Fuels

Sheetz Launches ‘Dog Days’ Gas Promotion

Retailer selling Unleaded 88 for $2.99 per gallon
Photograph courtesy of Sheetz

Sheetz is lowering its price for Unleaded 88 fuel through the end of August. The dog days of summer promotion will lower the price to $2.99 a gallon through midnight Aug. 31 at all Sheetz locations that offer Unleaded 88 fuel. The national average gasoline price for all grades was $3.82 per gallon the week of Aug. 14, according to GasBuddy.

Unleaded 88 is been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use in all 2001 and newer cars, trucks and SUVs. Unleaded 88 burns cleaner and reduces toxins, making it more environmentally friendly, the company said.

Customers can check if their local Sheetz sells this fuel grade through the Sheetz mobile app or website.

  • Sheetz is No. 12 on CSP’s 2023 Top 202 ranking of U.S. convenience-store chains by company-owned store count.

Sheetz has made it a tradition to lower designated fuel prices during holidays and other times of the year.

On Independence Day, the convenience retailer reduced its gas prices for all grades to $1.776 a gallon, commemorating the year when the Declaration of Independence was signed. In April, Sheetz reduced the price of E85 to $1.85 a gallon yo raise awareness of the biofuel blend. In March, the retailer cut prices on premium, midgrade and ethanol-free fuel grades in a March Madness promotion, and over Thanksgiving 2022, Sheetz cut the price of Unleaded 88 gasoline to $1.99 a gallon.

Altoona, Pennsylvania-based Sheetz operates 670 convenience stores across its six-state footprint, which includes Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland.

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