Gas Stations

If you drive, you know how annoying it can get when you always seem to fill up more often than you would have hoped. And with gas prices always fluctuating, its never easy on your budget. Well, if you haven’t already, you will be glad to hear that most (if not all) gas stations now have loyalty cards.

Esso: “Esso Extra”. This membership card allows you to collect 1 point for every dollar you spend, whether if it is on gas, snacks or beverages. With your points, you are able to redeem them in-store for more gas, snacks or beverages or redeem them online for gift cards to several stores such as: Tim Hortons, HBC, Shoppers Drug Mart, Cineplex, Empire, Chapters Indigo, Bon Appetit Restaurants (Swiss Chalet, Kelseys, Montanas, Milestones, or Harveys), HMV, Home Depot, Itunes, Future Shop, and Esso.
Upon signing up for “Esso Extra” you earn 200 bonus Esso Extra points!
https://www.essoextra.com/pages/Home.aspx

Pioneer: “Bonus Bucks” Whether if its fuel, a car wash, washer fluid or snacks pioneer lets you collect your Bonus Bucks no matter what it is your spending your money on. Once you have saved up enough, you are able to spend the points just as easy as you earned them.
Register now – you might be able to win $150!
http://www.bonusbucks.ca/

Petro Canada: “Petro Points”. Not only will you receive 7 Petro Points for each litre of gas, but 20 points for every dollar when you buy convenience store items, car washes, as well as Certiguard Services. Petro Canada has also partnered with CAA, iTravel 2000, Sears, Canadian Cancer Society, and the Auto Club.
Register now and get 2,500 points!
http://retail.petro-canada.ca/default.aspx

All three of these gas stations’ loyalty cards are free to join, can have their points and purchases tracked online, and that their points can be spent like cash also on different items-not just gas. Therefore, when it comes to choosing a gas station to be loyal to, I would say it would be personal preference. Perhaps you have one close to your home, or on the way to work. Perhaps you feel one of the stations always seem to have lower prices on gas anyway. Whichever the reason may be, I don’t see the harm in getting a gas loyalty card –it’s something we buy frequently, and it’s not cheap!