We’ve told you before how we like to save money on gas, and we know it is a hot topic for many of you. Kroger shoppers are lucky enough to earn Fuel Points for the purchases they make in the store. Those points can be redeemed for savings off of gas.
For example, 100 fuel points = $0.10 off per gallon of gas
Do you know that you also earn fuel points when you buy gift cards at Kroger?
There are so many retailers to pick from, and you can buy gift cards at Kroger or buy them online here.
Right now you can earn 4X the fuel points on some gift cards, and 2X the fuel points on all others (except Kroger gift cards).
It really is worth the effort to think ahead and see if there is something you will be buying that you could pay for with a gift card and earn fuel points.
Jim did just that this week on a large home improvement project he was starting. He knew he would be spending at least $400 in supplies at Home Depot so he stopped to Kroger first and bought $400 worth of Home Depot gift cards. This earned us 800 fuel points, which is equal to $0.80 off per gallon of gas (up to a maximum of 35 gallons). That is a savings of $28!
Here are some other suggestions for gift card uses:
- Working in the yard this weekend? Grab a Home Depot, Lowe’s, etc gift card and use that to pay for your plants, patio blocks, etc
- Buying a new appliance? Grab a Sears card (or other place) before you go and use that to pay for the appliance.
- Need an oil change? Depending on where you get your oil change completed at there are gift cards for Jiffy Lube, etc.
- Headed to the movies for date night? Grab a Regal Entertainment gift card
- Going in on a group gift for someone at work? Volunteer to be the one that picks up the gift card and earn the fuel points on your account.
- Before you dine out anywhere – grab a gift card. There is a huge selection of restaurant gift cards available.
- Going to make an online purchase from eBay or Amazon? Gift cards are available for both of these online stores.
- Have a wedding shower to attend? Give a gift card to the bride-to-be and she can pick out exactly what she would like from places like Bed, Bath & Beyond, Target, etc.
- Headed to Disney? Grab a Disney gift card.
- Amazon Kindle gift cards are also great gift ideas
