Oh the glamorous life of a homeowner – this afternoon we had to replace a broken toilet in our main bathroom. We knew that purchasing a new toilet would cost us about $200. Fun, fun. Instead of just heading to Lowe’s we strategically stopped into Safeway first, where I knew gift card purchases were earning 4x gas rewards.
I happen to have a Just For U offer for 5x rewards on gift card purchase, which I added to my card before we got there. We purchase a $200 Lowe’s gift card at Safeway – to buy the toilet – and earned 1,000 rewards points, the equivalent of $1 off per gallon!
This was money we were going to spend anyway at Lowe’s, but by stopping at Safeway first, we earned valuable gas rewards! We will wait until our gas tank is near empty to gas up, so we can get the maximum savings – which should be close to $15-$18 off a tank! That’s one tank helping another. š
And I’m awfully proud, because thanks to some official research on YouTube, we installed that toilet like pros. š
p.s. I got a HOT tip from Jaime over on Facebook that the toilet we purchased qualifies for a $100 rebate from the local clean water alliance!Ā
Melissa Hansson says
Thanks Nicole & Chuck! I appreciate the info!
Chuck says
Of course you must take the gas can for the lawn mower. Safeway now only allows discount up to 25 gallons so I make sure to get it all.
Melissa Hansson says
I really don’t understand how Safeway gas reward points work. I’ve read everything on their site & it’s stil confusing to me. Safeway’s J4U site says I have 7 gas rewards. What does that mean & how do I use them? Can someone explain it or link to somewhere that does? Thank you!!
Nicole Flory says
You use them at the gas pump. You slide your card or enter your phone number at the pump and it will ask you if you want to use your gas rewards. 1 reward = 10 cents off per gallon.
Chuck says
Melissa,
You can use your gas rewards at the Safeway gas stations. You run your rewards card through the pump scanner (just as you do a credit or debit card) and the pump will automatically lower the price per gallon by the amount of points you have. So if you were to buy gas today and the regular price is $3.599 per gallon, the price for you would drop to $2.899.
I see where other gas stations, 76 and Chevron are starting to give the Safeway discount as well.
Ask the clerk at the gas station if you need more help.
Anne says
I like your tank joke! Don’t you love the you tube home repair videos? We’ve fixed our toliet and my husband replaced a broken light switch and installed a new doorknob and lock after watching those videos. It’s nice to save money that way but more, I like the feeling of competence and satisfaction of doing it ourselves.
Heather Clarke says
Yes! What did people do before YouTube or Google. I mean seriously.
I love the accomplishment of a DIY project that works. It’s when it doesn’t work out (which happens more than I’d like to admit) that I think – what was I thinking!?!?!?!
Celia Husmann says
You better have used a competitor coupon at Lowe’s for that toilet! š