How A Cleveland Woman lowered her gas cost to 89 Cents A Gallon!

89 cents was what one consumer paid, whileYou don't have to shop at Giant Eagle to lower
$1.09 was what another paid for a gallon of gas.your gas price. It can be done anywhere. You
You can find out how buyers have cut their pricejust need to be a smart consumer. You need to
of gas to crazy levels. They used the samedo your homework.
strategy used when they purchased non gasTreat gas like anything else that you buy. Look
items. This explains how.for the best deals. Look for frequent shopper
In Cleveland, Marion Charvat paid $1.09 a gallonprograms in your neighborhood that allow you to
when she filled up. She filled her Volkswagen Jettabuild up discounts you can use towards gas. Look
for only $12.45. In that same time period Kelliefor gas discounts and incentives anywhere you
Courtney paid only 89 cents per gallon of gas.see a gas pump. Look for stores that may be
How could they pay such a low price for gas?branching out into the frequent shopper area or
They were able to pay those low prices becausestores that now sell gas that didn't before.
they used the same principles that all smartIn order to remain competitive a lot of stores
consumers use.that had not done so in the past have started
Marion and Kellie bought gas like they would buyselling fuel. This new competition has forced many
any other item. They found a frequent shopperconvenience stores that sell fuel to start offering
plan that allowed them to discount their gas price.frequent buyer programs of their own. Those
They found a way to buy gas at a store thatprograms can help drop your gas costs. In
had the lowest price by shopping around for theaddition, numbers of stores that never sold fuel
best deal. Giant Eagle markets a supermarketbefore are now offering gasoline. As in the case
chain is where they found it.of Giant Eagle they understand that lower gas
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia iscosts is a way to increase traffic in their stores.
where Giant Eagle currently has stores. GiantAs a result you have more ways to lower your
Eagle has created a new addition to their frequentgas costs.
buyer program. Fuelperks is the name of theAccording to the Food Marketing Institute, just
program. It offers discounts on gas at Get- Go18% of grocery stores built in 2003 had gas
gas stations that are owned and operated bypumps; last year, more than 60% of new stores
Giant Eagle.were built with gas stations. They have seen the
Whenever a consumer at Giant Eagle purchasesvalue of offering gas to their customers as a loss
Fifty dollars of merchandise they get a 10 centleader.
price reduction for a gallon of gas for one fill up. IfThe giant stores like Wal-Mart / Sam's Club are
a consumer purchases $100.00 worth of productsnow a significant force in the fuel station industry.
at Giant Eagle it equates to a 20 cent reduction.The VP in charge of fuel for Wal-Mart wants to
That means that if a family spends $500.00 atcreate gas stations at every Sam's Club. That
Giant Eagle it would produce a discount of $1.00translates into lower fuel prices for you.
per gallon. Spend enough at Giant Eagle and youSo how can you lower your gas costs? Treat gas
could get gasoline for free.like any other item you purchase. Look for deals,
A large family that may buy great amounts ofdiscounts and low prices. Comparison shop. Find
food every week could find itself with bigthe retailers that offer the best program for you.
discounts in just a few weeks. The price of gasLook for gas bargains at some of the non
for them will be much lower because of thetraditional outlets like grocery stores or mega
discount they earned. Giant Eagle grocery pricesstores. Then maybe you will be able to buy that
are competitive as are their gas prices so thetank of gas for 89 cents a gallon like Kellie
savings are real.Courtney did.