Hi Choice Cheapies,
In the last day or so I tried at my local Z energy station in Auckland to use my (2) Z app fuel discount coupons for a fuel purchase, before expiry. (And didnt have my flybuys card on me so asked for the usual under counter "flybuys" blank card use to stack the standard 6 c per litre discount). All this but just one coupon (10 cents) refused by the counter staff, saying basically (I paraphrase) "its now Z energy policy to not honor any fuel discount coupons, except one (stingy) discount per fuel purchase".
Us Kiwi's have some simply choices here as to how to resist these super high fuel pump price ripoff in NZ. (Compared to our Aussies cousins fuel pump prices -Brisbane, the G.C etc, I acknowledge a generous allowance in our NZ pricing for our higer GST and NZ government tax): Ok, stop buying ANY other items at their stores when you fill up at any of the big oil majors: Z, BP, Caltex, and Mobil. (Gull etc are at least trying to keep their prices down).
2ndly we need to send a clear message to this Labor - coalition government, that the "do nothing, but cheap talk talk, and order fancy expensive reports on NZ's ripoff fuel prices problem" are over: no action on this price of living issue in NZ, means we withold our vote for you at the next, any local, or electrorate, elections.
So whats the thinking amongest us - time for some action on this issue ?!.
I tried my flybuys + Z app this week and they allowed it. I guess it all depends on who is behind the counter (there is always a different person every time I visit Z lol). But yeah I agree eventually all staff will get the memo and disallow 2x discounts. As for the current coalition govt, they will definitely lose the next election. That is a certainty.