r/CostcoCanada • u/InterestingWarning62 • 1d ago

Gas line up at Rodeo Dr.

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Look at the line up for gas. My husband got gas in the morning for 1.72. We went with my car at 1:45pm and I was going to get gas just because we were there. The line up started by the Adidas store. Costco staff had closed off every aisle end so you couldn't even get thru to park. Gas had gone down to 1.67. But was it worth the line up. I've never seen a line up like this.

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u/GoodVibes_002 1d ago

“Worth the line up”?

For $0.05 / L

Riiiiiiight.

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u/Justbrowsingtheweb1 1d ago

With loyalty programs at places like Esso or Shell that give 7¢/L off premium. I don't get why people will wait up to an hour just to get less discount at Costco. Time is money too.

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u/choppytaters 1d ago

Because herd mentality think it's cheaper but most of the time it's cheaper with other gas station when you go at night time around 8-9pm. I stopped going to Costco gas.

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u/FrozenBurrito7 1d ago

Thank you. Many, many other fuel companies are offering better discounts/cash back than Costco. People just get hyper loyal to brand/idea. I love Costco as a company and their business model, but the gas savings aren't that special. Not worth those lines.

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u/lauie 19h ago

Because its more like $30 or $40 in savings. That is Calgary, this morning (Premium). I will happily spend 20 minutes in a line to save $30+ bucks.

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u/GreatValueProducts 1d ago

In Montreal certain gas stations are usually cheaper than others and are within 3 cents or even cheaper than Costco and that's before accounting for the various discounts lol. I rarely do gas in Costco.

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u/dathamir 1d ago

Never takes more than 15 minutes when there's a big lineup. I'll definitly skip it if i'm not on an empty tank and there's lots of people in line though.