High gas prices drives shoppers to the Web

Iria · Oct 10, 2005, 06:18 AM

There's nothing like an energy squeeze to buoy the spirits of Internet merchants.

Online shopping sites, already on a roll, are getting help from the high price of gasoline, which is prompting untold numbers of consumers to boot up their PCs instead of driving their SUVs to the mall.

And while oil prices have fallen from their summer peak, prices at the pump remain at more than $3 a gallon in much of the country, with tight supplies likely to keep them high through the holiday season.

"There's going to be a lot of talk about Christmas shopping being hammered because of higher fuel prices, but we're saying, 'On the contrary,'" said Shmuel Gniwisch, chief executive of the online jewelry store Ice.com. "Our sales will increase."
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MitchRapp · Oct 10, 2005, 06:34 AM

Didn't think Americans were than concerned about the fuel used to drive a couple of miles to the nearest mall ... but then again those Hummers with 9 TV's, Xbox and 1000 watt sound systems use up quite a bit heh...

[hobo]eclipse · Oct 10, 2005, 06:44 AM

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couple of miles to the nearest mall ...

hehe, nearest mall here is a 45 min drive away! lil gas guzzlin there, lil ridiculas, even @ $2.79, which is where we're at

Dark Lord · Oct 10, 2005, 06:50 AM

ya.... costs me about 55 bucks to fill up a tank and that tank only gets me around 120-130 miles.

Drakon · Oct 10, 2005, 08:08 AM

Look, be grateful you're not paying $6+ USD like in the UK...

BWX · Oct 10, 2005, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Drakon

Look, be grateful you're not paying $6+ USD like in the UK...

hehe, yeah but you guys don't have as far to drive... and all drive dinky little cars!

Dark Lord · Oct 10, 2005, 09:54 AM

not to mention its not the gas thats expensive, you guys are being taxed to hell on each gallon.

Drakon · Oct 10, 2005, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BWX

hehe, yeah but you guys don't have as far to drive... and all drive dinky little cars!

Well I'm not in the UK, BWX

I live on the East Coast... Hehe

BWX · Oct 10, 2005, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Drakon

Well I'm not in the UK, BWX

I live on the East Coast... Hehe

Change your location in your profile lately??

Drakon · Oct 10, 2005, 08:02 PM

Hehe, not any time soon

**MIG-31** · Oct 10, 2005, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Drakon

Look, be grateful you're not paying $6+ USD like in the UK...

To right.... it's damn expensive (a good majority is tax) but the is little can be done about that.

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Originally Posted by BWX

hehe, yeah but you guys don't have as far to drive... and all drive dinky little cars!

Dinky little cars..!! at least we don't need a 200 yard wide birth to turn a corner!! or is an ego thing "the bigger the car the bigger the **** or so said..

You should one of you're HEAVY polluting Gas Guzzlers to the uk,pay for the fuel at uk prices....You would soon wish you would stay at home bud..

Dark Lord · Oct 10, 2005, 08:31 PM

ive never seen the interest in big cars/suvs. if you use it for work, great. go off roading? great. soccer mom? not so great.

personaly i prefer small cars with HUGE engines. its everything a sports car needs. cant be practical, cant be cheap, but its gotta go like hell when you jump on the gas and is a fun drive.

.... damn winter comeing. gotta garage the vette at the end of the month.

BWX · Oct 12, 2005, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MIG-31

Dinky little cars..!! at least we don't need a 200 yard wide birth to turn a corner!! or is an ego thing "the bigger the car the bigger the **** or so said..

You should one of you're HEAVY polluting Gas Guzzlers to the uk,pay for the fuel at uk prices....You would soon wish you would stay at home bud..

I would rather die than see one of these on the road, or slit my wrists before I own one.

Please keep them over there!

Oct 10, 2005, 06:18 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	High gas prices drives shoppers to the Web There's nothing like an energy squeeze to buoy the spirits of Internet merchants. Online shopping sites, already on a roll, are getting help from the high price of gasoline, which is prompting untold numbers of consumers to boot up their PCs instead of driving their SUVs to the mall. And while oil prices have fallen from their summer peak, prices at the pump remain at more than $3 a gallon in much of the country, with tight supplies likely to keep them high through the holiday season. "There's going to be a lot of talk about Christmas shopping being hammered because of higher fuel prices, but we're saying, 'On the contrary,'" said Shmuel Gniwisch, chief executive of the online jewelry store Ice.com. "Our sales will increase." __________ Read More / Source: News.com

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Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 123 System Specs	ya.... costs me about 55 bucks to fill up a tank and that tank only gets me around 120-130 miles. __________________

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Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 123 System Specs	not to mention its not the gas thats expensive, you guys are being taxed to hell on each gallon. __________________

Oct 10, 2005, 08:31 PM	#12
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 123 System Specs	ive never seen the interest in big cars/suvs. if you use it for work, great. go off roading? great. soccer mom? not so great. personaly i prefer small cars with HUGE engines. its everything a sports car needs. cant be practical, cant be cheap, but its gotta go like hell when you jump on the gas and is a fun drive. .... damn winter comeing. gotta garage the vette at the end of the month. __________________

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MitchRapp a.k.a. pepiman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 998 Rep Power: 49 System Specs	Didn't think Americans were than concerned about the fuel used to drive a couple of miles to the nearest mall ... but then again those Hummers with 9 TV's, Xbox and 1000 watt sound systems use up quite a bit heh...

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Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,957 Rep Power: 56	Look, be grateful you're not paying $6+ USD like in the UK...

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Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,957 Rep Power: 56	Hehe, not any time soon