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An Ohio Sunoco did not charge $9.99 for regular gas; an employee said the unusual display appeared because the station’s tank was empty. Photos posted Saturday showed the Gibsonburg station advertising regular gasoline at $9.99 and diesel at $6.89, Newsweek reported. A station employee offered a simpler explanation Sunday. The regular-gas tank was empty, the […] The post Ohio Sunoco’s $9.99 gasoline display pointed to empty tank, worker says appeared first on American Almanac .
An Ohio Sunoco did not charge $9.99 for regular gas; an employee said the unusual display appeared because the station’s tank was empty. Photos posted Saturday showed the Gibsonburg station advertising regular gasoline at $9.99 and diesel at $6.89, Newsweek reported . A station employee offered a simpler explanation Sunday. The regular-gas tank was empty, the employee said, so the displayed figure was not an actual sale price. The images spread quickly after Ohio lawyer and political commentator Tom Renz posted them on X. Radio host Alex Jones shared the pictures, and the original post topped 770,000 views by Sunday. The distinction matters because fuel costs were already rising. AAA listed the national average at $4.48 Sunday, while…Open