Originally Posted by
moo-moo
$1 savings max per fill up? I suppose it is better than nothing or for people who cannot be bothered with the cheaper alternatives.
It still seems the way to buy gas is to use the grocery reward programs. $1 off per gallon in most areas and some regions are $2 off per gallon. It is not hassle free but worthwhile for people that drive a lot.
Besides the groc store methods, there's always the 10% savings from plink, 7-eleven gas plus whatever the credit card gives back which is presumably 5% for many people.
For some, grocery reward programs don't work well. One of our grocery store chains allows you to bank points (1/$1, 100 points = $0.10 off/gallon), yet does not give points on gift cards, and some of us don't spend that much on groceries in a rewards period. One of our other local chains gives $0.10 off/gallon after $50, but that $50 must be spent in the same day. That chain does allow you to earn points on gift card purchases, so we try to pick up gift cards any time we're going out to eat or going shopping at certain stores.
However, I generally don't earn more than $0.50 off/gallon in any of their "gas savings periods."
Plink requires one to have a 7-11 gas station nearby, and we don't have one of those.
It's really all about finding what works best for you, and focusing on that, rather than trying to do all of them.