For the first time this year I had over 100 fuel points in a month to use at Kroger, 300+ that expired last Friday. So I got gas last Thursday. I got 30 cents off per gallon for my points + another 25 cents per gallon off because I used my Kroger credit card that I previously charged a lot of other stuff too. I filled a few gas cans and topped off my gas hog with Premium for 3.949/gallon instead of $4.499. My Fuel savings was $13.51.
It was worse 5 months earlier when I filled up because I was a lot lower on gas. It was $4.999/gallon for Mid-Grade and I only got 3 cents off per gallon. I think I had a bunch of fuel points, otherwise I wouldn't have bought so much gas at once, and got screwed out of my discount.
Remember when they had to use masking tape and magic markers, etc. to add a number 1 to the gas pumps when the price went up to $1.00 a gallon, because the gas pumps didn't have a third fourth digit on them? They maxed out at $.999/gallon! Now they're all set up to go up to $99.999/gallon or $999.999/gallon.
I like to think the person who came up with that 9/10 cent bullshit has a special place in hell. An extra warm and toasty spot by the hearth if you get my drift.