A Shell Oil station northwest of Chicago caused quite a commotion when it mistakenly dropped the price of regular gasoline to $2.49 a gallon.

Dozens of motorists packed the station at Illinois Highways 31 and 176 in Crystal Lake, Ill., after an employee accidentally set the sign and pumps to $2.49 for a gallon of regular rather than $3.49, The Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday.

Many drivers were able to fill their tanks Tuesday afternoon before the station manager arrived and corrected the price.

I haven't seen this price in a long time, said one motorist filling up his sport-utility vehicle for $2.49 a gallon.

An employee of a Citgo station located across the street called his boss to tell him about the $2.49 price for regular but the boss decided Citgo wasn't going to match it.

Shell had intended to raise the price for regular from $3.29 to $3.49 a gallon.

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