Cash for Gas
- Thread starter Zee09
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The BP&me rewards card is a Visa credit card administered by fnbo and carried in my RFID blocking wallet. 15 years with never a security problem though in this ever changing high tech theft world I suppose anything can happen.
Hardly…for the reasons I stated. I typically top off my 31 gallon tank at 1/2 tank.
Stations here still do post-pay for cash, but I'll still never use it. I hate coins in the pocket, my wallet is minimalist and not great for cash, and for those worried about pump skimmers...why are you using a debit card linked to your bank account for anything except withdrawing cash? Any credit card will cover fraudulent charges and issue a new card if it's compromised. Kind of a pain if you have auto-pay to update yes, but as someone else mentioned if you are that concerned have a dedicated gas card.
$3.09 a gallon seems kind of high right now except maybe on the West coast. Cash has become inconvenient for most businesses. I had to use a debit card at my dentist office recently as they don't handle cash anymore. I have also spent plenty of time behind people at check out in the store as they ploddingly write out their checks.
Zee09
$200 Site Donor 2023
It's in PA which has very high gas taxes but it's cheaper than my area in MD.
Plus it's top tier and priced like generic.
Zee09
$200 Site Donor 2023
I think it's been missed
It's a simple $20 bill to fill a half tank on a Maverick..
$20 and you can drive all week before you get back to a half of a tank. Savings doesn't figure in. More security than anything and I hate bills. I've never had a debit card or a MAC CARD and don't want them.
More like pay as you go...
Yep, high taxes on gas in Pa. Gas is 3.39-3.49 in Harrisburg area for regular.
I assume most people have some credit card that pays 3%+ cash back on gas, so you don't actually save anything by paying cash? I still like the fact that there is a cash price available though, for those who don't want to play the credit card game. I have no trouble with a business being transparent to what it costs them for people to use credit cards.
I try to fill up at Canadian tire gas stations here as they pay you back 18 cents a gallon in canadian tire money, which adds up to covering 2/3 of the tire replacement costs per mile for our cars.
I try to fill up at Canadian tire gas stations here as they pay you back 18 cents a gallon in canadian tire money, which adds up to covering 2/3 of the tire replacement costs per mile for our cars.
I had no.idea ARCO was still a thing. They went away around 2000 when BP came in, which is now Hilcorp.
One on every corner here
JHZR2
Staff member
I get a percentage back on my credit card that’s better than the cash discount. So why waste the time? If the discount was better, I’d consider it.
Zee09
$200 Site Donor 2023
Few here get the original post said it wasn't about any discount at all.
It was simply pay as you go and use no credit or debit cards or apps.
Simply that and nothing else yet just about every post thinks otherwise 🗣
It was simply pay as you go and use no credit or debit cards or apps.
Simply that and nothing else yet just about every post thinks otherwise 🗣
Nick1994
$100 site donor 2024
4% cash back with gas with my credit card.
I pay for nothing in life with cash except my barber and my housekeeper.
I pay for nothing in life with cash except my barber and my housekeeper.
Hahahaha, yeah!BITOG: "I don't mind paying an extra $1.50 every time I buy gas."
Also BITOG: "OMG oil filters are 91 cents on Rockauto!"
Although on a 36+ gal tank, the savings do add up over a 3000 mile round trip. Also, it is rare I have to wait, as just about everyone pays with a card.
Isn't it nice to have the option to save a few pennies. I use the Gasbuddy application on the cellphone. I also use the Open Roads Diesel discount card at the big truck stop pumps. I can get 30-50 cents off a gallon a lot of times on that card. 
Local place offers about .15 a gallon discount for cash.
Once a week I fuel up two trucks. It usually ends up being between 20 and 40 gallons.
I pay cash and usually leave a bone or sometimes two for the attendant when I fill up truck one.
I get Mrs UD a fountain drink and she acts like it's a treat when I show up with it. Especially in the summer working outside.
The attendant comps me the drink which is just slightly more expensive than the tip.
Once a week I fuel up two trucks. It usually ends up being between 20 and 40 gallons.
I pay cash and usually leave a bone or sometimes two for the attendant when I fill up truck one.
I get Mrs UD a fountain drink and she acts like it's a treat when I show up with it. Especially in the summer working outside.
The attendant comps me the drink which is just slightly more expensive than the tip.
Private car, usually cash. I put in 40 bucks when I have about 100 range left. I don't want to haul a full tank for no good reason. Company car, plastic. Fill her up all the way every time.
