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TBone2k Rookie Author Hamilton Posts:3 Points:76,460 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Nov 8, 2012 3:40:05 PM Ignore TBone2k Report Abuse Pardon if I'm repeating infom already known, but I couldn't find this so I thought I'd share. For Canadians buying gas in the US, if you want to pay at the pump with your credit card, I have confirmed that when the pump asks for your zip code, you can enter just the numbers from your postal code, plus "00". For example, if my postal code was M1E 2W7, I could enter "12700". Worked every time, all the way down to Florida.

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Pardon if I'm repeating infom already known, but I couldn't find this so I thought I'd share.

For Canadians buying gas in the US, if you want to pay at the pump with your credit card, I have confirmed that when the pump asks for your zip code, you can enter just the numbers from your postal code, plus "00". For example, if my postal code was M1E 2W7, I could enter "12700". Worked every time, all the way down to Florida.

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FocusFree Veteran Author Ottawa Posts:466 Points:986,515 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2013 11:26:39 PM Ignore FocusFree Report Abuse Didn't know that, will have to give it a try...great tip
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,220 Points:1,599,495 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2013 1:44:52 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse You can use my zip code if you want: 95202. Let me know if you need my Social Security Number, too.
Loonieburger Champion Author Vancouver Posts:2,143 Points:125,835 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 6:17:21 PM Ignore Loonieburger Report Abuse BartandLisa, I use H0H 0H0 in Canada. :)
BartandLisa Champion Author Newfoundland Posts:2,155 Points:421,350 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 10, 2013 12:03:21 PM Ignore BartandLisa Report Abuse I would never provide my actual postal code unnecessarily and would use something like A1A 1A1 or 90210 when mandatory to get around it
Loonieburger Champion Author Vancouver Posts:2,143 Points:125,835 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Jan 31, 2013 10:03:23 AM Ignore Loonieburger Report Abuse If I didn't have a US address anyway, I'd just do what I do when I'm forced to give personal info online to a company who's obviously just going to sell it: use my alias, complete with 90210 zip code. :)
Loonieburger Champion Author Vancouver Posts:2,143 Points:125,835 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Jan 31, 2013 10:03:22 AM Ignore Loonieburger Report Abuse If I didn't have a US address anyway, I'd just do what I do when I'm forced to give personal info online to a company who's obviously just going to sell it: use my alias, complete with 90210 zip code. :)
Loonieburger Champion Author Vancouver Posts:2,143 Points:125,835 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Jan 31, 2013 10:03:20 AM Ignore Loonieburger Report Abuse If I didn't have a US address anyway, I'd just do what I do when I'm forced to give personal info online to a company who's obviously just going to sell it: use my alias, complete with 90210 zip code. :) [Edited by: Loonieburger at 1/31/2013 10:04:19 AM EST]
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,220 Points:1,599,495 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 1:50:39 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse That is not important. What is important is all the Canadian actors and singers in L.A. taking jobs away from American actors and singers. Something has to be done bout this travesty.
MertieMan Champion Author Lexington Posts:14,798 Points:2,897,560 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 5:10:22 AM Ignore MertieMan Report Abuse I know exactly how to solve this problem, pay with CASH.
Saab93turbo Veteran Author Washington Posts:485 Points:85,235 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 4:43:07 PM Ignore Saab93turbo Report Abuse ..and if you put a 9 instead of a zero at the end, you get free gas.....just kidding! Thanks for the info. I'll mention it to a Canadian!
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,220 Points:1,599,495 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 1:06:22 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse Keep going...try Cuba.
TXBruin All-Star Author San Antonio Posts:676 Points:464,550 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:06:01 AM Ignore TXBruin Report Abuse eh?
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,220 Points:1,599,495 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 26, 2012 12:13:04 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse Well, for goodness sakes. I will take this up with Homeland Security this very minute. You've found a very serious loophole in the system. Why, if enough Canadians were to find this out, you people could cripple our country by sucking up all of our gas.
TrixieNY Champion Author Buffalo Posts:2,703 Points:656,650 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Nov 8, 2012 5:34:23 PM Ignore TrixieNY Report Abuse LOL CANADA!
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,986 Points:3,036,015 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Nov 8, 2012 4:20:42 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse That's useful information that you might want to also post in the various Canadian discussion categories, where it will likely be seen by more Canadian Gas Buddy members. Also, TBone2k, and it's just a suggestion, you might want to post fuel prices just a little more frequently, regardless of whether they're Canadian or U.S. fuel prices. In more than three years membership, you've averaged abut one fuel price post a month. Even posting just one more fuel price a month would add considerably to the amount of information you're providing your fellow members. But it's just a suggestion; that's all. Just a suggestion.