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
or
Amoco
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
and
signed
up
for
the
discount.
You
link
your
Amazon
Prime
account
with
BP’s
cringingly
named
Earnify
rewards
program
by
supplying
your
phone
number.
Agree
to
some
terms
and
conditions
and
you’re
all
set.
It
doesn’t
appear
that
you
necessarily
need
to
download
BP’s
Earnify
app
to
cash
in
on
the
discount,
but
I
did,
and
by
doing
so
I
was
rewarded
yet
again
with
enough
points
to
earn
a
free
BBQ
Rib
Sandwich
at
ampm.
What
a
time
to
be
alive.
Amazon
says
that
in
2025,
the
discount
program
will
expand
to
include
savings
for
EV
charging.
For
now,
it
looks
like
a
move
to
help
boost
Prime’s
appeal
as
subscription
and
streaming
service
prices
keep
climbing
higher.
The
company
also
added
free
food
delivery
through
Grubhub
this
summer.
The
strategy
seems
to
be
working
—
analysts
at
CIRP
estimate
that
about
three
quarters
of
Amazon
shoppers
are
Prime
members,
up
from
50
percent
in
2016.
(Originally posted by Allison Johnson)
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