– Giant Eagle, perennial grocer of choice for many in Northeast Ohio, announced that it will discontinue the Foodperks program, per The PD. A spokesperson claimed the program had become too complicated to maintain, citing customer concerns. It’s not a huge loss, as any Giant Eagle devotee would likely explain, but before your heart seizes up, fear not: The company has no plans to do away with the near religious Fuelperks program.
– Relatedly, Solon police spent last weekend arresting people on four separate incidents of Giant Eagle theft.
– West Side Market’s future is looking up, thanks to the likes of Michael Symon and the Cash Mobs community. We’ll catch you at the market, fist-deep in a gyro, when everything opens back up.
– As an update to the T.J. Lane trial, The News-Herald writes that the judge will not move the proceedings anywhere else.
This article appears in Jan 30 – Feb 5, 2013.
Here is the math on FuelPerks. You get 10 cents off for each $50 you spend, right? So, in order to get your $3.50 per gallon gas free, you have to spend $1,750. Let’s assume your gas tank holds 20 gallons for the heck of it. Filling up for free, you would save $70 ($3.50 x 20). So, if you spend $1,750, you can save $70, or 4%. This falls to 3% if you have a 15 gallon tank. Why fuel parks is so popular, I have no idea, but I’d like to think I have the skills to save more than 4% on groceries worth $1750.