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Old Jun 28, 2014, 2:30 pm
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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.
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Old Aug 12, 2014, 9:31 pm
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Not to get too of topic, but I noticed the Weis near me is building a gas station. Anyone know if they give points on GC or RL. The cashier actually told me I should get a Weis card because he thought I would get a lot of points that way But he didn't know for sure because the program hadn't rolled out there.
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Old Aug 13, 2014, 7:16 am
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Originally Posted by Pecan Pie
for VGCs I go straight to the CS desk. For RLs I had bad luck with managers so I try to check out at cashier.
Have only been using the CS desk, buying $1500 a pop without issue
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Old Aug 13, 2014, 9:49 am
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Originally Posted by Peridot83
Not to get too of topic, but I noticed the Weis near me is building a gas station. Anyone know if they give points on GC or RL. The cashier actually told me I should get a Weis card because he thought I would get a lot of points that way But he didn't know for sure because the program hadn't rolled out there.
I know the Weis near me give points on GC, and they actually encourage the use of CC. However, I prefer the Giant's promotional bonuses over Weis' gas points (in my experience, I have never seen them to have promotions on GCs).
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Old Aug 14, 2014, 5:12 am
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Prob a covered topic. But what about buying $200 vgcs at bb using bb gcs purchased at s&s?
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Old Aug 14, 2014, 10:21 am
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Originally Posted by MaineFlyer16
5x gas points on "select gift cards" for back to school from 8/15-8/28. The ad pictures: Best Buy, one I can't make out, Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden, etc.), Dominos Pizza, Old Navy/Gap/Banana Republic, Itunes, JCPenney, Marshall's, Outback, TGIFridays, the Children's Place, and Xbox. It does not show any visa/mc/amex.
I am holding out hope that small print is our savior "Excludes telecom and reloadable cards...See store for more details" (this from is the Giant-Landover ad from my area pg 6) Does not say excludes VGC's or MCGC's

http://giantfood.shoplocal.com/Giant...tionViewMode=1
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Old Aug 14, 2014, 10:44 am
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Originally Posted by Boondr
I am holding out hope that small print is our savior "Excludes telecom and reloadable cards...See store for more details" (this from is the Giant-Landover ad from my area pg 6) Does not say excludes VGC's or MCGC's

http://giantfood.shoplocal.com/Giant...tionViewMode=1
Says similar for Stop and Shop in NJ. I have been paid to get gas since Feb, and just ran out. This would be a godsend.
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Old Aug 14, 2014, 11:10 am
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Originally Posted by Boondr
I am holding out hope that small print is our savior "Excludes telecom and reloadable cards...See store for more details" (this from is the Giant-Landover ad from my area pg 6) Does not say excludes VGC's or MCGC's

http://giantfood.shoplocal.com/Giant...tionViewMode=1
This is a good point. We don't know how exclusive the register programing is. Wth some VGC promos they included RL.
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Old Aug 14, 2014, 12:50 pm
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Never seen a 2x, 3x, 5x etc promo without the actual card being pictured in the ad so I don't think vgc is included.
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Old Aug 14, 2014, 6:56 pm
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Originally Posted by fangtl
Never seen a 2x, 3x, 5x etc promo without the actual card being pictured in the ad so I don't think vgc is included.
I am aware of this happening when a lot of cards are shown in the ad but not VGCs.

I'll be happy to try as soon as it goes live!
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Old Aug 14, 2014, 9:16 pm
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Just checked my ad...Guess I'll be treking to my local S&S this Sunday in hopes of Gas Points.
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Old Aug 14, 2014, 9:19 pm
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Actually the promo becomes live tomorrow for those of you that have a Giant of Maryland branded store (MD, DE).
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Old Aug 15, 2014, 5:15 am
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Bah humbug. No points on a variable VGC this morning at Giant in VA. Hopefully they forgot to update the computers.
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Old Aug 15, 2014, 5:41 am
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Originally Posted by njdealguy
Prob a covered topic. But what about buying $200 vgcs at bb using bb gcs purchased at s&s?
I've heard of people doing it,but I'm sure it's super YMMV. I would try it out mixed in with another purchase the first time, then scale up from there.
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Old Aug 15, 2014, 9:46 am
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No joy on Fri late morning purchase of $500 AGC and $500 MB VGC, in No. Virginia store (Giant Landover).
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Old Aug 15, 2014, 10:18 am
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Originally Posted by tuphat
No joy on Fri late morning purchase of $500 AGC and $500 MB VGC, in No. Virginia store (Giant Landover).
S&S Northern NJ

1) Went to counter and they said it should count V-GC 20-500.

2) Bought with groceries and no gas points .

3) Went to counter and they loaded 500 points at a time up till 2500 points - they scanned a barcode in their drawer then my card, then entered 500 points on the touchscreen for each load.
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