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Stop & Shop and Giant supermarkets gas rewards points on gift card purchases(2018-21)

Old Jan 12, 18, 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

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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Stop & Shop and Giant supermarkets gas rewards points on gift card purchases(2018-21)

Old Aug 15, 22, 5:05 pm
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Not related ot Giant or SnS, but since many here also follow Fuel Rewards --
BOLO for email from FR w/ subject "Save 20c/gal on Aug 20th." Must activate offer by Aug. 17, applies to one fill-up on Aug. 20.
edit to add: possibly targeted, ymmv

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Old Aug 15, 22, 5:09 pm
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Originally Posted by tuphat View Post
Not related ot Giant or SnS, but since many here also follow Fuel Rewards --
BOLO for email from FR w/ subject "Save 20c/gal on Aug 20th." Must activate offer by Aug. 17, applies to one fill-up on Aug. 20.
It must be targeted as I didn't receive that email.
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Old Aug 26, 22, 5:52 pm
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NoVA region. Tad better than last week.

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Old Aug 28, 22, 12:10 pm
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9/2-8: 10x Macys
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Old Aug 30, 22, 4:06 pm
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Is anyone have any luck finding the giving good gift cards with best buy?
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Old Sep 2, 22, 1:48 pm
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This week, my S&S (NJ) does not have bonus points on Macy's gcs, but rather 7x on Express and 5x on "Game On" gcs. I've never seen these before but they appear to be like a "Happy" gc but for online gambling sites. I suspect there is a good couch MS opportunity here. They say "Enter as Credit" in the front and are issued by BH/Pathward.

ETA - forgot to mention $4.95 fee

ETA2 - went back to take a closer look this morning, cards have a $100 max. So basically, the GO points pay the fee. After that, you'll eek out a little profit redeeming for gas, and do a little better of course, with a BCP or Gold. Not sure if that's worth dealing with the online gambling companies. Although, I still think there's a good couch MS/MSR opportunity here if you're looking for some grocery spend. Nothing I'm looking for atm, so I'm not going to be the DP, but maybe this'll be useful to someone else.

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Old Sep 4, 22, 9:13 am
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Originally Posted by fly2fish View Post
This week, my S&S (NJ) does not have bonus points on Macy's gcs, but rather 7x on Express and 5x on "Game On" gcs. I've never seen these before but they appear to be like a "Happy" gc but for online gambling sites. I suspect there is a good couch MS opportunity here. They say "Enter as Credit" in the front and are issued by BH/Pathward.

ETA - forgot to mention $4.95 fee

ETA2 - went back to take a closer look this morning, cards have a $100 max. So basically, the GO points pay the fee. After that, you'll eek out a little profit redeeming for gas, and do a little better of course, with a BCP or Gold. Not sure if that's worth dealing with the online gambling companies. Although, I still think there's a good couch MS/MSR opportunity here if you're looking for some grocery spend. Nothing I'm looking for atm, so I'm not going to be the DP, but maybe this'll be useful to someone else.
​​​​​​Most, if not all, of these gambling sites have "play through requirements" requiring deposited funds be bet at least once before they can be withdrawn. If you did find one that didn't, expect to be shut down tout suite.
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Old Sep 5, 22, 6:03 am
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9/9-15:
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Old Sep 18, 22, 9:04 am
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Not the most exciting thing in the world, but Fuel Rewards sent me a link to get 20 cents off on fuel on Tuesday (9/20). Since I'm somehow still a Gold member, that's a quarter. I'm travelling this week, so I'm going to try to remember to fuel up that day.

Are there any other promos to easily juice my discount that day? I don't buy much Shell gas these days.
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Old Sep 27, 22, 6:43 am
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Any idea what's upcoming for next week?

EDIT: looks like 6x for choice or happy cards
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Old Sep 27, 22, 7:25 am
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Started checking the other pages in the weekly ads since gc is dry. New accounts get 500 points and 1 package of angus chuck roast is 500 points, that's $1 off per gallon and some meat. It's not great but okay plus you can check out if there's other stuff you wanna eat. I don't know if giant flex account and fuel rewards check for legitimate phone numbers.
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Old Sep 27, 22, 9:10 am
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Originally Posted by dwatcher View Post
Any idea what's upcoming for next week?

EDIT: looks like 6x for choice or happy cards
It was a sad day when BBB stopped selling VGCs...
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Old Sep 29, 22, 8:52 am
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If anyone in the Lehigh Valley area is interested in discounted gas as a result of this offer, message /u/rieje on Reddit.
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Old Sep 30, 22, 6:01 am
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If anyone in the Lehigh Valley area is interested in discounted gas as a result of this offer, message (deleted) on Reddit.
Don't incentivize bad behavior.
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Old Oct 4, 22, 1:57 pm
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So for next week Giant has an interesting card for earning choice points. Game On card. They can be used for funding on sports betting websites. Each card has different participating online casinos. Anyone have experience with them? Like fund them with this cards and then withdraw it to your bank account. Can it be as simple as that?
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