> Oh jeez. Most people in Oregon live in Portland, across the river from Washington, and have pumped their own gas many times.
I've never compared gas prices in Portland and Washington, but I'd expect them to be higher in Washington.
1. Washington has sales tax. Oregon does not. Washington will return that tax if the Oregonian keeps their receipt and files for a refund with the Washington Department of Revenue (it used to be that they could show Oregon ID at the time of purchase and the retailer would not collect the tax, but that changed in 2020.
2. Washington gas taxes are $0.11/gallon higher than Oregon gas taxes.
I'd thus expect Oregonians to try to avoid gassing up in Washington, and generally only do so when they are going to be going somewhere in Washington far enough from Oregon that they have to gas up there.
Use the Costco app to compare real time gas prices all over the country. Tue are Costco’s on both sides of the Columbia River. Note that WA started a carbon tax on oil producers or sellers Jan 1 however that should have increased gas prices.
> 1. Washington has sales tax. Oregon does not. Washington will return that tax if the Oregonian keeps their receipt and files for a refund with the Washington Department of Revenue
How does this work in the case of gas, because one of the stipulations is:
> Purchases are for eligible items that will only be used outside of Washington state.
>Purchases are for tangible property/goods, digital products, or digital codes. Common examples include home appliances and electronics,
household goods, and clothes.
I've never compared gas prices in Portland and Washington, but I'd expect them to be higher in Washington.
1. Washington has sales tax. Oregon does not. Washington will return that tax if the Oregonian keeps their receipt and files for a refund with the Washington Department of Revenue (it used to be that they could show Oregon ID at the time of purchase and the retailer would not collect the tax, but that changed in 2020.
2. Washington gas taxes are $0.11/gallon higher than Oregon gas taxes.
I'd thus expect Oregonians to try to avoid gassing up in Washington, and generally only do so when they are going to be going somewhere in Washington far enough from Oregon that they have to gas up there.