LAWRENCE, MASS. (WHDH) – Drivers lined up across the block at a Lawrence fuel station that’s promoting fuel nicely beneath the state common.
The International Fuel station on Winthrop Avenue had drivers doing double-takes on Thursday as a result of the value per gallon there may be $3.69.
Fuel costs have soared all through the nation, together with in Massachusetts the place the typical is greater than $4 a gallon.
Drivers visiting the fuel station in Lawrence mentioned that making the journey to save lots of just a few cash on the pump is critical.
“I don’t even stay right here, I stay in Medford,” mentioned Ed Palladino. “I occurred to be up in Haverhill and I remembered I picked up fuel final week at $4.05 and I mentioned let me see what he’s charging immediately. It was nicely price it.”
Proprietor Osama Nour mentioned they’re attempting to maintain the fee low when doable. The market has gone down in the previous few days so that they determined to do the identical.
“We are attempting, , to maintain the margin as little as doable to assist our common prospects and, , to make a little bit little bit of revenue,” mentioned Nour. “As a result of we get fuel day-after-day, we’ve got the pliability to regulate the value when it goes down. We attempt to hold it down.”
Judging by the road, prospects took full benefit of this value.
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