local shell station $0.46 cents/gallon

[sneakerjunkie]

i missed it:




ELK GROVE, CA -- Drivers lined Laguna Blvd. near Harbor Point Blvd. in Elk Grove Monday afternoon, to take advantage of a Shell gas station clerk's faulty fingerwork. Instead of typing in $4.63 for the station's premium gas, he typed in 46 cents.

The gas station manager said the blunder was punched in around 1:30 p.m. and lasted until about 5 p.m. By late afternoon, the Shell station management had called Elk Grove Police for crowd control.

When drivers learned of the cheap gas mistake, many text messaged and called family and friends, adding to the traffic jam.

Tiwa Abogunrin was the next in line when the pumps were switched back to $4.63.

"Everyone was pretty nice to each other. I guess they were just happy the gas was less than a dollar, but I missed it," Abogunrin said.

Some drivers filled their tanks for about $7. SUV drivers spent about $11 to fill up.

Jan Acosta was one of the lucky ones who got there in time to take advantage.

"My friend called me and said, 'Dude! You better come here and take advantage, because gas is 46 cents a gallon.' So I came up here because it sounded too good to be true," Acosta said.

By 5:30 p.m. everything was back to normal, and most drivers filling up there had no idea what they had missed.


http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=43040