Convenience store chain Sheetz is offering customers a patriotic discount on the gas pump for the Fourth of July.
The Pennsylvania-based company is selling gas for $1.776 per gallon at its greater than 600 stores on Tuesday – an roughly 50% markdown from the national average.
The promotion applies all day for normal, E85 (flex fuel), Unleaded 88, mid-grade and premium fuel grades, in keeping with a release.
“We hope this discount helps our customers keep a little bit more change of their wallets as they travel to have a good time the 4th of July with family and friends, with an obvious nod to our nation’s birthday,” CEO Travis Sheetz said in an announcement.
Sheetz has stores in its home state of Pennsylvania in addition to Maryland, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
The chain has a history of holiday-themed gas promotions, previously selling gas for $1.99 per gallon rate for Thanksgiving last November.
Sheetz previously offered a holiday-themed discount for Thanksgiving last 12 months.MediaNews Group via Getty Images
The one-day price is a considerable discount in comparison with the national average, which hit roughly $3.53 per gallon on Tuesday, in keeping with AAA data. Last 12 months, prices were hovering above $4.80 per gallon.
A record 43.2 million Americans were expected to travel by automotive for the Fourth of July holiday.
“Gas prices are $1.30 per gallon less this 12 months than last, but they’re still high in comparison with historical averages,” AAA spokesperson Andrew Gross said in an announcement.
The value is a 50% markdown off the national average.WGAL News 8
“The previous record average high price for gas on July Fourth was $4.10 in 2008, while the low was $1.39 in 2001,” Gross added. “Yet despite currently elevated prices, drivers should not cutting back on travel this summer.”
