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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 May 12, 2021, 2:27 pm
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Originally Posted by iahphx
We've discussed this up-thread. Sadly, the FR app misses A LOT of stations that participate. TONS in the Mid-Atlantic (including the entire state of DE and much of NoVa). I've tried to get people interested in posting more about this, but they're somehow afraid this will cause "oil barrons" to kill the deal.
I was in NoVa last weekend and needed gas and the app showed no participating stations. I rolled into a random Shell station in McLean and I had no problem using my points (in fact, the guy next to me was doing the same, with his gas cans!).

I have a lot of driving trips this summer across the USA and I know the app is pretty useless. At least the stations listed in the app DO work (although there can be an unexpected discount limit, like $1 in Miami), but I have no idea how many stations that aren't listed actually participate. With a GC sale starting next week that will take us well into July, this is important information for me because I don't know how many points I need. I assume there's no way to get more accurate information from the FR customer service desk?

One odd place I've used points before is in Alaska. That's Fred Meyer territory (Kroger), so it seemed a bit surprising that FR would work there. But last time, a Shell station north of Denali on the Anchorage-Fairbanks road was listed and participated. Now I don't see them listed. Have things changed? I don't know how to tell, or if I can use points anywhere in Alaska now. At 60 bucks a fill-up, I care.
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Old May 13, 2021, 6:51 am
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Does anyone know what happens when you have grocery rewards on your account and then go buy a vgc? Does it take money off of the fee? the cost of the card itself? or just the groceries in the transaction?
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Old May 13, 2021, 7:23 am
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Originally Posted by boston4th
Does anyone know what happens when you have grocery rewards on your account and then go buy a vgc? Does it take money off of the fee? the cost of the card itself? or just the groceries in the transaction?
I've never done a GC and groceries together when I have grocery rewards, but I can tell you the grocery rewards don't apply to any part of the GC purchase when that is all you're buying.
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Old May 13, 2021, 8:15 am
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Originally Posted by boston4th
Does anyone know what happens when you have grocery rewards on your account and then go buy a vgc? Does it take money off of the fee? the cost of the card itself? or just the groceries in the transaction?
No it does not.
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Old May 13, 2021, 6:04 pm
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Thanks.
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Old May 13, 2021, 7:38 pm
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Do we have a definitive answer as to how many Giant/S&S points you're allowed to accumulate in a day, whether you're limited to one transaction, and whether you can accumulate additional points on subsequent days?

I assume you can only have one Giant and one Stop & Shop card linked to each Fuel Rewards account?

Thanks.
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Old May 14, 2021, 5:38 am
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Originally Posted by iahphx
Do we have a definitive answer as to how many Giant/S&S points you're allowed to accumulate in a day, whether you're limited to one transaction, and whether you can accumulate additional points on subsequent days?

I assume you can only have one Giant and one Stop & Shop card linked to each Fuel Rewards account?

Thanks.
For Giant PA, yes. It is not a points cap its a hard limit dollar amount. It does not matter if the points are 2x, 3x or even no bonus points, you can't spend more than the dollar limit per day on variable load gift cards. You can accumulate points on subsequent days but there is also a hard limit on the total dollar amount for the entire week (week as measured by flyer, not Monday-Sunday).
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Old May 14, 2021, 11:07 am
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Datapoint -- Giant, Northern Virginia. Flex Points properly credited for purchase of 3x$500 kevlar. Thunderbirds are go!
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Old May 14, 2021, 11:11 am
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Drive carefully!
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Old May 14, 2021, 5:58 pm
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Points for new design pink Florals did not post in PA this afternoon
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Old May 14, 2021, 6:41 pm
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Purchased 3 x $500 Kevlar cards at S&S in MA this afternoon (along with a food item). Pts posted on the receipt right away.
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Old May 14, 2021, 10:59 pm
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Originally Posted by the188
For Giant PA, yes. It is not a points cap its a hard limit dollar amount. It does not matter if the points are 2x, 3x or even no bonus points, you can't spend more than the dollar limit per day on variable load gift cards. You can accumulate points on subsequent days but there is also a hard limit on the total dollar amount for the entire week (week as measured by flyer, not Monday-Sunday).
So is the daily limit $2K? And is there clarity with regard to limits at S&S and Giant MD? And what's the weekly cap?

For most folks, a daily cap is only a problem if the stations aren't near your house. Like if I have an hour drive to a S&S, I might want to buy more than $2K in one day to get me enough free gas to last 2 months. What is the best workaround to this daily limit?
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Old May 15, 2021, 8:25 am
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Decisions.. 3 at $500 or 4 at $494

I'm making one trip this month. S&S in Mass with a $2k limit sign in bold at Customer Service. Anyone get grief doing 4 at $494 ? I've done 3 at $500 the last few trips but seeing someone mention doing $494 that makes more sense.
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Old May 15, 2021, 8:34 am
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I've been able to get 4 at $500 at my local S&S, idk why everyone is doing 4 x $494 or 3 x $500
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Old May 15, 2021, 8:40 am
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Originally Posted by daniel60104
I've been able to get 4 at $500 at my local S&S, idk why everyone is doing 4 x $494 or 3 x $500
That's a YMMV I suppose, some managers (even before recent changes) only allowed transactions up to $2k with fees included. Others would let you do $2k + fees. I personally never had an issue with buying 4 x $500.
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