Correction: A colleague pointed out that the link to the cheap gas Web site doesn't take us to same page as it did when I blogged about it. Here's a better suggestion for finding local gas prices: GasBuddy.com

It seems like gasoline prices rise each day. There’s some relief this week for people who fuel up at a new Kroger gasoline station in Daleville. Situated in front of this grocer at the Botetourt Commons shopping center, it’s the fourth Kroger fuel center in the Roanoke Valley. By the end of this year, another fuel center will open at a Kroger that is under construction in the Bonsack area of Roanoke County.

Now through Saturday at the Daleville fuel center, you can receive 10 cents off the gallon price of gasoline or diesel if you use a Kroger plus card. And with the purchase of $100 in groceries at Kroger, customers can receive a 15 cent discount off the per gallon price of gas or diesel through Saturday. There also are free giveaways all week if you’re one of the first 300 customers to fuel up each day.

There’s more. Next week, beginning April 21, you can receive a 5 cent discount off gasoline by using a Kroger plus card at this same Daleville fuel station. The 15 cents off promotion with a $100 grocery purchase also continues next week.

Kroger estimates that consumers can save 3 cents per gallon of gasoline on a regular basis by using a plus card at the grocer's fuel centers.

Several people have told me that they regularly consult www.cheapgas.com, a Web site that reveals which gas stations in an area sell the cheapest gas. It compares prices for regular unleaded gasoline after you search by zip code.

What are your strategies for scouting out the lowest gas prices?

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