In today's
sagging economy, businesses are closing left and right. Even those who are left
standing have suffered massive losses in revenue. And as a further result of
the economic crisis that we are in, competition among businesses has become
really stiff. Hence, a lot of companies have come up with various advertising
promotions meant to entice customers to stick with them in these trying times.
One of the most prevalent and successful promotional offers so far has been the
distribution of prepaid gas cards as incentives for using a company's product
or service.
Gas prices
are among the most volatile in today's economy, going up or down almost in just
a blink of an eye, with much more tendency to go up rather than down. That is
why bundling any product or service with a free gas card is a very attractive
proposition indeed. If you are reasonably well-off financially, it might also
be a good idea to give these gas cards away as gifts. It might be appreciated
more than the usual book or household item that you give out to family and
friends. After all, who wouldn't want to have free gas in these financially
challenging times, right?
Prepaid
gasoline cards are used with the same principle as those of retail gift cards.
A certain amount is deposited as a balance on that card and you can use it to
purchase gas until the balance runs out, after which you can no longer use it
unless the balance is replenished. If your gas card is issued as a MasterCard
without any attachment to a particular gas station, then you can use it to
purchase gas anywhere that a regular MasterCard is accepted. There are also
cards offered exclusively by specific gas companies, which you may only use to
purchase gas at any of that company's branches.
There are
several ways in which you can purchase a gas card. Most gas stations sell them
either at the cashier's counter or at a kiosk and the major gas companies even
offer certain perks if you buy their exclusive cards. Grocery stores and other
retail outlets also offer a wide array of these prepaid cards, but if you
choose to buy from these stores, make sure that you are not being charged a
huge fee for purchasing through them. Another good way of purchasing gasoline
cards is through online merchants. Look for websites that offer the cards at a
discounted rate and make sure that advertises clearly the available balance on
the card.
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