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Old 12-03-2012, 12:41 AM   #1414 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Diesel_Dave View Post
YKYAEI this is an actual conversation between you and your wife:

You: "When you fill up your car this week, can you use the discout points we have at Kroger?"

Wife: "Yes, but how come you're not going to use them--you always use them because your fuel tank is so much bigger than mine and they're only good for one fill up per month."

You: "Yes, but I don't need to fill up my tank this month."
I have done this. I carry a couple jerry jugs sometimes when I have a big discount coming. (got over a buck off once, when I was the only one in town driving the civic) On the other hand I look at those types of programs and realize that the groceries are marked up a bit to pay for it.
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