Passing gas stations these days you can’t help but panic wondering,”how high is the price going to be today?”And if you should play Russian roulette and wait a few days in hopes that the price will drop (or heavan forbid rise) then what are you going to do?
Right now I live in the state of Maryland and the other day I filled up my gas tank. Instead of paying $3.89 a gallon I paid only $2.99 per, the reason for the .90 cent difference in price is because I have a grocery store card that gives me money off my next gas purchase whenever I buy food and sundries.
I resisted getting the card at first but now (with gas expected to be $5.00 per gal by summer) I wish I’d signed up sooner! It’s a no brainer really, I mean I’m in the store all the time buying groceries anyway so why not take advantage of the benifits the card has to offer.
Sure, “Big Brother” is watching and once I filled out the form and was approved for the card I know that “they” now have all my info and can track my spending habits and sell the data to whomever the other “they” “is” or “are” that buys that sort of thing but what do I care?! Soembeoidy somewhere is already tracking your movements via your cable box, credit card, facebook or various other sources.
Nobody is calling me at home or showing up at my door to sell me anything and whatever I get in the (e)mail (if anything) I can always throw out or delete. What I am getting is something .10 cents off a gallon of gasoline for every 100 points I acumulate.
Most of the major food chains offer these cards and they are not only good for gas but you also get discounts on grocieries that aren’t advertised and other benefits that make it worth your while.
In the beginnign I kinda “poo-poo’d” the idea of .10 cent off a gallon (thinking it wasn’t worth the hassle) but the higher the prices get the more I look to that discount (no matter how meager) as found money.
My local grocery store happens to be “Safeway” and they have their own gas stations (i.e: generic gas) but that’s okay by me becauase gas is gas is gas. Believe me, generic gas will get you to little Johnnies soccer game just as fast as name brand petroleum.
Other chains like “Giant Foods” have relationships with name brands stations like “Shell” for those of you that are hung up on labels.
So, take the five minutes to fill out the application and get the grocery store card, in no time it’ll be worth it’s weight in liguid gold.
TyTIP: Always present your card with every purchase-no matter how small
TyTIP: Most grocery stores have an option where you can punch in your home phone phone number if you’ve forgotten your card
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