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Card Discount : Different Between Shell & Caltex

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Fondue

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  On 2/2/2009 at 3:51 PM, Ender said:

The AA Voucher is $3 lah..

 

Hmmm ...... must have been dreaming all this while ..... anyway, already used all so can't take a good look at it again :D

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Dumb

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  On 2/2/2009 at 3:44 PM, Fondue said:

Need Platinum or One card to get the 5% discount.

 

Its not they see you no up. The diff is because Credit Card company charges a higher commision on Platinum vs Gold/classic card, hence can afford to give you more discount.

 

 

On another note, after the recenty price hike, I pump $60 at Caltex using the $1 voucher from AA magazine. But when I saw the bill, they actually deducted $3 instead [lipsrsealed] .. anyone know why ?

 

I also pumped exactly $60 at Caltex Silver Techron. I paid $50.95 after $3 AA voucher.

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Solar

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looks good..

http://www3.safra.sg/member_promotion_details.aspx?oid=817

 

assuming your spending is $300per month, 7% is already $21. 4 months you can break-even, with the 2yr membership until end 2010... then onwards is extra $21 savings monthly for the next 20 months..

of course, provided cowtax doesn't decide to withdraw (under their disclaimer)

 

with my standchart xtra card...

http://www.standardchartered.com.sg/deposits/xtrasaver.html

yet another 10% off...[(5%+7%)+10%]=22%

 

walao.. didnt realise this earlier...

mai tu leow [bounce2]

 

 

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actually, the extra 10% need $20k on average... so, good for those with rainy-day fund sitting around earning measly 0.x% interest, [thumbsup]

 

 

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Wbucket

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No wonder see Caltex now so packed, shell one like hit mosquito. Now we are really seeing more petrol war. Keep it up.

 

Else 1 rise, all rise, like very sian one, always we lugi.

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  On 2/3/2009 at 12:16 AM, Solar said:

looks good..

http://www3.safra.sg/member_promotion_details.aspx?oid=817

 

assuming your spending is $300per month, 7% is already $21. 4 months you can break-even, with the 2yr membership until end 2010... then onwards is extra $21 savings monthly for the next 20 months..

of course, provided cowtax doesn't decide to withdraw (under their disclaimer)

 

with my standchart xtra card...

http://www.standardchartered.com.sg/deposits/xtrasaver.html

yet another 10% off...[(5%+7%)+10%]=22%

 

walao.. didnt realise this earlier...

mai tu leow [bounce2]

 

Cash back from SCB got restriction - where the petrol station accepts non-EMV compliant MasterCard cards and if the petrol station's merchant category code is 5541 or 5542". Also got cap of $15 - $60 cash back. You must also have deposit of $20k.

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  On 2/3/2009 at 5:51 AM, Dumb said:

Cash back from SCB got restriction - where the petrol station accepts non-EMV compliant MasterCard cards and if the petrol station's merchant category code is 5541 or 5542". Also got cap of $15 - $60 cash back. You must also have deposit of $20k.

 

 

yeah.. man.. in these tough times, if in the first place, I had so much moolah like $20k to lie around idle... I would not be worried about saving a few cents to the dollar for every litre of petrol... probably be driving around a hummer as well! [:p]

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  On 2/3/2009 at 3:31 AM, Robo said:

Caltex's petrol is smoother also i feel, shell's kinda rough.

 

I have been using Shell for the last 8 yrs. Just switched to Caltex in the last 2 refills and I can agree with you. I used AA and got 10% including site discount off my total, unlike UOB which give 5% smart$.

 

Uplus credit card gives 5%+5% and another 3% if pump more than $300 pm. Since SAFRA member get 5%+7%, will I still get additional 3% if I use Uplus credit card to make payment, assuming I pump more than $300 per month.

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  On 2/3/2009 at 5:59 AM, Dumb said:

I have been using Shell for the last 8 yrs. Just switched to Caltex in the last 2 refills and I can agree with you. I used AA and got 10% including site discount off my total, unlike UOB which give 5% smart$.

 

Uplus credit card gives 5%+5% and another 3% if pump more than $300 pm. Since SAFRA member get 5%+7%, will I still get additional 3% if I use Uplus credit card to make payment, assuming I pump more than $300 per month.

 

 

Me too have jump ship from Shell to Caltex.

Been with Shell for the past 4+ yrs, 1st they change the points system from $1=1pt to 1L=1pt, [thumbsdown] next they increased the pts required to redeem free petrol [thumbsdown] and now they have the least competitive discount offer. [thumbsdown]

Their $3 vouchers is not even enough to woo me back given that I can get additional 7% with Safra card at Caltex. (same site discount + dividend cc)

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  On 2/3/2009 at 8:20 AM, Ngaiky83 said:

Me too have jump ship from Shell to Caltex.

Been with Shell for the past 4+ yrs, 1st they change the points system from $1=1pt to 1L=1pt, [thumbsdown] next they increased the pts required to redeem free petrol [thumbsdown] and now they have the least competitive discount offer. [thumbsdown]

Their $3 vouchers is not even enough to woo me back given that I can get additional 7% with Safra card at Caltex. (same site discount + dividend cc)

 

Not that only. Now shell also withdrew the 100 bonus points for every 200 litres pumped during each month. Last month I finished all my 6000 shell points and switched to caltex.

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  On 2/3/2009 at 5:51 AM, Dumb said:

Cash back from SCB got restriction - where the petrol station accepts non-EMV compliant MasterCard cards and if the petrol station's merchant category code is 5541 or 5542". Also got cap of $15 - $60 cash back. You must also have deposit of $20k.

 

for different individual lah.. well, as i mentioned, its for those who has some rainy-day savings but sitting there doing nothing (and also don't want to risk into those 'dangerous' investment funds).. and for my case, i don't exceed $400 every month on petrol, so this tier is good for me.

anyway, i still have citi dividend to fall back upon if somehow my spending is a lot..

 

also, so far i've used in sg and (a couple of times) esso in jb.. no problem..

btw, for those folks who frequent boleh petrol, and dare to use credit card to pay, this will stretch their savings further..

 

i also use it for other non-petrol purchases anywhere, which entitle 2% off.

 

one thing to note.. 20k is minimum average that month for that tier.. if you fall below that, you'll drop back to the lower tier at 6k, which is 7%.

 

btw, i don't work for scb.. and don't quite like their service either...just that i find the card good to utilise upon.

 

 

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