EDR Targeted Bonus Point Promotions

[ellen10]

Very quiet on the offers front it seems.

 

[JohnK]

I tend to agree.

Either less people are posting about the offers they are receiving or people are receiving less offers.

 

[DeKa]

Nothing here since 26 June.

 

[GMT]

I have nothing.

 

[rainbowgirl]

My gut feeling is that there are less offers around. I also think WW are experimenting as to the best time to send out offers. They seem to mostly occur on Tuesday evenings, and occasionally on Fridays for the weekend only fuel offers. Other offers drift in during other days but not many. We got three offers last Tuesday, a bakery offer on Wednesday and a fuel offer for the weekend. The week before this it was very quiet. I still liked the period last year when I was getting multiple offers on the same card each week which I could usually stack.

 

[penegal]

Problem is I have found a nice new local fruit shop that blows Woolies fruit/veg out of the water for quality/price

I rarely buy fresh food from the "fresh food people".

Queen Vic Market and/or a local shop near me get my business as the quality (and often price) is better.

 

[penegal]

On the fuel discussion:

There is a part of me which is close to buying some more jerry cans. With the price differential and the price cycle becoming longer, having a capacity greater than your car isn't such a bad idea. Of course they are messy and refilling is annoying, but it is an option.


My driving is very manic depending on work needs and which country I am in. There are months where I will barely drive, but when I need to visit multiple sites across Melbourne on consecutive days I can easily do 500km a week in my own car.

 

[zig]

No offers here.

 

[The Rok]

Nothing here for a while.

 

[AdMEL]

On the fuel discussion:

There is a part of me which is close to buying some more jerry cans. With the price differential and the price cycle becoming longer, having a capacity greater than your car isn't such a bad idea. Of course they are messy and refilling is annoying, but it is an option.


My driving is very manic depending on work needs and which country I am in. There are months where I will barely drive, but when I need to visit multiple sites across Melbourne on consecutive days I can easily do 500km a week in my own car.

You do realise fuel goes off, don't you?

 

[will2rob]

You do realise fuel goes off, don't you?

Stored properly, it will last six months in a container. Not that big an issue.

How long does fuel last?

This is an important question when you’ve got a car that’s rarely driven or you have fuel stored in drums. The last thing you want is a tankful of ‘off’ fuel that can damage your fuel system or possibly even kill your engine.

According to Shell Australia’s Technical Advice Centre Manager, Warren Scott, you can generally store fuel in a sealed container for around six months before it starts to deteriorate. This assumes it’s kept relatively cool and away from direct sunlight.

“But if the container is not properly sealed or it’s repeatedly opened, [fuel] will start to evaporate and you lose some of the light components in the fuel,” Mr Warren says.

Those light components include highly important butane. As these components are lost, the fuel loses its volatility. Mr Warren says this makes the car difficult to start.

In warm conditions, fuel is especially prone to oxidisation which causes lacquer and gums to form. As a result, the fuel turns dark in colour, loses its clarity and smells like paint stripper.


Gary Whitfield, Senior Fuel Chemist at BP Australia, says that in the right conditions, fuel can last up to 12 months. But once the container is opened, the fuel will start to degrade.

“Once the seal is broken, a vapour space is formed in the container and the fuel will start to deteriorate more rapidly,” he says.

Okay, so what about fuel that’s left in your car’s tank for a long period of time?

Mr Whitfield claims fuel in a car’s tank can last for up to four weeks before it becomes considerably denser. When this happens, the engine is effectively over-fuelled (without any change in injector pulse-width) and there’s an increased chance of carbon deposition onto spark plugs and inside the combustion chamber. This can cause driveability problems such as stutters and misses.

“Regular unleaded fuel will lose a small amount of octane over time but in our low-sulphur and high detergent Ultimate fuel it might increase very slightly. It might increase 1 RON in four weeks – but it’s not something I’d bother chasing,” he says.

“Keep in mind that typical variation in BP Ultimate is 98 – 100 RON while normal unleaded ranges between 91 – 93 RON.”


Mr Warren says that in most cases, it’s only when fuel is left in the tank for several months there’s the risk of engine damage. This is much more likely to occur in cars running dual LPG/petrol systems.

“By this time the fuel will have gone dark and gummy and can clag the fuel pump, filter and injectors,” Mr Warren says. It can also leave a lacquer deposit on the inside of the fuel tank which is difficult to remove.

In addition, it’s important to be aware that fuel brews – specifically fuel volatility - varies on a month to month basis. Standards vary from state to state but, generally, volatility is reduced during summer months to reduce evaporative emissions. Mr Whitfield says this typically makes the engine slightly harder to start but there is no change in octane.

 

[will2rob]

I have found that the offers are invariably sent to me on a Tuesday, with the odd fuel offer late in the week. I generally get two offers on a Tuesday.

Interestingly, neither my wife or daughters ever receive an offer, notwithstanding they are registered.

 

[whatmeworry]

You do realise fuel goes off, don't you?

Properly stored it should last between 3 months to a year.

 

[Edge]

I've had a couple in the last week. Bonus points for spending $10+ on meat (didn't take advantage of - buy my meat from the market) and 500 bonus points for spending $80 at BWS (snapped this one up - two bottles of johnnie black)

 

[drron]

No offers for 3 weeks now but that is good.I got more offers than ever before for the first 3 weeks I was working away which is when I will use a supermarket.Hardly ever shop at WW when I am home.Normally the few offers I get are when I am OS.Maybe WW got my destination wrong!

 

[Natalie_B]

No offers for me this week or last. Mr Natalie got 1 last week but nothing so far for him.

 

[QF WP]

Once I was getting multiple offers a week - now nothing. Hopefully my time will come again. I think I need a month of shopping at Coles

 

[Natalie_B]

Hopefully my time will come again.

We share the same dream

 

[markis10]

Still dreaming of select or macro more than once offers, so are the hungry Mexican cats

 

[Major]

Still dreaming of select or macro more than once offers, so are the hungry Mexican cats

Then they should like Taco seasoning