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Thread ID: 126217	2012-08-14 09:00:00	Those Supermarket Fuel Dockets	coldfront (15814)	PC World Chat

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1294722	2012-08-15 02:10:00	I never bother with them personally, if the car needed filling up right then I might but usually it doesn't and I never keep them. I fill up when I need to and use whatever service station is on the way, going out of my way to save a few dollars is false economy. I don't know if it's just a local thing or what but Caltex used to take everyone's supermarket discount vouchers regardless of who they were issued for, they only give a standard discount but it's still a pretty good offer. I've actually just switched to 96 as well which added another $4 to my fill up costs, seems like my car might get better milage on it so I'm experimenting.	dugimodo (138)
1294723	2012-08-15 02:51:00	i thought they were always 100 litres?? Nope they 150 litres. Only reason I noted this was from the last voucher I used was a 50c voucher of which I purchased 120 litres (119.98 to be exact) and got $59.99 discount. That was a New World voucher maybe countdown has been 100 litres?	coldfront (15814)
1294724	2012-08-15 03:07:00	Caltex do indeed take all 4c discount vouchers.	Nick G (16709)
1294725	2012-08-15 04:43:00	Caltex do indeed take all 4c discount vouchers. Interesting; I do some work for Chevron and Star Metro, and they only accept AA SmartFuel being their only loyalty program. Some independent stations will take the supermarket vouchers though.	WalOne (4202)
1294726	2012-08-15 05:32:00	I used a 25c voucher just now to fill my car. Net result: just $60.80 to fill up, and that goes for ~400km. My car is awesome :D	pcuser42 (130)
1294727	2012-08-15 22:36:00	New Zealand followed Australia's example in Supermarkets giving fuel discount dockets. Coles Group - Shell, Woolworth Group - Caltex. The next step was Coles now owns most of the Shell outlets in the country, and Woolworths owns most of the Caltex outlets. Result, BP and Mobil have become minor players, most of the independent petrol retailers have gone broke, and between them Coles and Woolworths dominate the petrol retailing market. Who are the losers, simple the motorists, this dominant duopoly dictates how much consumers pay for petrol, there is no real competition and these two groups that represent over 70% of Australian retail spending have got the market tied up, and it is not to the consumers' benefit( Supermarkets, Variety retailers K-Mart, Target, BigW - the major Liquor chains, DSE, Myers, Pokies you name it - the Coles/Woolworth's Duopoly rules the roost) The Government regulator ACCC should never have permitted this situation to arise in the first place. The consequence is that Coles and Woolworths are screwing the market place, they control petrol retailing and we now pay more for petrol that we should in a competitive market. In the food market, they are systematically forcing independent greengrocers and butchers out of business were ever they show up the big two's pricing as excessive. Woolworths will deliberately use lost leader predatory pricing to force independents out, and about the time regulators start looking at their activities the independent has gone bust. There is a milk price war going on between Coles and Woolworths at present - they control over 80% of the market. It is not being funded by the Big Two, but unwillingly by the dairy farmers, and this has put pressure on the viability of many farmers in the dairying sector. Similarly, home brand labels of the Big Two are killing off many of the smaller Brands, adding to their market dominance. So are supermarket petrol coupons a good idea and beneficial to the motorist - marginally so in the early days, but in the long term there are no brownie points for working out who the ultimate loser will be. Big business is not about being socially responsible, it is not altruistic, and it's mission statement in reality is "To maximise the return on investment for the stake holders by all possible means - (be they fair or foul or of ambiguous legality)	KenESmith (6287)
1294728	2012-08-16 07:58:00	New Zealand followed Australia's example in Supermarkets giving fuel discount dockets . The UK supermarkets have been fuel discount dockets since the early 90s long before Australaia and New Zealand cottoned on . Even the regional Newspapers get in on the act! On top of that supermarket Fuel in the UK was cheaper than branded service stations . The net result was a thinning out of service stations something that has been going on here for a long time with upgarding of equipment . Service stations that do not take part in promotional schemes end up closing . The losses to supermarkets is marginal with Fuel discounts being whats called a permanant loss leader! Loss leaders are any promotional product that a supermarket does at below retail price . While we are at it would you care to explain why Fuel Cards get such good discounts?	coldfront (15814)
1294729	2012-08-16 08:00:00	I used a 25c voucher just now to fill my car. Net result: just $60.80 to fill up, and that goes for ~400km. My car is awesome :D Couple weeks ago using a 50c voucher filling up car and 3 fuel cans a saving of $59.99 :) Probably why they have reduced the maximum on a purchase to 100 litres is to stop fuel hoarding.	coldfront (15814)
1294730	2012-08-16 09:01:00	I use them if I'm passing but I don't go out of my way to. Downside is while living in Nelson there was a Caltex at the end of our street that took all vouchers, now we are living Chch no such luck so it will just be when passing	gary67 (56)
1294731	2012-08-17 01:12:00	I never bother with them personally, if the car needed filling up right then I might but usually it doesn't and I never keep them. I fill up when I need to and use whatever service station is on the way, going out of my way to save a few dollars is false economy. I don't know if it's just a local thing or what but Caltex used to take everyone's supermarket discount vouchers regardless of who they were issued for, they only give a standard discount but it's still a pretty good offer. I've actually just switched to 96 as well which added another $4 to my fill up costs, seems like my car might get better milage on it so I'm experimenting. Chapel Street Caltex here stopped accepting supermarket vouchers and only accept AASmartFuel now.	mikebartnz (21)
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