BurgherHoldtheLies
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Thu Mar-02-06 09:44 AM
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Just saved $1.00 per gallon on gas (Fuel-perks RULE, baby!!) |
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Don't know if other areas in the country have this, but our largest grocery chain gives you fuel-perks for grocery purchases (and even dry cleaning done through them).
When you have a big family food bill and lots of dry cleaning like I do (and even gift card purchases for other businesses like Best Buy, Borders, etc.) and you buy it all at this grocery chain, you quickly rack up the fuel perks.
I paid $1.27 per gallon today on a nearly empty tank. What would have cost me almost $30 ended up being only $16.
Supposedly, the big gas giant stations are challenging this setup in PA court but, while I good thing last, I'm loving it.:D
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miss_american_pie
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Thu Mar-02-06 09:50 AM
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1. I have all the Get-go's in a 20 mile radius mapped out. |
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Thu Mar-02-06 09:52 AM
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2. Hubby filled up our Sienna minivan for $8 !!! |
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Thu Mar-02-06 09:55 AM
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3. in a lot of states that is illegal |
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I know Maryland, for instance, has a floor on gas sales (you have to make something like 6 cents per gallon above your wholesale cost) it's to prevent the superstores from simply putting everyone else out of business.
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Thu Mar-02-06 09:58 AM
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4. I got a free fill-up from fuel perks! |
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The cashier at big bird (Giant Eagle) reminded us last time that our perks were going to expire. We ran the tank down pretty low and filled up for free -- we hadn't used our fuel perks in a while.
I didn't hear that this was being challenged. If big bird loses, it will suck; I'd rather save money on gas than to get a free turkey at thanksgiving (which used to be their giveaway).
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BurgherHoldtheLies
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Thu Mar-02-06 10:06 AM
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6. Heard that the big oil distributors are really POed and challenging |
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It was in the news about a year ago...haven't heard any updates.
You KNOW it's almost too good to be true...get it while you can.
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Thu Mar-02-06 10:00 AM
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5. We use them every chance we can |
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Last year when gas was still $1.60 we got it for like $0.80
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Thu Mar-02-06 10:07 AM
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I have several discounted fill ups a month.
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BurgherHoldtheLies
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Thu Mar-02-06 10:09 AM
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8. Giant Eagle (Why do grocery chains have idiotic names?) |
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Piggly Wiggly, Food Lion, Giant Eagle
Idiotic names.
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