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You may think of Kroger as a great place to save money on groceries. But it turns out Kroger is a great place to save money on gas, too!
Kroger owns nearly 2,800 stores across two dozen supermarket chains in 35 states.
Are you familiar with names like Foods Co., Ralphs, Dillons, Smith’s, King Soopers, Fry’s, QFC, City Market, Owen’s, Jay C, Pay Less, Baker’s, Gerbes, Harris Teeter, Pick N’ Save, Copps, Metro Market or Mariano’s? They’re all under common ownership, with Kroger as the parent company.
Fortunately, there are a lot of entry points to save money on Kroger gas under any of the chain’s banners.
The easiest way to start saving money on Kroger fuel is simply to sign up for the Kroger Plus card. Just complete the free registration for this loyalty card and you’re up and running to collect fuel points. You can also get a Kroger Plus card in-store at the Customer Service desk.
The basic idea here is that you earn one fuel point for every $1 you spend on groceries. (Certain items like alcohol and tobacco are not eligible to earn fuel points.) For every 100 points you accumulate in a month, you get 10 cents off per gallon at Kroger Fuel Centers. You must use those points by the end of the month following the one in which you earn them, and points don’t combine across months.
But Kroger Plus is about more than just fuel savings. Your free membership also gives you access to:
(Editor’s note: Some Shell stations also participate in the program. Call 1-888-GO-SHELL for more information.)
Once you’re a Kroger Plus member, you can earn double points on select gift cards every day. So, for example, if you purchase a $25 participating gift card, you get 50 fuel points.
In addition, Kroger often runs special promotions that award up to four times the fuel points on select gift card purchases. So if you manage to catch one of these sales, that same $25 gift card purchase would get you 100 fuel points!
Note that the following gift cards are not eligible for any points offers:
You can earn 25 points for non-federally funded prescriptions and one point for every $1 of your out-of-pocket costs for federally funded prescriptions. In addition, you can earn 75 points on each 90-day script you buy.
Certain restrictions do apply, so ask your Kroger pharmacist about how the fuel points work at your particular store.
As a welcome bonus to new account holders, Kroger offers an additional 25 cents off per gallon for the first year each time you redeem 100 fuel points. You just need to use your Kroger Rewards World Mastercard to get the extra savings.
After the first 12 months, you can keep the 25-cent discount going if you make an annual spend of $6,000 on the card. Learn more here.
Kroger offers many ways to save money on gas. Best of all, it’s easy to mix and match the strategies we’ve outlined here.
Meanwhile, while we’re on the topic of gas, did you know that there’s a special kind of detergent gas that’s actually better to use for your car?
It’s called Top Tier detergent gasoline and it has deposit control additives to clean your engine and help it run more efficiently. We’ve got a full write-up on Top Tier gas and a list of retailers that sell it here.
This post was last modified on April 18, 2023 4:16 pm
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