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Discover® Card Offers Consumers Relief From Escalating Gas Prices With Two Distinctive Options
April 18, 2006
Riverwoods, Illinois, April 18, 2006 – According
to the American Automobile Association (AAA),
retail gas prices across the country jumped nearly
20 cents in the past two weeks. The national
average price for self-serve regular unleaded
increased to $2.78 a gallon, which is 54 cents
higher than they were a year ago. As
gas prices continue to rise, Discover®
Card offers consumers relief at the pumps with
two distinctive offerings:
- The Get
More program gives Discover Cardmembers the opportunity
to earn 5% Cashback Bonus® on
purchases of gas, auto parts and services throughout
April, May and June, plus up to 1% Cashback
Bonus on all other purchases.
- The
Discover Platinum Gas Card offers full 5% Cashback
Bonus on gas purchases and up to 1% Cashback
Bonus on all other purchases all year-round.
“As gas prices pick up speed, we are
happy to help our Cardmembers spend less at the
pumps,” said Julie Loeger, vice president of rewards
marketing for Discover Financial Services, Discover
Card division. “With the Discover Platinum Gas
Card or the Get More program, we are offering
our Cardmembers two great ways to earn bigger
rewards, faster and easier, on purchases that
are part of their daily lives.”
The
Get More Program Provides Relief At The Pumps
From April Through June From April
1 through June 30, Cardmembers who take advantage
of the Get More program will receive a full 5%
Cashback Bonus on gas purchases at all
gas stations across the country, as well as on
auto parts and services at a number of leading
national partners, including Autozone®,
Firestone Complete Auto Care®, Pep
Boys, Midas®, and Sears Auto Center.
Cardmembers who take advantage of this program
could see savings of $50 for gas and auto service
purchases and $300 if they participate in the
Get More program all year round, plus up to 1%
Cashback Bonus on all other purchases.
The Get More program is free to Discover
Cardmembers and it’s an opportunity for them to
earn 5% Cashback Bonus in over 15 different
categories that align with their seasonal shopping
needs. Every three months the categories change
so Cardmembers have the opportunity to earn additional
rewards throughout the year. For example, in
July, August and September, Cardmembers can get
5% Cashback Bonus on apparel, supplies
and education expenses. In October, November
and December, the Get More program features 5%
Cashback Bonus on holiday shopping items
such as music and books. Since the program’s
inception in 2005, over 10 million participants
have taken advantage of the Get More program.
Year–Round Savings On Gas With
The Discover Platinum Gas Card For
consumers who wish to earn year-round savings
on gas, The Discover Platinum Gas Card offers
Cardmembers full 5% Cashback Bonus on all
gas purchases and up to 1% Cashback Bonus
on all other purchases. The card also offers
additional industry–leading features such as unlimited
cash rewards that never expire for active Cardmembers,
the option to get their rewards in cash or double
their rewards (turn $20 into $40) when they redeem
for gift cards or certificates from many of Discover’s
60 brand-name partners, complete fraud protection,
customer service that puts Cardmembers first and
no annual fee. For more information about
Discover's Get More program and the Discover Platinum
Gas Card, including terms and conditions, please
visit www.Discovercard.com.
About Discover Financial Services
LLC Discover Financial Services LLC,
a business unit of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS),
operates the Discover Card with more than 50 million
Cardmembers, and the Discover Network, which is
the largest proprietary credit card network in
the U.S. with more than 4 million merchant and
cash access locations. Discover Financial Services
also operates the PULSE ATM/debit network, which
serves over 4,200 financial institutions and includes
almost 250,000 ATMs and approximately 3.4 million
POS terminals. For more information, visit www.discovercard.com,
www.discovernetwork.com
or www.pulse-eft.com.
# # # CONTACT:
Jennifer Kang-Born 224.405.2347 jenniferkangborn@discoverfinancial.com
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