Convenience Chain Selling $1.99 Gas For Thanksgiving In North Carolina

The trip over the river and through the woods could cost less this year.  A convenience chain is selling $1.99 gas for the Thanksgiving holiday in North Carolina.

Sheetz will sell its Unleaded 88 gasoline for $1.99 a gallon through midnight on November 28, 2022.  We spoke to a worker at Sheetz in Wake Forest (1895 South Franklin St.), who said the promotion is only available at Sheetz locations that sell Unleaded 88.  Unleaded 88 is a gasoline/ethanol blend with a higher percentage of ethanol.  It is also known as E15, indicating that it contains 15% ethanol.

At $1.99 a gallon, it's a big savings.  Unleaded 88 currently averages around $2.69 a gallon in North Carolina.  On a 15-gallon tank, the Thanksgiving promotion price would save you $10.50.

But is Unleaded 88 good for your car?  Most auto experts agree that it is fine to use in cars built after 2001, and the miles-per-gallon are virtually the same as Unleaded 87 (which contains only 10% ethanol). Promoters of Unleaded 88 say it burns cleaner and it therefore safer for the environment.

According to estimates from the AAA, Thanksgiving travel is expected to be up 1.5% this year, ranking as the third busiest for travel since the association began tracking it in 2000.

The chain did a similar promotion over the summer, lowering gas prices in advance of the July 4 holiday.

Do you plan on traveling in or out of North Carolina this Thanksgiving? Or perhaps you have family traveling to you. Everyone loves Thanksgiving. Good food, family, football, and the start of the Holiday season.  It's also a chance to reflect on all the things for which we are grateful. Thanksgiving is centered on family and gratefulness,  but like pretty much every other, it’s still become a highly commercialized holiday. A lot of this is related to the next day being Black Friday. And black Friday is one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Not only that but just a few days later is Cyber Monday, which brings scores of online deals. Last year, Wallet Hub reports that consumers spent a little over $300 per person between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday.

You might be glad to know that North Carolina is one of the best places you can go for Thanksgiving. This is according to a WalletHub study. To help Americans find the best places to go for Thanksgiving without breaking the bank, WalletHub compared the 100 largest U.S. cities based on 20 key metrics. The data set ranges from the cost of Thanksgiving dinner and the share of delayed flights to volunteer opportunities per capita and forecasted precipitation. And based on these metrics, not one, but study North Carolina cities made the top 10. Two other NC cities were in the top 25 as well.

Keep reading to see where each North Carolina city ranked. You can read the full WalletHub study here.

According to a WalletHub Study.

Total Score: 72.26

Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 1

Affordability: 20

Safety & Accessibility: 86

Total Score: 70.07

Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 2

Affordability: 30

Safety & Accessibility: 47

Total Score: 67.35

Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 3

Affordability: 32

Safety & Accessibility: 37

Total Score: 64.13

Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 63

Affordability: 6

Safety & Accessibility: 4

Total Score: 63.59

Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 23

Affordability: 62

Safety & Accessibility: 27

Total Score: 62.55

Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 5

Affordability: 68

Safety & Accessibility: 54

Total Score: 62.29

Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 62

Affordability: 11

Safety & Accessibility: 28

Total Score: 61.71

Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 54

Affordability: 28

Safety & Accessibility: 20

Total Score: 61.29

Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 54

Affordability: 28

Safety & Accessibility: 20

Total Score: 61.25

Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 4

Affordability: 78

Safety & Accessibility: 41

Total Score: 59.78

Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 36

Affordability: 25

Safety & Accessibility: 29

Total Score: 58.12

Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 28

Affordability: 50

Safety & Accessibility: 57

Total Score: 52.90

Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 39

Affordability: 80

Safety & Accessibility: 32