I need to know....

[Footy Chick]

Wilsons is a gip. Go Hungry Jacks car park instead.

[Footy Chick]

who here is a paid up member for Costco??

I am!

Not going until Satdee though...

The petrol saviings alone over a year makes it worth it.

Ok, needed petrol so went to fill up at Costco.

To get the $1.18 price, you need to be a member.

Don't go there with cash, its card only and it's prepay.

1) insert member card to determine which price you get - I'm assuming you could give your card to anyone to do this and get a cheap price.

2) insert your credit card

3) choose amount of petrol - had choices of $20, $50 etc.. - UH OH - most people wouldn't have a clue how much petrol will fill up their card. Luckily I'm a bit cluey like this, I have a 55L tank and my light just came on, so I knew $50 would do the trick

4) lift nozzle, fill car

5) remove your card.

There were people showing clueless people what to do, but i wonder what would happen if you requested $50 of petrol and your car only needed $40? Are there big petrol spills? Do you get a credit?

As a matter of interest, the Coles express next door was price matching but the line up was phenominal - the Fly Buys points weren't that important to me.

Going to Costco tomorrow morning.

Report pending....

[bennymacca]

Can't u usually pre-authorise your card for a certain amount? So you can fill up?

[HH3]

who here is a paid up member for Costco??

I am!

Not going until Satdee though...

The petrol saviings alone over a year makes it worth it.

Ok, needed petrol so went to fill up at Costco.

To get the $1.18 price, you need to be a member.

Don't go there with cash, its card only and it's prepay.

1) insert member card to determine which price you get - I'm assuming you could give your card to anyone to do this and get a cheap price.

2) insert your credit card

3) choose amount of petrol - had choices of $20, $50 etc.. - UH OH - most people wouldn't have a clue how much petrol will fill up their card. Luckily I'm a bit cluey like this, I have a 55L tank and my light just came on, so I knew $50 would do the trick

4) lift nozzle, fill car

5) remove your card.

There were people showing clueless people what to do, but i wonder what would happen if you requested $50 of petrol and your car only needed $40? Are there big petrol spills? Do you get a credit?

As a matter of interest, the Coles express next door was price matching but the line up was phenominal - the Fly Buys points weren't that important to me.

Going to Costco tomorrow morning.

Report pending....

I went to the KFC there yesterday to get lunch and amount of spastics trying to get into Costco made the 10 minute trip into a 45 min ordeal.

[mighty_tiger_79]

so FC, you can work out the fuel system at Costco but not about burning CDs????

[Footy Chick]

correct.

[Footy Chick]

Well I guess we've just answered one of my questions...

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/costco-fuel-scheme-under-fire-amid-claims-prepaying-customers-not-receiving-change-instantly/story-fni6uo1m-1227130135254

[bennymacca]

i don't see an issue with that. places like hotels do it all the time. non issue imo. it isn't like "stealing" as the person quoted suggests, they don't actually take that money out of your account

[Footy Chick]

oh neither do I... but surely common sense says that if it only normally costs $40 to fill up your tank at normal prices, you're not going to select $50 to fill up the same car 20c/L cheaper...

[HH3]

i don't see an issue with that. places like hotels do it all the time. non issue imo. it isn't like "stealing" as the person quoted suggests, they don't actually take that money out of your account

Some people need their money. What gives any company/bank the right to hold your own money for no reason. If it wasn't spent, you should not have to wait 14 days to get it back. Especially when you have to guess how much it'll cost before you even put anything in, which is always dubious.

[bennymacca]

article says 3 days not 14?

the money never comes out of your account - it just goes on as a "pending charge" on your credit card, and just sits there for 3 days, and then wont actually be charged. i guess if you are close to maxing our your card it will be an issue.

[HH3]

article says 3 days not 14?

the money never comes out of your account - it just goes on as a "pending charge" on your credit card, and just sits there for 3 days, and then wont actually be charged. i guess if you are close to maxing our your card it will be an issue.

ACTUALLY, article says, and I quote

usually within three days, but it can take up to 14

And I never said they take it, but you can't spend it. A lot of times in the last year I have come down to my last $2 before I get paid again, so that $10 could be the difference between eating dinner or not.

[tipper]

its also actually the banks that take their sweet time with the processing too, costco probably dont have any influence in the time it takes at all.

we have had dealings with the banking system here at work lately and the amount of backwards old world rules they have is rediculous. happy to get the money out of you instantly, but when it is going the other way there are so many rules and "cooling off" times that they "must" abide by.....

[Footy Chick]

just like a lot of people dont' realise that BPAY payments can take up to 5 working days to reach their destination, even though the money comes out of your account instantly.

[heater31]

just like a lot of people dont' realise that BPAY payments can take up to 5 working days to reach their destination, even though the money comes out of your account instantly.

Yes your workplace piss me off no end when they have a payment due. Lost count the times that the cash is there at the start of the week yet by the end of the week a smaller payment jumps in before it despite there being enough cash in the account for both but because they are too slow don't get their money.

[bennymacca]

article says 3 days not 14?

the money never comes out of your account - it just goes on as a "pending charge" on your credit card, and just sits there for 3 days, and then wont actually be charged. i guess if you are close to maxing our your card it will be an issue.

ACTUALLY, article says, and I quote

usually within three days, but it can take up to 14

And I never said they take it, but you can't spend it. A lot of times in the last year I have come down to my last $2 before I get paid again, so that $10 could be the difference between eating dinner or not.

fair enough

[HH3]

article says 3 days not 14?

the money never comes out of your account - it just goes on as a "pending charge" on your credit card, and just sits there for 3 days, and then wont actually be charged. i guess if you are close to maxing our your card it will be an issue.

ACTUALLY, article says, and I quote

usually within three days, but it can take up to 14

And I never said they take it, but you can't spend it. A lot of times in the last year I have come down to my last $2 before I get paid again, so that $10 could be the difference between eating dinner or not.

fair enough

WINNER!!!

[bennymacca]

WINNER!!!

savour this moment

[Booney]

WINNER!!!

savour this moment

Regards,

Ben. E. Macca.

[HH3]

People cashing in on my wit.....bloody hell.

Might have to get my lawyer to look into plagiarism.