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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 Dec 10, 2022, 2:59 pm
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Originally Posted by fly2fish
$15 Uber and $25 Google Play did not get 10x in NJ.
Think it's only for the brands shown in the ad.
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Old Dec 11, 2022, 7:49 am
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Originally Posted by gw14
Think it's only for the brands shown in the ad.

Quite often (like the most recent 5x promo) cards not in the photo will work. Just thought I'd add the DP in case anyone else was wondering about other cards working.
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Old Dec 11, 2022, 10:14 am
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Originally Posted by fly2fish
Quite often (like the most recent 5x promo) cards not in the photo will work. Just thought I'd add the DP in case anyone else was wondering about other cards working.
The difference being that the 5x promo said "all gift cards" while this promo says "select gift cards." The fine print for at least one of the stores says "these gift cards" as well.
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Old Dec 21, 2022, 8:22 pm
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Has anyone else experienced issues redeeming points on the last day of their validity? I've had it happen a few times now with both Giant-PA and S&S where if I redeem some points I won't be needing for gas for the grocery rewards on the last day, a short time later the points are back in my account and the grocery dollars gone.
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Old Jan 10, 2023, 7:28 am
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Originally Posted by Bigzamboni
Has anyone else experienced issues redeeming points on the last day of their validity? I've had it happen a few times now with both Giant-PA and S&S where if I redeem some points I won't be needing for gas for the grocery rewards on the last day, a short time later the points are back in my account and the grocery dollars gone.
I've had good success calling the customer support line. Some times they acknowledge their hands are tied while the points are still active, but if you call back after they've expired, they tend to be able to resuscitate them. YMMV.
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Old Jan 13, 2023, 9:11 am
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No gas points GC deal for the last a few weeks?
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Old Jan 19, 2023, 12:41 am
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Found disgusting looking green MCGCs w/ the new $6.95 fee hanging at GiantPA store. It's matter of time before Stop & Shop will be affected.
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Old Jan 19, 2023, 9:42 am
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Just walked into my local Stop & shop, they have completely switched over to VVGCS. WOOT! And all at the 595 fee. I guess this explains the lack of inventory lately. Now, hopefully we can get back to some GO Rewards EARNING.
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Old Jan 19, 2023, 9:45 am
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VVGCS?
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Old Jan 19, 2023, 9:48 am
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Originally Posted by danpeake
VVGCS?
Vanilla Visa Gift cards.
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Old Jan 19, 2023, 10:12 am
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Same here, local store gone 100% vanillas over the past few days. Basically the same selection as CVS now
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Old Jan 19, 2023, 10:32 am
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Originally Posted by fly2fish
Vanilla Visa Gift cards.
Originally Posted by soy
Same here, local store gone 100% vanillas over the past few days. Basically the same selection as CVS now
Thanks.

Does that mean they also sell Secure Spends?

I haven't seen such a change at my local Giants.
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Old Jan 19, 2023, 11:02 am
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Originally Posted by danpeake
Thanks.

Does that mean they also sell Secure Spends?

Yes
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Old Jan 19, 2023, 4:28 pm
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Good night, sweet prince. Same selection now as Acme/Shaw's/Safeway. When Albertson's owned stores moved away from Gift Card Mall, the deals went way down in quality. Not expecting anything on VGC/MGC any time soon, and also means no more Happy Cards

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Old Jan 19, 2023, 7:27 pm
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Originally Posted by danpeake
Thanks.

Does that mean they also sell Secure Spends?

I haven't seen such a change at my local Giants.
Cards are a mix of suttons and meta's. Beware the white package suttons with $6.95 fee

If there is a downside, its that CSR's at Ahold stores were not really familiar with the tan color vanillas since they did not sell such a card.
With the silver/grey meta's, just seeing the color would trigger some of them to ask to see the card. Now that they will be selling vanillas they will become more sensitive to these also.

The other possible downside is that there is now less variation across retailers. If something goes south on these, Albersons, Ahold and CVS are all gone in one swoop.
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