Pay thru Gasbuddy, 5c/gal discount, anyone?

[FiftyIsTheNewTwenty]

Gasbuddy (a website & phone app to find the lowest gas prices near you) is offering a 5c/gal discount if you pay through them.  Hook up your checking account and pay with your debit card as usual, and the discount is figured in.  15c/gal for the first fill-up.  Is anyone doing this?  Would you?

[ketchup]

Gas in my area is about $2.40/gal right now.  Works out to about 2.1% back.  2.1% back for needing to use a debit card at a gas station.  Hell no.  I'll take more cashback and better fraud protection with my credit card, please.  Bonus if the gas station can do contactless.

[Davnasty]

But if you're paying through gas buddy, are you actually taking the risk associated with using a debit card at the pump?

Either way I agree that my 3% cash back on gas is better. Even if I had no cash back on gas it would only work out to about $6 annually to run through a third party so, not for me. Maybe if you can work out getting cash back on spend plus gas buddy discount?

[Rosy]

A credit card is better protection and there are several that offer 3% rewards at gas stations, worth considering, since every dollar counts and gas for most of us is a necessity:)

[TomTX]

And Discover is 5% on gas this quarter...

[ThatGuy]

Costco Visa has 4% back on gas year round.  That's nearly 10c off per gallon at today's prices.  There is a membership fee of course, so really only valid if you shop at Costco already, or you buy a LOT of gas.

Sam's Club Mastercard, or is it Visa, I can't remember.  Anyways, it gives you 5% back at gas stations and even if you cancel your membership you continue to get the 5% at gas stations and 3% at restaurants 1% everywhere else.  The only hassle is they send you a check once a year that can only be cashed at Sam's Club.

[JLee]

5% back w/Chase Freedom right now. :)

[OurTown]

If you also buy the gas at Costco, you also get another 10 cent discount off convenience store prices.  Combined with the rebate on the Costco card, it's a sweet deal.

[Ozymandiaz]

Gasbuddy (a website & phone app to find the lowest gas prices near you) is offering a 5c/gal discount if you pay through them.  Hook up your checking account and pay with your debit card as usual, and the discount is figured in.  15c/gal for the first fill-up.  Is anyone doing this?  Would you?

I use gasbuddy to check the the lowest price gas in town, but this 5 cents per gallon deal is not a good deal. As already mentioned on this thread, I use my costco citi visa and get 4% back (over 12 cents per gallon with gas over $3 here). Actually, this quarter Chase is paying 5% back on gas. Almost any credit card gives you a better deal than 5 cents.
But gasbuddy is the bomb for find the cheapest gas both local and travelling. I sure appreciate all those who enter and update prices!

[FiftyIsTheNewTwenty]

Yup, credit cards do have better deals.  I was more interested in how everyone feels about using their debit card, hooking their bank account to a third party app, and giving their gas-buying data to that app too.

Costco has the cheapest gas here, or within a penny or two of it.  I buy most of my groceries there as well.  I haven't gotten their card yet but it's a no-brainer.

[JLee]

Yup, credit cards do have better deals.  I was more interested in how everyone feels about using their debit card, hooking their bank account to a third party app, and giving their gas-buying data to that app too.

Costco has the cheapest gas here, or within a penny or two of it.  I buy most of my groceries there as well.  I haven't gotten their card yet but it's a no-brainer.

I don't use a debit card for anything unless I'm pulling cash out of an ATM.  Nothing else, ever.