Drivers warned over 'cheap' fuel offer


	Drivers warned over 'cheap' fuel offer

tabsey

7-15-2008 5:36 AM

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4c per litre, saved; 10c per kilo, extra, fo, r the, apples

tabsey says:

About bloody time people were told what actually happens in this con job. Why feel good about saving $2 on a grocery bill, if you get that petrol. Rather the prices were kept down, myself.

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per litre by 2018, Independent Groceries Australia (IGA) stores has
re-launched a fuel promotion offering a four cents per litre
discount.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/drivers-cautioned-over-cheap-fuel-offer/2008/07/14/1215887520122.html?s_rid=smh:top5"><P>The deal is similar to that currently offered by grocery giants
Coles and Woolworths and works on the condition customers spend at
least $30 in an IGA store in order to claim the four cents per
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