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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 Nov 16, 2020, 8:06 pm
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second try was a success at a different shell in town tonight. older POS screen at the pump. initially said max 20 gallons, but after i dipped my credit card it changed to 35gal:

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Old Nov 16, 2020, 8:19 pm
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Forgot to check the limit, but was able to pump over 20 Gal at a gas station in MA tonight. Terminal said 20 Gal when I swipped FR card, but let me pump over that amount. B&W display.
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Old Nov 17, 2020, 12:08 pm
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Originally Posted by DiMAn0684
Forgot to check the limit, but was able to pump over 20 Gal at a gas station in MA tonight. Terminal said 20 Gal when I swipped FR card, but let me pump over that amount. B&W display.
Maxed out at 20 Gal this morning at the Shell on 109 at 495 in Milford. Also maxed out at 20 earlier this week at the shell off 295 in Attleborough. Might be specific to older pumps.
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Old Nov 17, 2020, 4:00 pm
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2x 35 fills last night.
Latest gen pumps, the ones that have TV screens and take Chip CC
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Old Nov 21, 2020, 11:44 am
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Still working

Just got 35 gallons in the Waterbury CT area. Wife pulled in on one side of island, me on the other. Put 10 gallons in hers, 19 in mine then the extra 6 in a can. Just made it as far as room. Now I have three full 5 gallon cans. I might just back off now because we are not using that much gas.
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Old Nov 22, 2020, 5:43 am
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11/27-12/3: 3x Visas
(Doesn't have the same allure as before sadly)

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Old Nov 22, 2020, 7:00 am
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Trying to set up a new S&S/Fuel Rewards account for P2 and I don't see anywhere on either site to add S&S to FR. It's been so long since I did my own account, I don't remember how I did it. Does anyone know how to do this now?
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Old Nov 22, 2020, 8:27 am
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Originally Posted by danpeake
11/27-12/3: 3x Visas
(Doesn't have the same allure as before sadly)

Will pick up a few as I helped a family member apply to a couple of cards and they'll have a hard time hitting SUBs otherwise, but not going to be able to hit this as hard as I could before given the uncertainly around VGC liquidation.
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Old Nov 22, 2020, 8:58 am
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Originally Posted by DiMAn0684
Will pick up a few as I helped a family member apply to a couple of cards and they'll have a hard time hitting SUBs otherwise, but not going to be able to hit this as hard as I could before given the uncertainly around VGC liquidation.
Sorry, out of the loop. Is this a walmart issue? Liquidating fine at my local place.
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Old Nov 22, 2020, 9:01 am
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Originally Posted by DiMAn0684
Will pick up a few as I helped a family member apply to a couple of cards and they'll have a hard time hitting SUBs otherwise, but not going to be able to hit this as hard as I could before given the uncertainly around VGC liquidation.
I would recommend that unless you have definitive avenues for GC liquidation, or that you can carry the balances on the cards until they liquidate organically, that great caution be used in overdoing these promos.

I am not certain that we have seen the end of the changes have have enveloped us over the past several weeks.
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Old Nov 22, 2020, 9:34 am
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Originally Posted by danpeake
11/27-12/3: 3x Visas
(Doesn't have the same allure as before sadly)

Why not? What did I miss?
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Old Nov 22, 2020, 9:35 am
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Originally Posted by zeppoloveskafka
Sorry, out of the loop. Is this a walmart issue? Liquidating fine at my local place.
Correct, and while the issue is somewhat limited to WM now I figured folks who're no longer able to liquidate at WM might flood other places.

Originally Posted by radonc1
I would recommend that unless you have definitive avenues for GC liquidation, or that you can carry the balances on the cards until they liquidate organically, that great caution be used in overdoing these promos.

I am not certain that we have seen the end of the changes have have enveloped us over the past several weeks.
For sure, the amount is something that we can float indefinitely and can likely be used to cover what we'd have to pay as deductibles for health insurance in 2021.
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Old Nov 22, 2020, 12:52 pm
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Based on previous history this will be last promotion on Visa or MC until March 2021.
Need to load up on gas points especially after December 1 points will be good until January 31, 2021.
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Old Nov 22, 2020, 2:10 pm
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Originally Posted by slicktraveler
Based on previous history this will be last promotion on Visa or MC until March 2021.
Need to load up on gas points especially after December 1 points will be good until January 31, 2021.
The timing couldnt be worse especially with the Walmart MO challenges, as well as Covid concerns. I for one would rather forgo the gas points than end up with a breathing tube down my throat because I have to liquidate with $99 swipes. Ugh!
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Old Nov 22, 2020, 2:19 pm
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I think the $$99.00 swipes are only at walmart if I am hearing correctly. At grocery stores it is business as usual.
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