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Amazon Prime members can now save on gas

by | Oct 23, 2024


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Amazon is sweetening the Prime deal. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Amazon Prime members are getting a new perk: extra savings at the pump. By linking your Amazon account with BP’s loyalty program, you’ll be able to save 10 cents a gallon whenever you fuel up at a participating BP station. Incidentally, it’s a discount much like the one Walmart offers at Exxon stations through its Prime competitor program, Walmart Plus.

Naturally, you need to agree to let BP collect information about you to get your discount. But what’s the harm in joining just one more loyalty program? And so what if BP is walking back its carbon emission goals to maximize profits while the planet burns? Because there is no ethical consumption under capitalism, and also because everything is so god damn expensive lately, I went ahead…

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