October 5, 2010

Cheaper Gas Now in Scarborough, ON as Costco Gas Station Opens

If you're in the GTA and have a Costco card, the Costco gas station is open at the Scarborough (1411 Warden Ave.) location. A Costco membership card is required--the machines only work with the newer cards with the black strip. If you have an older card with a brown strip, go inside to customer service to have it replaced with a new membership card (they'll take a new photo too.) Pay by Amex, Costco gift card or debit card.

I happened to be there last week, the day the gas station opened, and the price of gas was 4 cents less per litre than at the Esso station that day.

The Costco pump had a "Husky" label on it. Someone said the gas is supplied by Shell, but I'm not sure.  My van usually gets Esso gas (for Aeroplan points) and sometimes Shell (for Air Miles). Costco gas didn't seem to make a difference in performance.  My Costco executive card gives me a rebate in the form of a gift certificate at year-end, so there's a bonus for buying there, too.

This gas station is open 8 AM - 9 PM Mondays to Fridays, till 6:30 PM on Saturdays and 5:30 on Sundays.