I don't know about you, but my experience with loyalty cards is somewhat less than stellar.
The TA/Petro card-- Forget about it, I don't have one and after what I've been reading here, I will NEVER have a TA/Petro card. In fact, after the "unwelcome wagon" was rolled out on one of the last threads I won't be setting foot on TA/Petro property again.
Pilot/Flying J-- I got the "Preferred Customer" card a couple of weeks back. Because I buy gasoline, the clerk wouldn't even consider giving me the professional driver card, seems that's only for trucks that buy diesel. I get no points at the pump, and the card seems to be good only for coffee and knick-knacks at the deli counter. Otherwise, it seems pretty near useless and I intend to ignore the thing from now on. Coffee isn't bad, and if I do use the card every 5th cup is free.
Speedway-- This is the card that actually seems to be good for anything-- and then, not a lot. Last time I was in, though, swiping the card at the pump did result in .10 per gallon reduction in price at the pump, plus they added points at the pump as well... Right now I'm up to around 2,100 points so I guess I'll have to start redeeming some of them. Coffee seems OK, every 7th cup is free with the card.
Loves-- I don't have the card, won't get the card, haven't had any notable bad experiences there but it seems these truck-stop cards are useless generally so why bother?
How about y'all? Am I missing something, at least as far as what's accessible to drivers of gasoline-powered vans?
The TA/Petro card-- Forget about it, I don't have one and after what I've been reading here, I will NEVER have a TA/Petro card. In fact, after the "unwelcome wagon" was rolled out on one of the last threads I won't be setting foot on TA/Petro property again.
Pilot/Flying J-- I got the "Preferred Customer" card a couple of weeks back. Because I buy gasoline, the clerk wouldn't even consider giving me the professional driver card, seems that's only for trucks that buy diesel. I get no points at the pump, and the card seems to be good only for coffee and knick-knacks at the deli counter. Otherwise, it seems pretty near useless and I intend to ignore the thing from now on. Coffee isn't bad, and if I do use the card every 5th cup is free.
Speedway-- This is the card that actually seems to be good for anything-- and then, not a lot. Last time I was in, though, swiping the card at the pump did result in .10 per gallon reduction in price at the pump, plus they added points at the pump as well... Right now I'm up to around 2,100 points so I guess I'll have to start redeeming some of them. Coffee seems OK, every 7th cup is free with the card.
Loves-- I don't have the card, won't get the card, haven't had any notable bad experiences there but it seems these truck-stop cards are useless generally so why bother?
How about y'all? Am I missing something, at least as far as what's accessible to drivers of gasoline-powered vans?
