Comments on: Gas Prices Brought Down By A Single Cardboard Sign.

By: Carnivals, Festivals and Linklove — Almost Frugal

Carnivals, Festivals and Linklove — Almost Frugal — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:07:01 +0000

[...] My Two Dollars talks about how one person really can make a difference. [...]

By: David

David — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:36:46 +0000

Taos, NM

By: Yan

Yan — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:18:18 +0000

What a great story! What town is it?

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Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:31:10 +0000

[...] absolutely love this article from David @ My Two Dollars. It’s great to see that a small commitment from someone can have such a major [...]

By: Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet

Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:45:32 +0000

Awww… that’s great!!!

By: david

david — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:05:23 +0000

They do have more flexibility sometimes, which I don’t mind at all – its a tiny town and they do deserve to make money. But they also have to answer to people who actually know them – our town has a whopping 6500 full-time residents living in it. So if I get ripped off by Joe at the car dealership, word travels very fast!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:41:56 +0000

Awesome! Small town businesses tend to have a little more flexibility with prices so long as everyone is willing to cooperate (especially when they are geographically separated from other competition). This even happens in small cities. I lived in a town of just over 125,000 people and there were 2 people who owned the majority of the car dealerships (one guy owned the Toyota, GM and Nissan dealerships, and the other guy owned Honda, Mazda, Ford, and a couple luxury car dealerships). The prices were a grand or two higher across the board (and sometimes much more) than if you were willing to drive the 2 hours to the nearest large city. Trade-ins? Get ready to get ripped off! I got multiple quotes when I bought my last car, then decided to drive across the state and do a deal where the competition was higher. I saved a couple thousand dollars.

By: Merna

Merna — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:04:29 +0000

Great story; really shows how one person can really make a difference. Thanks for sharing