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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 5, 2019, 1:10 am
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The unadvertised gas points promo worked for me at Stop and Shop in NY with a purchase of 1K (3k gas points) worth of VGC's. I believe Thursday will be the last day it will work and the CSR doesn't know about it, so they wouldn't be able to add points onto your account.
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Old Dec 5, 2019, 8:18 am
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Originally Posted by joeaseer
The unadvertised gas points promo worked for me at Stop and Shop in NY with a purchase of 1K (3k gas points) worth of VGC's. I believe Thursday will be the last day it will work and the CSR doesn't know about it, so they wouldn't be able to add points onto your account.
Same for me in southwest Connecticut. Store personnel knew nothing about it. I was a little scared to buy these gift cards because I really didn’t need them. But I bought a couple of 500s one at a time and I got the points. Thanks to all the flyer talkers who discussed this. I guess today is the last day for this so if you are low on FR points time to get some easy ones.

Merry Christmas.
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Old Dec 6, 2019, 12:16 am
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Originally Posted by joeaseer
The unadvertised gas points promo worked for me at Stop and Shop in NY with a purchase of 1K (3k gas points) worth of VGC's. I believe Thursday will be the last day it will work and the CSR doesn't know about it, so they wouldn't be able to add points onto your account.
It’s clearly advertised
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Old Dec 6, 2019, 5:48 am
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Anyone ever get a registered letter from S&S sent to them? Considering they spent $6 to send it to me and the to and from addresses appear to be hand written my curiosity is peaked. Informed delivery is giving me anxiety!
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Old Dec 6, 2019, 6:38 am
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Originally Posted by Bigzamboni
PSA: possible $5 gift card to Dunkin donuts from FR

Email subject was:
"(Name) you have a $5 gift to Dunkin’ from Gold+"
I got the same email earlier this week. Straight-up $5 code. Woo-hoo!
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Old Dec 6, 2019, 8:19 am
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Originally Posted by Prometheus77
Anyone ever get a registered letter from S&S sent to them? Considering they spent $6 to send it to me and the to and from addresses appear to be hand written my curiosity is peaked. Informed delivery is giving me anxiety!
So what is the letter about?
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Old Dec 6, 2019, 8:44 am
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Originally Posted by thebat
So what is the letter about?
Haven't received the actual letter yet. Just the image preview in USPS Informed Delivery.
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Old Dec 6, 2019, 8:47 am
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S&S gas 10X on "participating" gift cards. Yah, there's the pictures of a bunch of junk. Will others work. Just tried Amazon.....nope. Wondering if happy cards will work. If anyone wants to test, please post what you find. Thanks.
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Old Dec 6, 2019, 11:11 am
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Amazon never worked for gas points promo.
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Old Dec 6, 2019, 12:30 pm
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Originally Posted by Car Jack
S&S gas 10X on "participating" gift cards. Yah, there's the pictures of a bunch of junk. Will others work. Just tried Amazon.....nope. Wondering if happy cards will work. If anyone wants to test, please post what you find. Thanks.
If one happy card is pictured, sometimes they all work. No happy cards pictured though, so I doubt any will work for this week. Still, there is a decent chance of a Happy week popping up before Christmas.
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Old Dec 6, 2019, 6:34 pm
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The letter is for buying more than 5k a day
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Old Dec 6, 2019, 6:55 pm
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Originally Posted by Lekuxs15
The letter is for buying more than 5k a day
And what does the letter say?
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Old Dec 6, 2019, 7:45 pm
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On a somewhat related note, I encountered a "new" gift card log yesterday at Giant-PA. Previously the log asked why you were purchasing the GCs. The new one didn't. The older one said for more than $2,000 excluding activation fees. This log didn't have anything spelled out about the fees, so they filled it out for my purchase of 4x $500 since the fees put it over the $2k.

Is the $5000 limit actually posted somewhere visible to the customer? I can't recall it being posted on the wall near their posted coupon policy, etc. I know I've spied it listed on the log sheet(and read it here), but I've never actually been told anything about it, probably because I've never tried buying more than $5k. Guessing the letter is informing of the limit.
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Old Dec 6, 2019, 8:54 pm
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Originally Posted by Bigzamboni
On a somewhat related note, I encountered a "new" gift card log yesterday at Giant-PA. Previously the log asked why you were purchasing the GCs. The new one didn't. The older one said for more than $2,000 excluding activation fees. This log didn't have anything spelled out about the fees, so they filled it out for my purchase of 4x $500 since the fees put it over the $2k.

Is the $5000 limit actually posted somewhere visible to the customer? I can't recall it being posted on the wall near their posted coupon policy, etc. I know I've spied it listed on the log sheet(and read it here), but I've never actually been told anything about it, probably because I've never tried buying more than $5k. Guessing the letter is informing of the limit.
It's certainly not at customer service at any of the places I go in PA. I thought I remember there was a time where it was listed on the gift card display area, but even if that's true, it's been several years.
Someday when the limit is less than $5000, we are going to be amazed at how long they let it be this high.
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Old Dec 6, 2019, 11:23 pm
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Originally Posted by Car Jack
S&S gas 10X on "participating" gift cards. Yah, there's the pictures of a bunch of junk. Will others work. Just tried Amazon.....nope. Wondering if happy cards will work. If anyone wants to test, please post what you find. Thanks.
The answer u look for is clearly stated in the ad
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