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#262364 - 06/08/2005 16:37 New kind of price war at the pumps
JeffS
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2858
Loc: Atlanta, GA
I found this article interesting. I'd certainly start buying groceries at a store that would allow me to spend less on gas.
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#262365 - 06/08/2005 22:49 Re: New kind of price war at the pumps [Re: JeffS]
tonyc
carpal tunnel

Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
Giant Eagle ("Jine Iggle" in local parlance) is the big supermarket chain here, and I've cashed in on the program once so far. I ended up rolling into the station on fumes so I could maximize the reward (they only discount a single fillup) and ended up getting a 14 gallon tank filled up for $0.59 a gallon or something when gas was $2.30/gallon or so .

It's a decent reward, but I can't imagine it's any better than some of the rewards/discounts other supermarkets give with their loyalty cards. Plus, since it's only valid at Giant Eagle's own stations, they could presumably jack up the base price of the gas to offset any losses from the rewards program (not that I've seen evidence of that.)

But yeah, it's cool. I just don't do enough grocery shopping to cash in very often.
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#262366 - 11/08/2005 09:53 Re: New kind of price war at the pumps [Re: tonyc]
muzza
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Registered: 21/07/1999
Posts: 1765
Loc: Brisbane, Queensland, Australi...
we have a similar thing here. the supermarkets have a few cents off associated petrol stations. The smaller stations got together with local business to offer a better deal. It's one that is a better deal to the local economy as you get more off per litre the more retailers you have dockets for.
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#262367 - 11/08/2005 10:19 Re: New kind of price war at the pumps [Re: JeffS]
g_attrill
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Registered: 14/04/2002
Posts: 1172
Loc: Hants, UK
Over here (UK) it's something like 4p per litre if you spend more than £50. Current average price is 90.2p/litre ($6.14 / US gallon)

Gareth

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