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Only two weeks after their last 4x fuel points offers ended, Kroger and its affiliate stores have released two new digital coupons offering 4x fuel points on all third party gift cards and fixed value Visa and Mastercard gift cards. Before rushing out to your local store though, note that the coupons are only valid for purchases from August 30 to September 2.
The Deal
- Earn 4x fuel points on the following gift cards at Kroger & its affiliates:
Key Terms
- Offer valid August 30, 2019 to September 2, 2019.
- Variable Visa & Mastercard gift cards excluded; only valid on $25, $50 and $100 fixed value cards.
Quick Thoughts
Kroger tends to run these 4x fuel point offers at least once a month and they’re a good way to save up to 14% on gas. That’s because you can redeem your points on up to 35 gallons of gas, so a $250 gift card can save you up to $35.
In many locations you can only redeem 1,000 fuel points at a time, so it’s worth being aware of that limit before buying a ton of gift cards for reselling in case you won’t be able to redeem all the points before they expire. Some locations let you redeem more than 1,000 points at a time though; for example, I filled up at a Kroger in Richmond VA the other day and was able to redeem ~2,000 fuel points which meant filling my tank only cost $3.
The fixed value Visa and Mastercard gift cards represent a different value proposition due to the activation fees. However, if you can fill up with at least 13.5 gallons, you should come out ahead before taking into account liquidation fees for those cards.
This deal is only running from Friday to Monday (August 30-September 2), so even though you can load the digital coupons to your account now, you won’t earn 4x fuel points until this weekend. Unless you need to refuel immediately, it could be worth waiting until September 1 to buy gift cards. That’s because Kroger’s fuel points expire at the end of the month after you earn them. That means if you buy them on August 30 or 31, they’ll expire on September 30; buy them on September 1 or 2 though and they’ll be valid until October 31, giving you far more time to use them.
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Just bought a gas hungry car so first time getting into this – can you use the offer multiple times on the same Kroger Plus account or do you need to add it to multiple accounts?
Yes, you can use the offer multiple times on the same account. You can therefore rack up as many fuel points as you want, but note that they expire at the end of the month after you’ve earned them. Also note that in many areas, you can only use 1,000 fuel points (worth $1 off per gallon) at a time, so that might affect how many you’re able to redeem.
Are you allowed to buy a fixed value visa gift card and then use that to buy another 3rd party gift card? Essentially double dipping on the 4x point, netting 8x points.
Yep, you can do that.
Taking it a step further. Could you purchase a visa gift card with a visa gift card? And then rinse and repeat until you have thousands of fuel points. I know some places do not allow gift card purchases with the use of a gift card ( the reason i ask)
I’ve not tried that myself before, but it should work. Not being able to use a gift card to buy a gift card is usually related to using a store’s own gift card to buy a gift card. In this case you’re using Visa gift cards which can be used to buy anything, so there’d be no such restriction.
The only thing I’d caution against is buying a $100 VGC, then immediately buying another VGC, then immediately buying another one. While what you’d be doing isn’t at all illegal, to a cashier it would understandably raise a red flag.
Sorry it’s out of the topic question but I’ll give it a try. How do we liquidate VGC? Can u buy MO with VGC at Walmart ?? Thanks I’m advance
Pretty sure this won’t work. I’ve tried to buy VGC with VGC at Kroger and it prompts for ID.