โDec-22-2018 07:35 AM
โDec-29-2018 07:02 AM
RAS43 wrote:ktmrfs wrote:RAS43 wrote:minnow wrote:
Don't know about your Costco card where you live but with mine the 4% applies to every gas station, including Sam's.
Any grocery store gas stations will only be 1% reward.
not necessarily. my experience is if I swipe at the pump at a grocery store station, the SIC code comes up as a gas station, not grocery store and I get the 4% or 5% or whatever. If you don't swipe at the pump but inside or at the cashier island, then the SIC code likely is the grocery store and then you will only get the grocery store %. Same thing if I were to take my pen fed card inside at flying J, pilot etc. If I do that then I only get 1%. to get the gas % most cards require you to swipe at the gas island pump.
Not my experience here with Kroger and Safeway. I always pay at pump and get only 1%.
โDec-29-2018 04:33 AM
ktmrfs wrote:RAS43 wrote:minnow wrote:
Don't know about your Costco card where you live but with mine the 4% applies to every gas station, including Sam's.
Any grocery store gas stations will only be 1% reward.
not necessarily. my experience is if I swipe at the pump at a grocery store station, the SIC code comes up as a gas station, not grocery store and I get the 4% or 5% or whatever. If you don't swipe at the pump but inside or at the cashier island, then the SIC code likely is the grocery store and then you will only get the grocery store %. Same thing if I were to take my pen fed card inside at flying J, pilot etc. If I do that then I only get 1%. to get the gas % most cards require you to swipe at the gas island pump.
โDec-28-2018 03:11 PM
minnow wrote:
Don't know about your Costco card where you live but with mine the 4% applies to every gas station, including Sam's.
โDec-28-2018 02:25 PM
RAS43 wrote:minnow wrote:
Don't know about your Costco card where you live but with mine the 4% applies to every gas station, including Sam's.
Any grocery store gas stations will only be 1% reward.
โDec-28-2018 01:21 PM
minnow wrote:
Don't know about your Costco card where you live but with mine the 4% applies to every gas station, including Sam's.
โDec-28-2018 01:15 PM
โDec-28-2018 08:50 AM
minnow wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:
Costco VISA works everywhere.
And get 4% back at every gas station regardless of brand. Text notifications when a charge is made against the card.
Hard to beat.
โDec-28-2018 08:41 AM
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Costco VISA works everywhere.
โDec-25-2018 12:10 PM
Grit dog wrote:Beentherefixedthat wrote:Grit dog wrote:
Not pertinent to the Chevron issue in particular, but if youโre complaining about CC companies shutting your card off, you must have never had you card skimmed or card info stolen. It happens many many times daily around the world. What should cc companies do? Cater to the old grouch that doesnโt understand that ?
Our cards get hacked multiple times a year. Itโs jsut the cost of having a card in the 21st century.....
As far as fuel cards, idk what youโre trying to accomplish. Are there significantly better discounts with fuel cards than the best CC discounts? How much does that save per year vs driving around looking for the right station? How many times isthe right station just not available.
Imo branded fuel cards have limited usefulness, like urban commuting only. Unless youโre packing a series of cards for every situation and locale.
I dont know what bank you use but not only my BANK but my Amex and Capital One and HSBC cards all message me immediately when a purchase has been made. In fact I am usually still signing the slip (a stupid and medieval practice these days)when the message arrives.
It is this practice that alerted me to a fraudulent use of my card number in Texas and Tennessee while I was in the Baja. They were denied on the spot and my card kept working.
While in Mexico my bank would robo call me to verify that I made a certain purchase.
With the new security measures,especially NFC payment by tapping your phone I have never had a problem with any card.
What you need is either a new bank or better security settings on your accounts.
My security setting work perfectly. Hence the reason I know that my card got jacked, most of the time I need a phone call every time I run a card like I need a hole in my head. I get 50calls a day avg or more at work. Screw that,
Same with email notification. Yes I get them. No I don't usually see them until I go looking in that email account. I'm usually busy enough with the 100 emails I have to deal with each day.....
But I'm sure you don't have these issues if you're retired and maybe welcome getting phone calls or checking your personal email to see who's sent you something.
โDec-25-2018 08:09 AM
Grit dog wrote:x2. Amex texts me for 'large purchases.' That's fine with me.
I need a phone call every time I run a card like I need a hole in my head.
โDec-24-2018 07:31 AM
Beentherefixedthat wrote:Grit dog wrote:
Not pertinent to the Chevron issue in particular, but if youโre complaining about CC companies shutting your card off, you must have never had you card skimmed or card info stolen. It happens many many times daily around the world. What should cc companies do? Cater to the old grouch that doesnโt understand that ?
Our cards get hacked multiple times a year. Itโs jsut the cost of having a card in the 21st century.....
As far as fuel cards, idk what youโre trying to accomplish. Are there significantly better discounts with fuel cards than the best CC discounts? How much does that save per year vs driving around looking for the right station? How many times isthe right station just not available.
Imo branded fuel cards have limited usefulness, like urban commuting only. Unless youโre packing a series of cards for every situation and locale.
I dont know what bank you use but not only my BANK but my Amex and Capital One and HSBC cards all message me immediately when a purchase has been made. In fact I am usually still signing the slip (a stupid and medieval practice these days)when the message arrives.
It is this practice that alerted me to a fraudulent use of my card number in Texas and Tennessee while I was in the Baja. They were denied on the spot and my card kept working.
While in Mexico my bank would robo call me to verify that I made a certain purchase.
With the new security measures,especially NFC payment by tapping your phone I have never had a problem with any card.
What you need is either a new bank or better security settings on your accounts.
โDec-24-2018 07:06 AM
Grit dog wrote:
Not pertinent to the Chevron issue in particular, but if youโre complaining about CC companies shutting your card off, you must have never had you card skimmed or card info stolen. It happens many many times daily around the world. What should cc companies do? Cater to the old grouch that doesnโt understand that ?
Our cards get hacked multiple times a year. Itโs jsut the cost of having a card in the 21st century.....
As far as fuel cards, idk what youโre trying to accomplish. Are there significantly better discounts with fuel cards than the best CC discounts? How much does that save per year vs driving around looking for the right station? How many times isthe right station just not available.
Imo branded fuel cards have limited usefulness, like urban commuting only. Unless youโre packing a series of cards for every situation and locale.
โDec-23-2018 11:37 AM
rhagfo wrote:It hasn't been a problem, as I previously said. Lots of things CAN happen...whether they actually do is the real issue.
Well fraudulent charges on a credit card is no money out of your pocket, debit is gone until the bank returns it. That and $100 holds for fuel.
โDec-23-2018 11:36 AM
2oldman wrote:mich800 wrote:x2. Lots of stuff gets exaggerated.
The debit card issues have really been over played. As long as you monitor your accounts this cascading scenario rarely happens. .