Shopper docket fuel trap

[efirestorer]

Just filled up at Coles Shell servo , bought more than $2.00 in store , previously you got an extra 2 cents per litre along with the 8 cent shopper docket. NO SIGNS up saying the extra 2 cents no longer available , not a great fortune lost , but over $2.00 which I could have had if I used the Woolworths docket. In future will be going to the Woolworths supermarket and their servo. At least they give 4 cents per litre , in this case an extra $4.00 along with their 8 cents a litre off.

[gcg2503]

Signs are up where I fill up

[dieseltrain79]

That 8c / litre probably costs you 12c at the register when you shop ... I know my local BP always matches the discounted price and sometimes is even cheaper .

[M-Dog]

Originally Posted by dieseltrain79

That 8c / litre probably costs you 12c at the register when you shop ... I know my local BP always matches the discounted price and sometimes is even cheaper .

The problem is that if you shop at Coles or Woolies but don't buy your fuel at their locations then you've paid at the register and at the bowser, they pretty well have us over a barrel guys. When I fill the patrol she's a decent saving but like you've all said . . . They get you anyway

[Agile]

Originally Posted by dieseltrain79

That 8c / litre probably costs you 12c at the register when you shop ... I know my local BP always matches the discounted price and sometimes is even cheaper .

What ???????? BP matching the discounted price? Where is that happening? EVERY and I mean EVERY BP in Adelaide is always the dearest in every fuel cycle. Which is a shame because the guy that tinkered with my engine reckons they have the best Premium fuel.

[Landau Stable]

The part that i love so much is watching people line up in massive queues to get their 4c a litre discount. Often in little bubble cars where it has a max capacity of 50 litres. Half hour later when i finish shopping, the have just finished filling up to save their 2 bucks. Provided they were bone dry of course. If they are willing to wait and idle their car for half an hour to save under 2 bucks, it makes you wonder if they'd be happy working for 4 bucks an hour doesn't it?

[Ducati888]

Originally Posted by Landau Stable

The part that i love so much is watching people line up in massive queues to get their 4c a litre discount. Often in little bubble cars where it has a max capacity of 50 litres. Half hour later when i finish shopping, the have just finished filling up to save their 2 bucks. Provided they were bone dry of course. If they are willing to wait and idle their car for half an hour to save under 2 bucks, it makes you wonder if they'd be happy working for 4 bucks an hour doesn't it?

Totally agree. They are too thick to realise that an extra half hour at home with the kids is worth more than a saving of $2.

My time is worth way more than that. Life's too short for queuing.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Extra discount stopped Feb 1st. Yup, I buy the milk for work at the Coles and no longer get the bonus... Then again, the milk is cheaper...

[dannyhilton]

I shop at ALDI and buy my fuel from BP. No fuel discount, but it ends up significantly cheaper overall, and is hopefully breaking the monopoly Woolworths and Coles have in both the grocery and fuel market.

[Olbucko]

Originally Posted by dannyhilton

I shop at ALDI and buy my fuel from BP. No fuel discount, but it ends up significantly cheaper overall, and is hopefully breaking the monopoly Woolworths and Coles have in both the grocery and fuel market.

I'm with you, I shop at the IGA that has been owned by three generations of the same family since 1933, then I buy my petrol from the crazy lady around the corner at the BP minimart. At least some of my money stays in town.

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by Olbucko

I'm with you, I shop at the IGA that has been owned by three generations of the same family since 1933, then I buy my petrol from the crazy lady around the corner at the BP minimart. At least some of my money stays in town.

I work for one of the big retailers and i still dont buy my fuel there. Always at BP.

[SM1DY]

Originally Posted by dannyhilton

I shop at ALDI and buy my fuel from BP. No fuel discount, but it ends up significantly cheaper overall, and is hopefully breaking the monopoly Woolworths and Coles have in both the grocery and fuel market.

I believe you mean 'Duopoly'?

[Olbucko]

They take with one hand and give with the other, if they manage to destroy the independent operators the discounts will finish.

[FrogInASock]

Originally Posted by Olbucko

They take with one hand and give with the other, if they manage to destroy the independent operators the discounts will finish.

Haven't they pretty much done that in the cities?

[Kable72]

In reality, you're saving next to nothing anyway. Couple bucks at the register.

[DJM83]

Saves you SFA anyway, waste of time IMO.

[AU Mont]

Originally Posted by DJM83

Saves you SFA anyway, waste of time IMO.

pretty much.

with our fly buys card, we get specials like save a 16c per litre if you spend over $240 at Coles/Bilo for example, and if you fill from bone dry its a fair saving

so full 60L tank of premium @ 1.55/L = $93

after discount = $83

[mike_nofx]

Originally Posted by DJM83

Saves you SFA anyway, waste of time IMO.

Originally Posted by Kable72

In reality, you're saving next to nothing anyway. Couple bucks at the register.

Yeah you guys are right.
I fill up only at Coles/Shell express once a week for about 100L of LPG. With an 8c voucher I 'only' save about $8 per tank. Over the course of a year it's 'only' a saving of like $416. SFA.

A few things also, my mum shops at Coles and gives me the vouchers, she often pays in separate $30+ transactions to get multiple vouchers in one shopping trip, yes they allow this.
I shop at ALDI generally, so not paying the apparently inflated costs to cover the discount.
Coles express LPG is usually the cheapest around to start with too.

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by mike_nofx

Yeah you guys are right.
I fill up only at Coles/Shell express once a week for about 100L of LPG. With an 8c voucher I 'only' save about $8 per tank. Over the course of a year it's 'only' a saving of like $416. SFA.

1- I dont have a 100L LPG fuel tank.
2- If i wanted to save money i wouldnt use BP98
3- If i wanted to save money id own a car thats a little cheaper to run.

It would save me on average $5 a week on a rough calculation. Nothing major IMO.

[mike_nofx]

Originally Posted by DJM83

1- I dont have a 100L LPG fuel tank.
2- If i wanted to save money i wouldnt use BP98
3- If i wanted to save money id own a car thats a little cheaper to run.

It would save me on average $5 a week on a rough calculation. Nothing major IMO.

Yep that's all fine.

My response was to your "SFA saving" comment, when infact between my 2 cars it probably equals a yearly saving of near $600. Unless you're like a multi-millionaire $600 is not SFA.

[302 XC]

Originally Posted by mike_nofx

Yeah you guys are right.
I fill up only at Coles/Shell express once a week for about 100L of LPG. With an 8c voucher I 'only' save about $8 per tank. Over the course of a year it's 'only' a saving of like $416. SFA.

$416 a year looks impressive ,when its a years total
But i cant be bothered sitting in line wasting fuel while the other 10,15,20 cars get their $8 a tank savings
Car idling for 10,15,20 mins, sitting there doin nothin to save $8 a tank
Ill gladly throw the $8 out the window to be on my way anywhere earlier
Funny part about all this, fuel out my way is around 10 C a litre cheaper than the city , and it has to travel a further 150 Ks, go figure .....

[XBROO]

Originally Posted by mike_nofx

Yeah you guys are right.
I fill up only at Coles/Shell express once a week for about 100L of LPG. With an 8c voucher I 'only' save about $8 per tank. Over the course of a year it's 'only' a saving of like $416. SFA.

A few things also, my mum shops at Coles and gives me the vouchers, she often pays in separate $30+ transactions to get multiple vouchers in one shopping trip, yes they allow this.
I shop at ALDI generally, so not paying the apparently inflated costs to cover the discount.
Coles express LPG is usually the cheapest around to start with too.

I shop at ALDI and I have a family, so I save around $100 dollars a week. So around $400 a month from when I shopped at the others. So $416 a year is SFA, compared to $400 a month.

[mike_nofx]

Where do you people live with all these lines??

I fill up either in Wollongong or Sydney and 95% of the time I pull right up to a bowser, or need to wait for 1 car.

[Landau Stable]

Originally Posted by mike_nofx

Where do you people live with all these lines??

I fill up either in Wollongong or Sydney and 95% of the time I pull right up to a bowser, or need to wait for 1 car.

Epping Woolies is terrible between 6 and 8 pm.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by mike_nofx

Where do you people live with all these lines??

I fill up either in Wollongong or Sydney and 95% of the time I pull right up to a bowser, or need to wait for 1 car.

^^^^^ This, I have never lined up for my discount fuel and I fill up every week, not sure where you people live to line up for an hour, never heard of such a thing or experienced it, I just drive up to the bowser and get out fill up and drive away, it's been that easy been doing it like that for nearly 30 years at least once per week.

This thread must be full of people with plenty of cash when a $400-600 saving per year is not worth handing over a voucher for, thats like three weeks worth of shopping or your rego payed for or your insurance for the year payed for, or a few good nights out payed for or xmas presents for the kids and family covered for the year or 4-8 weeks worth of petrol depending on your usage payed for, etc etc.

Wish I could afford to call that not worth it simply for claiming a discount, as its plenty worth it to me.

Keeping in mind that you can only spend every $$ once and then it's gone, why are so many people here willing to throw away that amount of money??

Happy to post up my account details, and all you guys who don't worry about $600, and consider it a waste of time please feel free to deposit it into my account as I will make good use of it.

[Full Noise]

Originally Posted by XB GS 351 Coupe

^^^^^ This, I have never lined up for my discount fuel and I fill up every week, not sure where you people live to line up for an hour, never heard of such a thing or experienced it, I just drive up to the bowser and get out fill up and drive away, it's been that easy been doing it like that for nearly 30 years at least once per week.

This thread must be full of people with plenty of cash when a $400-600 saving per year is not worth handing over a voucher for, thats like three weeks worth of shopping or your rego payed for or your insurance for the year payed for, or a few good nights out payed for or xmas presents for the kids and family covered for the year or 4-8 weeks worth of petrol depending on your usage payed for, etc etc.

Wish I could afford to call that not worth it simply for claiming a discount, as its plenty worth it to me.

Keeping in mind that you can only spend every $$ once and then it's gone, why are so many people here willing to throw away that amount of money??

Happy to post up my account details, and all you guys who don't worry about $600, and consider it a waste of time please feel free to deposit it into my account as I will make good use of it.

Yep, you’re exactly the mindset that the two majors want. No offence but the far NW of NSW is hardly going to have the traffic volume of a capital city.

As for your $600 a year saving, keep believing that you’re saving, because that’s what they want you to believe. The truth is that they are reaming you sideways (without lube) and every day I see people who are prepared to wait, sometimes for nearly an hour just to use their shopper docket.

If the two major corporate thieves weren’t in the fuel game, you’d probably be paying 90 cents a litre.

Also, with your $600 a year fuel saving, have you noticed that your grocery bill has probably gone up $2500 a year?

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by Full Noise

Yep, you’re exactly the mindset that the two majors want. No offence but the far NW of NSW is hardly going to have the traffic volume of a capital city.

As for your $600 a year saving, keep believing that you’re saving, because that’s what they want you to believe. The truth is that they are reaming you sideways (without lube) and every day I see people who are prepared to wait, sometimes for nearly an hour just to use their shopper docket.

If the two major corporate thieves weren’t in the fuel game, you’d probably be paying 90 cents a litre.

Also, with your $600 a year fuel saving, have you noticed that your grocery bill has probably gone up $2500 a year?

Well I have only been in Far Northern NSW for 5 months, lived the last 44 years in Sydney, drove in Sydney and filled up in Sydney, never had lines anywhere I filled up, have never waited an hour or even 5 minutes to fill up??

So you recon there are servos with lines long enough to cause a one hour wait??? There might be one somewhere (have never seen it though), but it certainly is not common anywhere.

Now you have me wondering do you get a discount on your groceries for not using the dockets or do you just grow and kill your own and not go to supermarkets???

The way I see it I need to shop regardless, no matter if I use the dockets/discount or not, so why not claim your rebate???

[302 XC]

Originally Posted by XB GS 351 Coupe

^^^^^ This, I have never lined up for my discount fuel and I fill up every week, not sure where you people live to line up for an hour, never heard of such a thing or experienced it, I just drive up to the bowser and get out fill up and drive away, it's been that easy been doing it like that for nearly 30 years at least once per week.

This thread must be full of people with plenty of cash when a $400-600 saving per year is not worth handing over a voucher for, thats like three weeks worth of shopping

Happy to post up my account details, and all you guys who don't worry about $600, and consider it a waste of time please feel free to deposit it into my account as I will make good use of it.

For those whom work the 9-5 , or 7-3 youll miss most peak line ups at the docket places that usually are dole/pension days and around lunch time,
I venture all over the place at odd days and times, i steer well clear of docket servos these days, sometimes the line up is out the roadway
Ive seen other servos compete on these days and offer it a few cents cheaper and the line up is the same
Its all good with a pen and paper and say "wow look what i save ", but how many put that $8,$10 away ......???,none
IF you deduct whatever you spend to get your saving and your time to wait, now not every docket place is a pull up and fill up, every time,deduct your time lining up,and your $600 is shot
For me lining up to save $8 a tank is stoopid,then you have to deal with all the wombats who want a drink,or a feed,or cant make their mind up,"Nah not them smokes, the other ones"yep time is money and money is time
Get your $600 a year ,then deduct other costs, a purchase you need,time to waste, buying from a dedicated store for the docket,tell me whats left

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by 302 XC

Its all good with a pen and paper and say "wow look what i save ", but how many put that $8,$10 away ......???,none
For me lining up to save $8 a tank is stoopid,then you have to deal with all the wombats who want a drink,or a feed,or cant make their mind up,"Nah not them smokes, the other ones"yep time is money and money is time
Get your $600 a year ,then deduct other costs, a purchase you need,time to waste, buying from a dedicated store for the docket,tell me whats left

So why do you need to put it away?? $10 is $10 no matter if you put it away or not, well give me the $10, I mean you were not going to put it away were you?? So next time i see you can you give me $50 out of your wallet?? Or were you going to put the $50 away?? Makes no sense does it??

If you save $10 or $5 or what ever it's an additional $5 you have in your pocket, regardless if you plan to put it away or not, remember most people already know what they will earn in the year, and you can only spend that $5 once. So you can either just give it to the servo or you can keep it and spend it on something else, like a coffee, or a burger or what ever.

Comments from people here make no sense, unless you live in a vacuum, where you grow your own food, kill your own animals and make your own petrol, you are going to have to shop anyway, so might as well take advantage of any saving offered, when filling up at my local servo (there are several) the shopper docket one is usually the cheapest, so why would I not use my docket and fill up at the more expensive servo?? Or why would I fill up at the shopper docket one and not claim my discount and pay the extra???

We only have Coles Woolies and IGA, Woolies is the cheapest, and offers the cheapest fuel deals. So why would I spend extra for less and not claim my docket?? That would be throwing money away.

[BadMax]

The whole docket system is a scam. The ACCC should grow some big, fat hairy balls and start breaking down this duopoly!