and lowered the price to $1.86. The closest Kwik Trip has followed with 1.87. My problem is I tried the 'drop the price at 5¢ per post trick' and I got stopped at 1.94. So there is GasBuddy in its infinite wisdom again, cutting me off from getting the price to where it should really be. I guess I'll have to wait for someone else to come along and take a shot at it.
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Post by afos on May 16, 2021 13:49:17 GMT -5
rodking3.... The 5c limit on price changes down seems to have been repealed, at least in my area. I bitched to GB (PD) about a poster who was a recent arrival and just makes up prices, tons of them. Got him/her banned, but just reregistered twice under a new name. However I now seem to be able to drop prices as much as need be to be correct. Sometimes it takes posting the right price twice though.
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Post by rodking3 on May 26, 2021 9:44:07 GMT -5
afos, thanks for passing that along. It is nice that PD is one person who will listen to our comments and try to help.
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Post by JL5 on May 31, 2021 21:34:19 GMT -5
rodking3.... ... I bitched to GB (PD) about a poster who was a recent arrival and just makes up prices, tons of them. Got him/her banned... Well, I'm glad to hear that GB actually does Ban "some users" for posting incorrect data over and over. ...yet, they won't ban users who cheat for extra points - even if I have reported them over and over! Who knows, maybe some posters/cheaters just have "tenure" with GB!
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Post by bullworth on Jun 23, 2022 20:16:52 GMT -5
rodking3.... The 5c limit on price changes down seems to have been repealed, at least in my area. I bitched to GB (PD) about a poster who was a recent arrival and just makes up prices, tons of them. Got him/her banned, but just reregistered twice under a new name. However I now seem to be able to drop prices as much as need be to be correct. Sometimes it takes posting the right price twice though. Thanks. I have to start complaining. The number of people posting incorrect prices from their living rooms from several miles away is increasing.
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Post by jayrad1957 (Los Angeles) on Jul 17, 2022 16:12:51 GMT -5
They are a few in my area who also seem to pick prices out of thin air. After I correct the bogus prices, the posters post them again. I'm almost 100% sure they never see prices in person.
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Post by rodking3 on Dec 7, 2022 9:00:08 GMT -5
Here in my area of Albert Lea, MN, prices just dropped to $2.99 at 3 different stations yesterday, including Kwik Trip, who happens to have a good website of their own. This morning, I see that the usual couch posters have put all of the prices back up to where they were before the drop. I will get the correct prices back up later this morning. The same people have been posting their junk for a long time. Like the Clark where the regular price is updated regularly, but the couch posters are still trying to make us believe that Mid-Grade and Premium are over $5/gallon.
Since the powers that be never respond to complaints from others about this sort of thing, I don't bother trying to reach them. But it is real obvious to anybody that looks.
Rant over.
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Post by JL5 on Dec 7, 2022 21:45:02 GMT -5
Here in my area of Albert Lea, MN, prices just dropped to $2.99 at 3 different stations yesterday, including Kwik Trip, who happens to have a good website of their own. This morning, I see that the usual couch posters have put all of the prices back up to where they were before the drop. I will get the correct prices back up later this morning. The same people have been posting their junk for a long time. Like the Clark where the regular price is updated regularly, but the couch posters are still trying to make us believe that Mid-Grade and Premium are over $5/gallon. Since the powers that be never respond to complaints from others about this sort of thing, I don't bother trying to reach them. But it is real obvious to anybody that looks. Rant over. I have had some recent luck with the Admin's (I think) at GB. I've reported some users posting incorrect prices (w/screen shots & pics of the pump prices). GB finally responded back - after 3+ Months to my report and stated " ...We've gone ahead and made adjustments to the user's (C.......) account, placing a distance ban on the member's ability to report prices" It seems to have worked - that user is no longer reporting "from his couch" much!
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Post by rodking3 on Jul 31, 2023 15:32:00 GMT -5
Today, Kwik Trip sent the price in Albert Lea, MN to $3.89/gal, and Shell followed. Korner Mart went to $3.80.
I had posted all of these along with Clark who was still at $3.54 when I reported.
The bad people seem to be having a fun time with 4 different people posting back at prices that are yesterday's or even early a week ago.
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Korner Mart $3.15, real price this morning was $3.80
Kwik Trip $3.24, real price $3.89
Clark $3.20, real price $3.54
Shell $3.54 , real price $3.89
I will post again this evening.
I left the screen for my town alone and sent in a complaint and named names. I did get to chat with Dominic, who told me that they will investigate and contact me back in 1-3 business days.
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Post by rodking3 on Aug 2, 2023 20:58:02 GMT -5
I have no reply yet from anyone at GB about these fake price posters, but I did go post prices this evening and take some pictures of signs and pumps while I did.
Some of the prices got changed back to the garbage numbers within 15 minutes of my posts.
My screen shots and pictures are sitting in my email, and are available to them if they need more validation.
Now, I will just go about my normal posting again. Maybe I will hear from TPTB, but I'm not holding my breath for sure.
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Post by rodking3 on Aug 4, 2023 6:39:22 GMT -5
Yesterday, I received a reply that the GB team is going to make some changes to correct this, and to keep posting prices.
If I notice any problems after 48 hours, I am requested to contact them again.
This sounds like a distance restriction for the offenders.
Ok. Maybe the problems will be solved, and I hope so.
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