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Old Jan 12, 2018, 12:25 am
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THIS IS A NEW THREAD FOR 2018. The previous thread is here.
***If you buy gift cards outside promotions, you will earn ZERO points.***



Accepted tender: Cash, credit, and debit. Also available are mobile/contactless payment (Apple Pay, etc.) and mobile loyalty (card barcode via app).

Summary
Stop & Shop (S&S), Giant Food Stores (Giant PA), and Giant Food (Giant MD) offer points for purchases which can be redeemed for a discount on the price paid per gallon on fuel sales at Shell and S&S/Giant fuel stations. $100* spend = 100 pts = 10c/gal discount. The particular rules vary between the three brands, and within Giant PA, the rules vary by location. Refer to the bottom of this wiki post for more information or links to official info from each brand.

You can earn gas points from both regular grocery shopping and gift card purchases (promotion only).

The grocery reward points (Go Rewards or Flexible Reward) can be transferred to either gas points (Fuel Rewards) or grocery points. The conversion rate is 100 points = $0.10/gallon or 100 points = $1 saving in grocery.

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Additional Information

• A loyalty card is required to take advantage of gas rewards. They look like the above image and can be obtained either online (links at end of wiki) or in-person (at the customer service counter).

• The cards currently on promotion are listed in the current weekly circular and usually change every week. 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 on the back.

• S&S and Giant (DC, DE, MD, and VA) allow you to redeem up to 1500 points ($1.50/gal) per fuel purchase, and points expire 30 days after the qualifying purchase. With Giant PA, there is no limit to the number of points redeemed at one time.

• Points earned in one program cannot be used in another program.

• Your ID may be required when buying gift cards. Your name and other info may also be recorded for purchases over a discretionary dollar value. Whether you're buying a $100 card or a $5k stack, your experience will vary.

• You can view your account online using the link at the bottom of the wiki.

• It's best to purchase gift cards at the customer service counter, but reports state that a single $500 gift card can be paid for at any register without an issue. Purchases over $1k will require manager authorisation with a physical key, which may slow down the queue. You can go to the Solution Center to save time and make things easier for everyone.

• Giant Eagle and Giant Food are different chains with different ownership, and this thread is not relevant to the former.

• If you have more points in your account than are redeemed for a fuel purchase, then the remaining points will stay in your account until their respective expiration date(s). For example, if you have 2500 points and debit the 1500 ($1.50/gal) maximum, you will have 1000 points left. Similar behavior if gas is ever below $1.50/gal before discount.

• If you don't receive eligible points with your purchase due to system or human error, you can have them retroactively added by customer service (in-store or by phone). Have your receipt and a copy of the advert. It can take up to 24 hours for keyed points to appear in your account.
Official Rewards Pages
Stop & Shop Giant MD Giant PA
Weekly Circulars
Stop & Shop Giant MD Giant PA
S&S Promotion History

3/3/2017: 2x V
5/26/2017: 2x V
6/23/2017: 2x MC
7/14/2017: 3x V
9/1/2017: 4x MC
10/13/2017: 2x V and MC
12/1/2017: 2x V and MC
3/16/2018: 2x MC
4/6/2018: 3x V
5/18/2018: 2x MC
5/25/2018: 2x V
6/1/2018: 2x MC
6/29/2018: 2x V
7/13/2018: 2x V
8/31/2018: 2x MC
10/5/2018: 3x MC
10/12/2018: 3x V
11/2/2018: 2x MC
11/30/2018: 2x V

3/15/2019: 3x V
4/5/2019: 2x MC
5/17/2019: 3x V
5/31/2019: 3x MC
6/28/2019: 3x MC Have a safe and happy Fourth!
7/12/2019: 3x Visa
8/23/2019: 2x MC
10/4/2019: 2x MC
10/11/2019: 3x V
11/19/2019: 2x MC
11/29/2019: 3x MC
3/13/2020: 3x V
3/27/2020: 2x MC
5/15/2020: 3x V

5/29/2020: 2x MC
6/5/2020: 3x V
6/26/2020: 2x MC
7/10/2020: 3x V
8/21/2020: 2x MC
10/2/2020: 2x MC
10/16/2020: 3x V
10/30/2020: 2x MC

11/27/2020: 3x V
12/11/2020: 4x V

3/12/2021: 3x V
4/9/2021: 3x MC
5/14/2021: 3x V
5/28/2021: 3x MC
6/4/2021: 3x V
7/2/2021: 3x MC
7/23/2021: 3x V
8/27/2021: 3x MC
10/8/2021: 3x MC
10/22/2021: 3x V
10/29/2021: 3x MC
11/2021 thru 8/2023 (aka the terrible drought)
9/15/2023: 2x VVGC
11/24/2023: 3x VGC
12/8/2023: 3x VGC

List of States and Cities Where Giant/S&S points work, and are correctly priced in the Fuel Rewards App

Alabama
Florida (at least some Miami stations limit discount to $1, not correctly shown in app)
Georgia
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Montana (very limited stations displayed)
New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania (eastern)
Texas (only some cities, not Dallas)
Vermont

List of States and Cities Where Giant/S&S points work at SOME stations, but are NOT shown in the Fuel Rewards App

Delaware (many stations)
Maryland (some stations)
Virginia (some stations)
Minnesota (widespread participation -- likely due to it being Hy-Vee territory)
North Dakota
South Dakota
Washington state (perhaps only eastern WA)

List of States with No Known Giant/S&S gas points redemption options

Arizona
Alaska ("Three Bears" Shells used to work, but don't anymore. It might be worth trying the few other Shell stations, but the odds aren't good)
California -- southern (may work in far north California)
Colorado
New Mexico
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming



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Old May 17, 2018, 6:42 pm
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Points are posting. Check your account.
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Old May 17, 2018, 8:38 pm
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Originally Posted by Luvs2Sav12
Points are posting. Check your account.
This is amazing news. I got all my points.
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Old May 18, 2018, 11:20 am
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Variable MCGC with blue, purple and white dots with "Celebrate" on the card is not getting S&S gas points.

Purple present variable MCGC is getting S&S gas points.
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Old May 18, 2018, 12:13 pm
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Originally Posted by gw14
Variable MCGC with blue, purple and white dots with "Celebrate" on the card is not getting S&S gas points.

Purple present variable MCGC is getting S&S gas points.
The MCGC variable with a blue card that says "Gift Card" didn't get S&S points either. Only the Purple present did.
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Old May 18, 2018, 12:32 pm
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DP, Giant, No. Va. -- "Celebrate" card did not get points. "Purple Present" card got points. Both cards issued by US bank, but have different UPCs (0-76750-09734 for Celebrate, 0-76750-09549 for Purple Present)
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Old May 18, 2018, 10:34 pm
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Filled up today at my usual Shell after getting 2000 points from S&S MCGC bonus. Used my FR card at the pump like I always do. For some reason, it didn't drain my S&S points at all, but instead used only the Mastercard 15c/$100 rewards. It always drains my S&S points first if I have them, then uses the Mastercard rewards. Anybody else notice this? Do I need to swipe my S&S card instead of my FR card?
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Old May 19, 2018, 7:40 am
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Originally Posted by cwh82
Filled up today at my usual Shell after getting 2000 points from S&S MCGC bonus. Used my FR card at the pump like I always do. For some reason, it didn't drain my S&S points at all, but instead used only the Mastercard 15c/$100 rewards. It always drains my S&S points first if I have them, then uses the Mastercard rewards. Anybody else notice this? Do I need to swipe my S&S card instead of my FR card?
Did your mastercard points have an earlier expiration date?
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Old May 19, 2018, 8:24 am
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Did your mastercard points have an earlier expiration date?
Yes, they did. I guess they use points that are set to expire first.
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Old May 19, 2018, 7:36 pm
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Originally Posted by tuphat
DP, Giant, No. Va. -- "Celebrate" card did not get points. "Purple Present" card got points. Both cards issued by US bank, but have different UPCs (0-76750-09734 for Celebrate, 0-76750-09549 for Purple Present)
Same here @ S&S, Celebrate does not work, need to call by CS desk to have points added manually.
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Old May 19, 2018, 10:34 pm
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Originally Posted by cwh82
Yes, they did. I guess they use points that are set to expire first.
I don’t ever remember that being the case. So SS $1.50 start in June, while all FR points expiring in May get used in the meantime?
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Old May 20, 2018, 7:16 am
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Originally Posted by devastitis

I don’t ever remember that being the case. So SS $1.50 start in June, while all FR points expiring in May get used in the meantime?
In my experience, the S&S $1.50 would always drain first then use the remaining amount owed with the MC rewards. I guess if you run out of the MC rewards that are set to expire 5/31 before end of May, it would use your S&S points. I still have about $11/gallon of MC rewards that are expiring 5/31.
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Old May 20, 2018, 8:31 am
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It looks like we might have 2x pts on Visa GCs next week.
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Old May 20, 2018, 9:13 pm
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Originally Posted by DiMAn0684
It looks like we might have 2x pts on Visa GCs next week.
Interesting of course. If you shop at the Giant PA stores, though, the calendar would not be your friend on this. Points roll to the end of the next month, and the last day of the sale would be May 31 -- so no free gas for July (when a lot of folks could probably use some).
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Old May 21, 2018, 5:32 am
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Friday's linked Mastercard purchase at Stop and Shop posted through Fuel Rewards Mastercard Grocery Offer already. I made another purchase yesterday and expect that to clear tommorow.

Nice to get some almost free gas again. (Minimum charge for me is $0.019 . So $0.38 for 20 gallons max. )
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Old May 21, 2018, 5:42 am
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Originally Posted by DiMAn0684
It looks like we might have 2x pts on Visa GCs next week.
I would wait for it if that is correct. Do you have some preview ad for SS? As I am not sure how to liquidate MCGC after USPS stopped taking those.
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