I’m pretty tech-savvy, but navigating the Metro Market app just to use a simple coupon is a full-time job. The interface is clunky, unintuitive, and borderline insulting when it comes to actually “getting the best deals.” What should be a streamlined, value-driven experience feels more like a puzzle you’re not supposed to solve.
And the gas rewards? Don’t even get me started. Sure, you can redeem points for discounts at BP, but BP seems to have caught on. Their prices are often inflated compared to nearby stations—so your $0.10 “discount” disappears the moment you pull up. It’s basically a bait-and-switch wrapped in a loyalty program.
The final straw for me? The Friday points promo. It used to be 4x points—still annoying, but tolerable if you timed your shopping right. Now it’s just double points, which hardly moves the needle and definitely doesn’t justify the hassle. Whatever perceived value there was has slowly eroded to nothing.
Honestly, at this point, I might as well just do all my shopping at Costco. At least there, the deals are real, the value is obvious, and I don’t need an app to decode the fine print on a gallon of milk.