The upside app
- Thread starter NWICY
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Another thread posted earlier this year
Upside Gas App
Anyone use the Upside App when buying gas? I heard a commercial about it and decided to try it. Haven't used it for gas yet but curious what everyone's feedback on it is.
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Without reading back through it, my memory is posters were fairly mixed.
I use it when I remember to claim the reward. Definitely not getting rich here.
Most of the time I'm getting 10-11 cents per gallon, so like $1.50 on a fill up.
Yah that ad about "I've made $200". So dumb.
It would be great for someone that travels for work and uses a company fleet card though.
I signed up for it a little more than a year ago and would generally get around $.15 /gal. After making maybe $10 in the span of a few months I lost interest. I just opened the app and looks like in Ames the biggest cash back has offer is .01/gal at Casey’s.
It’s not hard to use the app but at those prices it’s not worth even the minimal hassle.
It’s not hard to use the app but at those prices it’s not worth even the minimal hassle.
This is correct. I travel for work and pull in just over $200/year. That takes several gas fills per week on a truck.
It sounds like no downside but little upside for a lot of people. But decent upside for some.
The only way I can see the way these apps make money are by collecting data and selling it. Probably not a huge deal for most. But it could be collecting GPS data (speed, etc) and selling it back to your insurance company or other data brokers that sell it to your insurance company.
As I said in the other one the way to make big money is to utilize the pyramid scheme aspect of it as you get the "passive" income of 1 cent or whatever for every gallon that people that sign up using your invite code pump. Also I have a feeling in other areas it may be more prevalent as around the CR area it is mostly Caseys, a couple of BPs and like two Kwik Stars ranging from .26-.36. Restaurant wise it is 8 total restaurants.
I use it. It's simple. The rewards are small so I don't feel bad if I forget to use it. Every couple of months I'll build up $20 and transfer that to my bank.
It may work better @NWICY for you with as much time as you spend on the road. I guess you just need to make sure the gas station in the small towns use it. I suspect you'll be OK. I think most Casey's and Kwik Whatevers use it. When you're in Minnesota most Holidays participate.
It may work better @NWICY for you with as much time as you spend on the road. I guess you just need to make sure the gas station in the small towns use it. I suspect you'll be OK. I think most Casey's and Kwik Whatevers use it. When you're in Minnesota most Holidays participate.
