Winn Dixie Fuel Perks

[salferg]

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Decided to see what the WD Fuel Perks was all about and was amazed when I only paid $2.29 a gallon for 15.6 gallons of gas! Total cost $4.69

[Carl in Tampa]

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Decided to see what the WD Fuel Perks was all about and was amazed when I only paid $2.29 a gallon for 15 gallons of gas! Total cost $5.56!!

Must be Common Core math.

[salferg]

Must be Common Core math.
I shouldn't have relied on my memory:...actually paid $.299 per gal for 15.681 gals for a total of $4.69. Not too shabby!!!

[CFrance]

$.299 per gallon. Still doesn't make sense. I think you get 5 cents off per gallon for every $50 worth of groceries purchased. you must have been feeding an army. Or you bought out their liquor store!

[perrjojo]

$.299 per gallon. Still doesn't make sense. I think you get 5 cents off per gallon for every $50 worth of groceries purchased. you must have been feeding an army. Or you bought out their liquor store!

There are many items that give bonus points and points can be collected for up to two months. We recently accumulated 1.28 in 3 weeks shopping for 2 people and not buying anything out of the ordinary.

[CFrance]

There are many items that give bonus points and points can be collected for up to two months. We recently accumulated 1.28 in 3 weeks shopping for 2 people and not buying anything out of the ordinary.
Yes, but 29 cents a gallon?

[Carl in Tampa]

I shouldn't have relied on my memory:...actually paid $.299 per gal for 15.681 gals for a total of $4.69. Not too shabby!!!

Federal tax per gallon of gas is 18.4 cents.
Florida tax per gallon of gas is 28 cents.

That makes 46.4 cents per gallon tax on each gallon.

Can't fathom how you got it for $0.299 a gallon.

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[champion6]

Sheesh ... the FuelPerks plan is explained here Winn-Dixie (https://www.winndixie.com/Pages/Home.aspx)

[westcoastsunshine]

We just filled up and saved .61 / gallon. My husband was amazed that
We saved $9.00. Love Winn Dixie!

[CFrance]

We just filled up and saved .61 / gallon. My husband was amazed that
We saved $9.00. Love Winn Dixie!
We have done that may times. It's a great program.

[kittygilchrist]

Sheesh ... the FuelPerks plan is explained here Winn-Dixie (https://www.winndixie.com/Pages/Home.aspx)

ahh, thanks. here's the faqs
https://www.winndixie.com/SR/fuelperks/fuelperksFAQs.aspx
Points accumulate for one month and then expire. no wonder I haven't gotten the hang of it.

[mulligan]

I've got a problem with the gas perks deal. I recently picked up a few things ($ 32.00 total), and was told I had $.05 in gas perks. For me, that's a $1.00 gas saving (20 gallon tank) Just for chuckles, I priced the same items at walmart, and they were more than $6.00 less. Even with the gas savings, walmart is much less expensive. I can't believe they suck all these customers in, and then make them run around looking for a participating gas station, and still charge so much more for groceries..

[BarryRX]

I've got a problem with the gas perks deal. I recently picked up a few things ($ 32.00 total), and was told I had $.05 in gas perks. For me, that's a $1.00 gas saving (20 gallon tank) Just for chuckles, I priced the same items at walmart, and they were more than $6.00 less. Even with the gas savings, walmart is much less expensive. I can't believe they suck all these customers in, and then make them run around looking for a participating gas station, and still charge so much more for groceries..

I think you forgot that your signature line says "Avoid Walmart - American by birth, union by choice".

[mulligan]

I think you forgot that your signature line says "Avoid Walmart - American by birth, union by choice".

you are correct, but I don't feel badly about buying mostly American grocery items there, when other stores offer "fake" discounts.

[BarryRX]

you are correct, but I don't feel badly about buying mostly American grocery items there, when other stores offer "fake" discounts.
And I agree with your premise that the gas perks at Winn Dixie do not come near to offsetting their higher grocery prices.

[mulligan]

Thank you, sir.

[slipcovers]

I've got a problem with the gas perks deal. I recently picked up a few things ($ 32.00 total), and was told I had $.05 in gas perks. For me, that's a $1.00 gas saving (20 gallon tank) Just for chuckles, I priced the same items at walmart, and they were more than $6.00 less. Even with the gas savings, walmart is much less expensive. I can't believe they suck all these customers in, and then make them run around looking for a participating gas station, and still charge so much more for groceries..

I think you "do as I say not as I do" Mr Milligan. So Wal-Mart is Ok for some things? What does AVOID mean ?

[perrjojo]

WinnDixie is a convenient location to me, Walmart is not. Walmart is too big and strung out for a quick a shopping experience, Winn Dixie is not. I find most items that I buy to be similarly priced. Fuel perks are a nice bonus, just like S&H green stamps were. Personally , I avoid Walmart. When we were living in Georgia it was reported that 30% of all children on Peach Care (Medicaid) where children of WalMart employees. It is easy to have lower prices when you pay low wages.

[Bigben007]

5 cents can really add up when you buy your gift cards at Winn Dixie. If your going to Bed Bath & Beyond, buy a gift card at Winn Dixie first, if your going out to a restaurant, buy a gift card for that restaurant, any gift card will do.

[mulligan]

I think you "do as I say not as I do" Mr Milligan. So Wal-Mart is Ok for some things? What does AVOID mean ?

OK guys...you win...I'll edit my signature. I'm old but not inflexible.

[slipcovers]

OK guys...you win...I'll edit my signature. I'm old but not inflexible.

I think unions have made this country and will break this country. My nephew is a prison guard, he is 43 and can retire with full benefits,sorry I have a big problem with this. Don't mean to get off topic.

[BogeyBoy]

When we spent the summer in California last year I used a similar program at the Vons stores. Really did add up, especially with the high price of fuel out there.

Now I need to find a program in Canada. Will be spending time there and the motorhome gets real thirsty! Five or ten cents a gallon adds up when you have a 150 gallon tank.

[CFrance]

5 cents can really add up when you buy your gift cards at Winn Dixie. If your going to Bed Bath & Beyond, buy a gift card at Winn Dixie first, if your going out to a restaurant, buy a gift card for that restaurant, any gift card will do.

And if you pay for the gift cards with your Visa that gets double airline miles or gives you money back, you're even more rewarded.

I do think there is a limit on the amount of gas you can pump at Winn Dixie affiliated stations--like up to 20 gallons. With the fuel perks at Giant Eagle in PA, there was no limit. People were parking their two cars back to back and filling them both up at once.

[BobnBev]

I think unions have made this country and will break this country. My nephew is a prison guard, he is 43 and can retire with full benefits,sorry I have a big problem with this. Don't mean to get off topic.

So, he has been confined in prison for one-third of his adult life, and now
he can get out of there and retire? Being a prison guard is a job that most
people just couldn't handle. You wouldn't believe what insane things the
inmates do to the guards. Yet you begrudge his retirement?:cus::spoken:

[dolpterry]

The problem here is when Winn Dixie bought out Sweetbay the prices went up about 25 %. You may save on gas but the food prices have gone way up. I really miss Sweetbay.

[Bigben007]

And if you pay for the gift cards with your Visa that gets double airline miles or gives you money back, you're even more rewarded.

I do think there is a limit on the amount of gas you can pump at Winn Dixie affiliated stations--like up to 20 gallons. With the fuel perks at Giant Eagle in PA, there was no limit. People were parking their two cars back to back and filling them both up at once.

And Giant Eagle gave you 10 cents per $50 I never took two cars at once but did take 5 gallon cans.

[CFrance]

And Giant Eagle gave you 10 cents per $50 I never took two cars at once but did take 5 gallon cans.

Off topic, but Oh, how I miss Giant Eagle!

[8notes]

The problem here is when Winn Dixie bought out Sweetbay the prices went up about 25 %. You may save on gas but the food prices have gone way up. I really miss Sweetbay.

You must have read my mind! I just went over to Publix with a shopping list, and also to Winn Dixie with the same list, to compare prices, because my gut feeling was that the prices at Win Dixxie were much higher than Sweetbay. I just had about a dozen things on the list - milk, eggs, ground steak, chicken broth, sugar, flour, butter, etc. Using the regular prices - the bill at Publix came to $36.62, and the bill at Winn Dixie was $39.73. However, quite a few things on my list happened to be on sale at Winn Dixie, which dropped the price down to $37.20. Combined with the little bit I save on gas it was a wash. I think the best thing to do if someone really wants to save, is to grab the sales items at both stores, and what I do is once a month I go to Walmart and stock up on packaged items like cereal, baking supplies, etc., that are always cheaper than the grocery stores.

[kwtoman]

Giant Eagle in Ohio is 30 Gals max.

[CFrance]

You must have read my mind! I just went over to Publix with a shopping list, and also to Winn Dixie with the same list, to compare prices, because my gut feeling was that the prices at Win Dixxie were much higher than Sweetbay. I just had about a dozen things on the list - milk, eggs, ground steak, chicken broth, sugar, flour, butter, etc. Using the regular prices - the bill at Publix came to $36.62, and the bill at Winn Dixie was $39.73. However, quite a few things on my list happened to be on sale at Winn Dixie, which dropped the price down to $37.20. Combined with the little bit I save on gas it was a wash. I think the best thing to do if someone really wants to save, is to grab the sales items at both stores, and what I do is once a month I go to Walmart and stock up on packaged items like cereal, baking supplies, etc., that are always cheaper than the grocery stores.

I do, however, get a $5 off coupon on $50 of groceries frequently at Winn Dixie. But I think they're all in cahoots! No grocery store, even when SweetBay was around, carried everything we needed. Whoever heard of carrying Sargento reduced-fat cheddar cheese sticks but not the sandwich slices? (Publix) Why would a store carry Purdue products but not their packages of five individually wrapped chicken breasts? (Winn Dixie).

And don't ask me about pickles with no sugar added...:cus:

[justjim]

OK guys...you win...I'll edit my signature. I'm old but not inflexible.

"I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first is to be flexible at all times". Anonymous

[8notes]

I do, however, get a $5 off coupon on $50 of groceries frequently at Winn Dixie. But I think they're all in cahoots! No grocery store, even when SweetBay was around, carried everything we needed. Whoever heard of carrying Sargento reduced-fat cheddar cheese sticks but not the sandwich slices? (Publix) Why would a store carry Purdue products but not their packages of five individually wrapped chicken breasts? (Winn Dixie).

And don't ask me about pickles with no sugar added...:cus:

I know what you mean. Sweetbay had the best price on a special green tea I liked, which is much more expensive at Winn Dixie, and Publix doesn't even carry it. I'm going to try to do a better job of stocking up on staples when I see them on sale at the different stores.

[zcaveman]

WinnDixie is a convenient location to me, Walmart is not. Walmart is too big and strung out for a quick a shopping experience, Winn Dixie is not. I find most items that I buy to be similarly priced. Fuel perks are a nice bonus, just like S&H green stamps were. Personally , I avoid Walmart. When we were living in Georgia it was reported that 30% of all children on Peach Care (Medicaid) where children of WalMart employees. It is easy to have lower prices when you pay low wages.

But Wal-Mart sells more than food. If you only go to the Wal-Mart grocery side it is the same size (or smaller ) than Winn-Dixie or Publix.

Thinks apples and apples - not apple and oranges.

Z

[zcaveman]

I think unions have made this country and will break this country. My nephew is a prison guard, he is 43 and can retire with full benefits,sorry I have a big problem with this. Don't mean to get off topic.

If he found a job that gave full retirement on 20 years, why is that a problem? I am sure a prison guard is not a great life and there are rules and regulations.

Now that I think of it, a person that defends our country for 20 years also can retire with full benefits. Do you have a problem with that?

Z

[salferg]

$.299 per gallon. Still doesn't make sense. I think you get 5 cents off per gallon for every $50 worth of groceries purchased. you must have been feeding an army. Or you bought out their liquor store!
Nope..., not feeding an army. Just started accumulating them when WD took over Sweetbay about six weeks ago. You get additional perks on certain items and from the pharmacy.