Points from gas stations

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red_falcon
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Re: Points from gas stations

Post by red_falcon » Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:32 am

I love loyalty points! it's like a 2nd currency to me haha. When do they have sales on Cdn tire gift cards?

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tshi2015
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Re: Points from gas stations

Post by tshi2015 » Thu Jul 18, 2019 9:06 am

I think this week at sobey, get 25$ bonus cdn tire card when you purchase a 300$ cdn tire card. you can purchase lotto at cdn tire gas station using gift cards

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Re: Points from gas stations

Post by dj_destroyer » Sun Sep 22, 2019 5:11 pm

beermankirk wrote:
Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:38 pm
In bc they seem to be slow at cancelling postponed games(usually mlb rainouts)
Off the bclc sports action menu.

Quite often I’ll run a props ticket through for $100 around 20-50x , and get points til they cancel the game.

$1000 basically gets u $10 in free stuff from petro points. More if it’s bonus points on lotto.

The max you can run is $1000 per petro point purchase so to run $5000 through u need to do 5 x $1000, basically a free $50 for the 5 min it takes to run the tix, than takes a few minutes to cash them next day...

I’ve had them cancel the game occasionally as I’m running the tickets.. Run $2200 through and bam it’s off the board.
Beerman sharp as a tack :!:

red_falcon
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Re: Points from gas stations

Post by red_falcon » Mon Sep 23, 2019 10:13 pm

fuelupforless.com

Get 10% cash back at Shell
Now through December 30th, get a 10% discount as a statement credit on every purchase of $50 or more.

HERE'S HOW
1) Register your Mastercard
2) spend $50 or more at any Shell location, with your Mastercard (includes non-fuel purchases)
3) 10% on your total purchase as a statement credit (through 12/30/2019)

The question to be asked is... can you do this on a daily basis? =)


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tshi2015
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Re: Points from gas stations

Post by tshi2015 » Tue Sep 24, 2019 11:53 am

Their website doesn't indicate any upper limit. This is a great deal especially since NHL, NBA, NFL all are starting up. Deal of the year!

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Re: Points from gas stations

Post by kbet » Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:16 pm

Sobeys has a great deal this week until Wednesday. Buy $50 in OLG gift cards and get $10 bonus Sobeys gift card. If you buy $250 in a single transaction you get a 15¢/L off coupon for Shell gas up to 75L max. fill-up, and 12 Airmiles!

Use a cash back credit card for even more savings! Same deal at Foodland as well.

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Re: Points from gas stations

Post by tshi2015 » Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:55 am

Great find kbet, thank you!

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Re: Points from gas stations

Post by Biffalo Buff » Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:03 pm

This looks like a tremendous deal red_falcon!

Shell sells gift cards for Canadian Tire and SDM (redeeming SDM cards for lottery can be variable). They also sell prepaid credit cards but you lose about 4% off the top.

I have seen at least one Shell with OLG gift cards. Even with all the gift cards I have bought I have never used an OLG gift card. I imagine these should be widely accepted. Safeway locations in my city have signs saying they don’t accept them but no one else has posted signs indicating they don’t accept them that I have seen.

Anyone else have experience with OLG gift cards?

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Re: Points from gas stations

Post by richhhh » Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:58 pm

Seeing how company's have caught on to the gift card thing last couple years its going to put extra attention on this one. I cant see this working at all for Shell . Possibly if other company's offer something similar. Almost be better if the deal was for 5% that way it might actually last till the date it is supposed to .

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Re: Points from gas stations

Post by red_falcon » Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:23 pm

Biffalo Buff wrote:
Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:03 pm
This looks like a tremendous deal red_falcon!

Shell sells gift cards for Canadian Tire and SDM (redeeming SDM cards for lottery can be variable). They also sell prepaid credit cards but you lose about 4% off the top.

I have seen at least one Shell with OLG gift cards. Even with all the gift cards I have bought I have never used an OLG gift card. I imagine these should be widely accepted. Safeway locations in my city have signs saying they don’t accept them but no one else has posted signs indicating they don’t accept them that I have seen.

Anyone else have experience with OLG gift cards?
All OLG lottery Kiosks can and must accept OLG gift cards. To OLG, it's the same as legal tender. For the stores, there is zero risk as there is no cash involved. I'm not sure if Stores get a 4% commision but I suppose they do as it's a sale . Attendants may not be familiar with OLG gift cards, but after the first time it's easy for them to redeem them.

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