03-14-2015, 07:42 AM
3-13-2015
Why Sausalito gas station charges nearly $8 a gallon
A Marin County gas station’s prices climbed so high this week — up to nearly $8 a gallon for the regular stuff — that rubberneckers thought they were witnessing a prank.
But the prices were real.
Mann, who operates independently of the big oil companies, said that when his supply costs went up, he was forced to raise prices.
But this is Marin, and people have continued to pull up to the pricey pumps.
“You get the people that like us,” Mann said. “They like the location. They like the classical music we play.”
It also helps that Sausalito boasts a large share of unwitting tourists, plus residents with a median family income of $115,000 a year.
“People in Marin County have a lot of money. They don’t care about $2 or $3 higher per gallon,” Mann said.
Why Sausalito gas station charges nearly $8 a gallon
A Marin County gas station’s prices climbed so high this week — up to nearly $8 a gallon for the regular stuff — that rubberneckers thought they were witnessing a prank.
But the prices were real.
Mann, who operates independently of the big oil companies, said that when his supply costs went up, he was forced to raise prices.
But this is Marin, and people have continued to pull up to the pricey pumps.
“You get the people that like us,” Mann said. “They like the location. They like the classical music we play.”
It also helps that Sausalito boasts a large share of unwitting tourists, plus residents with a median family income of $115,000 a year.
“People in Marin County have a lot of money. They don’t care about $2 or $3 higher per gallon,” Mann said.