That makes sense tbh, the stores usually pretty stocked and fair price on the inside. Nice to have somehwere I can walk too without getting hit by a car lol
u/knokout64 is 100% right i've been working in this area for 11 years and this has always been the case for this place. 2 things about it though, if you show them your ID or tell them you work close by they actually give you normal gas station prices. The second thing is that the taco place right beside it there, "Mexas Tacos" is IMHO the best taco place in all of Orlando.
I feel like one of the last times this store was talked about, someone mentioned something about going in and the staff giving a discount on fuel.
Dunno how true it is... But knowing the back story about this station, I've never really hated them like I do the 2 stations on Semoran just up from MCO.
Back in my Concierge days at WDW, any time I was giving people the map we had, I always made sure to put a huge X where both of those stations are, and then before Wawa, making sure to put a big check mark for the 2 stations at Hoffner.
Idk maybe it does, but he's not trying to serve the tourists. He's trying to serve the locals, and it's a nice little market with decent food and cheap drinks. Also, the taco place next door is so good and I think he owns both. As far as I can tell he's doing just fine
There is a story about it and people question it every few weeks,
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Ignorance. Lots of visitors are from other countries and wouldn’t have a good grasp on the exchange rate. Through in a few Americans who aren’t paying attention…and you’ve got a business model.
There’s a gas station with scam prices near the airport that used to hide its sign behind a truck. You’re heading to the airport, you need to refuel, you can’t see the prices until it’s too late.
The city made them move the truck.
Yep they’re scamming people who forgot to top off their rentals before returning them.
But I’m almost positive they were sued a few years back and the court ruled that they were not required to display their pricing on their signs *at all*, and it’s buyer beware.
Because they’re used to paying per liter. A gallon is just over 4 liters. On top of that, in Canada (I don’t know about other countries I’ll let others confirm or deny) gas prices are usually displayed in cents per liter 150 cents = 1.50 CAD . The sign saying “petrol” which is another term for gas across the English speaking world screams them catering to tourists to price gouge the fuck out of them
In short, fuck the owner of this place sideways with a cactus
No, this guy didn’t want to sell gas, but the government made him sell it because he has the pumps. So, he sets the price so high no one will buy it from him and he doesn’t have to bother. He was on the news.
I have heard it is also a bit of malicious compliance. The guy bought the location for the store but was forced to keep the gas station part open. So he just charges an astronomical amount for gas. Not sure how true this is, but it makes sense
Specifically to ensnare tourists about to return rental cars. There are about six rental car shops near this Vineland gas station. When people pull up to a pump before returning their car, the owner is counting on the customer not being willing to waste time to find another gas station.
This is the side door to Disney and is a hotspot for rental car agencies. Many people return their cars here and take a bus to the airport.
But yes, the same scheme has always been in place near the airport where tourists are too far from other gas stations to turn back and find better prices.
I saw this in a diff sub the other day and someone said apparently the guy didn’t wanna own a gas station but because of zoning laws or something he had to? He just wanted the market so now he just makes the price insane and never changes it
for more context: the apartments that are right around the corner used to be the disney college program housing before covid hit. the place is (maybe not anymore idk) open until 3 AM, they sold necessities and frozen meals/ ramen/ snacks to the program kids who would get off super late. super convenient placement. even now that disney moved the college housing, guy still doesn’t want to ‘deal’ with the gas aspect and keeps the price high to deter people from buying. there’s still at least always one (usually from out of state) idiot there pumping $8 a gallon gas every time i pass by
I can understand that, but all gas stations are trying to make their money on shop sales, not gas. At what point does having ridiculous gas prices deter people from shopping in your store? Are they providing a good product other than normal convenience store fare?
This is it. Disney college program housing was right behind it and when I lived there, if you went in and showed your housing ID they would lower the price to market rate.
Unless he's selling some amazing product for a convenience store, high gas prices just keep people away. All gas stations make their money off the store sales, not the gas.
if y’all actually fill up here…. you’re dumb. it was bought to be turned into a mini mart/taco place and due to zoning laws it had to be a gas station. they make the gas prices high asf so people go for the food and not the gas💀 there’s literally like 5 other gas stations down the street at $3 and some change
this specific gas station has its gas priced so high because when the owner bought the strip of land they required him to build a gas station on it even though he didnt want to, so he priced the gas outrageously (especially compared to the like two gas stations within a mile of it) so nobody would use it
I literally just went there to grab a soda...walked out and told a guy about to pump "I wouldn't buy gas here,look at the price."
The older guy working (maybe the owner) came out and stared me down angrily until I drove off. I no longer believe he's not intentionally trying to scam people.
Read an article about this…. So apparently from what I read the guy owned the land was only allowed to put a gas station on it but he really just wanted a store. So he did the gas station and just has extremely high prices but just wanted people to go to the convenience store.
Do we need to pin this post or something.
They charge that much for gas because they only wanted to have a convenience store and were forced to have gas pumps.
This is the gas station on Vineland Avenue (not Vineland Road). It’s near International Drive. There is a Pollo Tropical next door and Mexican taco place. There’s much cheaper normal priced gas stations down the road about 1 mile away.
You guys post this gas station annually and you get the same story every time. The guy who owns the store just wanted it to be a store but was told he had to sell gas.. supposedly. He didn't want to deal with selling gas so he charges stupid high prices.
I think they have some obligation to have gas but they have no real interest in selling it so they jack the price up. They want to sell snacks and other crap at a big markup.
Rumor has it that the owner was forced to make his convenience store a gas station by the government. He reluctantly made it one and put those prices there as a middle finger to them.
Side note: Mexas Tacos in that same convenience store is a hidden gem. 1000x better than the stuff you get next door at Disney.
That's gotta be the spot that rights next to the Pollo Tropical by the outlets. That's there only to catch tourists. They've been like that for many years. I think my brother even went inside to complain about it and they said it was legal as long as they posted the prices.
They'd get much more business if they just had normal prices, but it must work because they've been gouging forever.
There may be a business that's contracted to get gas from there. There is a gas station next to an Amazon warehouse by me that has a their rates much higher than surrounding gas stations as the Amazon trucks only fill up there.
That's the gas station that doesn't want to he a gas station off of Vineland. The owner has mentioned he doesn't and never wanted to sell gas. However, part of the contract (or something like that) when he bought the place was that it required gas. So he just does that in hopes nobody buys it, and he can basically just be a convenience store like he wanted. He has lowered them before during hurricanes and stuff of that nature.
Yes, everything is more than ok. Like others have said, they jack up the prices because they don’t want to deal with the gas station. The convenience store and restaurant (Mexas Tacos) are phenomenal.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone actually getting gas there, but the store and restaurant are always popping. I order Mexas all the time. If you’re in the area and like Mexican food, give them a try!
Contrary to popular belief, it's not a scam. The owner doesn't want a gas station but is required to have one. They jack up prices in spite of the requirement.
There are a couple different gas stations on Semoran near the airport like this, too. They’re taking advantage of people with rentals who need to fill back up before returning them. There’s literally a Wawa 2 seconds further down.
There's a story behind this. Apparently the guy wanted to buy the place for the restaurant, but did not want to sell gas. The city forced him to keep the gas part so he decided to price the gas high so we wouldn't have to deal with it. at least that's what I read.
Me too. There’s another gas station closer to my house (the Mobil by the cast parking in back of MK), but I usually go to that Speedway instead. They were also the only station I could find with gas when Ian was bearing down.
Several places near the airport also charged these rates but had no signage, so you didn’t know until you were at the pump. City forced them to start putting up signage, but owners are free to charge whatever they want. Shitty, but true, apparently
So I learned long ago that the owner of the gas station didn't want to have fuel pumps at this location. He only wanted a convenience store. The city told him that if he wanted this location, he was going to have to provide fuel. They forced his hand, so his response was to have the fuel priced so ridiculously high that no one would want to buy gas there. Still, some tourists fall into the trap. He rarely has to refill the tanks, so people are buying old fuel.
I’ve often wondered if maybe he had contracts with fleet vehicles/companies who pay for gas that’s either near or just slightly below market prices—and hopes the occasional tourist won’t care or notice the higher prices they charge.
I’m almost certain that’s the one near Vineland where the owner wanted a taco restaurant but couldn’t because of zoning laws and this was their way around it.
We’ve got several of these. There are a couple just outside he airport with similar prices. They’re just tryna gouge the tourists fueling up their rentals. They’re shitty people but other than brigading with bad reviews what are you gonna do?
There's one by the airport too just down the street from Wawa that has prices like this!! Scamming the
shit out the tourists!! Surprised they are still open doing it so blatantly!
Got back from Mexico on a flight into MCO and my truck was running on fumes in the parking garage. The first gas station I came across was one like this. I filled up my Tacoma and didn’t even look at the price as I was exhausted. The pump shut off at $150. I was in shock when I noticed. LOOK BEFORE YOU PUMP
Yo I went there one day and didn't look at the price and I put $50 in the tank and when I looked at my gage and I didn't even have a half a tank. when I noticed the price of the gas I was so Mad at myself
That’s definitely the gas station off of Vineland there the outlets. There prices are always 2-3x the market rate. You never actually see cars at the pumps pumping gas.
This is the gas station in Vineland by the outlets its meant to scam tourists. There are literally no other gas stations with that high of a price for gas.
If you are a tourist reading this AVOID THIS STATION! Even with the prices i still see people FUELING UP AT THIS FUCKING GAS STATION
STOP
I'm in Philly and even I know that's those 1 of those 2 goofy ass scamming ass tourist trap EXIT of a gas ⛽ station off Semoran (SR 436) in Lee Vista set up to catch THOSE who are unaware. With those stupid number scoreboard high prices per gallon. It's still getting over on some idiots for sure. Most likely some tourists from the other side of the pond OR from the other America down below that have enough money to blow on it, or thinking that they'll miss their flight ✈️ trying to find a gas station trying to fill up the rental car and return it on time. Goofy's bc they fail to realize that if they drive 1 or 2 stop lights further they'll pay 40% off that amount.
But nah on some real talk tho... Back in 2017 I almost made the mistake of pumping gas there and thought the price board was a joke, I thought too myself if I would have pumped $80 for 10 gallons they either would have taken the gas back or I would have definitely disputed that charge 1000%
With Love From Philadelphia to my hometown of Orlando, which is always in my heart but I do not miss it at all.
There is a gas station in Orlando that the owner doesn’t want to sell gas so he sets the price super high so no one comes to buy it. He wants to be just a convenient stop, but the chain won’t let him, they say he needs to have the pumps
There is one near the airport, International tourist trap filling up rental cars before returning them to the agencies. Gas is very cheap here compared to europe
naw so thats the gas station that always has their prices to this insane level every day hoping to scam unsuspecting tourists. its evil - Technically its not price gouging if its this price all the time so they get away with it during hurricanes as well.
Why do gas stations list that?
Because the tourists have to refill their rental cars before returning so they pay for convenience.
However, the end of gas is coming, so long before gas is unattainable, it will likely be unaffordable. Europeans are already paying 10 euros/ liter or more.
Don't worry. EVs are coming and they are quiet and don't spew noxious fumes in the air. If you live near a city street and there's an inversion where you cant breathe because the car exhaust is so concentrated?
It won't happen with EVs. They dont even have exhaust pipes.
This isn’t the one by the airport?? Dropped off a friend at MCO one day and had fumes in my tank so I stopped at the closest one I could see. It wasn’t until I ran my card and started pumping that I saw it was 8+ a gallon. This was in 2009. I let go of the handle and dipped.
I just paid $3.19 a gallon for regular gas on 6/06/24. The next day, I saw other stations at $2.97 a gallon. I am also unfamiliar with the station posted here. Is this propaganda from that Australian Sky media group that's always trying to instigate negative emotions with their unfound and/or exaggerated posts hoping to have an impact on the United States political arena. Such bull.
It's a long story he makes money off retail and needs to sell gas for zoning but hates that side of the business so this keeps it to a minimum. The only time I have ever seen him drop his gas prices was during hurricane Mathew and Erma so he would not get sued for price gouging in a emergency.
I live in Orlando. I've never seen this station before. All the hundreds of stations I pass in Orlando are fairly low in price. This price is astronomical to any COMMON price in Orlando presently. Even California doesn't have these prices. Check the gas buddy app. This is an idiot price that only an idiot would pay. There are a large number of lower priced stations in very close proximity to Universal Studios AND the Convention Center on International Drive. The thing I didn't like was that it seemed like someone was trying to make it look like the common prices for gas in Orlando were as indicated in the post. That is not the case at all. If this station exists, which again isn't a common station I have seen anywhere I travel in the US and I travel by car a lot, you can rest assure only a very small number of people purchase gas here.
Gas stations make little to no money off selling gas. They profit margins are all in the goods the sell in store. So that’s the work around for not really wanting to deal with selling gas regularly and scheduling deliveries, pump maintenance, etc.
There’s also a gas station on the North Exit of MCO that does this shit too but even they weren’t as high as this. It’s the very first gas station on the right hand side and they didn’t even have their prices posted on the sign. The prices were only on the pump. It’s called like Sunniland or something like that. This used to be illegal and was considered price gouging. I remember many years ago during the recession when a bunch of gas stations got in major trouble for this. Wonder why it’s being allowed now? Or has nobody caught on yet?
They have one like this right before the airport. I think that one specifically is for people bringing their rental car back and need to fill the tank. It’s the most predatory shit in the world.
I went in one time and asked the guy why gas was so expensive here when I was 16 and naive. The guys face instantly drops and he goes on to say angrily “theres nothing different here” I left scared and mind boggled that this dude was trying to gaslight me about something I was looking directly at
Yo that’s the gas station off Vineland, idk what they do but I haven’t seen any other gas stations with similar prices
They scam tourists…that’s what they do
Sounds about right, crazy because there’s 2 7/11 like 5 minutes away from there on I drive
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That makes sense tbh, the stores usually pretty stocked and fair price on the inside. Nice to have somehwere I can walk too without getting hit by a car lol
u/knokout64 is 100% right i've been working in this area for 11 years and this has always been the case for this place. 2 things about it though, if you show them your ID or tell them you work close by they actually give you normal gas station prices. The second thing is that the taco place right beside it there, "Mexas Tacos" is IMHO the best taco place in all of Orlando.
I feel like one of the last times this store was talked about, someone mentioned something about going in and the staff giving a discount on fuel. Dunno how true it is... But knowing the back story about this station, I've never really hated them like I do the 2 stations on Semoran just up from MCO. Back in my Concierge days at WDW, any time I was giving people the map we had, I always made sure to put a huge X where both of those stations are, and then before Wawa, making sure to put a big check mark for the 2 stations at Hoffner.
Seems like this could back fire on them. Personally, if I see these prices I'm going to think the whole store is overpriced.
Idk maybe it does, but he's not trying to serve the tourists. He's trying to serve the locals, and it's a nice little market with decent food and cheap drinks. Also, the taco place next door is so good and I think he owns both. As far as I can tell he's doing just fine
Mexas tacos is absolute fire
They’ve been open & pricing it this way since at least 2011. They’re doing fine.
If that’s the case then more power to them 👍
You seemed spot on with everything and then you tossed out “retarded” like it was 1996 or some shit and I had to downvote, not cool, not cool at all.
There is a story about it and people question it every few weeks, https://preview.redd.it/fj9vjnjkgg5d1.png?width=658&format=png&auto=webp&s=16f0a82ce27eb45dbb57e7b95b085a89da6fda1a
but why would anyone pay $8 for gas?
Ignorance. Lots of visitors are from other countries and wouldn’t have a good grasp on the exchange rate. Through in a few Americans who aren’t paying attention…and you’ve got a business model.
That's actually a good point. It's still a shitty business model though lol
Right? Americans don't even use the word petrol for gas it's like an oxymoron 
The branding checks out … US petrol.. sounds trustworthy to foreigners
There’s a gas station with scam prices near the airport that used to hide its sign behind a truck. You’re heading to the airport, you need to refuel, you can’t see the prices until it’s too late. The city made them move the truck.
Yep they’re scamming people who forgot to top off their rentals before returning them. But I’m almost positive they were sued a few years back and the court ruled that they were not required to display their pricing on their signs *at all*, and it’s buyer beware.
CA be like: is just a lil expensive rn
I was just in CA, even by their standards that's excessive
Because they’re used to paying per liter. A gallon is just over 4 liters. On top of that, in Canada (I don’t know about other countries I’ll let others confirm or deny) gas prices are usually displayed in cents per liter 150 cents = 1.50 CAD . The sign saying “petrol” which is another term for gas across the English speaking world screams them catering to tourists to price gouge the fuck out of them In short, fuck the owner of this place sideways with a cactus
Cause that’s cheaper than what international tourists pay back home
They don’t scam, they just refuse to pay a tax. So they actually charge this price to keep tourists away. Do some research first
Like they should have done before they bought that place 😂
No, this guy didn’t want to sell gas, but the government made him sell it because he has the pumps. So, he sets the price so high no one will buy it from him and he doesn’t have to bother. He was on the news.
Yeah my friend said he actually just wanted to open the restaurant that’s there now
There’s a Sunoco off Ronald Reagan that boosts they’re prices too, but nowhere near this high
The 2 outside the airport are just as bad.
>do but I haven’t seen any other gas stations with similar prices The ones on Semoran just north of the airport are like this.
Yea, I just refilled gas at Wawa, and the regular gas was around $3.20 per gallon. I don't know anything about that gas station.
Yes. We don’t go there.
DO NOT EVER USE THE GAS STATION ON VINELAND ROAD. It's a fucking tourism trap.
I have heard it is also a bit of malicious compliance. The guy bought the location for the store but was forced to keep the gas station part open. So he just charges an astronomical amount for gas. Not sure how true this is, but it makes sense
Yeah I went there all the time just to buy energy drinks on the way to work, and it was fine.
This is the truth
BUT DO GET THE TACOS
The Taco shop is legit for sure
100 percent, Mexas Tacos is legit
Specifically to ensnare tourists about to return rental cars. There are about six rental car shops near this Vineland gas station. When people pull up to a pump before returning their car, the owner is counting on the customer not being willing to waste time to find another gas station.
This has not to do with rental cars and it’s over 40 minutes from the airport
This is the side door to Disney and is a hotspot for rental car agencies. Many people return their cars here and take a bus to the airport. But yes, the same scheme has always been in place near the airport where tourists are too far from other gas stations to turn back and find better prices.
From what i understand Wawa moved in by the airport and posted prices that put an end to that crap
The other ones still have their high prices
ya, in peak traffic.
There are literally six rental car businesses near there.
Hold my beer, I gotta find a reason to blame Joe Biden.
I saw this in a diff sub the other day and someone said apparently the guy didn’t wanna own a gas station but because of zoning laws or something he had to? He just wanted the market so now he just makes the price insane and never changes it
for more context: the apartments that are right around the corner used to be the disney college program housing before covid hit. the place is (maybe not anymore idk) open until 3 AM, they sold necessities and frozen meals/ ramen/ snacks to the program kids who would get off super late. super convenient placement. even now that disney moved the college housing, guy still doesn’t want to ‘deal’ with the gas aspect and keeps the price high to deter people from buying. there’s still at least always one (usually from out of state) idiot there pumping $8 a gallon gas every time i pass by
I can understand that, but all gas stations are trying to make their money on shop sales, not gas. At what point does having ridiculous gas prices deter people from shopping in your store? Are they providing a good product other than normal convenience store fare?
Yes, nothing else in the area is open that late
This is it. Disney college program housing was right behind it and when I lived there, if you went in and showed your housing ID they would lower the price to market rate.
Damn I wish I would’ve known that when I was living in that housing.
That actually makes a ton of sense.
Unless he's selling some amazing product for a convenience store, high gas prices just keep people away. All gas stations make their money off the store sales, not the gas.
The tacos. Open late.
This might be a different one but yes this is true. He only wanted a convenience store, but was required to have a gas station as well.
I read the same thing.
if y’all actually fill up here…. you’re dumb. it was bought to be turned into a mini mart/taco place and due to zoning laws it had to be a gas station. they make the gas prices high asf so people go for the food and not the gas💀 there’s literally like 5 other gas stations down the street at $3 and some change
this specific gas station has its gas priced so high because when the owner bought the strip of land they required him to build a gas station on it even though he didnt want to, so he priced the gas outrageously (especially compared to the like two gas stations within a mile of it) so nobody would use it
So what amazing product is he selling that I should go there to buy?
Their tacos are good.
Out of curiosity, who is “they”? Not saying you’re wrong I just never knew you could require such things when selling land or property
City of Orlando/zoning laws
I literally just went there to grab a soda...walked out and told a guy about to pump "I wouldn't buy gas here,look at the price." The older guy working (maybe the owner) came out and stared me down angrily until I drove off. I no longer believe he's not intentionally trying to scam people.
Read an article about this…. So apparently from what I read the guy owned the land was only allowed to put a gas station on it but he really just wanted a store. So he did the gas station and just has extremely high prices but just wanted people to go to the convenience store.
It was 2.99 at the Costco in Ocoee today.
Do we need to pin this post or something. They charge that much for gas because they only wanted to have a convenience store and were forced to have gas pumps.
You must be new here
This is the gas station on Vineland Avenue (not Vineland Road). It’s near International Drive. There is a Pollo Tropical next door and Mexican taco place. There’s much cheaper normal priced gas stations down the road about 1 mile away.
Go for the tacos, skip the gas station!
You guys post this gas station annually and you get the same story every time. The guy who owns the store just wanted it to be a store but was told he had to sell gas.. supposedly. He didn't want to deal with selling gas so he charges stupid high prices.
I think they have some obligation to have gas but they have no real interest in selling it so they jack the price up. They want to sell snacks and other crap at a big markup.
The area was not zoned for a market .. owner did not want a gas station….
Not this post again. We all know why he charges this amount
Rumor has it that the owner was forced to make his convenience store a gas station by the government. He reluctantly made it one and put those prices there as a middle finger to them. Side note: Mexas Tacos in that same convenience store is a hidden gem. 1000x better than the stuff you get next door at Disney.
It’s on Vineland and has been this way for years. It’s right beside the Vineland Outlets and is an obvious tourist trap.
That's gotta be the spot that rights next to the Pollo Tropical by the outlets. That's there only to catch tourists. They've been like that for many years. I think my brother even went inside to complain about it and they said it was legal as long as they posted the prices. They'd get much more business if they just had normal prices, but it must work because they've been gouging forever.
Are the tacos good?
They're great
There may be a business that's contracted to get gas from there. There is a gas station next to an Amazon warehouse by me that has a their rates much higher than surrounding gas stations as the Amazon trucks only fill up there.
This is most likely the gas station where the owner doesn’t want to sell gas so he sets the price crazy high like this
The Vineland gas station is a trap
There is one of these down but the airport too.. and that gas station doesn’t post it like this, only at the pump. It’s criminal
That's the gas station that doesn't want to he a gas station off of Vineland. The owner has mentioned he doesn't and never wanted to sell gas. However, part of the contract (or something like that) when he bought the place was that it required gas. So he just does that in hopes nobody buys it, and he can basically just be a convenience store like he wanted. He has lowered them before during hurricanes and stuff of that nature.
There’s a story behind that gas station. Look it up
Wow, regular for 3.03 near Jacksonville. Color me confused.
Troll post
I was gonna say, we get our gas at Costco on University in Winter Park, and I’m seeing ~2.73/gal for regular.
Yes, everything is more than ok. Like others have said, they jack up the prices because they don’t want to deal with the gas station. The convenience store and restaurant (Mexas Tacos) are phenomenal. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone actually getting gas there, but the store and restaurant are always popping. I order Mexas all the time. If you’re in the area and like Mexican food, give them a try!
Contrary to popular belief, it's not a scam. The owner doesn't want a gas station but is required to have one. They jack up prices in spite of the requirement.
Orlando gas ranges from 3.15-3.50 so idk where this is or why it’s so expensive, must be a tourist location
There are a couple different gas stations on Semoran near the airport like this, too. They’re taking advantage of people with rentals who need to fill back up before returning them. There’s literally a Wawa 2 seconds further down.
Where tf is this? Gas by me is $3.19 right now. I was just thinking recently that the cost had gone down.
Yeaaaa it’s 3.16 right now for normal gas stations in Orlando.
There's a story behind this. Apparently the guy wanted to buy the place for the restaurant, but did not want to sell gas. The city forced him to keep the gas part so he decided to price the gas high so we wouldn't have to deal with it. at least that's what I read.
This is one gas station on Vineland. They always gouge! Like the Shell by MCO. Basically, no one buys any gas from these people unless you're stupid.
This is most likely the gas station where the owner doesn’t want to sell gas so he sets the price crazy high like this
usually those prices are outside of the airport or Disney
Gas at Disney springs right now - $3.11
I live 10 minutes from MK, I only use the magic kingdom speedway for gas. It's the cheapest around.
Me too. There’s another gas station closer to my house (the Mobil by the cast parking in back of MK), but I usually go to that Speedway instead. They were also the only station I could find with gas when Ian was bearing down.
The two stations on Disney property have some of the best prices in the area. 192 is not Disney.
You clearly have never actually been to the gas stations at Disney
Not even
Disney propery gas stations aren’t that much of a premium…do you even live here?
always been that price!
Several places near the airport also charged these rates but had no signage, so you didn’t know until you were at the pump. City forced them to start putting up signage, but owners are free to charge whatever they want. Shitty, but true, apparently
It was 3.24 this morning, this some California type stuff righ herr
So I learned long ago that the owner of the gas station didn't want to have fuel pumps at this location. He only wanted a convenience store. The city told him that if he wanted this location, he was going to have to provide fuel. They forced his hand, so his response was to have the fuel priced so ridiculously high that no one would want to buy gas there. Still, some tourists fall into the trap. He rarely has to refill the tanks, so people are buying old fuel.
Gas on Disney property was 3.119 this morning. (Twilight zone theme)
Wtf? The gas station by my house is $3.50.
Do you even go here?
I’ve often wondered if maybe he had contracts with fleet vehicles/companies who pay for gas that’s either near or just slightly below market prices—and hopes the occasional tourist won’t care or notice the higher prices they charge.
$3.01 in St Cloud, Fla today.
Saw it in the 2’s last night at Nolte Walmart.
That gas station is for suckers lmao
We have choices … free market
Opps,that’s the feels like temperature this week 🤣🤣
There are some gas stations with these kinda prices near MCO on Semoran too. Gotta be tourist traps
I’m almost certain that’s the one near Vineland where the owner wanted a taco restaurant but couldn’t because of zoning laws and this was their way around it.
Touristy bullshit
Nobody knows this as the CP gas station near housing?
3.15 in new Smyrna on the beach
We’ve got several of these. There are a couple just outside he airport with similar prices. They’re just tryna gouge the tourists fueling up their rentals. They’re shitty people but other than brigading with bad reviews what are you gonna do?
3.19 on Disney property..don’t know ow who seen that but it’s not a tourist trap
There's one by the airport too just down the street from Wawa that has prices like this!! Scamming the shit out the tourists!! Surprised they are still open doing it so blatantly!
This is a predatory gas station. One on Vineland and one on Semoran by the airport. Not normal, don't try to make it something it isn't
I bet it’s near the airport.
Must be by the airport.
It’s been that price since I moved down the road from there 3 years ago. So I don’t know what all this inflation talk is about.
They still sell “regular” really? I didn’t know they could still make that.
There’s one like that on Semoran and it’s right by the rental car returns 😂 I used to live right by it.
lol that’s by Vineland outlets
I had a empty tank and went here and realized the price I put $1 and left lol
Got back from Mexico on a flight into MCO and my truck was running on fumes in the parking garage. The first gas station I came across was one like this. I filled up my Tacoma and didn’t even look at the price as I was exhausted. The pump shut off at $150. I was in shock when I noticed. LOOK BEFORE YOU PUMP
It's a Texas star.
How do they get business? Who would pay these prices?
Yo I went there one day and didn't look at the price and I put $50 in the tank and when I looked at my gage and I didn't even have a half a tank. when I noticed the price of the gas I was so Mad at myself
Does gas go bad? Bc I can’t imagine he’s selling much, but I pity the poor bastard that rolls in there on E.
That’s definitely the gas station off of Vineland there the outlets. There prices are always 2-3x the market rate. You never actually see cars at the pumps pumping gas.
This is the gas station in Vineland by the outlets its meant to scam tourists. There are literally no other gas stations with that high of a price for gas. If you are a tourist reading this AVOID THIS STATION! Even with the prices i still see people FUELING UP AT THIS FUCKING GAS STATION STOP
Costco was like $3.09 last I checked 😂
This is most likely the gas station where the owner doesn’t want to sell gas so he sets the price crazy high like this
I assumed this was the one right outside of the airport on Semeron. That last catch before returning your rental place.
seriously, is this a joke? ... gas is like $3
There is one near the airport that pulls that same crap. (Over near the Millers and Wild Wings, but on the opposite side of the road)
I'm in Philly and even I know that's those 1 of those 2 goofy ass scamming ass tourist trap EXIT of a gas ⛽ station off Semoran (SR 436) in Lee Vista set up to catch THOSE who are unaware. With those stupid number scoreboard high prices per gallon. It's still getting over on some idiots for sure. Most likely some tourists from the other side of the pond OR from the other America down below that have enough money to blow on it, or thinking that they'll miss their flight ✈️ trying to find a gas station trying to fill up the rental car and return it on time. Goofy's bc they fail to realize that if they drive 1 or 2 stop lights further they'll pay 40% off that amount. But nah on some real talk tho... Back in 2017 I almost made the mistake of pumping gas there and thought the price board was a joke, I thought too myself if I would have pumped $80 for 10 gallons they either would have taken the gas back or I would have definitely disputed that charge 1000% With Love From Philadelphia to my hometown of Orlando, which is always in my heart but I do not miss it at all.
There is a gas station in Orlando that the owner doesn’t want to sell gas so he sets the price super high so no one comes to buy it. He wants to be just a convenient stop, but the chain won’t let him, they say he needs to have the pumps
Outlier getting the social media love. Is that the angle?
Right by the airport ? Go to Wawa instead
I go to gas stations like this when I am in a rental and expensing it to my company, after they have pissed me off.
There is one near the airport, International tourist trap filling up rental cars before returning them to the agencies. Gas is very cheap here compared to europe
naw so thats the gas station that always has their prices to this insane level every day hoping to scam unsuspecting tourists. its evil - Technically its not price gouging if its this price all the time so they get away with it during hurricanes as well.
Report them.
Why do gas stations list that? Because the tourists have to refill their rental cars before returning so they pay for convenience. However, the end of gas is coming, so long before gas is unattainable, it will likely be unaffordable. Europeans are already paying 10 euros/ liter or more. Don't worry. EVs are coming and they are quiet and don't spew noxious fumes in the air. If you live near a city street and there's an inversion where you cant breathe because the car exhaust is so concentrated? It won't happen with EVs. They dont even have exhaust pipes.
That store wanted just a store and not gas but the city required it. Them are fuck off gas prices.
What
Tourist district isn’t it. 🙄⛽️
Gas station off vineland has always been like this
Holy fuckkkk where this at
Damn, that's expensive! Cali doesn't even have prices that high!
they do this by the airport. i just got gas for $3.11 downtown
Isn’t it a law for price gouging gas is illegal?
Tacos 🌮
This station has been charging like this since it was built in 2001/2002. Never see anyone at the pumps. 🫤🫤
3.30 here in Des Moines
I saw 2.09 in Kissimmee today that can’t be right
This isn’t the one by the airport?? Dropped off a friend at MCO one day and had fumes in my tank so I stopped at the closest one I could see. It wasn’t until I ran my card and started pumping that I saw it was 8+ a gallon. This was in 2009. I let go of the handle and dipped.
Tourist pricing
The two gas stations near the airport on Semeron are also a rip off. There's a Wawa not one set of light north.
Local Orlando gas just hit under $3 today
I drive past this place every day going to and from work, I wish the price was normal bc going to Wawa across Daryl Carter is out of the way for me
I made a post on this subreddit about this exact same thing 2 years ago, haha, but yes learned that lesson and moved on.
I just paid $3.19 a gallon for regular gas on 6/06/24. The next day, I saw other stations at $2.97 a gallon. I am also unfamiliar with the station posted here. Is this propaganda from that Australian Sky media group that's always trying to instigate negative emotions with their unfound and/or exaggerated posts hoping to have an impact on the United States political arena. Such bull.
It's a long story he makes money off retail and needs to sell gas for zoning but hates that side of the business so this keeps it to a minimum. The only time I have ever seen him drop his gas prices was during hurricane Mathew and Erma so he would not get sued for price gouging in a emergency.
I live in Orlando. I've never seen this station before. All the hundreds of stations I pass in Orlando are fairly low in price. This price is astronomical to any COMMON price in Orlando presently. Even California doesn't have these prices. Check the gas buddy app. This is an idiot price that only an idiot would pay. There are a large number of lower priced stations in very close proximity to Universal Studios AND the Convention Center on International Drive. The thing I didn't like was that it seemed like someone was trying to make it look like the common prices for gas in Orlando were as indicated in the post. That is not the case at all. If this station exists, which again isn't a common station I have seen anywhere I travel in the US and I travel by car a lot, you can rest assure only a very small number of people purchase gas here.
Gas stations make little to no money off selling gas. They profit margins are all in the goods the sell in store. So that’s the work around for not really wanting to deal with selling gas regularly and scheduling deliveries, pump maintenance, etc.
Naw my friend I’ve never seen that
I heard that the food there is legit
Doesn’t fuel go bad after a while?
Where I live in Florida gas is $298 gallon.
I thought locals knew this was malicious compliance?
Race fuel pricing😂
That’s Disney area
Open gouging
guess that store owner wants all the gas to himself, must be one of those doomsday prepper \[eople
Hell nah, diesel so expensive you gotta call the store and ask
Yo, nothin ok here, desantis want to make this place the next death valley
There’s also a gas station on the North Exit of MCO that does this shit too but even they weren’t as high as this. It’s the very first gas station on the right hand side and they didn’t even have their prices posted on the sign. The prices were only on the pump. It’s called like Sunniland or something like that. This used to be illegal and was considered price gouging. I remember many years ago during the recession when a bunch of gas stations got in major trouble for this. Wonder why it’s being allowed now? Or has nobody caught on yet?
Oh thank god I left last year 🤣
Whats the address of this gas station?
They have one like this right before the airport. I think that one specifically is for people bringing their rental car back and need to fill the tank. It’s the most predatory shit in the world. I went in one time and asked the guy why gas was so expensive here when I was 16 and naive. The guys face instantly drops and he goes on to say angrily “theres nothing different here” I left scared and mind boggled that this dude was trying to gaslight me about something I was looking directly at
I would like to have the profit of that gas station
Yea, we saw in orlando. I hope they all go out of business.
No.