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ExxonMobil's new 'Smart Card' offers 6-cents per gallon rebates

GasBuddy Blog -- It may be fortuitous for ExxonMobil that when news of its 'Smart Card' was unveiled yesterday, the national average price of gasoline (at $3.63 per gallon) had spiked by 10 cents per gallon in just the past week. With prices going in that direction consumers have to pay attention to any break they can grab. This might be a good one.

The loyalty card will make its debut on Friday, August 31 and it will offer consumers a 6-cents-per gallon rebate on their gasoline and diesel fuel purchases.

ExxonMobil acknowledged that oil companies had seen a slump in proprietary, loyalty card sales in recent years and they are hoping to 'reinvigorate' the ExxonMobil program. (Few companies seem to have the consumer following that Shell...

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Submitted Aug 09, 2012 By: PD

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PinoyVanTica79 Rookie Author Orlando Posts:8 Points:335 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Aug 12, 2012 10:11:22 PM Ignore PinoyVanTica79 Report Abuse or how about if you are not a traveler and spend 90 percent of your time in the same area, cotsco or sams could very well beat the 6 cents deal
PinoyVanTica79 Rookie Author Orlando Posts:8 Points:335 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Aug 12, 2012 10:08:02 PM Ignore PinoyVanTica79 Report Abuse Is it me or there we go again with the small print, limits, and this and that applies...
MeiThink Veteran Author Mississippi Posts:356 Points:66,065 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 2:13:02 PM Ignore MeiThink Report Abuse @zeitgeist669 - You picked up on exactly the same part of the article that jumped out at me... "A code at the register, in wallet cards and on applications allows customers to scan and go directly to the ExxonMobil website. At that point ExxonMobil can track what types of websites the customer previously visited and will target those sites for advertising of their offers." "So it's really more the Google model then Shell..." EXACTLY!!!
BoerneWatch Champion Author San Antonio Posts:15,541 Points:2,453,940 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 7:39:22 AM Ignore BoerneWatch Report Abuse If any product or service is labeled as "Smart" you should stay clear of it. Think about it. Leasing a car is almost never a smart choice so years ago GMAC came up with the Smart Lease Program. What kind of idiot would go on American highways in a go-kart? Those who buy Smart cars. So Exxon has a credit card that you will eventually pay interest on and that interest is not at the 3.5% mortgage rate, try something like 10 times that. So, knowing it is a dumb idea to have such a card, Exxon names it Smart. The "smart" ones are the ones who get others to buy into their products and not the ones buying.
sydb7 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,557 Points:1,919,755 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 1:35:37 PM Ignore sydb7 Report Abuse Big oil scam?
sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:2,999 Points:597,805 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 12:32:46 PM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse Old post.
camaro_man Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:2,230 Points:611,005 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 10:49:52 AM Ignore camaro_man Report Abuse wow
bikerchicklette Champion Author Washington Posts:5,889 Points:1,296,845 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 9:55:59 AM Ignore bikerchicklette Report Abuse ok
LostToo Champion Author Illinois Posts:4,392 Points:975,315 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 9:00:50 AM Ignore LostToo Report Abuse BIG WHOOP! I get 10% off using my Kroger rewards card, some times 20%. It doesn't add up to much when you do the math. But I think it's a mental thing. Your brain will tells you to jump thru hoops to save a dollar or two. Plus my Kroger card gets me free minutes sometimes on my phone.
redbeard47229 All-Star Author Indiana Posts:675 Points:43,045 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 8:54:57 AM Ignore redbeard47229 Report Abuse a lot of other cards offer more back if used.
mickey069 Champion Author Long Island Posts:13,577 Points:2,595,220 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 8:50:32 AM Ignore mickey069 Report Abuse Say, here's an idea, DROP THE PRICE!!!!
Buck_on_Bass Champion Author Tennessee Posts:7,574 Points:1,456,060 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 8:50:08 AM Ignore Buck_on_Bass Report Abuse This promotion is being directed at those using lots of fuel and not those trying to economize their fuel usage.
bell05 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:9,255 Points:1,875,860 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 8:43:37 AM Ignore bell05 Report Abuse Not for me.
itzagasgasgas1 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:3,974 Points:1,599,495 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 8:39:36 AM Ignore itzagasgasgas1 Report Abuse Not interested.
Bill68Prius Champion Author Maryland Posts:9,409 Points:1,736,910 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 8:39:30 AM Ignore Bill68Prius Report Abuse HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Exxon premium gas in Suitland Maryland $4.19. Gasbuddy ask me if this is the right price. Other stations in the area sell premium at $3.99. Exxon is big rip off in my opinion.
Jizme Champion Author Lincoln Posts:9,881 Points:2,905,475 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 8:39:25 AM Ignore Jizme Report Abuse What about the SmartPass.
Jizme Champion Author Lincoln Posts:9,881 Points:2,905,475 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 8:38:52 AM Ignore Jizme Report Abuse Old News, I read this Yesterday.
zeitgeist669 Rookie Author Knoxville Posts:36 Points:428,720 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 8:37:01 AM Ignore zeitgeist669 Report Abuse "A code at the register, in wallet cards and on applications allows customers to scan and go directly to the ExxonMobil website. At that point ExxonMobil can track what types of websites the customer previously visited and will target those sites for advertising of their offers." So it's really more the Google model then Shell...
bsmerl Champion Author Florida Posts:1,088 Points:381,385 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 8:36:34 AM Ignore bsmerl Report Abuse Might try it if I could find a competitively priced Exxon mobile...
livedream Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,680 Points:754,835 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 8:36:02 AM Ignore livedream Report Abuse No thanks! -- Our local Family Fare grocery store / gas stations are offering a .50 - cent per gallon discount this weekend (Thu. - Sat.) for customers who buy their groceries there and spend $75 dollars in one shopping trip. -- Now that's a good deal!
CheckitoutGuy Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,311 Points:769,590 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 8:34:48 AM Ignore CheckitoutGuy Report Abuse Somehow if it looks too good to be true .............
jacob5066 Champion Author College Station Posts:1,843 Points:430,590 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 8:34:31 AM Ignore jacob5066 Report Abuse Don't use Exxon nor will I
berniMI Champion Author Flint Posts:7,683 Points:1,106,205 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 8:34:23 AM Ignore berniMI Report Abuse Good reason to 'try' to have people purchase their gas.... maybe it will work for them.... not for me!
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maxcap59 Champion Author Texas Posts:2,769 Points:593,995 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 8:31:50 AM Ignore maxcap59 Report Abuse Brookshire's chain here offers 10 cents off a gallon for each $100 you spend in groceries (which doesn't take much nowadays). You can stockpile the points for up to three months. Later this month, I'll use my 1000 points and get $1 off/gallon (up to 30 gallons). Granted you can only use the points the one time, but we average racking up about 500-600 pts. per month, which is 50-60 cents off for one fillup.
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teamsimons Champion Author South Carolina Posts:2,473 Points:501,670 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 8:28:31 AM Ignore teamsimons Report Abuse Is the Smart Card good only at Exxon and Mobil stations, we presume? How will ExxonMobil recapture the 6 cents per gallon? Will it jack the cost of their gas up by the same or even higher rate?
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