Drivers are everywhere these days. Especially as the holiday season ramps up. Every lane is packed, every route is jammed, and gas prices never seem to take a break. But while most of us are bracing for another painful stop at the pump, one North Carolina gas station gave locals a miracle instead of a migraine. In a bizarre twist, the pump displayed a price tag of just one cent per gallon, a deal so unbelievable that the internet went wild when a lucky citizen snapped a photo of whoever scored the deal of the week. Whether it was a glitch, a gift, or something in between, this lucky find turned an ordinary fill-up into the kind of story we all wish we were lucky enough to take advantage of.
Some say a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes, a picture is worth a mere 15 cents. A Reddit user named WhiteSquarez posted a wild picture on the MildlyInteresting page of the final price someone paid before using the pump at a North Carolina gas station. It was a mere 15 cents for 15 gallons of fuel. A whopping 1 cent a gallon is a heck of a deal no matter where you’re from.
This, of course, led to rampant speculation about how someone was able to get such an incredible deal, with theories ranging from the tame to the absolutely outrageous. Here is a collection of some of the finest comments this viral image has sparked.
“I paid about $0.34 per gallon recently. I think it was supposed to be $3.4?, but someone made a mistake when entering the price. My only regret is that I couldn’t take more than what my gas tank could hold.”
“Gas station worker of 4 years here! We do use our registers to change the prices internally, and what’s posted at the pumps. We also go out and manually change the gas sign with a remote. I know they’re all different, but yes, we have made that mistake before and for about 20min gave out gas for .339 instead of 3.399 until a regular came in and informed us 😭”
“Kroger related grocery stores have a rebate of up to $2/gal. Got gas for free during 2020 when gas was well below $2/gal.”
“Teach me your ways, savings-master”
So if you’re in the area or driving through, don’t hesitate to stop by a local pump; you might get the best savings this holiday season outside of Black Friday.
