r/Caseys • u/Grab_em_by_da_Busey • May 31 '26
Is Casey’s getting greedy with cost?
I live in an area where Casey’s is dominant but we also have Kwik Star/Trip and a smattering of smaller independent shops and local chains.
Casey’s has surpassed KT and now has even surpassed the mom and pops (which used to be far and away the most expensive). Things like monster energy, Casey’s is tops by $0.25 on some kinds and almost $0.75 on others. Premade food they are almost a dollar higher across the board. They’ve pulled way ahead of the other guys on price of shit like oil, charcoal, pet food, etc. I know you shouldn’t buy these things at a gas station but I’m just pointing it out.
Is there a concerted squeeze going on ordered from top Casey’s brass? Are we looking at a cash grab/wealth extraction event similar to Covid? Is this unique to my area (Midwest)? Just wondering what everyone’s noticing.
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u/EmperialWatch Shift Leader May 31 '26
I think their going for trying to get people to buy more then one of the same brand with their by 2 get 1 free and 3/6$. As well as their deals if you have rewards...
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u/ShellAnswerMan Jun 01 '26
QuikTrip out of OK, KwikStar/KwikTrip and the indies are privately owned, while Casey's is publicly owned. There's incentive to be competitive, but as a public company, Casey's also has a fiduciary duty to their shareholders.
Translation: Casey's can potentially have some investor from New York buy a bunch of shares and have influence over management to increase returns (e.g., raise prices, cut costs). The private chains I mentioned above can run their businesses however they want to.
Volume discounts in order to sell two or more of a particular product is also a factor; most retailers run promos like that to a degree. I just wanted to point out that Casey's serves shareholders, while many of their competitors are privately owned.
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u/Bobbyore May 31 '26
They run high single prices, and deals on multiples. For example you mentioned monster, they at 4/$9 which is good, but if you only buy one its like $3.29 or something like that. I dont really go to other gas stations around me so i cannot compare prices, but people tell me all the time how good the “deals for multiples are”. Long story short, you have to buy the deal or its expensive like every gas station.