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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 30, 2019, 11:21 am
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Originally Posted by beefer
My Stop & Shop (CT) just switched from MetaBank Visas to Sunrise Visas. Annoying that I have to wait an hour for activation now.
i'm not familiar with sunrise. is walmart MO still an option with these?
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Old Jan 1, 2020, 9:18 am
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Happy New Year folks. I know there're plenty of data points tracking VGC / MCGC promo cycles, but is there data on when offers like 'Get $15-20 voucher when you spend $100+ on a GC' occur. I know they happen pretty reliably during holiday season (~Thanksgiving), but can't remember if they also happen in the beginning of the year.
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Old Jan 1, 2020, 9:36 am
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Originally Posted by DiMAn0684
Happy New Year folks. I know there're plenty of data points tracking VGC / MCGC promo cycles, but is there data on when offers like 'Get $15-20 voucher when you spend $100+ on a GC' occur. I know they happen pretty reliably during holiday season (~Thanksgiving), but can't remember if they also happen in the beginning of the year.
It's not entirely consistent. Easter, Mother's day, Father's Day have been done, but it hasn't always been every card.

*edit* The user Catinthehat made a list where he tracks the promotions. The ones in blue that were 4-5x points at both Giants were, at least in most cases, a $15 or $20 food coupon at S&S. Though it says "all gift cards" for those on the document, I recall there being at least one promotion with the food coupon where S&S had the wording of "these gift cards" whereas both Giants with the points offer had the wording "any gift card." https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing
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Old Jan 2, 2020, 2:28 pm
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I asked somwehere earlier in the thread if Catinthehat would track the "$15 - $20 s&s coupon" type of promotions on the sheet, but he(she?) said that the tracking spreadsheet was made for an unrelated grocery forum and also they were not in s&s geographical area so did not know enough about the particulars of s&s promotions, so putting in the extra work to track that was not worth it for them. Fair enough.
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Old Jan 2, 2020, 3:36 pm
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If I remember correctly, the $15-20 s&s coupon only run a few times a year, it always run during Thanksgiving.

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Old Jan 3, 2020, 8:58 am
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Originally Posted by westlaker
If I remember correctly, the $15-20 s&s coupon only run a few times a year, it always run during Thanksgiving.
T-giving has been pretty consistent, but I am curious if they might run it in Q1. I have three cards that offer 5% / 5 TYP on groceries in the first quarter, so just trying to figure out the spend. I know there's likely going to be a VGC offer towards the end of Q1, so I'll probably spend a lot when that happens, but would be nice if they run $15 coupon offer too.
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Old Jan 9, 2020, 12:15 pm
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Dominos, xbox, gamestop 10X gas points

Meh
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Old Jan 9, 2020, 1:16 pm
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Originally Posted by Car Jack
Dominos, xbox, gamestop 10X gas points

Meh
History tells us no Visas/MCs until March. That obviously sucks, but it is what it is. Hopefully, history is wrong. I've been reading about GC deals at other USA supermarket chains this month. So maybe they'll throw in an extra promo at Giant/S&S.
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Old Jan 10, 2020, 6:20 pm
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Is anyone getting emails from fuel rewards that their account profile has been updated? I have gotten three such emails in the past hour, but I didn’t make any changes and can’t detect any changes that were made. I have no points but I am still curious if the account is compromised somehow. I would call but I really hate having eyes on the account unless really necessary. Figured it might all be a glitch if it’s happening to others.
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Old Jan 10, 2020, 7:59 pm
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Originally Posted by jonnydoe1234
Is anyone getting emails from fuel rewards that their account profile has been updated? I have gotten three such emails in the past hour, but I didn’t make any changes and can’t detect any changes that were made. I have no points but I am still curious if the account is compromised somehow. I would call but I really hate having eyes on the account unless really necessary. Figured it might all be a glitch if it’s happening to others.
nothing for me
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Old Jan 13, 2020, 7:56 pm
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6X on Happy Cards 17th - 23rd. ^
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Old Jan 14, 2020, 6:51 am
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6X on Happy Cards 17th - 23rd. ^
Is there a cost-effective and relatively reliable way to convert a Happy card into a Visa or MC gift card, like at Hoime Depot?
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Old Jan 14, 2020, 10:29 am
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Originally Posted by iahphx
Is there a cost-effective and relatively reliable way to convert a Happy card into a Visa or MC gift card, like at Hoime Depot?
Happy Guy can be used to buy 200 VGC at HD self-checkout....or at least they could a few months back.
Not especially efficient and $200 are a pain.

I am on the fence about this, I was hoping we would see 10x, but maybe 6x is the trade off if Happy Guy are actually included this go-round (normally they are not)
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Old Jan 14, 2020, 11:23 am
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Is there a cost-effective and relatively reliable way to convert a Happy card into a Visa or MC gift card, like at Hoime Depot?
One could argue it's cost effective depending on what CC you use to purchase them. As far as "Relatively reliable way to convert", that differs for everyone. They work at the POS systems at BBB, Home Depot, and one or two other stores for VGCs/MCGCs, but the CSRs can and often will stop you if they see you are using a "gift card" to buy them. Up to you if it's worth the risk.
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Old Jan 14, 2020, 1:30 pm
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Originally Posted by soy
Happy Guy can be used to buy 200 VGC at HD self-checkout....or at least they could a few months back.
Not especially efficient and $200 are a pain.

I am on the fence about this, I was hoping we would see 10x, but maybe 6x is the trade off if Happy Guy are actually included this go-round (normally they are not)
Unless it's a recent addition since November, I haven't seen a $200 VGC at any Home Depots in a long time. Maybe availability is regional.
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