@bgriffin wrote:
An easier alternative to gift cards (unless you can get them at a discount) is to use the station's mobile app. Most of the majors (except Shell) have the capability now. Chevron/Texaco, Phillips/Conoco/76, BP, ExxonMobile all have it.
@HonnyBrown wrote:
I use Skimmer Scanner when I use my card at gas stations. It's an app that detects the technology of skimmers used at gas stations.
@wwin wrote:
I've had my cards skimmed more times than I care to count doing shops. With the credit cards it was a pain to wait for the new card and change the # but at least they fixed the problem quickly and I didn't lose any money The CC company were the ones to find the fraud usually. The gift card companies gave me the runaround forever when the cards were hacked and wanted me to get notarized statements and other documentation before they would even consider looking into the fraud. I never got money back from one of them. If I were to do gas jobs regularly I'd set aside a credit card card for just that work but I avoid the gift cards unless they have some discount or other benefit.
I buy them in $100 increments. The cashiers always think that something shady is going on.@1forum1 wrote:
For now, I will go with the stations gift cards. They are free. I will purchase multiple cards of $10-$20 in case they get skimmed or whatever. I won't be out too much if I ever have to take a lost.
@SoCalMama wrote:
Cash discount at Chevron for using a gift card in CA.
So, I can pay $3.90 / gallon instead of $4.00 / gallon.
I saw $5 a gallon the other day.
@azncollege wrote:
Is Chevron the cheapest option in your area? All the Chevrons in my area are really overpriced. There's a Chevron near me that charges nearly a dollar more per gallon than the 76 across from it. I never understood why people get gas at Chevron. Costco in my area is now at $3.10/gallon and I get 5% cashback with my Chase Freedom card this quarter.
@SoCalMama wrote:
Cash discount at Chevron for using a gift card in CA.
So, I can pay $3.90 / gallon instead of $4.00 / gallon.
I saw $5 a gallon the other day.
@HonnyBrown wrote:
If the credit card fees cost him over $100,000, his station was making over $1M (if the fees were 1%).
@iShop123 wrote:
I wonder if the station owners have to pay on gift cards?
So, no gas cans? We have 7 or 8 gas cans, and once the car is full, we fill the gas cans. In hurricane country, as we are, it's nice to have full cans going into the season, so the generator can run if power goes out! Plus, no one looks at you funny for putting 2 gallons of gas into a can And like you said, free gas is free gas!@1forum1 wrote:
Yesterday, my gas tank was so full, I could not handle another gas shop. I had several gas shops on my calendar today, but had to move them to Thursday because my car is full of gas.
@anniemaria wrote:
I use cash. Credit card has been used illegally once by persn living in my house;by uber which included charges for rides that were never taken;by a taxi cab company who tried to charge me for rides that were not authorized;by my daughter-in-law who charged a couple of things and lastly by someone who tried to charge a hotel room in Spain. Each time my charges were reversed. The card company also called me. On the other hand, my debit card was used andmy social security check disappeared. Bank would not reverse charges unless I filed a police report. My husband gave someone the pin number and the card. Which is why he has no access to either. I was alerted by the credit card company.
@1forum1 wrote:
Chevron is not the cheapest, but it's where the shops are. Union 76 (Unocal) is the other gas shop out here. They are not the cheapest, but again that's where the gas shops are. Free gas is free gas. Yesterday, my gas tank was so full, I could not handle another gas shop. I had several gas shops on my calendar today, but had to move them to Thursday because my car is full of gas.