Jun 28, 2014, 2:30 pm
Last edit by: Chelski
If you buy GCs when they are not on promotion, you get no gas points. Zero, Zero, Zero. NOT 1X.
Current GC Promotion: None (so you will get zero gas points for buying Amex, Visa, or MC gift cards)
Stop & Shop (S&S) and Giant Food Stores (Giant) offer points for purchases which can be redeemed for discounts off gas purchases at select gas stations. The rules are different depending on whether you shop at S&S or Giant and within the Giant chain, the rules vary by your location.
Feel free to update this Wiki or suggest improvements. The goal is to help all of us spend less on gas!
S&S Gas Rewards website
Giant Gas Rewards website
IMPORTANT: Giant Food Stores, LLC and Giant of Maryland, LLC are different chains and the rules are different for redemption! For a great explanation of why they are different read Post #839.
Current S&S promo: none
Current Giant (PA) promo: 2X points on AMEX ends 12/10
Current Giant (NoVA, DC, MD) promo: none
Past S&S promos (will help track the cycle of when these bonuses start and end):
6/20/14 - 7/10/14 4x for VGC purchase
Past Giant (PA) promos (will help track the cycle of when these bonuses start and end):
6/22/14 - 7/12/14 4x for VGC purchase
6/07/15 - 6/13/15 3x for VGC purchase
7/5/15 - 7/11/15 2x for VGC purchase
8/2/15 - 8/8/15 2x for VGC purchase
10/16/15 - 10/22/15 2x for VGC purchase
12/4/15 - 12/10/15 2x for AMEX GC purchase
Past Giant (NoVA, DC, MD) promos (will help track the cycle of when these bonuses start and end):
6/20/14 - 7/10/14 4x for VGC purchase
12/4/15 - 12/10/15 2x for AMEX GC purchase
FAQs
You need to obtain a Rewards card at the Customer Service desk before you can start getting gas rewards.
Cards that work are listed in the current circular. They do change occasionally. VISA and MC from Metabank or US Bank for $20-$500 (plus $5.95 fee) work. For GCs, if it meets the previous requirements, the packaging (blue, silver, birthday cake, etc.) doesn't matter! Check the issuing bank.
S&S and Giant (NoVA, DC, MD) allows you to redeem gas points only up to $2.20/gallon and points expire after 30 days. Giant PA can redeem full amount.
Points earned in one program cannot be used in another program, BUT there are reports that you can call Customer Service and x-fer points to the other programs. See post #512
S&S allows you to fill up more than once per day.
Giant may ask for your name and driver's license to write in a book if you make a certain level of purchases. Some stores it is for >$2k and some for $5k. YMMV.
You can access your Giant Gas Rewards online using the link at the top of the thread.
Most people report they can buy a single $500 MC or VISA at any register without an issue. Generally, if you spend more than $1,000 a manager will be required to come over to the register with a key. It's not been reported that this is an issue, just to be aware if the register is busy. You can go checkout at Customer Service to avoid this hassle.
Giant Eagle (Pittsburgh area) is not the same as Giant Food Stores and this deal doesn't work.
If you have more points than are required for your redemption they will remain in your account until they expire. i.e. If you have 10,000 points and you redeem 2,200 for a fillup, you will have 7,800 points left in your account.
If your bonus card is not scanned with your gift card purchase because of a system or cashier mistake, you can get the points manually added at the cust. svc desk at your local store. Show your receipt, and the employee may need reference to the gift card promo in the Giant sales flyer. It generally takes manually added points 24 hrs to post to your account.
[*]How do gas rewards work when gas is less than $2.20 (based on NoVA Shell stations)?
Giant deducts 2200 points from your account (usually) wishing 24 hours of your gas purchase. In the next 24-48 hours, Giant credits your account for the different between the actual gas price reduction and the 2209 points. Example: 1.999 gas has recently required (late Dec 2015/Jan 2016) paying $0.019 per gallon. Giant deducts 2200 points and then credits 220 ( 2.20 - 1.98; gas price adjusts down to account for the price you paid). The credited points get a new 30 days from starting in the credit date. This has been the case at three different Shell stations in NoVA using inside and pay at the pump. YMMV.
Current GC Promotion: None (so you will get zero gas points for buying Amex, Visa, or MC gift cards)
Stop & Shop (S&S) and Giant Food Stores (Giant) offer points for purchases which can be redeemed for discounts off gas purchases at select gas stations. The rules are different depending on whether you shop at S&S or Giant and within the Giant chain, the rules vary by your location.
Feel free to update this Wiki or suggest improvements. The goal is to help all of us spend less on gas!
S&S Gas Rewards website
Giant Gas Rewards website
IMPORTANT: Giant Food Stores, LLC and Giant of Maryland, LLC are different chains and the rules are different for redemption! For a great explanation of why they are different read Post #839.
Current S&S promo: none
Current Giant (PA) promo: 2X points on AMEX ends 12/10
Current Giant (NoVA, DC, MD) promo: none
Past S&S promos (will help track the cycle of when these bonuses start and end):
6/20/14 - 7/10/14 4x for VGC purchase
Past Giant (PA) promos (will help track the cycle of when these bonuses start and end):
6/22/14 - 7/12/14 4x for VGC purchase
6/07/15 - 6/13/15 3x for VGC purchase
7/5/15 - 7/11/15 2x for VGC purchase
8/2/15 - 8/8/15 2x for VGC purchase
10/16/15 - 10/22/15 2x for VGC purchase
12/4/15 - 12/10/15 2x for AMEX GC purchase
Past Giant (NoVA, DC, MD) promos (will help track the cycle of when these bonuses start and end):
6/20/14 - 7/10/14 4x for VGC purchase
12/4/15 - 12/10/15 2x for AMEX GC purchase
FAQs
You need to obtain a Rewards card at the Customer Service desk before you can start getting gas rewards.
Cards that work are listed in the current circular. They do change occasionally. VISA and MC from Metabank or US Bank for $20-$500 (plus $5.95 fee) work. For GCs, if it meets the previous requirements, the packaging (blue, silver, birthday cake, etc.) doesn't matter! Check the issuing bank.
S&S and Giant (NoVA, DC, MD) allows you to redeem gas points only up to $2.20/gallon and points expire after 30 days. Giant PA can redeem full amount.
Points earned in one program cannot be used in another program, BUT there are reports that you can call Customer Service and x-fer points to the other programs. See post #512
S&S allows you to fill up more than once per day.
Giant may ask for your name and driver's license to write in a book if you make a certain level of purchases. Some stores it is for >$2k and some for $5k. YMMV.
You can access your Giant Gas Rewards online using the link at the top of the thread.
Most people report they can buy a single $500 MC or VISA at any register without an issue. Generally, if you spend more than $1,000 a manager will be required to come over to the register with a key. It's not been reported that this is an issue, just to be aware if the register is busy. You can go checkout at Customer Service to avoid this hassle.
Giant Eagle (Pittsburgh area) is not the same as Giant Food Stores and this deal doesn't work.
If you have more points than are required for your redemption they will remain in your account until they expire. i.e. If you have 10,000 points and you redeem 2,200 for a fillup, you will have 7,800 points left in your account.
If your bonus card is not scanned with your gift card purchase because of a system or cashier mistake, you can get the points manually added at the cust. svc desk at your local store. Show your receipt, and the employee may need reference to the gift card promo in the Giant sales flyer. It generally takes manually added points 24 hrs to post to your account.
[*]How do gas rewards work when gas is less than $2.20 (based on NoVA Shell stations)?
Giant deducts 2200 points from your account (usually) wishing 24 hours of your gas purchase. In the next 24-48 hours, Giant credits your account for the different between the actual gas price reduction and the 2209 points. Example: 1.999 gas has recently required (late Dec 2015/Jan 2016) paying $0.019 per gallon. Giant deducts 2200 points and then credits 220 ( 2.20 - 1.98; gas price adjusts down to account for the price you paid). The credited points get a new 30 days from starting in the credit date. This has been the case at three different Shell stations in NoVA using inside and pay at the pump. YMMV.
Stop & Shop and Giant supermarkets gas rewards points on gift card purchases
Jul 7, 2015, 11:03 am
#2026
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,322
My Giant store has two new designs of $20-500 cards. One has a cupcake w/ sprinkles on front, the other one has a bouquet of flowers. Confirmed that they each work for promo
Jul 7, 2015, 4:18 pm
#2027
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,345
If you have more than 2200 pts do you need to ask the cashier or can you enter your S&S number at pump? If you enter it at pump what happens? Also, is there anyway to use only 2000 pts out of let's say 10000 pts?
Jul 7, 2015, 6:29 pm
#2028
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: In the heart of the Evil Empire
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Posts: 113
If you enter your number at the pump (you can), it will subtract the full 2200 points (but not more than that) for $2.20 off/gal. I've never tried to use less than the full amount when I have had over 2200 points so I can't speak to using fewer points when you have more.
Jul 8, 2015, 11:04 am
#2029
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Hopkinton, MA
Posts: 232
If you have more than 2200 points, you will retain what you have beyond the 2200.
Jul 8, 2015, 3:57 pm
#2030
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: LAX, SNA
Posts: 359
Anybody have any issues with getting the discount at Shell gas stations in CT? I entered in my Stop and Shop card number, but the discount does not register. I have a bunch of points on my account that are not expired, but just not getting the discount. It was working as of last week.
Jul 8, 2015, 5:55 pm
#2031
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: NYC
Posts: 1,756
system error. didn't work yesterday but worked fine just now.
Jul 8, 2015, 8:04 pm
#2032
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: BDL/NYC/BOS
Programs: UA/*A Gold, Global Entry, Marriott Plat, Hilton+IHG Gold, Hertz PC, DL
Posts: 1,752
Anybody have any issues with getting the discount at Shell gas stations in CT? I entered in my Stop and Shop card number, but the discount does not register. I have a bunch of points on my account that are not expired, but just not getting the discount. It was working as of last week.
i'll ask for 35 gallons at $2.899/gal. for whatever reason, after the $2.20 discount, the register always rings up at $27.97 (it should be $24.47). i believe even if i ask for 30 gallons, the register still charges $27.97. no idea why this happens.
if i pay with a gift card, it needs to charge the card $27.97 (a $25 gift card won't work). if i pay with a $50 gift card, it works, and my remaining balance is $25.53. i can then pump 35 gallons.
however, if i pay the $27.97 with cash, i can then pump 40.014 gallons.
Jul 11, 2015, 8:06 am
#2033
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,322
I am a Giant Landover customer (No. Virginia).
My recent purchases (last 1-2 days) show fuel point credit on the receipt, but are not posting to the online dashboard.
Anyone else having this problem?
My recent purchases (last 1-2 days) show fuel point credit on the receipt, but are not posting to the online dashboard.
Anyone else having this problem?
Jul 11, 2015, 10:40 am
#2034
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: S.E. Pennsylvania
Programs: SPG, SW Air, AA, all of'em!
Posts: 239
One Giant in central PA has a cash only policy (not register enforced).
Another yanked all the Visa, MC and Amex GCs off the racks -- I saw a box of the cards behind the customer service counter last night.
The last one barely had any on the racks.
FWIW -- I had no trouble buying any VGCs during the 3X promotion.
Another yanked all the Visa, MC and Amex GCs off the racks -- I saw a box of the cards behind the customer service counter last night.
The last one barely had any on the racks.
FWIW -- I had no trouble buying any VGCs during the 3X promotion.
Jul 12, 2015, 5:24 am
#2035
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Shanghai
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Posts: 2,729
Anyone know how accurate the participating gas station finder is on S&S's website? I live in MA and can use the points at any She'll station I've stopped at. I'm currently in a road trip to NH and ME. The station finder shows very spotty coverage in NH and none at all in ME.
Jul 12, 2015, 8:12 am
#2036
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Northeast USA
Posts: 300
Anyone know how accurate the participating gas station finder is on S&S's website? I live in MA and can use the points at any She'll station I've stopped at. I'm currently in a road trip to NH and ME. The station finder shows very spotty coverage in NH and none at all in ME.
Jul 12, 2015, 11:47 am
#2037
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: NJ
Posts: 221
Another $6 fill up. Been making small chatter with same attendant past couple of weeks. He even told me twice to bring more gas cans to fill. Sweet.
Jul 12, 2015, 4:52 pm
#2038
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 699
Anyone know how accurate the participating gas station finder is on S&S's website? I live in MA and can use the points at any She'll station I've stopped at. I'm currently in a road trip to NH and ME. The station finder shows very spotty coverage in NH and none at all in ME.
Jul 12, 2015, 6:51 pm
#2039
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Posts: 24,153
Who ever hid a bunch of GCs with the flowers on them @ S&S in Morristown,NJ.Thank You!!! Went in for something else and the cupboard was bare just as I was gonna leave an employee walked up with the GCs in hand and was putting them into the display. I asked if I could have them and if he had any more. He said no yet , and he just found these behind some personal feminine products. Well something is better then nothing. Loaded up today for .299
Jul 13, 2015, 5:56 am
#2040
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I find it pretty absurd that some people resort to hiding these things throughout the store. Is it really that tough to let others take advantage of the promo instead of being a d-bag and trying to hog it all for yourself?
Went to 4 different S&S in my area over the weekend and nothing on the shelves for the variables, but of course the racks were stuff full of the 50s and 100s where the variables should be... so obvious they won't be back for a while.
Went to 4 different S&S in my area over the weekend and nothing on the shelves for the variables, but of course the racks were stuff full of the 50s and 100s where the variables should be... so obvious they won't be back for a while.