Offer has been extended until August 4th, 2016. Thanks to reader Chris P and Kroger Krazy.
The Offer
[Update: This offer is now available through August 9th, and it doesn’t need a coupon.]
- Receive 4x fuel points on gift cards purchased from Kroger by adding the digital coupon to your Kroger card
Valid through July 26 August 4th, 2016August 9th, 2016- Unlimited use
This deal should be valid at Kroger and all other Kroger-affiliated stores, like Ralph’s, Smith’s, Fry’s, etc. Check out your online account to find the offer at your local store.
The standard deal at Kroger stores is 2x fuel points on gift card purchases, and they’ll occasionally release offers like this one to get 4x fuel points.
All third-party gift cards seem to be included in this offer. In the past, there have been mixed reports on whether fixed-denomination Visa/MC/Amex gift cards worked to trigger the bonus fuel points. The terms imply that they do work, but it’s YMMV in practice.
Double Points on Weekends
We already posted this offer previously, but we’ll add it here again as a reminder since it’s valid until the end of July.
- Get double fuel points on weekends the entire summer through July 31
- Weekends are defined as Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
This offer for double fuel points the whole summer is valid only on ordinary grocery purchases (not gift cards). The other offer mentioned in this post of 4x is valid on gift cards only.
Our Verdict
Always good to see fuel points deals, especially during the summer driving season. If you go shopping on this weekend (Fri-Sun), you’ll get double fuel points on groceries and 4x fuel points on gift cards.
Good time to stock up on gift cards to places you’ll shop like eBay, Amazon, etc. There’s also a couple of discounted gift card deals (Sephora and Skype) at Kroger which can be viewed here.
Usually, every 1000 fuel points will get you a discount of $1 per gallon with a 35-gallon limit, a max value of $35 per 1000-points. These details do vary by store and region.
To maximize the deal even further, remember that you can get free cell phone service with Kroger when you earn fuel rewards points; no points are used up with this benefit, it’s just an additional free perk which you get from fuel points, aside from the free gas.
HT: Slickdeals
