Petrol emotion

A loyalty programme is a bribe, plain and simple, and it is fair to point out that nothing is ever free. Take petrol as a good example.

All the private operators have the lowest price, that’s because they sell it as it is with essentially no bribe; no 6c discount, no free coffee with a muffin. The stupid thing about petrol is that it’s all the same no matter what bowser you stand at.

I support my local independent because it is cheaper than anywhere I have seen. My car still goes fast, and my daily coffee goes to the local cafe owners, who in this time of Covid, need all the support they can get. John Ford, Taradale.