Jan 12, 2018, 12:25 am
Last edit by: soy
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.
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
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
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
Stop & Shop and Giant supermarkets gas rewards points on gift card purchases(2018-24)
Dec 10, 2020, 4:57 am
#2851
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: WashDC - AA Lifetime Gold, UA Premier Gold, Marriott Titanium Lifetime, Hilton Diamond, Cal Tort Burrito Elito
Posts: 270
Giant MD Flex Point Expiration
Re: the discussion on tracking point expiration, the Giant MD/DC/VA app makes it easy if you click on point details:
Dec 10, 2020, 5:02 am
#2852
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: WashDC - AA Lifetime Gold, UA Premier Gold, Marriott Titanium Lifetime, Hilton Diamond, Cal Tort Burrito Elito
Posts: 270
Dec 11, 2020, 7:46 am
#2853
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 152
Any one purchased VGA and get the points today? Just want to make sure points are working before I go 
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Dec 11, 2020, 3:00 pm
#2854
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Hopkinton, MA
Posts: 232
I bought the carbon fibre look one for (of course) $500. As is always my practice, I was there to pick up a few things, so both used it to verify it was active and the receipt showed the 4X points added. This was Lyman St Westboro, MA.
Dec 11, 2020, 3:56 pm
#2855
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: UA-1K, MM, Hilton-Diamond, Marriott-Titanium
Posts: 4,432
No problem with mine. Bought 2k and all points posted by the time i got to the car and checked.
Dec 14, 2020, 10:23 am
#2857
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 145
when i tried to use my phone number as giant md alt id, system says "number already in use", and isn't allowing me to add it. only place i have it linked is s&s ny.
so how can i combine and redeem s&s and giant points at shell stations? any help is really appreciated!
Dec 14, 2020, 11:31 am
#2858
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: DUB-BOS
Programs: various
Posts: 3,690
i'm not seeing how i can link shell fr account to giant md flex rewards.
when i tried to use my phone number as giant md alt id, system says "number already in use", and isn't allowing me to add it. only place i have it linked is s&s ny.
so how can i combine and redeem s&s and giant points at shell stations? any help is really appreciated!
when i tried to use my phone number as giant md alt id, system says "number already in use", and isn't allowing me to add it. only place i have it linked is s&s ny.
so how can i combine and redeem s&s and giant points at shell stations? any help is really appreciated!
Dec 14, 2020, 2:33 pm
#2859
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: NYC
Posts: 1,756
i'm not seeing how i can link shell fr account to giant md flex rewards.
when i tried to use my phone number as giant md alt id, system says "number already in use", and isn't allowing me to add it. only place i have it linked is s&s ny.
so how can i combine and redeem s&s and giant points at shell stations? any help is really appreciated!
when i tried to use my phone number as giant md alt id, system says "number already in use", and isn't allowing me to add it. only place i have it linked is s&s ny.
so how can i combine and redeem s&s and giant points at shell stations? any help is really appreciated!
Dec 14, 2020, 11:59 pm
#2860
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 145
Anyone here have difficulties linking Giant & S&S to FR?
History so far
Had S&S linked to FR
Opened Giant a/c. Used same email as I used for S&S, but a different phone number
During Giant sign-up process, I linked to my FR. At first it worked and I could see both Giant and S&S in the FR app. However when I tried again later, no sign of Giant
Giant a/c gas page shows both Giant and FR symbols.....per Giant that means accounts are linked at their end. However this is not the case at FR
Called up both to resolve and Shell says talk to Giant and vice versa
Stopped by gas station this evening, and only seeing the S&S points when I use my FR card. Used Giant alt-id but did not recognize it. So is definitely not linked at shell's side
I suspect the different phone number is part of the problem, but not sure, so have some questions as I try to figure this out...….
Thanks in advance for any info on fixing this
History so far
Had S&S linked to FR
Opened Giant a/c. Used same email as I used for S&S, but a different phone number
During Giant sign-up process, I linked to my FR. At first it worked and I could see both Giant and S&S in the FR app. However when I tried again later, no sign of Giant
Giant a/c gas page shows both Giant and FR symbols.....per Giant that means accounts are linked at their end. However this is not the case at FR
Called up both to resolve and Shell says talk to Giant and vice versa
Stopped by gas station this evening, and only seeing the S&S points when I use my FR card. Used Giant alt-id but did not recognize it. So is definitely not linked at shell's side
I suspect the different phone number is part of the problem, but not sure, so have some questions as I try to figure this out...….
- Has any one else had this problem, and how did you resolve it?
- Was there a way I could have had a common phone number + email on S&S, Giant and FR a/c's (Giant would not let me use my existing phone during sign-up - said it was already used)?
- Is it possible to delink everything and start over (if yes - is there any tricks or just do the delinking on FR site)?
Thanks in advance for any info on fixing this
For future reference. The problem was Giant and S&S having same email. You need different email addresses.
Other learnings - if you ever un-link your S&S/G on FR, the only way to re-link is to call S&S/G and ask them to delete your online a/c. You keep your a/c # so no risk to points. Then go through the process to create new online accounts. I wasted a lot of time on the phone before discovering this.
Other learnings - if you ever un-link your S&S/G on FR, the only way to re-link is to call S&S/G and ask them to delete your online a/c. You keep your a/c # so no risk to points. Then go through the process to create new online accounts. I wasted a lot of time on the phone before discovering this.
Dec 15, 2020, 6:41 am
#2861
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 84
A data point regarding CITI card at S&S:
I have been using my very old citi TYP card at S&S for an average of 2k to 3k each month in the last half year. After buying the first 1.5k this month, the second purchase of 1.5k was declined. I was told to talk to someone from the Credit Department, who immediately told me that these are GC purchases that are considered cash advances, and warns that CITI does close accounts for those who buy a lot of these.
While it is not difficult to guess from the large amounts that these charges are for GCs, does CITI have L3 data access to know for sure that these are GCs? Will it be safe if one try to split charges to 2 CCs and buy each 500 GC separately?
I have been using my very old citi TYP card at S&S for an average of 2k to 3k each month in the last half year. After buying the first 1.5k this month, the second purchase of 1.5k was declined. I was told to talk to someone from the Credit Department, who immediately told me that these are GC purchases that are considered cash advances, and warns that CITI does close accounts for those who buy a lot of these.
While it is not difficult to guess from the large amounts that these charges are for GCs, does CITI have L3 data access to know for sure that these are GCs? Will it be safe if one try to split charges to 2 CCs and buy each 500 GC separately?
Dec 16, 2020, 10:46 am
#2862
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 20
With Citi credit cards, I try to split a GC purchase to 2 credit cards, putting a random number on Citi CC like 413.64, and the rest - on the second card. I usually buy GCs with Citi CC at supermarkets, where it's less likely to report L3 level data and keeping amount under $500.
Dec 16, 2020, 10:58 am
#2863
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: EWR/PHL/BWI
Posts: 4,412
Citi is not known to be very sensitive to MS. But it is extremely sensitive to fraud and unauthorized charges.
Dec 16, 2020, 9:43 pm
#2864
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 84
So is there consensus now on whether S&S reports L3 data to CITI?