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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 Aug 17, 2020, 8:26 am
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Good stuff.
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Old Aug 17, 2020, 11:24 am
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If you find a Happy Guy card, do not buy. I tried and it did not activate but my CC was charged. Additionally, the points did not credit. Giant has been a nightmare to work with and also won't credit the points.
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Old Aug 17, 2020, 11:52 am
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Originally Posted by mensday
If you find a Happy Guy card, do not buy. I tried and it did not activate but my CC was charged. Additionally, the points did not credit. Giant has been a nightmare to work with and also won't credit the points.
Sorry to hear that. S&S Happy Holiday cards seem to work fine.
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Old Aug 17, 2020, 1:26 pm
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Sorry to hear that. S&S Happy Holiday cards seem to work fine.
Happy Father's Day didn't credit points for me at an S&S. Haven't seen Happy Holidays cards around since probably January.
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Old Aug 17, 2020, 1:36 pm
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Originally Posted by yoyo
Sorry to hear that. S&S Happy Holiday cards seem to work fine.
Originally Posted by Bigzamboni
Happy Father's Day didn't credit points for me at an S&S. Haven't seen Happy Holidays cards around since probably January.
Time to dispute those charges with your CC company.
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Old Aug 17, 2020, 2:22 pm
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And a second S & S I go to actually had a sign about limiting purchases of GCs to a total of 2k PP/PD. I bought 3k LOL.
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Old Aug 17, 2020, 2:35 pm
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Originally Posted by danpeake
Time to dispute those charges with your CC company.
Took about 40 minutes on the phone, mostly on hold, but got the points added. Might try again at time of day when it's more likely to be someone younger at the CS desk. The younger CSRs seem to be more willing to add on the spot. from my experience.

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Old Aug 18, 2020, 9:45 am
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my nearest stop and shop store has 2k vgc daily maximum policy for over a year.
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Old Aug 18, 2020, 1:44 pm
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Giant/S&S point loads

S&S resident here looking for a Giant resident to do some point loads for each other. PM please
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Old Aug 18, 2020, 3:24 pm
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Anyone have any luck getting expired flex points reinstated?

We had about 40K expire last week. We had a COVID diagnosis in the family and I completely forgot to transfer them to grocery. We also couldn't go shopping so we couldn't use them. I spent two hours on the phone with Giant customer service today. They said they could do it, but it's too many points, and to instead go to a store and ask.

The phone customer service rep was able to access a detailed history of our transactions, and verified how much/when it expired etc. Isolation period is over now, so I'm able to go in store now. But- in store sounds kinda of terrible and it will be challenging to convince them to even look at the account, much less basically give me free points. I tried to convince the phone rep to send me some kind of e-mail verifying what I'm saying and saying they agree they should be reinstated, but she wouldn't.

Any ideas?
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Old Aug 18, 2020, 3:50 pm
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Anyone have any luck getting expired flex points reinstated?

We had about 40K expire last week. We had a COVID diagnosis in the family and I completely forgot to transfer them to grocery. We also couldn't go shopping so we couldn't use them. I spent two hours on the phone with Giant customer service today. They said they could do it, but it's too many points, and to instead go to a store and ask.

The phone customer service rep was able to access a detailed history of our transactions, and verified how much/when it expired etc. Isolation period is over now, so I'm able to go in store now. But- in store sounds kinda of terrible and it will be challenging to convince them to even look at the account, much less basically give me free points. I tried to convince the phone rep to send me some kind of e-mail verifying what I'm saying and saying they agree they should be reinstated, but she wouldn't.

Any ideas?
Did you try a HUCA to try for a different CSR?
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Old Aug 18, 2020, 6:39 pm
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Originally Posted by waygora
Anyone have any luck getting expired flex points reinstated?

We had about 40K expire last week. We had a COVID diagnosis in the family and I completely forgot to transfer them to grocery. We also couldn't go shopping so we couldn't use them. I spent two hours on the phone with Giant customer service today. They said they could do it, but it's too many points, and to instead go to a store and ask.

The phone customer service rep was able to access a detailed history of our transactions, and verified how much/when it expired etc. Isolation period is over now, so I'm able to go in store now. But- in store sounds kinda of terrible and it will be challenging to convince them to even look at the account, much less basically give me free points. I tried to convince the phone rep to send me some kind of e-mail verifying what I'm saying and saying they agree they should be reinstated, but she wouldn't.

Any ideas?
I tried before the points expired (asked to convert to Go rewards) and was not successful. The CSR went to ask the manager, but came back saying they weren't willing to do it because points were earned from gift card purchases. Will try again in a couple of days. I do know of someone who was able to convince them to convert the points.
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Old Aug 18, 2020, 7:50 pm
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Apparently they don't like split payments now either.




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Old Aug 18, 2020, 8:16 pm
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Originally Posted by Bigzamboni

Apparently they don't like split payments now either.

That really only applys when you can earn pts for the purchase. I imagine they have a way to check once you swipe your S&S card. But the weeks that you earn no pts simply dont swipe your S&S card and return when theres a different shift and you get $4K per location or depending on the # of shifts when CS is staffed
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Old Aug 19, 2020, 9:12 am
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Originally Posted by Bigzamboni
Did you try a HUCA to try for a different CSR?
I'm 0 for 2 so far. Going to try again today.
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