Thorntons Offers 24-Hour Fuel Discount

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Thorntons Inc. is really giving customers a reason to use debit cards for a 24-hour period.

The convenience store operator is offering a 15-cent-per-gallon discount to customers using a debit card at its Louisville, Ky., and southern Indiana locations from 6 a.m. this morning to 6 a.m. on Saturday local time.

According to WDRB, customers do not have to sign up or register in advance, but must purchase fuel with a debit card and use a PIN code.

"Our customers locally and regionally have endured higher gas prices this winter and we would like to offer some much needed relief through our debit card program," Matt Thornton, president and CEO of Thorntons, told the news outlet.

Louisville-based Thorntons Inc. operates more than 160 convenience stores and gas stations.