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About 6 months ago, Shell introduced pre-paid cards in $25, 50 and 100 denominations which could be used to ~anonymously pay for gas at the pump. Suddenly, Shell has withdrawn all but the nearly-pointless $25 cards. Security problems? Complaints from the Freehdom usurpers? Inquiring minds want to know.
On Wed, 25 Jun 1997, Brad Dolan wrote: > > About 6 months ago, Shell introduced pre-paid cards in $25, 50 and 100 > denominations which could be used to ~anonymously pay for gas at the pump. > Suddenly, Shell has withdrawn all but the nearly-pointless $25 cards. > > Security problems? > > Complaints from the Freehdom usurpers? > > Inquiring minds want to know. Probably because they sold the $50 and $100 at a discount ($48 and $94). Margins are slim in the competitive areas, so getting a 6% discount (on something you can charge to a cashback card) probably ate into their profits. I didn't ask why, but I bought a few $100 since there is a Shell station at the corner :). $100 of gas for $94 - I'll take it while I can.