New Kroger Gas Rewards - Up to $1.00 off per Gallon

If you are a Kroger shopper, you know they have had a Fuel Saver Rewards program for quite awhile. For every $100 you spend, you would get 10 cents off a gallon! That was great. But, that was the most you could get off each time at the pump.

Well, I am happy to say they will now be awarding you up to $1.00 of per gallon. This is a MUCH higher savings, IF you can get to the limit! I wanted to share my interpretation of the program. By the way, it goes live at midnight tonight! If any of us find any other useful tips about this program, please update us all.

1. For every $100 spent a month, you will get 100 points. Or, for every $50 in Gift Cards bought, you will get 100 points. Every 2 prescriptions in a month also equals 100 points
2. Each 100 points equals .10 off
3. Accumulate all your points and get that amount off per gallon on your fill up. So, if you accumulate 1000 points, you will get $1.00 per gallon
4. Points are calculated on a monthly basis and will expire after the next month.

OK, sounds good, right? And, it is. But, here are some roadblocks and some helpful tips to get the most value.

a. To get $1.00 of a gallon, you would need 1,000 points in a calendar month..or have spend $1,000!!!!! Of course, if you bought gift cards or had prescriptions, it may be a bit different. If you are a coupon shopper like me, you aren't even getting close to that. I have been down to about $60 a week right now for my family of 5, thanks to the Grocery Game. So, that would only be 240 points for me, and $.20 off per gallon. That is not that great of a savings! I could only use it once and the points would be gone!!

OR....so I thought! Thanks to Jen's comments below, she informed me that coupons savings do not come off and you get the full value of what you WOULD have spend without coupons!!!

So, if my bill would have normally been $100 and I got it for $60, per say, I would get 100 points!!!!

OK...maybe I will get closer to that $1.00 mark than I originally thought! :)

b. Your points will be gone after ONE time at the pump. For me, I would go to the pump once, use my $.20 off and then the rest of the fill ups during the month I would get nothing.

How can you get the most benefit from this program?

- If you are going to be shopping somewhere, going to a restaurant or shop somewhere regularly, consider buying a gift card to that location before you go shop or eat there via Kroger. You would then be getting credit towards your points.

- In the past, my Kroger Charity Card purchases counted towards my points. And, then when I actually bought my groceries the points would be added again. So, technically, I was getting double points for my groceries. My Kroger clerks always reminded me to give them my card when loading my charity card so I would get points again.

Will this continue? I have no idea. It does state Kroger Gift Card purchases will not count, but it said that before?? Hmmm... Basically, my point is to have your Kroger cards scanned when you load your money onto your Charity Card, and then hand them your card again when you buy your groceries and pay for them WITH the Charity Card. Potentially, you will not get double points, but you never know. Don't have a Charity Card for Kroger, and would like one? Email me for information. Remember, Kroger will donate 4% of your purchases to a charity if you use the card. It is no cost to you.

- Finally, and this is MOST important. Once you have accumulated your points and are deciding when to use them, ONLY use them when you have an empty tank. The points can only be used once, and if you go fill up with $1.00 off per gallon on a half tank, you are losing money. You cannot redeem those points again!

Hope this helps you manage the new Kroger program and gives you a bit more insight!



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