Monday, February 18, 2013

It’s SO frustrating--- Multi-Tiered Gas Pricing


It’s SO frustrating--- Multi-Tiered Gas Pricing

So, I was getting gas the other day, as I do every working day. You see doing deliveries uses a lot of gas. I have an app on my phone called GasBuddy, it has a data base with all the local gas stations and their prices. The prices are uploaded from users for the most part and fairly accurate. I found a gas station with a good price, the best in town for the moment, Enmark. They had the lowest price by .10. I am thinkin, “I need to go that way anyhow…”
I found my way to the station and saw that they have a cash card price and a credit price. Of course the Credit Card price is always so much more than cash. So I decided to get a cash card. The attendant said it was a CASH CARD, I could not use my debit card to buy it.
It’s SO frustrating
I get it that companies need to attract more business, but why not drop the price to all customers.
I get it that companies need to track their customers, they need to know what people are buying and when, yet I resist being pigeon holed.
What I do not understand is why offer a better price only to certain people. 
I guess It’s SO frustrating having to spend so much money on gas everyday!