Tracking Costco gas prices during a global fuel crisis
lafond
29 points
16 comments
August 24, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (4 comments)
jerlam
It's too bad there's no API to find the current wait time at the Costco gas station. I'm not going to spend an extra hour of my day to save $5.
Ductapemaster
https://archive.ph/qX4vF
jmpman
I started screenshotting my local Costco warehouse gas prices weekly since the week prior to Trump's inauguration, mostly so my Trump supporting brother inlaw couldn't just spew his Fox brainwashing on me without me hitting back with this data.
0cf8612b2e1e
Costco gas is famously a loss leader, typically running 15 to 20 cents below surrounding stations. Is this true? I always assumed that Costco just had better deals/longer horizon commitments so it could undercut local stations. Maybe they even own a refinery just to maintain the best margin.