Tom Thumb offers a six cent a gallon discount on its brand of gasoline when customers purchase over a certain amount of groceries. I have received a six cent discount receipt several times only to use it and find out I only got a three cent per gallon discount.
Granted, this does not amount to a significant chunk of change for an individual, it could add up to a pretty large amount on a collective customer basis. I am appalled that Tom Thumb engages in such deceptive practices, particularly since there is a relativly strong degree of consumer sensitivity about gasoline prices these days.
If it only happened once to me, I would consider it an anamoly but it is repeated. Why just not offer it if you are going to lie about it, I say?
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