Thorntons Refreshing Rewards

This app used to be just fine. Now it’s a front for a rewards points scheme called Earnify. Choose any other gas station. For the past 5 years I’ve been going to Thornton’s almost exclusively for all gas purchases, since their fuel savings rewards (anywhere from 5¢ - 25¢ per gallon) put them at a pretty competitive price compared to other local gas stations. Unfortunately, it looks like GREED has gotten the better of them. I tried to use the app today and I was presented with a pop-up message that I was unable to close directing me to download another app called Earnify. I was already at the pump, so I went through the whole process including entering my phone number, email, and two-factor authentication BS. Then I’m shown a dashboard congratulating me that I earned 250 points. What does 250 points get you? 5¢ off per gallon. Something you used to get for nothing (aside from your data being sold ofc). How do you earn more points? Spending money of course! Every $1 spent on fuel is 1 point. Every $1 spent in the convenience store is 2 points. So again, you have to spend ONE OR TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS just to get 5¢ off the price per gallon ONE TIME. SCAM SCAM SCAM. Go to literally any other gas station. Shell and 7Eleven both have better fuel savings rewards for members. I will never, ever willingly go to or spend money at a Thornton’s again. A 5 year local customer, down to nothing due to corporate greed. Hope you’re happy!!!

It’s mostly okay, but my biggest complaint is the notification that won’t go away. I’ve logged out and back in multiple times, deleted and reinstalled the app and the notification came back as soon as I installed the app before I logged in. I turned off notifications just so that number goes away.

I have downloaded the update 6 times in 2 hours on my iPhone and it says is open. If I then open the app, exit and immediately return to the App Store it shows the app needs to be downloaded. The same situation occurs in iTunes. I click to download, download finishes, but the icon remains. Perhaps the new download has the wrong version number in it so phone and mac thinks it is an older version. Five stars is one until this is fixed! It took another app to be downloaded on the phone this morning for the download to finally hold. Back to 5 stars.