Comments on: Save Money at the Gas Pump with Giant Eagle Fuelperks http://www.bargainchaser.com/save-money-at-the-gas-pump-with-giant-eagle-fuelperks/ The insider's guide to saving time and money in Frederick, Maryland. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:20 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Amy http://www.bargainchaser.com/save-money-at-the-gas-pump-with-giant-eagle-fuelperks/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Amy Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:44:20 +0000 http://www.bargainchaser.com/save-money-at-the-gas-pump-with-giant-eagle-fuelperks/#comment-147 I love fuel perks. On average I save $24 per fill up (I usually fill up 1x every 2 weeks, I fill up with 24 gallons and usually have between .80 cents to 2.00 off per gallon. I grocery shop 1 time per week. Giant Eagle also has really reasonable prices). I always have at least 20% savings, and usually more like 30% savings on a tank of gas. The gas at Get Go is less than Sheetz, BP, Exxon, etc. I live 2 miles from Get Go and I make it a point to buy gift cards when I am on my weekly shopping trip for all of the following: 1. Starbucks 2. Toys R Us (if I have a kids birthday coming up) 3. Home Depot (if we are working on something....we just installed 3 new fans and before buying them we got $250 in Home Depot Gift Cards, then used them to pay for the fans, wire, etc, resulting in $1.00 off per gallon on gas, for something that we would have purchased anyway) 4. Pizza Hut, Outback, Etc...if we are planning on going to one of the restaraunts that they offer gift cards for later in the week I will pick one of these up. 5. Movie Theater Gift Cards...we love the movies, and go once a month, so we use these) 6. Clothing Stores/Bookstores/ETC- if any of my nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, etc are having a birthday, I get gift cards to a store I know they like and then either go to the store and get them something or give them the gift. 7. Amex Cards-now that all of my friends are on babies 2 or 3 or 4, instead of getting them clothes or strollers or other gear that they already have, I get them the Amex Gift Card they can get what they need. 8. Plus I just switched my prescriptions to Giant Eagle and got $1.00 off per galloon on each of the prescriptions (so looks like my next tank, just on these prescriptions will cost no more than .85 cents per gallon.) The thing is I don't buy groceries or gift cards for anything extra, just for already planned needs (ie. I don't buy a gift card to Red Lobster if that isn't in our budget for the week, just because it will give me extra feul perks.) My mind set is if I need to buy something I first think, does Giant Eagle have a gift card for this, if not, do they have a gift card for a similar item that will serve the same function, or the same item at a different store. Just a thought. I love fuel perks. On average I save $24 per fill up (I usually fill up 1x every 2 weeks, I fill up with 24 gallons and usually have between .80 cents to 2.00 off per gallon. I grocery shop 1 time per week. Giant Eagle also has really reasonable prices). I always have at least 20% savings, and usually more like 30% savings on a tank of gas. The gas at Get Go is less than Sheetz, BP, Exxon, etc. I live 2 miles from Get Go and I make it a point to buy gift cards when I am on my weekly shopping trip for all of the following:
1. Starbucks
2. Toys R Us (if I have a kids birthday coming up)
3. Home Depot (if we are working on something….we just installed 3 new fans and before buying them we got $250 in Home Depot Gift Cards, then used them to pay for the fans, wire, etc, resulting in $1.00 off per gallon on gas, for something that we would have purchased anyway)
4. Pizza Hut, Outback, Etc…if we are planning on going to one of the restaraunts that they offer gift cards for later in the week I will pick one of these up.
5. Movie Theater Gift Cards…we love the movies, and go once a month, so we use these)
6. Clothing Stores/Bookstores/ETC- if any of my nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, etc are having a birthday, I get gift cards to a store I know they like and then either go to the store and get them something or give them the gift.
7. Amex Cards-now that all of my friends are on babies 2 or 3 or 4, instead of getting them clothes or strollers or other gear that they already have, I get them the Amex Gift Card they can get what they need.
8. Plus I just switched my prescriptions to Giant Eagle and got $1.00 off per galloon on each of the prescriptions (so looks like my next tank, just on these prescriptions will cost no more than .85 cents per gallon.)

The thing is I don’t buy groceries or gift cards for anything extra, just for already planned needs (ie. I don’t buy a gift card to Red Lobster if that isn’t in our budget for the week, just because it will give me extra feul perks.)
My mind set is if I need to buy something I first think, does Giant Eagle have a gift card for this, if not, do they have a gift card for a similar item that will serve the same function, or the same item at a different store.
Just a thought.

]]> By: April http://www.bargainchaser.com/save-money-at-the-gas-pump-with-giant-eagle-fuelperks/comment-page-1/#comment-146 April Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:43:31 +0000 http://www.bargainchaser.com/save-money-at-the-gas-pump-with-giant-eagle-fuelperks/#comment-146 I love fuel perks. I do not even drive or own a car but I do live close enough to walk to Giant Eagle and that means I shop there most. I save the fuel perks and use them to pay my friend who takes me to doctors. I can use that and a couple dollars and get to doctors and she gets gas to get her around. I love fuel perks. I do not even drive or own a car but I do live close enough to walk to Giant Eagle and that means I shop there most. I save the fuel perks and use them to pay my friend who takes me to doctors. I can use that and a couple dollars and get to doctors and she gets gas to get her around.

]]> By: JP http://www.bargainchaser.com/save-money-at-the-gas-pump-with-giant-eagle-fuelperks/comment-page-1/#comment-145 JP Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:36:12 +0000 http://www.bargainchaser.com/save-money-at-the-gas-pump-with-giant-eagle-fuelperks/#comment-145 The fuel perks program is a brilliant marketing tool used by Giant Eagle. I shop there occasionally and have noticed a big increase in traffic since they started the program. But if you do the math, it makes a lot more sense to forgo the 2% savings (for the average fill-up--4% with the increased perks of late) and just head on over to Costco or Sam's where you'll save more like 20% to 30% in lower grocery costs. Just my two cents... JP The fuel perks program is a brilliant marketing tool used by Giant Eagle. I shop there occasionally and have noticed a big increase in traffic since they started the program. But if you do the math, it makes a lot more sense to forgo the 2% savings (for the average fill-up–4% with the increased perks of late) and just head on over to Costco or Sam’s where you’ll save more like 20% to 30% in lower grocery costs. Just my two cents…
JP

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