TRIP NEWSAfter receiving an interesting article about Scrip use versus credit card use, it would be useful to see the advantages of participating in the St. Francis’ TRIP program versus using a 1% cash back bonus credit card.
The following is a sample of what could be spent in a year on gas, groceries, pizza night, and a once a week stop at DQ and the rebate offered.
GAS- CREDIT CARD: $50 per week, for a year= a $26 rebate
- SCRIP: $50 per week, for a year= BP or Shell, a $32.24; Get Go or Speedway, using 2-$25 cards,=a $97.76 rebate, a $50 card = a $97.24 rebate
GROCERIES- CREDIT CARD: Walmart, $200 per week, for a year, Giant Eagle, $50 per week, for a year= a $130 rebate
- SCRIP: Walmart, $200 per week, for a year=$232.96, Giant Eagle, $50 per week, for a year=$97.76 =a $330.72 total grocery rebate
- *Ross Food Market, a local vendor, offers a 4% return, $60 per week, for a year= a 124.80 rebate, compared to a 1% rebate of $31.20 using the credit card
PIZZACREDIT CARD: Dominoes, $25 per week, for a year= a
$13.00 rebate Little Caesar’s, $20 per week, for a year= a
$10.40 rebateSCRIP: Dominoes, $25 per week, for a year= a
$100.36 rebate Little Caesar’s, $20 per week, for a year= an
$80.60 rebateDAIRY QUEEN, local vendorCREDIT CARD: $25 per week, for a year= a
$13 rebateSCRIP: $25 per week, for a year= a
$130 rebateThe Christmas season is right around the corner! Check out the gift cards available at
shopwithscrip.com for all your gift giving and holiday meal preparation needs. Rebates add up quickly, beyond the weekly shopping of gas and groceries, when gift giving is included. If you are not set up with a TRIP account or PrestoPay, you still have time!
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