A price war between two gas stations provided relief for some drivers in Georgia, but also raised some eyebrows.

The gas war reportedly started over Amoco’s policy to set prices five cents lower than its neighbor. Sunoco, on the other hand, matches prices, so the back-and-forth continued until the price sank as low as .97 cents per gallon.

Word of the dropping prices spread like wildfire, and police were called to manage the traffic.

When the Sunoco manager was asked how long the price war would last, he said, “I don’t know… you have to ask [Amaco].”

“I called my momma, sister, brother,” one driver said.

Eventually, the police put an end to it and ordered everyone to leave.

🚨#BREAKING: Two neighboring gas stations in Georgia got into an all-out price war…

…and drivers walked away paying just 97 CENTS A GALLON!!!

People began FREAKING OUT and calling everyone they knew to come get gas!

On one side of Marietta Street, there’s an Amoco.
Right next door, a Sunoco.

Amoco has a policy: always price gas 5 cents lower than the neighbor.

So Sunoco matched it.

Then Amoco knocked off another nickel.

Then Sunoco matched it again.

Over and over.

One driver said when she pulled in it was $1.54… then $1.44… then $1.39…

Then it hit 97 CENTS.

Prices this country hasn’t seen since the 90s.

The Amoco manager explained it plain and simple: “now it’s a war.”

When the Sunoco manager was asked how long it would last, he said, “You need to ask them.” 😂

Word spread FAST.

One driver said, “I called my momma, sister, brother.”

Cars lined up for blocks.

It got so wild that Powder Springs police had to show up and shut it down, with one officer yelling, “Everybody leave, goodbye!”

Once traffic calmed down, they let folks back in to fill up.

A woman named Wartanna Haywood said she normally pays about $90 to fill up her truck, but during the gas war she paid $1.14 a gallon.

Her total? FIFTEEN DOLLARS.

She said, “Ain’t it a wonderful day for America.”

Yes it is, Wartanna. Yes it is. 😂

The war is over now and prices are back up…

…but for one glorious afternoon, the little guy WON.

— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) October 15, 2026

Prices are back up, but the story lives on, with many questioning why it was so easy to drop prices on a whim.

So they can make up numbers at the pump at their choosing. Hmmm.. So $4.60 is just a made up number. Got it. Can’t hate the system enough.

— jC00 (@jclary00) October 15, 2026

@jclary00 @mattvanswol Not usually at most gas stations the owners don’t usually own the gas. A oil company does and they are the ones that make all the money on gas. Except for a small % they give to the station owner. The owners make their money on the inside store sales snacks, alcohol drinks.

— Snakebit (@snakebit302) October 16, 2026

Imagine pulling up for gas and witnessing a whole price war! 97 cents a gallon is INSANE! The real winners were the drivers who got there in time. The managers were fighting, but the people were celebrating! ⛽😮

— Spiritual~knowledge (@IfeanyiOny95278) October 15, 2026

Communist take note….this is called the free market

— AverageInCalifornia (@WestMonstie) October 15, 2026

Ain’t it great!?

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