Fuel - It's Happening Again

TXBobcat

Fulltime

• May 17, 2011

• #101

Hi Terry
Yes we are at Oasis RV and I know where the Wal-Mart is located. Was there today and the Fuel price including the discount is $3.91 per gallon.

I like this park. Looked at a number of the around town and this one has them all beat hands down. From the Review I almost went to Fort Amarillo RV. Sure glad I didn't. Only wish they had some grass between the sites like Buckhorn. Otherwise this is great.

BC

 

Terry H

Past Texas North Chapter Leader/Moderator

Staff member

• May 17, 2011

• #102

Bob,

We have been going to Amarillo to visit my daughter, husband for at least 4 years, we have stayed at a few other RV parks there. But now Oasis is the only place that I stay when in Amarillo.

 

2psnapod2

Texas-South Chapter Leaders-Retired

• May 17, 2011

• #103

Bob what Walmart card are you using? Did not realize there was a shopping card for Walmart.

 

TXBobcat

Fulltime

• May 17, 2011

• #104

2psnapod said:

Bob what Walmart card are you using? Did not realize there was a shopping card for Walmart.

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Yes. I go into Wal-Mart and put $150-200 or what ever I need to fuel up on diesel on a walmart shopping card using my credit card. Then I go to the diesel pump and pump diesel using the shopping card. This gives me a 3¢ discount. 70 gallons X .03 gives me $2.10 savings. Not much in the short run but in the long run the drip will fill the bucket.

BC

 

Ray LeTourneau

Senior Member - Past Moderator

• May 18, 2011

• #105

Still at $4.15 in central Wisconsin.

 

pegmikef

Well-known member

• May 18, 2011

• #106

In San Angelo, Texas Regular is running 3.60 - 3.70 and diesel 3.79 - 3.89.

 

GOTTOYS

Well-known member

• May 18, 2011

• #107

Phew! All the way down to $3.99 a gal. for diesel yesterday here in Minnesota. At least it's going down. This has to be killing the trucking industry, among others...Don

 

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WilmanJim

Well-known member

• May 18, 2011

• #108

So far since we left CA, San Diego, on the 10th of May we have paid less than $4.00/ gallon. Was $4.699 when we left San Diego. Cheapest was Eloy, AZ at $3.819 at Flying J with 3 cent discount. We are in Luling TX at the moment.
We have had a 20-40 knot headwind all across TX so far. Sure would be nice to get a tailwind now and then. Seems like no matter where we travel it's always a headwind. Hoping to get across the Mississippi River come Friday.
Safe Travels Everyone
Jim

 

kakampers

Past Heartland Ambassador

• May 18, 2011

• #109

2psnapod said:

Bob what Walmart card are you using? Did not realize there was a shopping card for Walmart.

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You can use any reloadable Walmart card...keep one in my wallet and use it whenever we can...every little bit helps...

 

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traveler44

Well-known member

• May 18, 2011

• #110

Diesel is $4.24 at the Shell here but it is $4.09 at the Phillips 66 five miles south. Our Shell is the first place to gouge as soon as they hear fuel prices are going up. They were as high as $4.35 but I think they lost enough business that they decided to lower the price a little. I will drive the 5 miles just to keep from doing business with them from now on. Tom M.

 

JohnDar

Prolifically Gabby Member

• May 18, 2011

• #111

Yep, the Shell here in town is always higher than anybody else, too. Usually by 10-cents a gallon, at least.

 

jmgratz

Original Owners Club Member

• May 18, 2011

• #112

Shell is 10 cents a gallon higher because you can use your Kroger card to get a 10 cent a gallon discount. It is a marketing ploy. Raise the price 10 cents to allow you to get a 10 cent discount.

 

JohnDar

Prolifically Gabby Member

• May 18, 2011

• #113

jmgratz said:

Shell is 10 cents a gallon higher because you can use your Kroger card to get a 10 cent a gallon discount. It is a marketing ploy. Raise the price 10 cents to allow you to get a 10 cent discount.

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Hmm. I've got a Kroger card, but never thought of using it at Shell. I don't shop a lot at Kroger, just odds & ends (nice store, but their parking is a nightmare even with the Equinox). I was under the impression that you needed to run up "credits" at Kroger in order to get any kind of discount at the pumps. Not so?

 

jayc

Texas-South Chapter Leaders

• May 18, 2011

• #114

At our local Kroger store in Spring, you got a .03 cent a gallon discount just for using the Kroger card even if you didn't have a credit points. With 100 points you get a .10 per gallon discount. With 1000 points you get a dollar a gallon discount. Just before we left, I found a Shell with $3.89 diesel, so with the .10 off, got it for $3.79. We can't store enough groceries in our trailer to get 1000 points.