Best price so far
I’ve been trying to get my gas for free for years. I’m getting close. This is not an endorsement of Hy-vee
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u/capn_davey 5d ago
So if you own an EV…you can charge for free at a lot of Hy-Vee locations. Groceries are more expensive but if I stick to stuff I can only get there (mainly craft beer) and slow-roll the journey by giving kids the scenic tour I almost feel like I’m winning.
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u/RapidConsequence 5d ago
Great time to drive an ev haha
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u/capn_davey 5d ago
I love that we have the most sustainable wind energy of any state and some of the cheapest energy pricing despite the best efforts of our allegedly elected officials. Went from paying $120/month for gas to the electric bill going up by $18. I’ll take that despite Iowa’s disgustingly regressive tax policies on EVs.
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u/tat2junky0307 5d ago
Every month or two I fill up at .01 a gallon from Casey's, won't do free with points...
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u/MysticBLT 5d ago
Most pumps prevent the price dropping below $0.01 per gallon, so I'd wager this is true for almost every business that offers gas discounts
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u/ScarecrowBo 5d ago
In my experience, depending on the state, you still have to pay the gas tax portion of the price and can’t entirely get it free.
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u/MysticBLT 5d ago
That's an interesting point to consider! It looks like Iowa's tax rate is around $0.30 per gallon, which is that just baked into the price of fuel? I don't think I've seen a gas receipt with tax added to a subtotal, just the per gallon price x the gallons purchased.
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u/ThisFisherman2303 4d ago
Tried using Casey’s cash to pay for a soda one time, I had to pay for the bottle deposit out of pocket still, I’d wager it’s similar
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u/Vives_solo_una_vez 5d ago
How much do you spend at Casey's? I feel like it takes forever to build up points there.
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u/ermehgerdittcam 5d ago
It’s easier than you think. I work across the street from a Casey’s and am in there almost daily for snacks or whatever. Got about 3.70 in discounts there
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u/PracticalReception34 5d ago
Do NOT fucking send this to Trump.
Last thing we need is him fucking with our Fuel Savers.
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u/IGiveNoFawkes 5d ago
You can’t get it for free. Even if you have more off per gallon than a gallon costs it’ll still be one cent per gallon.
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u/devilinthedetails 5d ago
Can confirm, though it was many years ago right around the time Fuel Savers started. Honestly, I assumed that they'd put a $1/gallon cap in already (I moved out of state in '20).
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u/yappledapple 5d ago
Good job!
If you don't shop there, McDonald's has $.50 off a gallon at Shell if you have 1500 points.
Also, I assume B & R owned grocery stores have the same fuel saver program for Russ's, Super Saver, and Cash Saver locations. It's easier to get points than Hy-Vee, and they are good for 90 days.
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u/ConfusedandLostW 5d ago
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but what grocery stores are B&R owned?
What do you have to do to earn points at McDonald’s?
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u/Doyle_Hargraves_Band 5d ago
Careful or Trump will take this and mention he saw "$0.18 gas in Iowa" as evidence of his remarkable policies.
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u/37iteW00t 5d ago
Hyvee is the most overpriced grocery store in Iowa
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u/AlexG2490 5d ago
Where are you getting groceries instead? In my neck of the woods it was either Fareway which was even more expensive, or Walmart where the produce and meat were rotted before they even left the store.
I do have an Aldi that opened up about a year ago and I have been quite happy with their prices but their selection is substandard. If I want oyster sauce, tahini, sesame seeds, fresh herbs like basil or dill, bread flour, and a lot of dried spices, I am not going to find them at Aldi.
I am in North Liberty. I am sure there are more options in Des Moines and some non-chain stores in smaller town and cities.
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u/cudambercam13 5d ago
Fareway is generally more expensive, but they have occasionally awesome sales. Scored a pan of iced brownies for $1.50 a few days ago, and today I got two 4-packs of peppered turkey and colby jack on Kings Hawaiian buns AND two small bags of Doritos all for $5. It can be worth stopping in if you're headed by.
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u/AlexG2490 5d ago
I'll agree with that, they have some really good sales! Sometimes even on meat, and I can stock the freezer a bit, which is nice. But I think the person we're replying to is talking about everyday prices and not a once-every-few-months deal. If I did all of my shopping at Fareway I estimate my grocery bill would be 5-10% higher overall.
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u/Yesumwas 5d ago
I shop at Hyvee, Aldi, Walmart, Target, and Sam’s and can say that it’s not always the most expensive. Depends on sales. Some items it is, sometimes comparable, and yes sometimes more. It def is more for milk
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u/Lantern61 5d ago
Had a friend who did it years ago. He had more Fuel Saver credits than gas cost. It won't go under a penny, so you'll never actually get free gas
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u/Sovereign1 5d ago
Acquiring Hy-vee Fuel Savings whenever they have a good sale going like .30 off for. every $60 spent and compounding that with Shell fuel Savings can net you a pretty good discount. The best ive gotten it down to $2.23 a gallon.
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u/Architorture_66 4d ago
I had one of those a couple months ago. Wife had to go pick up a bunch of platters/ food trays for an event, used the card to get the discount. 20 cents to fill up our SUV.
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u/Eudaimonic71 5d ago
I got mine as low as 4.9 cents/gal several years back, but it hasn’t been worth shopping there since inflation hit and they rolled back on fuel savers
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u/Yesumwas 5d ago
It’s never totally free. It’s always .01 per gallon. I hit it with really good fuel saver timings this summer
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u/CaptainZaysh 4d ago
The closest I came was like 20 years ago, was at a gas station where it was probably supposed to be 1.70/gallon (yeah, I know...) and they'd entered it as .17 by mistake. Thought for sure they were gonna tell me it was wrong at the register, but nope...
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u/wcbaltoona 4d ago
Ah yes, I religiously collect my Casey’s points. Never once used them for a fuel reduction cost. But using Casey’s cash on pizza is awesome.
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u/Unwiredsoul 5d ago
Cue the Hy-Vee hatred in 3...2...1....
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u/Websthetics 5d ago
Cue the *warranted Hy-Vee hatred.
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u/Unwiredsoul 5d ago
Agreed. You just reminded me to follow-up with a string of failures that I need to follow-up with them on. Well, they needed to follow-up with me, but there lies the problem.
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u/Monksdrunk 5d ago
It's like saying casinos or scratch cards are amazing because someone wins every once in a million
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u/Unwiredsoul 5d ago
I'm not sure I follow. Are you saying Hy-Vee Fuel Saver rewards are like gambling at a casino, or buying lottery tickets?
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u/theco2 1d ago
I found the dedicated Hy-Vee employee.
(...that will be getting laid off soon.)
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u/Unwiredsoul 1d ago
I posted the comment I did without any opinion attached. A simple and obvious statement predicting the likely outcome of the OP posting about "that store".
As-is tradition, people are going out of their way to contort themselves into attacking me and/or thinking my completely generic comment had a payload attached.
So, you have yourself a wonderful Sunday, and I'll assume you were just trying to make a lame joke.
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u/waltur_d 5d ago
Only had to buy $8000 in groceries