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Pumps that Jump?

HateLPG · 2011-12-04 17:31:53

I have recently noticed a worrying trend when filling up my car and have seen two different manifestations of this: 1) I am a bit "old school" and although I invariably pay by card, I am still in the habit of filling to the nearest pound (or tenner). On many ocassions now, I have noticed that no matter how carefully I…

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andygb Posts: 14,655 Forumite

4 December 2011 at 10:30PM

TrickyWicky wrote: »

I don't suppose it's Sainsburys by any chance where you're suffering this?

I have noticed this at Sainsburys, and I reckon it is down to the Nectar card, because you gain points on even pounds not one pence below. So if there is a fiddle going on, then it is more likely to happen to customers who try to hit the even pound mark.

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