Venusaur Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 (edited) Basically this is what the site lets you do: for a $30 annual fee, you buy prepaid gas cards that lock in at your current local average regular unleaded gas rate. For example, even if gas soars over $6 a gallon next year, you could still be paying $4 a gallon with a gas card you bought this year. This seems like a great deal. Can anyone vouch for it? http://www.mygallons.com Edited July 2, 2008 by Venusaur
Ripn Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 Doesn't seem like this will work, as there are many fees that will offset most savings. I did see a report a few years ago about Minnesota fuel banks... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12615091/ http://www.firstfuelbank.com/
Ripn Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 http://www.yieldingwealth.com/can-prepaid-gas-from-mygallonscom-save-you-money/ Here are the fees that you can expect to pay when you use MyGallons.com: * $29.95 annual fee for an automatic refill plan that automatically adds gallons to your account (and charges you) when your balance gets below a certain point. * $39.95 for a plan that allows you to replenish your account on your own. * $15 overdraft fee if you get more gallons than your card has left on it. (You can get reminders for when your account falls below 15 gallons.) * $1.95 reload fee when you use your card to add more gallons.
hannahs_momma Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 I am only seeing that first fee if you use the plan the correct way now if you overdraft yes anywhere has those fees and if load online like you are suppose to then no charge there either But if you want to replenish when ever then its 39.95 not both larger fees
BigNate Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 Let's say you buy gas today at $4.00/gal. You then wait to use the card until gas is $4.20/gal. It would take you 150 gallons to even pay back the yearly membership fee. If you get 20 mpg that's 3000 miles to just break even. They only list a few different types of gas stations where the card works, and if gas prices stay the same or drop you end up losing money.
Marcster Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 This sounds very similar to when Priceline used to sell gasoline through their Name Your Own Price program back in 2000: http://news.cnet.com/2100-1017-237306.html (note the date of the article -- the program is now defunct). Priceline couldn't make a go of it, maybe the fees with this new MyGallons.com site will make it profitable, but as Nate points out, it may not make much sense for the average family.
MandaJo111 Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 This sounds very similar to when Priceline used to sell gasoline through their Name Your Own Price program back in 2000: http://news.cnet.com/2100-1017-237306.html (note the date of the article -- the program is now defunct). Priceline couldn't make a go of it, maybe the fees with this new MyGallons.com site will make it profitable, but as Nate points out, it may not make much sense for the average family.Oh I loved when Priceline did that. That was the only way I bough gas till they quit.
Marcster Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 Oh I loved when Priceline did that. That was the only way I bough gas till they quit.Oh, me too! That was the absolute height of the "DotCom Bubble". Heck, I remember being able to order cat food and litter from Petco.com and Pets.com and have it delivered to my doorstep for much less than I could go buy it for at a grocery or pet store. I do miss the funny commercials: http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/20/pets.jpg
MandaJo111 Posted July 3, 2008 Posted July 3, 2008 Oh, me too! That was the absolute height of the "DotCom Bubble". Heck, I remember being able to order cat food and litter from Petco.com and Pets.com and have it delivered to my doorstep for much less than I could go buy it for at a grocery or pet store. I do miss the funny commercials: http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/20/pets.jpg Ahh the good ole' days. And back then everything was a deal on Ebay...now you see people buying $25 gift cards for $27?!?!
boopy63 Posted July 4, 2008 Posted July 4, 2008 Mygallons isn't sounding to good now. The south Florida Better Business Bureau issued a warning against it. Check out details here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25531124/
jbritneybug Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 http://consumerist.com/5022061/bbb-says-mygallonscom-omitted-fact-in-advertising-has-no-contract-to-process-transactions
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