[Hack] $1.25 Petrol for $1 @ Costco Fuel Stations (Membership Required)

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Discovered this when trying to use a remaining $1 balance on a Westfield gift card from this deal.

Steps:

  1. Scan Costco membership card at pump
  2. Enter prepaid amount of $1
  3. Complete payment
  4. Pump dispenses approx. $1.25 worth of fuel
  5. Repeat to fill car

Enjoy:)

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  • +169

    repeat 100 times to fill your car

    • +99

      And the guy behind you will have Harsh & Deep feelings

      • +96

        i know a guy named harshdeep…

      • +6

        And the guy behind you will have Harsh & Deep feelings

        I hope you have private health insurance as I feel a couple of broken bones coming on

      • Did you mean Hardeep.

        • +2

          Once met an Indian guy called Hardick (at Aldi cashier) as well as Deep and Harsh

          Also an elderly Chinese man with a name tag: Yung Tu Soon

          • +1

            @YoursTruly: LMAO.

            Imagine…

            Deep Harsh Hardik
            Yung Cum Tu Soon

            In the same family…. :)

      • +2

        He might like harsh deep feelings, with a bit of Sandeep on the side

        • +2

          Dont get me started on ramming deep

      • And the guy behind you will have Harsh & Deep feelings

        Not if you share the hack with them.. share and care :)

    • +5

      where is my knife….

      • +10

        In da machete bin ?

    • +3

      Challenge accepted…

      • +10

        I have 60L car with current rate say $3 = I would need do it for only 144 times to save $15

        • +3

          Challenge not accepted then…

          • +8

            @nightelves: It’s not about saving money. It’s about filling that empty void of time we call life.

        • +2

          Just be glad you are not behind a truck with tanks up to 200 plus litres…it would take some time to complete the challenge…..🤔

        • Wonder what it would be for 90L 🧐

    • +2

      Bsdk

  • +70

    This is the woolworths self checkout rounding error all over again.

    • +5

      I'm waiting to witness that one folk who availed this deal to full their tank.

  • +7

    If only it worked with $100

    • I don't see why not. You should be able to get $100.25, great value

  • +8

    No……

    • -3

      How much petrol should cost before you give up and use this hack? $4 or $5 a litre?

      If my rough calculations are correct at $4 a litre with a 60l tank, doing it 240 times will save you $48. But it will probably take 2 hours.

      • +19

        $48 post tax for 2 hrs is higher than minimum wage. Good deal! 😅

        • +1

          Obviously it doesn't make sense, but then again there isn't a shortage of people rummaging through bins for cans to get 10c.

      • +1

        At $4 a litre, this hack would only reduce the effective cost to $3 a litre

        EV would be much cheaper

        • +3

          EV has a much higher upfront cost, no?

          • -2
            • +1

              @MichQ: While they may not cost much different when comparing to another new car, a new car has a much larger upfront cost compared to a tank of fuel.

          • -1

            @Quarter Pounder: At $4 a litre you’re probably looking at $14k a year for petrol.

            For a town car, BYD Atto 1 is 27k drive away. So that petrol cost would only take two years to pay off a new car.

            Obviously a bit longer if you factor in electricity.

            • @ozbking: Yeah, have an EV on order at the moment, higher upfront cost, and the base atto 1 is missing essentially battery cooling tech.

              Insurance is slightly inflated, but enough to brush off.

      • The higher the petrol price, the worse this gets. At $5/L, you get a cup of petrol. Assuming 10L/100km fuel economy, your car cant even get to the other side of Lidcombe. How many times would you need to fill to recoup the trip to/from Costco?

  • +44

    lmao true ozbargainer

  • +65

    Seems like a pretty poor $ payback rate for your loss of time and dignity.

    • +29

      for your loss of time and dignity.

      and risk of being attacked by the plumber waiting in the ute behind you.

      • +55

        Can’t spell Ranger without anger

        • +2

          Whenever we see a Ranger doing something dangerous we tell "Ranger Danger!"

        • Ranger or Ranga?

        • Whenever I see one (which is often), I say out loud… "RRRRRRRrrrrrrr… ANGER!!!!!"

      • -1

        Are there really that many people with SDS?

    • +6

      OzBargainers sold their dignity for less. Don't worry about that

    • about that 2 cents earned clicking on an ad daily for a wk. People don't realise they are going to spend $$$ more in the future just because of the frequent brand exposure

  • +19

    Wow.. everyone in queue will be pleased to see me doing this 😂

  • +50

    Driving 45 mins to my nearest Costco to sign up for a $60 membership and save me $0.25

    • +8

      This is the way

    • +2

      $65 not $60.. it has been $65 for nearly a year now :)

    • +3

      Solution to offset the membership cost: buy a boat with a 260L+ tank and fill that up too.

  • +13

    BIG NEWS FOR THE UNEMPLOYED:

  • +103

    Rare case where refilling a car will be slower than charging an EV 😂

    • +4

      Having seen we the lines recently, a 15min wait to charge an EV looks like an express lane.

  • +4

    I like the cut of your jib.

    • +3

      What's a jib?

      • +2

        Arrrrgh, it's me fore sail.

        • +3

          Ha, promote that man.

        • +1

          How much do you cost?

  • Gonna make the 20 car waiting line line really pissed off while I do this!

    • +4

      You would definitely be rammed by a ranger if you actually tried this

    • Costco lines are big enough cars can easily overtake and park.

    • +1

      Chuck hazard light and some cones

      • +2

        Traffic cones?

        • +1

          I scream cones

  • +2

    lol. great one. deal is targeted as not whole community here have Costco membership.

    • +1

      That's the beauty of it.

      You go in, sign up, fill up, then ask for your membership to be refunded!

  • +2

    You forgot the cost of tine

    • +8

      Tine is priceless

      • +2

        Tine is prizeless?

        • +3

          Tine is momey.

    • +1

      Well fork that!

  • Do they have a .5L minimum dispense amount? That could be what's tripping it up.

  • +10

    Use the HSBC everyday card while you are at it. 1.25$ patrol for $0.98!

    • Cost me 88c using the westfield gift card!

  • Just out of curiosity, how many times did you repeat it, OP?

  • A true blue Ozbargainer

  • -1

    there are easier ways to steal petrol

  • Hahahhaha
    This is so funny
    Pretty sure they will ask you leave or the rest of the ppl will make you leave

  • +1

    Why aliens hate earth

  • +15

    prtty sure the minimum accurate delivery is between 2L and 5L.
    youre prob getting not even what youre paying for

    • Yeah I thought 2L minimum

  • +3

    You cant be serious….

  • In b4 belongs in forums

  • +3

    Note that, insert card because if you tap at Costco for fuel they take a $100 holding deposit (unless things have recently changed)

  • +4

    The hardest thing for this hack is to find at least 50x Westfield gift cards with $1 balance. The second hardest thing is…. well you all know I bet… is to find time to fill 50 times

  • +2

    Since costco already got your membership details, they be after you missing dollar 😝

  • +1

    So that's why I have to wait that long! 🤣

  • +2

    Wow, this is truly next level ozb in the fuel crisis. Let go boys, ozb party at costco tonight yeah

  • -2

    lmao they have my info already. but tempting with this current situation

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