• PlasticExistence@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I’m currently waffling on whether or not to use my bank account info with the app for a small gas station chain. It would get me a $0.10 discount per gallon, but I’d have to use the app at the pump. I get that they’d save fees with credit card processors so that’s why they’re offering it, but using a credit card is so much less effort and doesn’t require me to keep yet another app on my phone.

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      3 months ago

      I find with a lot of apps like that they’re glorified web browsers, which means that most of the time you can just use their mobile site. One less app collecting data, draining battery etc

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        3 months ago

        I still get cheap coffee there. The other day, the drive through person asked if I have installed the app yet. I awkwardly replied “no”. It was a hard push.

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      3 months ago

      Get a Costco membership then get gas at Costco with the Costco Visa. Sure, they know everything about you, but at least it’s a single company and you’re not giving them direct access to your actual bank account.

      I drove all the way from Chicagoland to around Pensacola and back, only got gas at Costcos along the way. Saved probably $20 just in price difference between Costco and other nearby stations, while also earning 4% back on the Visa.