Valero could fill you up at the pump but not in rewards

You may have noticed that Valero is taking over Diamond Shamrock gas stations lately; I think they are even taking over other brands as well. The name Valero came out of nowhere in some cities to its new stardom of being a new gas station leader. Although their gas station presence is growing their credit card is not anything to get excited about. The Valero credit card pays you 5 cents per gallon for only 3 months. Then you just use the card and they make money from you without any rebate. This card does nothing for anyone but a promotional period to lure you into their card at 5 cents per gallon for a few months. There are too many other better cards to have that pay you 5% or 5 cents per gallon without a promotional period and they are real credit cards to be used anywhere instead of just at Valero locations. I would vote no on the Valero credit card and yes on the Chase Gas Card or the Shell Card.

Locations where you can use this gas credit card are at Valero, Diamond Shamrock, Beacon, and Shamrock stores. This limits you and is a major drawback to this gas card. It is always better to choose a gas card that you can use anywhere instead of carrying around 5 different branded gas cards in your wallet to get each offer. The only benefit in using this card would be to itemize which purchases you had at Valero gas stations but you could do that with any credit card with much more convenience.