BP Amoco Visa was a dud...not cool

So before the H.O.W. trip I try to be the smart consumer and try to figure a way to save money on gas......

I get most of my gas at the BP Amoco station up the street. They have a promotion that gives you 10% credit for all of your gas purchases for the first 60 days on their VISA. So I waited until about three weeks before the trip to sign up. To my surprise, the card came within 2 days. They also started my promo period the day they sent it....that was the first problem.....so I call and the customer service rep tells me....no problem...that does not sound fair.....they will try to move the start date to when I actually opened and activated the card....a few days before the trip. A letter a few days later told me..... tough luck.

The other issue was finding a BP gas station. I only hit 3-4 stations in the 8,000 miles we drove. I guess I bet on the wrong horse. I ended up buying a lot of gas from Sinclair?????

Lastly, when the first bill came.....the really small type on the bottom of the page told me about my credit. If I was not looking for it....I would of missed it. I had to call BP and ask them to send me a gas card. I guess they are hoping people will not read their bills or forget...

The only bright spot is that I did get a $50 gift card for the purchases...I was calculating my savings at about $250....still better then a poke in the eye.