http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/06/gas-prices-brought-down-by-a-single-cardboard-sign/ A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:21:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/06/gas-prices-brought-down-by-a-single-cardboard-sign/#comment-29490 Carnivals, Festivals and Linklove — Almost Frugal Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:07:01 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1695#comment-29490 [...] My Two Dollars talks about how one person really can make a difference. [...] [...] My Two Dollars talks about how one person really can make a difference. [...]

]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/06/gas-prices-brought-down-by-a-single-cardboard-sign/#comment-29477 David Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:36:46 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1695#comment-29477 Taos, NM Taos, NM

]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/06/gas-prices-brought-down-by-a-single-cardboard-sign/#comment-29475 Yan Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:18:18 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1695#comment-29475 What a great story! What town is it? What a great story! What town is it?

]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/06/gas-prices-brought-down-by-a-single-cardboard-sign/#comment-29357 Everybody Loves Your Money - Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow » Posts From Around the PF Blogosphere Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:31:10 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1695#comment-29357 [...] 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 [...] [...] 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 [...]

]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/06/gas-prices-brought-down-by-a-single-cardboard-sign/#comment-29350 Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:45:32 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1695#comment-29350 Awww... that's great!!! Awww… that’s great!!!

]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/06/gas-prices-brought-down-by-a-single-cardboard-sign/#comment-29347 david Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:05:23 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1695#comment-29347 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! 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!

]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/06/gas-prices-brought-down-by-a-single-cardboard-sign/#comment-29346 Patrick Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:41:56 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1695#comment-29346 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. 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.

]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/06/gas-prices-brought-down-by-a-single-cardboard-sign/#comment-29342 Merna Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:04:29 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1695#comment-29342 Great story; really shows how one person can really make a difference. Thanks for sharing Great story; really shows how one person can really make a difference. Thanks for sharing

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