Been using Wish Gift Cards to fuel up at WWS Caltex and it seems all the Caltex changed to Ampol. Anyone knows if Wish gift cards can still be used at Ampol？
Thank you folks.
Wish Gift Cards Accepted at Ampol after The Change over from Caltex?
soldermask on 22/10/2022 - 16:35
Last edited 22/10/2022 - 18:07 by 1 other user
Last edited 22/10/2022 - 18:07 by 1 other user
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Yup, I can back what @Shadowsfury have stated above to be 100% accurate..
Also to add to the branding 'circus', an EG owned/branded servo will also advertise the 'Save up to 8c' or "Save 4 + 4 promo (by spending $5 in the shop)" at the front of the shop. This 'should' be the sign that the EG Ampol outlet will accept Wish gift cards.
What does EG stand for?
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Here is a handy table for future reference.
Location type Physical WISH Gift Card Accepted? WISH eGift Card Accepted? Physical AmpolCash Gift Card Accepted? AmpolCash Digital Gift Card Accepted? Ampol locations operated by EG Yes Yes Yes No Ampol locations not operated by EG No1 No Yes Participating locations only If you need some hints for determing whether an Ampol location is operated by EG, have a look at this page.
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A little over 200 of these locations used to accept physical WISH gift cards as a payment method, but this arrangement ended on 21 Sep 2021. These locations were almost all part of the former joint venture between Caltex and Woolworths/Safeway, but when this joint venture ended in 2015, these locations were transferred to Caltex to handle the site operations and became fully integrated into the Caltex network. ↩
Question like this is a WM’s Bat Signal
I want to know how our OzBargain superhero WM find these questions to answer without being tagged.
Thanks, would be good to include the 4 cents fuel discount in the table, or is that accepted by both?
I cannot edit the table above anymore, so here is a fresh new table just for you!
Location type Woolworths Fuel Discount Accepted? Ampol locations in TAS operated by EG Yes, 6c/L discount Ampol locations in TAS not operated by EG Participating locations only, 6c/L discount1 Ampol locations on mainland Australia operated by EG Yes, 4c/L discount2 Ampol locations on mainland Australia not operated by EG Participating locations only, 4c/L discount If you ever need a reminder about this information, check the Fuel - Discounts & FAQ page.
Btw, if you were wondering why only around 200 out of approximately 1300 Ampol locations not operated by EG accept the Woolworths fuel discount voucher, it is due to most of these 200 locations previously being joint venture sites when Caltex and Woolworths jointly operated fuel stations (where the Woolworths fuel discount voucher was accepted, and both the fuel pricing and the value of the fuel discount voucher was set by Woolworths themselves).
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You only need to show an Everyday Rewards card in order to receive this discount, and a fuel voucher does not need to be stored on the card. If your card has at least one fuel voucher on it, it will not be deducted from your card. ↩
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Before Ampol and EG agreed to cease legal action against each other in April 2022, there were actually a handful of EG locations on mainland Australia that did not accept Everyday Rewards nor the Woolworths fuel discount voucher. Whilst legal action was ongoing, these locations had their fuel supplied by Chevron (the owners of Puma Energy and the “Caltex” trademark), not Ampol. However, these locations now sell fuel supplied by Ampol, accept Everyday Rewards and the Woolworths fuel discount voucher. ↩
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This is indeed very confusing… turned up at an Ampol station showing the Everyday rewards sign. And while it did allow for 4 cents fuel discount but did not accept Wish giftcard.
Luckily the two nearest Ampol stations to my house are EG Ampol.
I think only the EG Ampol cobranded ones will accept wish gift cards.
The other ones that are "just" Ampol will take the 4c fuel discount but cannot pay by wish gift cards.
Its all very confusing IMO.