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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.
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)
#2941
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 74
Meanwhile, I redeemed points for gas points just 10 min ago - that worked. But when I redeemed points for grocery dollars right after, the points were taken, but no grocery dollars given. Ugh! Hopefully it really went through and the grocery dollars show up later...
Last edited by edelweiss; Jan 26, 2021 at 11:02 am
#2942
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 145
can anyone help figure out how i can link giant md to shell fr like i did my s&s a while ago? csr insists that using alt id phone number in my Giant profile should display discount at the pump, and it matches my fr account alt id. but it still only ever shows the s&s discount, even after i changed alt id number in s&s profile to something different.
#2943
Suspended
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,153
Yes, and I ran into several in NJ, 1 Tell, is the pumps arent the computerized ones but the older type, and yes even with the newer pumps I was told we dont participate
#2944
Join Date: May 2009
Location: EWR
Posts: 884
At least on some of the older-style pumps, there is a way to ender the FR alt-id, but the attendants don't always know how. It's been a while, but IIRC you have to press 3 on the keypad then it brings up the prompt to ender the alt-id. They are few and far between, but from my experience they are also more likely to have a lower-limit of $0.109/gal instead of $0.019/gal.
#2945
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 145
someone please update the wiki to add 4x Visa for 12/11/20. thanks!
#2947
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 429
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?
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?
#2948
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 84
Can anyone confirm if this quarter's Discover 5% bonus works on S&S GC purchases?
#2949
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,946
Since you responded to your own post, is this the second time that points expired for you?
#2951
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: 718
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum, IHG Diamond
Posts: 967
#2952
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: BOS
Posts: 550
I had them re-instated fairly frequently when they were giving Fuel Rewards right away. Not a ton of points (under 15k), but generally didn't have issues with getting them extended. I did hear that it's a bit more tricky now with Go Points.
#2953
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 17,418
From the calendar, I guess we probably won't see another Visa/MC gas deal until the middle of March -- although they did surprise us with that mid-December deal. I'm down to one more fill-up by the 14th. I only have four 5-gallon gas cans (all currently full). I'm thinking I probably should have bought 4 more last December and a couple more gift cards, as the cans would have paid for themselves later this month. I'm always reluctant to turn my garage into a gasoline storage facility, though.
#2955
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 17,418
I did once take a road trip with a full 5-gallon can so that I'd have enough range to get home without having to buy gas (not something I particularly recommend). When I pulled into a parking lot and got my siphon out to drain the can, somebody thought I had broken down and asked whether I needed any help!