Member Offer: My Esso Card

Following on from my previous post, the way I understood Rowena's opening post members would get the stated savings off the advertised pump price.Seems as the offer is TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

not sure which Esso card you have been given but last weeks price for regular diesel should have been £1.236 per ltr as per the text message. Have to say I have never had an email saying they were going to take any monies from my account, it just happened. I cant believe I am the only person for which this card is working correctly For all those not in the know next weeks price for regular diesel is £1.199 per ltr, but if you prefer super market diesel please go ahead 

Does Esso come from Harrods then? And the rest comes from Poundland? 

from what i recall the post stated that each Friday we would be sent a text message giving the Esso Card price for regular/premium petro/diesel per ltr, so e.g. this coming week the price for regular diesel using your card should be £1.199 per ltr, irrespective of the pump price, in fact without checking back there is some formula that says that if the pump price falls to less than the card price then Esso guarantee to give you a saving of 1 pence over whatever that price may be, so technically you should never loose out, it is just that the saving will be not so great.

this is what the offer states

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What is the saving?

On average members will typically save 8p per litre on premium diesel or unleaded fuel and 5p per litre on standard diesel or unleaded fuel. That’s a typical saving of £5.60 per tank on premium fuel or £3.50 on standard fuel (based on 70 litre tank of fuel).

The saving varies based on the My Esso Card special rate and the Esso pump price rate. In the unlikely event that the pump price is lower than the My Esso Card special rate members are guaranteed to save 1p per litre on the pump price. You can use the My Esso Card to fill up all your vehicles, not just the one you tour with.

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so your saving will vary dependant upon the card price vs the pump price.

In my eyes there is no saving - fuel prices at supermarkets are the same as 'THE CARD' price - if not cheaper. 

now you are being facetious, when I am trying to resolve /answer some important issues

Oh gawd, so dont use the card simple but for some supermarkets are not easily accesible, and some prefer not to use supermarket fuel, and some prefer not to carry another card etc etc etc thank goodness we are not all the same 

Fuel is all the same - it all comes from the various refineries around the country - if you prefer shopping at Harrods as apposed to Lidl/Aldi/Asda etc then so be it.

It is annoying having debits hanging around for a week or more before they happen.  Not sure why you think it is interest free credit?  Not an issue if we were able to link it to our CC.