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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 Sep 8, 2014, 7:42 pm
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No gift card deals for week of 9/12.
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Old Sep 8, 2014, 8:13 pm
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Old Sep 9, 2014, 5:38 am
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Originally Posted by Aleriem
Same thing north of Boston.
Wonder if the stores are just out, or if management pulled the cards.
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Old Sep 9, 2014, 7:14 am
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Originally Posted by rylan
Wonder if the stores are just out, or if management pulled the cards.
I'm guessing the latter.
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Old Sep 9, 2014, 7:50 am
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Originally Posted by rylan
So who wiped out all of the gift cards from the S&S's in Boston metrowest area? I've gone to several stores in the part couple days and there are nothing but empty racks for the variable load cards.
that's what happens when you post tmi on a forum that is google-index'ed
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Originally Posted by rylan
Wonder if the stores are just out, or if management pulled the cards.
A few of my locations have been out of stock legitimately sold out since the last promo, and never re-stocked.

Others get constant re-stocking.

Or like a previous poster said, discussing this in detail on a public form isn't exactly smart for our game.
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Old Sep 9, 2014, 10:18 am
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Originally Posted by ashap
A few of my locations have been out of stock legitimately sold out since the last promo, and never re-stocked.

Others get constant re-stocking.

Or like a previous poster said, discussing this in detail on a public form isn't exactly smart for our game.
If you have a good relationship with the customer service people, ask them. The last time my go to store was out of stock for a long time I asked them and they called the lady in the back office who does the purchasing. She said the gift card guy usually comes every week but he hadn't been there in a while for some reason but she did have a large order placed with them. 4 or 5 days later they were fully stocked again.
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Old Sep 9, 2014, 3:02 pm
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Originally Posted by payeco
If you have a good relationship with the customer service people, ask them. The last time my go to store was out of stock for a long time I asked them and they called the lady in the back office who does the purchasing. She said the gift card guy usually comes every week but he hadn't been there in a while for some reason but she did have a large order placed with them. 4 or 5 days later they were fully stocked again.
I have found gift card availability to be shockingly erratic from supermarket to supermarket, even in the same chain. It sure doesn't seem to be a priority item in most supermarkets.
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I have found gift card availability to be shockingly erratic from supermarket to supermarket, even in the same chain. It sure doesn't seem to be a priority item in most supermarkets.
That's because there is really nothing in it for the stores to sell them from what I've been told.
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Old Sep 9, 2014, 3:17 pm
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I have found gift card availability to be shockingly erratic from supermarket to supermarket, even in the same chain. It sure doesn't seem to be a priority item in most supermarkets.
This is very true. I wish I had a consistently working Kate so I could use the MCGCs. Every location I visit has at least 100 of the variables in stock. I realize I could use the workaround at the MC/check out lanes but it's a hassle if the cashiers are too quick.
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Old Sep 9, 2014, 4:12 pm
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That's because there is really nothing in it for the stores to sell them from what I've been told.
it must be case to case basis. the manager of the store I buy RLs and meta GCs told me to let him know when they're getting low so he can re order for me again. obviously, he likes the miscellaneous income those babies are bringing in.
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Old Sep 9, 2014, 4:41 pm
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Originally Posted by payeco
This is very true. I wish I had a consistently working Kate so I could use the MCGCs. Every location I visit has at least 100 of the variables in stock. I realize I could use the workaround at the MC/check out lanes but it's a hassle if the cashiers are too quick.
Maybe I'm lucky but I've never had that issue with WM cashiers.
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Old Sep 9, 2014, 6:48 pm
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Originally Posted by Mamibear
it must be case to case basis. the manager of the store I buy RLs and meta GCs told me to let him know when they're getting low so he can re order for me again. obviously, he likes the miscellaneous income those babies are bringing in.
I have a Manager tell me the same thing, but he also told me they make nothing from them.

He said they have to subtract them out of all their accounting totals and they get no credit, but he orders them for me.
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Old Sep 9, 2014, 6:56 pm
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Has anyone had success speaking to the manager about getting them to restart stocking RLs? The closest one to me that has them is almost 40 minutes away. It would be great if I could get them stocked at the one 5 minutes from me.
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Old Sep 9, 2014, 7:35 pm
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Originally Posted by heyeaglefn
I have a Manager tell me the same thing, but he also told me they make nothing from them.

He said they have to subtract them out of all their accounting totals and they get no credit, but he orders them for me.

WTH? Are these managers BLIND or do they not care? Do they not see the "cash only" printed on them? I have a few locations with s#%& load of RLs and they would not let me purchase them with CC. I'm thinking about approaching the head manager of the store to see if he'd let me. The cashiers at this location trained to turn me down if I even come near them with these. But if they do not really add to their numbers, there's no reason for them to allow me or anyone else to purchase them with CC. I'm sure they'd be happy just to keep them stocked just rotting away. Seriously, who buys these with cash. I've seen people load BB at WM with cash, but never saw anyone buy these with cash.
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