DouglasM
06-04-2010, 01:19 PM
One of my clients, who runs a Sunoco, now PetroCan, station, along with an AutoPro service shop, passed along a couple of observations:
On June 1, the differential per litre for premium fuels was increased. 91 octane had an 11¢/L difference to regular and 94 was 13¢/L. Now the difference is 13¢ and 15¢.
[For what it's worth, when I was in Winnipeg last summer, the difference was 7¢/L. Currently the difference is 10¢/L. Southern Ontario drivers are getting an extra rip-off. Wait until the HST kicks in!]
If you have Sunoco Performance Points, he recommends that you top up to get to your next redemption and redeem before your local Sunoco stations are gone. From his observations, you get less value in PetroPoints at point of sale and need more points to redeem than with Sunoco Performance Points. Any Performance Points not redeemed will at some point be converted to PetroPoints and you will receive a PetroPoints card in the mail.
This recent article does not compare the fuel company cards, but you might want to take a look. Note which card shows up last in their short list, ranked by "value":
MoneySense.ca: Which loyalty card offers the best rewards? (http://www.moneysense.ca/2010/05/19/which-loyalty-card-offers-the-best-rewards/)
In case you are wondering, my client's gas station is "marginal" in terms of making money. The gas station generates more retail revenue, but not much profit. Hence, the AutoPro shop. No surprise there.
On June 1, the differential per litre for premium fuels was increased. 91 octane had an 11¢/L difference to regular and 94 was 13¢/L. Now the difference is 13¢ and 15¢.
[For what it's worth, when I was in Winnipeg last summer, the difference was 7¢/L. Currently the difference is 10¢/L. Southern Ontario drivers are getting an extra rip-off. Wait until the HST kicks in!]
If you have Sunoco Performance Points, he recommends that you top up to get to your next redemption and redeem before your local Sunoco stations are gone. From his observations, you get less value in PetroPoints at point of sale and need more points to redeem than with Sunoco Performance Points. Any Performance Points not redeemed will at some point be converted to PetroPoints and you will receive a PetroPoints card in the mail.
This recent article does not compare the fuel company cards, but you might want to take a look. Note which card shows up last in their short list, ranked by "value":
MoneySense.ca: Which loyalty card offers the best rewards? (http://www.moneysense.ca/2010/05/19/which-loyalty-card-offers-the-best-rewards/)
In case you are wondering, my client's gas station is "marginal" in terms of making money. The gas station generates more retail revenue, but not much profit. Hence, the AutoPro shop. No surprise there.