Originally Posted by
BenSenise
Living in the city, I used to drive very little, <3k km/year. Now we've moved to a more rural area and I'll be driving much more so I'll be buying more gas.
I've been using Esso and earning very few aeroplan miles plus points from the credit card I pay with.
Shell's Airmiles don't appeal to me very much nor saveon more rewards unless there's something I'm missing with either of those two. Petro Canada? Husky?
I'm not too interested in getting a cash-back card nor would getting an amex gold with 2x points for gas & groceries, be worth it.
I've looked through the programs and I'm just wondering if I've missed something.
Are there any exceptional earning opportunities out there for buying gas?
You could get the Scotiabank Gold AMEX which comes with 20K welcome points ($200) and is free for the first year at the moment - it gives you 4% cash back for gas, groceries and entertainment. You can apply the credits towards any travel you charge to the card. This includes airport/airline taxes and fees on Aeroplan tickets as long as you charge it to the card. (Aeroplan booking and cancellation fees not included)
The good thing about this card is you can use ANY gas station and double dip with Aeroplan at ESSO, or Air Miles with Shell.