Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Consumers Get Shelled

I took this picture at a Shell gas station in Dallas. Talk about deceptive advertising! I think it is a deliberate attempt at screwing consumers.

So Shell offers 10% rebates on gas purchases on its credit card. So, they advertise earning $0.38 a gallon. Sounds like a great deal, right? Well, it’s based on $3.82 a gallon. If you look at the actual prices, it’s $1.45 a gallon. So, if you sign up for the Shell Card, you get a whopping rebate of $0.14.

Now, I know prices go up and down. BUT, this is clearly deceptive advertising. The last time gas was $3.82 in Dallas was….never.

Don’t believe the ads. Consumers get shelled at Shell.



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