Weird Story About Buying Motor Oil

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So Tractor Supply had a special of $11.99 for a 5-quart jug of conventional motor oil and $14.99 for a 5 quart jug of synthetic earlier this year.

This was even cheaper than Walmart.

So I decided to order four jugs online.

While going to the checkout screen, I see that tractor supply also has a $50 gift card if you spend at least $50 on your first order and get their Tractor Supply credit card.

For me this was an automatic deal sweetener. So I decided to apply for the credit card and put it on Autopay.

3 days later I see that one of the items is canceled for no reason.

So I contact Tractor Supply to let them know. They tell me since I already picked up the fourth jug that I should contact the credit card company instead. I do that and they can't do anything for me. They send me back to Tractor Supply.

This morning after several calls, and at least one prior conversation that apparently didn't hit its mark, I decided to call Tractor Supply one final time.

I told them the same thing as before. Also, I let them know that the gift card should only be for $35 since I was charged for only three jugs of motor oil instead of four.

The lady was super kind. She saw the record of the conversation and my request, and actually gave me a full $50 gift card. She said it was the least they could do given the hassle that I went through to make things right.

So now at least I now know where I'm going to get my pine straw this coming spring and summer!

This is a sharp contrast to the Walmart gift cards I was supposed to receive from Citi, and never got. That one has gone on for over a year now with Walmart and Citi pointing their fingers in opposite directions. Every few months. I give a call back but I'm sure that one is history.

Any of you go through anything quite like this?
 
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The best cobranded card I have is the Citi Best Buy card. The Citi Costco card is good too but I don’t have that one right now. I might get it again, not sure yet.

That said, it’s always frustrating when two companies supposedly work together but then point the finger at each other.

Many years ago I had an issue with Xfinity Mobile. I contacted them and they blamed Verizon. But Verizon wouldn’t help me as I was a customer of Xfinity Mobile, not Verizon itself. I don’t even remember what the problem was, but in the end I ditched them because they literally never were able to resolve the problem.

Edit: oh and Ting had a Sprint powered Hotspot plan for a very short period of time. I was one of the few people that signed up for it. What a mess - it literally never worked. I spent like a solid three months with their friendly (albeit unable to fix it) support. I think in the end they just refunded me everything and maybe I’m the reason they discontinued that service. lol.
 
Well that didn't take long now did it?

BITOG.webp
 
I find coupons, gift cards, reward credit cards or new card sign up bonus can be a PITA and the only a few I feel work towards my advantage. Personally I won't take a credit hit inquire for $50, I noticed Walmart is offering $35 if you get a card, NOPE Not Me!

However, Christmas a few years back money was tight and I had kids in school needing computers. So a month before Christmas ( gotta have time to get the card in the mail ) A bank offered $300 if I would get a card and offered me cash back (3%+ a bonus of 1% so total of 4% Cash Back ) on online electronic purchases and gave me 18 months to pay at 0%.

Those 18 months of free money and the $300 plus about $100 cash back on computer ( gifts ) sure helped me buy the kids school PC's. I paid it all off in 18 months at zero %! You can find these bank CC offers on Credit Karma or your bank.
 
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2010Civic said:
Opening a credit card for $50 is not worth the mental energy in my opinion.
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If it's worth my customers time to invest their personal savings, and their lives, towards purchasing my vehicles. Then it's always worth my time to invest my business resources into a better quality product.

Oil changes are cheap. Quality filters are cheap. What isn't cheap is passing the buck.

I may save only about $20 since I own and operate a dealership. But it really takes only about 20 minutes at most. Throw in the fact that I can deduct it on my Schedule C, and I'm really looking at a pre-tax hourly rate of around $75 to $85.

At that price? With my standards? It's definitely worth it.
 
macarose said:
If it's worth my customers time to invest their personal savings, and their lives, towards purchasing my vehicles. Then it's always worth my time to invest my business resources into a better quality product.

Oil changes are cheap. Quality filters are cheap. What isn't cheap is passing the buck.

I may save only about $20 since I own and operate a dealership. But it really takes only about 20 minutes at most. Throw in the fact that I can deduct it on my Schedule C, and I'm really looking at a pre-tax hourly rate of around $75 to $85.

At that price? With my standards? It's definitely worth it.
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No idea what that has to do with opening a credit card to save yourself a few bucks. But if it's worth it to you then great.
 
NiwradND said:
I always find time to change my own oil as I enjoy the job. I like to pick my oil and filters. Sure, I could spend my time on social media instead of changing oil, but that is me being me.
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Now that's a waste of time! Wait, is BTIOG consider social media? No, can't be.
 
Opening a credit card... I usually shoot for $200+
Just did the usbank shopper rewards card its pretty unique offering
6% at walmart and menards among other things.
the intro bonus was $250
 
Two years ago Goodyear had a great year end promotion on a particular tire. If you applied for their credit card you would get $150 off a set of four plus a $100 rebate if bought by the end of the year. I applied and having a great credit score I was instantly authorized. This was the second week of December. I waited for the card to arrive. The day after Christmas I still had not recieved the card. I called the CC company and asked for the CC number so I could do the purchase. They refused to give me the number stating that was their policy. I explained the situation but they still refused.

The card was eventually mailed out after the new year began. They purposely did this to me so they would not have to eat the money.

I shredded the card.
 
walterjay said:
Two years ago Goodyear had a great year end promotion on a particular tire. If you applied for their credit card you would get $150 off a set of four plus a $100 rebate if bought by the end of the year. I applied and having a great credit score I was instantly authorized. This was the second week of December. I waited for the card to arrive. The day after Christmas I still had not recieved the card. I called the CC company and asked for the CC number so I could do the purchase. They refused to give me the number stating that was their policy. I explained the situation but they still refused.

The card was eventually mailed out after the new year began. They purposely did this to me so they would not have to eat the money.

I shredded the card.
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quite odd. I got an instant use temporary 10day card online when I applied for the continental card.. which netted me 80$ so far
and likely another 160 in the next year or so.
any synchrony is a dirtbag bank. I dont even use the 6 months 0%.. Its paid off after the first billing cycle. (ie paid in full 1 payment)
 
PF52 said:
And who changes their own oil anyway? Isn't your time worth more than that?
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Not about time/money saving. All about knowing the correct oil was used, the correct amount put in, the filter is properly tight, the drain plug threads aren't stripped.... of course you know that.

And yet 99% of cars live long lives with their owner knowing nothing about what oil is in there or who did what.
 
macarose said:
If it's worth my customers time to invest their personal savings, and their lives, towards purchasing my vehicles. Then it's always worth my time to invest my business resources into a better quality product.

Oil changes are cheap. Quality filters are cheap. What isn't cheap is passing the buck.

I may save only about $20 since I own and operate a dealership. But it really takes only about 20 minutes at most. Throw in the fact that I can deduct it on my Schedule C, and I'm really looking at a pre-tax hourly rate of around $75 to $85.

At that price? With my standards? It's definitely worth it.
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One thing I learned years ago, Everyone spends and earns and saves his / her money and values his time differently!
Some people will bend over and pick a penny up off the ground when the next guy will knowingly drop a quarter and choose not to spend the energy required to bend over and pick it up...
This is seldom a problem unless you marry another with polar opposite money habits... ( I did 1st marriage and it was a bad problem ).
 
AZjeff said:
Not about time/money saving. All about knowing the correct oil was used, the correct amount put in, the filter is properly tight, the drain plug threads aren't stripped.... of course you know that.
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Yes.... In case it wasn't obvious, my post was pure sarcasm. It's crazy how in a forum heavily geared toward the DIYer, there are some who think we're wasting our time. ;)
 
NiwradND said:
I always find time to change my own oil as I enjoy the job. I like to pick my oil and filters. Sure, I could spend my time on social media instead of changing oil, but that is me being me.
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I think PF52 was speaking in jest - as his screen name is an oil filter, I'm supposing he's a DIYer.
 
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