Comments on WonderBlog: Difference in opinion

Let me take a different approach: Kroger sucks and...

2008-12-04T00:37:00.000-05:00

Let me take a different approach: Kroger sucks and their prices on everything are really high!! I make it a point to not shop there because I can go just about anywhere else and get the same items cheaper: Biggs (Supervalu), Save-A-Lot (also Supervalu), Aldi, Wal-Mart, Meijer...

I asked the attendant what my options were because...

2008-11-25T14:47:00.000-05:00

I asked the attendant what my options were because it seemed so odd. Here are the two options she said that customers have: save 10¢, don't save 10¢. I went with saving.

i'm gonna go out on a limb and agree with jeff. i ...

2008-11-25T14:02:00.000-05:00

i'm gonna go out on a limb and agree with jeff. i think it's just an extra step that some folks in a hurry might not pick up on and thus pay full price.

i think that luckyfrog has an interesting idea, but [and i could be wrong] i have yet to not get the discount after my wife has filled up her tank. we'll use it two or three times in a row and still get the discount.

I think Luckeyfrog has it nailed. This is in respo...

2008-11-25T10:24:00.000-05:00

I think Luckeyfrog has it nailed. This is in response to families with one card, and multiple cars, need to have more say over who gets the discount. It forces someone to stop and think if the discount could be better applied to a different vehicle.

I would have to say it seems kind of shady that th...

2008-11-25T09:02:00.000-05:00

I would have to say it seems kind of shady that they are now asking whether you want to save 10 cents. I think if you had the option to save 10 cents or do something else, I might understand it more. For example, save 10 cents or do donate it. That's my two cents and yes, I would like to keep it for now. Unless I can use it for something else...

The first time I got that message I thought "As op...

2008-11-24T15:47:00.000-05:00

The first time I got that message I thought "As opposed to what? Are they offering me something other than the ten cents off gas?" I had to read the message several time over, because like Jeff I thought they'd be assumptive about my wanting the discount and then when they weren't I get suspicious -- "what are they trying to pull" I think. It's nice that Matt is not as jaded and cynical as the rest of us.

All members of my family with cars have a copy of ...

2008-11-24T15:27:00.000-05:00

All members of my family with cars have a copy of our Kroger Plus card, and you can only get the 10 cents off once you've racked up $100 in groceries. If I go and add a quarter gallon to my car and a couple of days later my mom needs to fill the van up (which has a much bigger tank), she doesn't get the discount.

Maybe the message is so that you can stop by and grab a couple of gallons when the price is low but you'd rather save your discount for the next time you fill up (and would save more). I think that makes sense, even if it adds what seems like an unnecessary step for most customers.

I have to agree that it's silly to ask, though I d...

2008-11-24T15:10:00.000-05:00

I have to agree that it's silly to ask, though I don't see how it's any different when you make a purchase in a Kroger store. You just want to save money and want it to happen automatically when your loyalty card is swiped. But the cashier will always remind you how much money you saved and it is also printed there on the receipt.

Maybe the gas pump message would be more effective if it told you how much you saved after you pay, rather than prompt you before?