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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 Jul 8, 2020, 10:59 am
  #2326  
 
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Still can't transfer points to groceries in the Giant MD app. Called this morning and no one was aware of the issue. I was told that IT is looking into the problem. Anyone else still having problems trying to transfer to groceries?
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Old Jul 10, 2020, 12:30 am
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Anyone ever have issues redeeming over $2k worth of grocery dollars in one go? I believe there needs to be a typical manager override at ~$60 mark (at least for self-checkout), but I often get some remarks from CSRs if I even hit ~$100 mark. Have 70k in points and 1.6k in grocery dollars expiring this month and am not sure what I should get besides food (I don't have a family). I'm wish they sell products I could easily resell at a discount. Was hoping they would continue to extend points because of COVID.
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Old Jul 10, 2020, 1:28 am
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Originally Posted by mind
Anyone ever have issues redeeming over $2k worth of grocery dollars in one go? I believe there needs to be a typical manager override at ~$60 mark (at least for self-checkout), but I often get some remarks from CSRs if I even hit ~$100 mark. Have 70k in points and 1.6k in grocery dollars expiring this month and am not sure what I should get besides food (I don't have a family). I'm wish they sell products I could easily resell at a discount. Was hoping they would continue to extend points because of COVID.
Do you really think anyone is reckless enough to have ever tried something as ridiculous as attempting to redeem $2000 in grocery dollars in a single shopping trip?

Anything over the override threshold, especially over $100, seems to get the stink eye, as you said yourself. Why would 20 times that at once even be remotely worth considering?

If you're getting that much free stuff, eyes off the account is by far the safest play.

Did you not have a plan for that many points when you earned them?

​​​​​​Also, l'll take some lobster, thanks.
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Old Jul 10, 2020, 4:42 am
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Let's not ruin this for everyone.
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Old Jul 10, 2020, 5:37 am
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Grocery Dollar is just a Giant thingy? Cannot seem to find anything similar under SS program.
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Old Jul 10, 2020, 6:49 am
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Originally Posted by yoyo
Grocery Dollar is just a Giant thingy? Cannot seem to find anything similar under SS program.
At the moment, S&S has it as an invite only pilot program. I think getting invited is based on where your registered address is, possibly need to be in Massachusetts, but haven't seen anyone who has been invited confirm where they live
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Old Jul 10, 2020, 8:53 am
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Anyone in Giant land looking for a partner, please PM

DP:
No glitches this morning at S&S. 3x posted at 9am
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Old Jul 10, 2020, 11:00 am
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Nothing posted for me at 10:30 at Giant in DC. Guess I'll call tomorrow. Why they can't have the promos begin properly I'll never understand...
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Old Jul 10, 2020, 11:43 am
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The fuel rewards network is not working for me just now. Anyone else? I'm getting balance is zero. Tried both card and the alt id.
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Old Jul 10, 2020, 11:48 am
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Originally Posted by golfr
The fuel rewards network is not working for me just now. Anyone else? I'm getting balance is zero. Tried both card and the alt id.
I think it's down somehow. The app doesn't let me log in.
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Old Jul 10, 2020, 11:48 am
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Originally Posted by golfr
The fuel rewards network is not working for me just now. Anyone else? I'm getting balance is zero. Tried both card and the alt id.
UPDATE: When I logged into the Giant website the points were there so must be a FuelRewards program problem.
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Old Jul 10, 2020, 12:11 pm
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Originally Posted by danpeake
UPDATE: When I logged into the Giant website the points were there so must be a FuelRewards program problem.
Yeah, i can log in and see the balance but at 2 different shell stations, i wasn't able to use the points. bummer. maybe it's weather related.
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Old Jul 10, 2020, 3:21 pm
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I was able to use points at a shell today in NC around 14:27pm
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Old Jul 10, 2020, 4:46 pm
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Both Giants in my area had zero 200-500 VGCs. All the spots for them had been filled in with fixed value $100 VGCs. Not a good development.
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Old Jul 10, 2020, 5:31 pm
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Originally Posted by soy
Anyone in Giant land looking for a partner, please PM

DP:
No glitches this morning at S&S. 3x posted at 9am
Is it 30 day expiration still?
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