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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 Aug 24, 2020, 6:52 pm
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Originally Posted by craz
Were the points extended before this and when earned did they get 30 or 60 days usage> If they previously extended or were the 60 day exp I can understand the hard stance being taken. I wouldnt understand if they were not previously extended or were the 30 day exp type
I think the days of getting points extended are gone. We all get up to 60 days now with the 30+30 rule, not to mention that there is no longer any 'breakage' since even if you do not use them for gas, you can turn them into groceries. Nobody here should have significant points expiring from here on out
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Old Aug 24, 2020, 6:56 pm
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Originally Posted by craz
Were the points extended before this and when earned did they get 30 or 60 days usage> If they previously extended or were the 60 day exp I can understand the hard stance being taken. I wouldnt understand if they were not previously extended or were the 30 day exp type
Based on my experience, that didn't matter. The agent I got was willing to extend the points from the very beginning, it just took some time to find all the batches that had expired. Maybe they're more strict about Flex Points (and Go Rewards) than they were about fuel rewards? It's definitely easier to come up with an excuse about not being able to use and equivalent of 10+ fill-ups in 30 days than that one was not able to find use for few hundred $ in grocery money over 60 days. When $15/$20 coupon promo comes around many people spend $1k+ in those vouchers in 2-3 weeks.
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Old Aug 25, 2020, 1:13 pm
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2k limit is very restrictive. Doing everyday is too much work.
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Old Aug 25, 2020, 1:51 pm
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Originally Posted by TTT103
I can only speak to the handful of giants in my area, but they are not known for their great customer service. In fact, I would rank them several notches below Walmart. The only thing that keeps me going back are the points. When those are not on the table, I take my business to a family owned grocery store.

if nothing else, I hope you are feeling better, and your health has been restored. That’s really what matters.
Yeah we don’t particularly like Giant.

thanks! Appreciate it. We are all healthy now. Earning more giant points this week!
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Old Aug 25, 2020, 1:53 pm
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Originally Posted by craz
Were the points extended before this and when earned did they get 30 or 60 days usage> If they previously extended or were the 60 day exp I can understand the hard stance being taken. I wouldnt understand if they were not previously extended or were the 30 day exp type
They were 30 day flex points. Not sure why but we never were able to get the 60 days. We obviously could have transferred to grocery for another 30 days but we were obviously a bit preoccupied and completely forgot!
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Old Aug 25, 2020, 5:16 pm
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The CSR granted me a one-time extension for my points when I asked for points and grocery dollars and I didn't realize it until after the call ended that he never mentioned anything about grocery dollars. Recalling previous DPs, those were for points as well. There's no DPs of grocery dollars also getting extended as well, right? I am so disappointed I didn't confirm this during the call... not really looking forward to another 2.5 hour wait. I know I did mention points and grocery dollars to him and he needed a moment to confirm my points but didn't mention grocery dollars.
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Old Aug 25, 2020, 7:31 pm
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If I only have stop and shop and not giant, is the max I can redeem at the pump still 1.50 (1.55) after converting my go points, or can I now redeem more than 1.55?
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Old Aug 25, 2020, 9:05 pm
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Originally Posted by luckypra
2k limit is very restrictive. Doing everyday is too much work.
That is still $14,000 GC. Or 28,000 points. Or $28/GL. Or $560 total saving. Too much work? You better work harder.

Some people still work at home and do not drive.
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Old Aug 26, 2020, 7:55 am
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Originally Posted by moefl
If I only have stop and shop and not giant, is the max I can redeem at the pump still 1.50 (1.55) after converting my go points, or can I now redeem more than 1.55?
Anyone know?
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Old Aug 26, 2020, 8:59 am
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Originally Posted by moefl
If I only have stop and shop and not giant, is the max I can redeem at the pump still 1.50 (1.55) after converting my go points, or can I now redeem more than 1.55?
all that has changed is that you now have an extra option to convert your points to grocery
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Old Aug 26, 2020, 10:52 am
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FYI - Check your gas points before and after getting gas. I got gas last night and it seemed that the Fuel Rewards system took $2.10 out of my S&S gas balance and $1.50 out of my Giant gas balance (I also have $0.10 from Tmobile and 0.05 for being Gold). Gas was only $2.299/gal. The $1.50 Giant points taken out is correct, since those expire earlier. It should've only taken $0.60 out of my S&S gas balance but took an extra $1.50. Very strange.
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Old Aug 26, 2020, 10:56 am
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It's been $2K/day at S&S for more than a year already. All the S&S stores I visit have this policy no matter which CSR I get. Consider you guys in the Giant world had it good.
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Old Aug 26, 2020, 11:01 am
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Originally Posted by moefl
If I only have stop and shop and not giant, is the max I can redeem at the pump still 1.50 (1.55) after converting my go points, or can I now redeem more than 1.55?
Yes, max discount is $1.50 (1.55)/gal with only S&S and not giant points.
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Old Aug 26, 2020, 1:53 pm
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Does anyone know how long you have to wait to make a purchase after redeeming GO points for groceries? TIA

EdiT: Nevermind. I see the "Grocery Dollars Available". Not long but not instant.
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Old Aug 26, 2020, 7:23 pm
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Originally Posted by ayung25
It's been $2K/day at S&S for more than a year already. All the S&S stores I visit have this policy no matter which CSR I get. Consider you guys in the Giant world had it good.
As with everything MS, YMMV. I have never been limited by S&S and have bought up to 5K a day. Even last week after the 2K went into effect I bought 3K one day.
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