Want to buy Bluebird

[Don Bradner]

The cc working at the truck islands is unusual, in my experience. In most cases
I've seen, they only accept "fleet" cards, and I get a reject if I try my
Mastercard. I admit that I rarely try anymore, easy enough to pay inside. I also
buy a lot of my fuel in Arizona, and your method would probably end up paying
the truck cash rate, while my way gets another 8 cents per gallon off for being
an RV (tax difference).

I don't like capped rebates. I use a Shell card for all personal purchases,
which has no limit but has to be taken out in Gasoline. I average about $40 per
month in rebates, which unfortunately I use up with today's gas prices.

For my business I use an uncapped 1% Chase card, and average $35,000 per month
in purchases. That's a nice $4200 per year in rebates. Cash, paid at my choosing
in increments of $50 at a time.

Don Bradner
90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
Eureka, CA

On 11/27/2007 at 4:55 AM mbulriss wrote:

>> You cannot swipe a credit card at the pump, but you can swipe the
>> FJ card to authorize the pump. Choose "Cash" and Enter for any
>> question like unit number that is not applicable.
>>
>
>That's not my experience at all. After I swipe the FJ RV card, it
>asks how you are paying. I choose credit and it then asks for the
>credit card. Then I swipe the credit card. When I go in, the ticket
>is already printed with all the discounts. I make up a number for the
>unit number and enter my current mileage for the hub meter reading.
>
>I use the Discover "gas" card and get up to 5% cash back. Used to
>have no cap, then they caught on and it is now capped the 5% rebate at
>some modest (ridiculous) amount like the first $150/month. Then you
>go to the tiered rebate structure for other purchases. I hit 'em hard
>before the 5% cap went on! Seems like I had something like $220 or
>more in rebates the first year.
>
>FWIW,
>
>Mike Bulriss
>1991 WB40 "Txas Minivan"
>San Antonio, TX