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Thread ID: 125006	2012-06-01 08:56:00	fuel dockets from supermarkets	globe (11482)	PC World Chat

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1278868	2012-06-01 08:56:00	See one of the big supermarkets has 30c off per litre fuel this weekend if spend over $200. I've not studied this but do have an inkling that perhaps all the decent reductions are put on the back burner and maybe you're better off shopping like normal and getting the better specials. No evidence just my conspiracy theory.	globe (11482)
1278869	2012-06-01 10:43:00	Local Pak' n' Slave has discount vouchers that can only be redeemed at their own fuel pumps and the vouchers are only valid for about 10 days	Whenu (9358)
1278870	2012-06-01 10:50:00	We shop at Pak N Save every week, the minimum you get is 6 cent a litre off every week. We got the 30 cent tonight, the fuel pumps are across the road, so no big deal just duck across and put in what ever you want. That brings it down to around $1.80 something / Litre. Sure is nice getting fuel cheaper, in fact going from memory, there would only be a few times I've had to pay the normal price over the last few years, and thats only if I fill the tank on a Monday and use it before the Friday.	wainuitech (129)
1278871	2012-06-01 21:18:00	They upped the discount to 35c	gary67 (56)
1278872	2012-06-01 22:52:00	Sure is nice getting fuel cheaper, in fact going from memory, there would only be a few times I've had to pay the normal price over the last few years, and thats only if I fill the tank on a Monday and use it before the Friday. I can not remeber the last time I paid normal price for fuel! Then again what is normal price? Our local service station is rurally located so has a mark up, the nearest town has a mark up, the nearest city has a wide spread above and most below the National Prices. Now maybe I just answered that "The National Price" thats the price set by the Retail companies that supply the servos the fuel. Anyways I gave up on Fuel Docket discounts because of this and because the local rurally located servo dont take them! Or should say only use them when they are to my advantage when in town, but even then the advantage on is for Diesel or 91, because the choice of 91 and 98 in town for the car that runs 95 is outweighed by the extra 8cents for 98 over 95. Otherwise I use my personal fuel card which has a mjor saving advantage at the rural located stations. The satisfaction of being parked beside a fuel pump filling your car up and hearing the city dweller next to you whinging about the price of the fuel around here. Knowing full well that the price I am paying is the same as he pays every week in town plus gets a discount is so rewarding! They only fill up once we fill up every time at those prices he complains of. Best utility of a 30, 35cent discount is filling from the warning light plus 20 litre fuel can. I have two fuel cans so 100 litres is quite a saving and often worth the drive.	coldfront (15814)
1278873	2012-06-01 23:06:00	I've not studied this but do have an inkling that perhaps all the decent reductions are put on the back burner and maybe you're better off shopping like normal and getting the better specials. No evidence just my conspiracy theory. You heard of loss leaders? Thats where supermarkets promote products at lower prices close to cost or below, they are designed to get you to buy more and intice you to buy more. The Fuel promotion is one of those Loss Leaders and quite succesful. The approach had been in use in the UK for more than 10 years before NZ cottoned on and probably a result of influences from the importing of the Brits in to the retail supermarket giants. Inticements to come in at the weekend for shopping means more through the door traffic to the supermarkets and the result is bigger profits that they can afford these loss leaders. Has been a good business model overseas.	coldfront (15814)
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