Got this info from following website, try it at your own risk: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=544246&page=1&pp=15 Also saw people selling this info on eBay.
Hey! I thought I'd share with my fellow FTers this coupon that I bought from eBay. With the coupon you get a membership at the site for $9.99 a year instead of $9.99 a month. Once a member, you can buy your prepaid gas cards at 15% off. Shipping is $1.50 for orders less than $1000, free for $1000 and more. They have cards for Arco, BP/Amoco, Chevron, Citgo, Exxon/Mobil, Shell, Speedway/SuperAmerica, and Sunoco with denominations ranging from $50 to $200. The only limit to how much you can buy (that I can see) is $2000 per order. I bought from them twice, and besides the fact that it takes 3 weeks to get the cards, it's a great service.
Update: I just noticed that the Marathon cards come with a $2 bonus for each $50 ordered. So you end up saving close to 20%. Too bad, the closest Marathon station to me is 30 miles away.
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posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 10:37a
xooyoyo
Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 10:40a
Did you buy it already?
tholzer
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 10:43a
xooyoyo said: Did you buy it already? Why ask this question? He said "I bought from them twice, and besides the fact that it takes 3 weeks to get the cards, it's a great service."
schleprock1024
Addicted Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 10:45a
We've got a discussion going over at Deal Discussion about this but it's completely up to the mod's how they want to handle it.
http://www.fatwallet.com/t/24/602315/
robert7611
Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 10:48a
I found this on the website I mentioned and then bought my membership. I haven't bought any gas card from them yet since it takes time for them to activate my membership. The original poster said "I bought from them twice, and besides the fact that it takes 3 weeks to get the cards, it's a great service." Not me. that's why I said "try it at your own risk"
xooyoyo
Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 10:54a
tholzer said: xooyoyo said: Did you buy it already? Why ask this question? He said "I bought from them twice, and besides the fact that it takes 3 weeks to get the cards, it's a great service."
Registered through: GoDaddy.com Domain Name: EDISCOUNTGASCARDS.COM Created on: 15-Jun-05 Expires on: 15-Jun-06 Last Updated on: 11-Apr-06
We have recorded 7 Whois changes for ediscountgascards.com since 2005-06-30. There are 2 other sites hosted on this webserver.
tcope
Senior Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 11:04a
I checked something... site only allows you to enter the promo code at the same time you enter your CC info. So you cannot be sure of any discount until _AFTER_ you have allowed them to charge your card.
OP mentions the promo code allows the $10/month charge to be good for 1 year. Does this mean you select the 1 months from the drop down window and it's extended a year or you select 1 year from the drop down window and the $110 charge changes to $10? Seems like a BIG risk!
Not "HOT" until tested. If your not willing to do it yourself don't look for lab rats.
schleprock1024
Addicted Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 11:18a
tcope said: I checked something... site only allows you to enter the promo code at the same time you enter your CC info. So you cannot be sure of any discount until _AFTER_ you have allowed them to charge your card.
OP mentions the promo code allows the $10/month charge to be good for 1 year. Does this mean you select the 1 months from the drop down window and it's extended a year or you select 1 year from the drop down window and the $110 charge changes to $10? Seems like a BIG risk!
Not "HOT" until tested. If your not willing to do it yourself don't look for lab rats.
You select the one year membership and then apply the coupon. I saw my total before confirming my entire order.
I have placed an order with them, my card has been charged and now I'm just waiting for my cards. I ordered on 4/14 (Friday) so it's only been a short time.
schleprock1024
Addicted Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 11:19a
SUB said: Registered through: GoDaddy.com Domain Name: EDISCOUNTGASCARDS.COM Created on: 15-Jun-05 Expires on: 15-Jun-06 Last Updated on: 11-Apr-06
We have recorded 7 Whois changes for ediscountgascards.com since 2005-06-30. There are 2 other sites hosted on this webserver.
This definitely doesn't make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside but let's see what happens with my order and then I don't care what their registered as!!
robert7611
Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 11:21a
I bought my membership, I chose 1 year membership and then the coupon gave me discount to 9.99/year
Products ------------------------------------------------------ 1 x eDiscountGasCards.com Membership = $119.88 Term 1 Year ------------------------------------------------------ Free Shipping: $0.00 Discount Coupons: GC0406 : -$109.89 Total: $9.99
Billing Address
allenuic
Senior Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 11:28a
Just placed my first order: Order Confirmation eDiscountGasCards.com
Allenuic, Thanks for shopping with us today! The following are the details of your order.
Order Number: 717 Date Ordered: Wednesday 19 April, 2006 Click here for a Detailed Invoice Products 5 x $100 Shell Gift Card (Shell100) $500.00 5 x $100 Speedy Cash PrePaid Fuel Card (Speedway100) $500.00
--------- Member Discount: -$150.00 Free Shipping: $0.00 Total: $850.00
Seems too good to be true, which leads me to believe it is. Probably a Ponzi scheme, where a bunch of earlier people will get their cards and tell everyone how great the program is. The program gets bigger and bigger. Then one day it's all over and the latest purchasers get...nothing...
Kwad
RalphKaz
Ancient Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 11:44a
KwadGuy said: Seems too good to be true, which leads me to believe it is. Probably a Ponzi scheme, where a bunch of earlier people will get their cards and tell everyone how great the program is. The program gets bigger and bigger. Then one day it's all over and the latest purchasers get...nothing...
Kwad
That's why u purchase with a CC.
dahunan
Senior Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 11:46a
atrain929 said: i'm tempted, but considering the address for this "company" is a post office box in miami...that kind of makes me nervous
Yep.. this sounds like an awesome scam... playing on peoples fears of gas prices...
Is there a TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CALL?? I would definitely want to talk to someone before I ever gave them my money... 15% is a big discount on something like this and at 15% that would mean they would need to be buying them for at least 20% off to even make it worth their time...
thehustler
Senior Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 11:46a
They have an Arco Pump Pass that you use at the Arco Quick Pay terminals. Does that cost you a 35 cent fee like it does with ATM cards?
dahunan
Senior Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 11:47a
lazyandy said: Dang, sold out on the Chevron cards. Would've been a hot deal for me.
Sold out? That seems like a good sign.. If it was a scam then they would never ever be sold out... hmm?
Just a thought ... if (like me) you have a credit card that offers a 1% "rebate" on purchases but a 5% rebate on gas, your net savings is only 11% from this site (not 15%) before the annual fees and shipping. Still an improvement, but not as much as you might think.
Thanks OP.
thehustler
Senior Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 11:48a
dahunan said: atrain929 said: i'm tempted, but considering the address for this "company" is a post office box in miami...that kind of makes me nervous
Yep.. this sounds like an awesome scam... playing on peoples fears of gas prices...
Is there a TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CALL?? I would definitely want to talk to someone before I ever gave them my money... 15% is a big discount on something like this and at 15% that would mean they would need to be buying them for at least 20% off to even make it worth their time...
It's all about bulk..... + the normal membership fee is $110/per year. So even if they made nothing off the membership cards, they're making plenty of money.
atrain929
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 11:48a
dahunan said: atrain929 said: i'm tempted, but considering the address for this "company" is a post office box in miami...that kind of makes me nervous
Yep.. this sounds like an awesome scam... playing on peoples fears of gas prices...
Is there a TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CALL?? I would definitely want to talk to someone before I ever gave them my money... 15% is a big discount on something like this and at 15% that would mean they would need to be buying them for at least 20% off to even make it worth their time...
i couldnt find one, and a google search of ediscountgascards turns up barely any results...no reviews on resellerratings, or anything...seems like this place just started up
and it seems weird if this was a legit company why they would register anonymously with GoDaddy, and only pay for the first year of the domain name, rather than 3 or 5....i know they can renew it, but you'd think a new business that knows it would be very popular would register for a little longer than the minimum
atrain929
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 11:50a
dahunan said: lazyandy said: Dang, sold out on the Chevron cards. Would've been a hot deal for me.
Sold out? That seems like a good sign.. If it was a scam then they would never ever be sold out... hmm?
which is the exact thing someone who is scamming you would want to think
not saying that this is a scam or not, but all things considered, this just looks really shady
6. Discount Rate. We reserve the right to lower the discount rate without notice.
clegg
Senior Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 11:56a
atrain929 said: dahunan said: atrain929 said: i'm tempted, but considering the address for this "company" is a post office box in miami...that kind of makes me nervous
Yi know they can renew it, but you'd think a new business that knows it would be very popular would register for a little longer than the minimum
Not very related but no new business really 'knows' it would be very popular. Maybe they didnt want to pay for something they may not need. Minimizing costs for a new business. Not saying thats the reason in this case but the expiry alone doesn't determine much.
RoggerRabbit
Senior Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 11:57a
i am at final page and i put the code. it still says term 1 month. How will i know it is for a year?
1 x eDiscountGasCards.com Membership - Term: 1 Month $9.99
Free Shipping: $0.00 Total: $9.99
Note: i got it, i needed to add a yr service.
atrain929
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 11:58a
clegg said: atrain929 said: dahunan said: atrain929 said: i'm tempted, but considering the address for this "company" is a post office box in miami...that kind of makes me nervous
Yi know they can renew it, but you'd think a new business that knows it would be very popular would register for a little longer than the minimum
Not very related but no new business really 'knows' it would be very popular. Maybe they didnt want to pay for something they may not need. Minimizing costs for a new business. Not saying thats the reason in this case but the expiry alone doesn't determine much.
you think a business that sells gas cards for 15% off would think "hey, this isnt something people would really want or use"?
dealsdyker
Addicted Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 12:03p
Since some have had their CREDIT cards charged, is there any additional information showing on the CREDIT card transaction online? Like phone, name of company that actually charged, etc.
Just signed up and keeping fingers crossed. Even if I get one $100 gas card, membership fee is paid off. If I don't get the gift card, I can always dispute with mastercard.
Remember cyberreabates.com?
thehustler
Senior Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 12:07p
atrain929 said: clegg said: atrain929 said: dahunan said: atrain929 said: i'm tempted, but considering the address for this "company" is a post office box in miami...that kind of makes me nervous
Yi know they can renew it, but you'd think a new business that knows it would be very popular would register for a little longer than the minimum
Not very related but no new business really 'knows' it would be very popular. Maybe they didnt want to pay for something they may not need. Minimizing costs for a new business. Not saying thats the reason in this case but the expiry alone doesn't determine much.
you think a business that sells gas cards for 15% off would think "hey, this isnt something people would really want or use"?
Unless is signiciantly cheaper to register longer, there isn't much of a reason to.
Burgin
Senior Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 12:07p
Get the larger denomination cards. If these are like a previous gift cards I've rec'd (for applying for a cc), they're a pain to use once your remaining balance is lower than ~$40. Makes you go inside to pay since you can't pre-select your purchase $ amount outside at the pump.
hotdealdigger said: Just signed up and keeping fingers crossed. Even if I get one $100 gas card, membership fee is paid off. If I don't get the gift card, I can always dispute with mastercard.
Remember cyberreabates.com?
Yeah, and we all know how useful paying with a credit card was when Cyberrebates went belly up...As they say, "fools and their money..." and, oh, something by PT Barnum.
Kwad
tholzer
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 12:13p
Burgin said: Get the larger denomination cards. If these are like a previous gift cards I've rec'd (for applying for a cc), they're a pain to use once your remaining balance is lower than ~$40. Makes you go inside to pay since you can't pre-select your purchase $ amount outside at the pump.Not true. I use gas cards all the time. You swipe your card at the pump and the gas dispenses until your balance is used up. I prefer cards with larger denominations, simply to reduce the number of cards that I carry, but finishing of a card is no problem. Have used: Shell, Exxon, Mobil
I used EVG to buy Safeway/Vons gift cards, then used those at the store to get the Shell Oil gift cards.
I cancelled with them a while ago because I maxed out on gift cards but EVG is 100% legit, allowed a trial when I joined, and is straight $20 for $25 gift cards.
I don't think their website is hosted by GoDaddy and expires in 2 months, lol.
fraidy
Senior Member
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 12:19p
tholzer said: Burgin said: Get the larger denomination cards. If these are like a previous gift cards I've rec'd (for applying for a cc), they're a pain to use once your remaining balance is lower than ~$40. Makes you go inside to pay since you can't pre-select your purchase $ amount outside at the pump.Not true. I use gas cards all the time. You swipe your card at the pump and the gas dispenses until your balance is used up. I prefer cards with larger denominations, simply to reduce the number of cards that I carry, but finishing of a card is no problem. Have used: Shell, Exxon, Mobil
Not always true. Most pumps do a "pre-auth" of the card. I've seen instances where they can vary from a $10 pre-auth to $100. The norm semms to be about $50 these days.
atrain929
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 12:20p
also interesting to note (and i didnt find this out til I ordered) that gas cards take 2-3 weeks to ship...seems a little excessive?
atrain929
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Apr. 19, 2006 @ 12:22p
fraidy said: Not always true. Most pumps do a "pre-auth" of the card. I've seen instances where they can vary from a $10 pre-auth to $100. The norm semms to be about $50 these days.
actually pre-auths are for credit cards
when you use a gas card/gift card, the authorization is tied directly into your account balance, so rather than authorizing it for a certain amount, it simply reads the amount available on the card from a database, and cuts you off once your card balace hits 0
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jsheets1980
New Member
posted: Aug. 5, 2007 @ 4:07p
I have not given them a dime. I suggest no one else either.
Does anyone know a legitimate site to buy gift cards at a discount?
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