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Retail chain Meijer is rolling out a program to send customers cell-phone text alerts when the price of gasoline is about to go up.

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STONERS
April 20, 2007, 1:19 p.m.
Customers will get a cell phone alert about two hours before Meijer plans to increase gas prices, giving them a chance to fill their tanks first.
Now if all the rest would do this then it would be awesome.
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blothbelt
April 20, 2007, 1:28 p.m.
This is interesting. Could cause a self fulfilling prophecy
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johnkamis64
April 20, 2007, 5:04 p.m.
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SusanParrish: (=-}
Johnny
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BronxBomber
April 20, 2007, 9:53 p.m.
Susan P.
Querida!
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Harbeas
April 20, 2007, 10:21 p.m.
That's great this will add 10 cents to the cost of your gas. Because that what it will cost you to get the text message that gas is going up!
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spikecwc
April 21, 2007, 8:51 a.m.
Sounds like another form of insider trading.
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aceofspades1
April 21, 2007, 10:57 a.m.
Who needs an alert? Gas prices always go up 5 minutes before I get a fillup
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ericc
April 21, 2007, 12:39 p.m.
This may be a noble move by the gasoline company. However, how much can the average consumer save? Perhaps just that tankful before the price hike and thereafter the new price will prevail.