Price Chopper to Stage LIVE "Fuel AdvantEdge" Car Giveaway at August 1 Valley Cats Game

One August 1 patron to be selected to join the pool of finalists

SCHENECTADY, NY (07/31/2009)(readMedia)-- Join the finalists who have already been electronically selected at the Tri-City ValleyCats Minor League Baseball Game at the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy, New York on August 1, 2009 and watch to see who might be chosen as the final contestant in Price Chopper's Fuel AdvantEdge Win a Car Contest. Whoever enters the contest and is selected at the August 1 ValleyCats game will join the pool of finalists and have a chance to win a brand new American car!

Entry forms will be available at the stadium entrance before the game and must be submitted by the end of the 4th inning. The final contestant selected will be notified before the end of the game over the stadium loudspeaker. All finalists will be given keys and brought onto the field between the end of the game and the start of the Price Chopper-sponsored fireworks to try their luck in starting up a new car. In front of a LIVE audience, one final contestant will win a new car!

Official rules of the contest can be found at the Customer Service Desk at any Price Chopper Supermarket and atop the Fuel AdvantEdge banner that appears on the homepage of the Price Chopper website www.pricechopper.com.

Additional Facts

  • Price Chopper launched 'Fuel AdvantEdge', an exclusive program never before offered in the Capital Region marketplace, in partnership with more than 70 local Sunoco stations on June 15, 2009.
  • 'Fuel AdvantEdge' is an ongoing, cumulative savings/reward program that gives consumers a 10¢/gallon discount on gasoline purchases for every $50 of groceries purchased (20¢/gallon on $100 purchased, 30¢/gallon on $150 purchased, 50¢/gallon on $250 purchased, etc.).
  • Unlike other reward programs, consumers can accumulate their points/dollars spent across as much as a 90-day timeframe and cash in on their gasoline discount for up to 20 gallons at their convenience, turning saved dimes into dollars.
  • More than 20,000 Chopper Shoppers redeem their Fuel AdvantEdge savings every day.

About Price Chopper

Based in Schenectady, NY, the Golub Corporation owns and operates 119 Price Chopper grocery stores in New York, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire. The family-owned company prides itself on longstanding traditions of innovative food merchandising, leadership in community service and cooperative associate relations. Golub's approximately 25,000 associates collectively own 51% of the company's privately held stock. For additional information, visit www.pricechopper.com