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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 Oct 4, 2020, 9:24 pm
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Didn't we have a VGC offer not too long ago when the offer wasn't in the ad but the pts were getting awarded?
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 5:06 am
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Originally Posted by DiMAn0684
Didn't we have a VGC offer not too long ago when the offer wasn't in the ad but the pts were getting awarded?

I dont recall, but lkets say you are correct. Are you willing to gamble by not getting any MCs this week that the Vs will be on promo next week? Im not
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 9:05 am
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I dont recall, but lkets say you are correct. Are you willing to gamble by not getting any MCs this week that the Vs will be on promo next week? Im not
It's only Monday, we'll get to see S&S ad (not Giant) before MC deal is over, and I'll be able to make a better call on what to do then.
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 10:14 am
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Originally Posted by DiMAn0684
Didn't we have a VGC offer not too long ago when the offer wasn't in the ad but the pts were getting awarded?

I think that only ever happened once back at the start of covid when S&S had a greatly shortened weekly flyer. We went several weeks where the gas points adds were not in the flyer at all.
I would not bank on that happening again. We may see VGC later this month, but doubt anything appears next week.
The new $2k limit can make it more tricky to quickly stock up if you wait till the end of the deal.
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 10:40 am
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Originally Posted by soy
I think that only ever happened once back at the start of covid when S&S had a greatly shortened weekly flyer. We went several weeks where the gas points adds were not in the flyer at all.
I would not bank on that happening again. We may see VGC later this month, but doubt anything appears next week.
The new $2k limit can make it more tricky to quickly stock up if you wait till the end of the deal.
Didn't it happen last year around Thanksgiving? In any case, if I only grab pts on Weds and Thurs that'll probably cover my driving for the next two months.
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 10:58 am
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Personally, I'd rather they hold off on the Visa's. Having MC's and VI's back-to-back makes little sense regardless of the 2X versus 3X points earning.
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 11:54 am
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I'm short on points. So I'll do this MC round. Most people have no issue with MCGC. But 3x of course is better if we can.
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 1:29 pm
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Joy to the World! Points actually posted today without any manual entry.
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 2:19 pm
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Joy to the World! Points actually posted today without any manual entry.
Not by me in SnS land. Im not gonna do it by I wonder if I went and purchased some more which would be over the daily limit if the computer would catch it? Since after all I earned only in the single digits for my pts before the manual addition. As luck would be if wont post and usually with the other store they tell you to call up and get the pts, and if the csr sees pts were manually posted today if they put 1 and 1 together they should decline it since theyd see it was over the max limit for the day

Not gonna play with SnS especially with driving alot less , dont need as many fill ups
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 3:19 pm
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Bought mc gcs today. Pts did not post to account (checked acct on phone app) and pts did not show on receipt either. Went to CS rep, but rep wouldnt do a manual adj and asked me to come back tomorrow if still nothing. Advised that there is a delay with the GO pts. Points did show up in the acct after 10-15 minutes. But sucks it doesnt show up instantly to appease my mind!!!
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 9:30 pm
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Originally Posted by zzrayzz
Bought mc gcs today. Pts did not post to account (checked acct on phone app) and pts did not show on receipt either. Went to CS rep, but rep wouldnt do a manual adj and asked me to come back tomorrow if still nothing. Advised that there is a delay with the GO pts. Points did show up in the acct after 10-15 minutes. But sucks it doesnt show up instantly to appease my mind!!!
I also noticed with MC, pts don’t show up as quick as VC. Takes couple hrs for me. Bought the mcgc, went to gym, dinner and finally shows up in the app.
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Old Oct 6, 2020, 6:22 am
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Originally Posted by rice4u
I also noticed with MC, pts don’t show up as quick as VC. Takes couple hrs for me. Bought the mcgc, went to gym, dinner and finally shows up in the app.
Not sure how this can be. Store computer system really can't tell the difference of VGC vs MCGC...

It just takes some time for the system to update.
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Old Oct 6, 2020, 6:25 am
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Originally Posted by zzrayzz
Bought mc gcs today. Pts did not post to account (checked acct on phone app) and pts did not show on receipt either. Went to CS rep, but rep wouldnt do a manual adj and asked me to come back tomorrow if still nothing. Advised that there is a delay with the GO pts. Points did show up in the acct after 10-15 minutes. But sucks it doesnt show up instantly to appease my mind!!!
With the change to Flex points, the points won't show immediately on receipt or in its system. As long as you see there is a like "Consumer number" on receipt, then you are just fine. Points can take from a couple of hours to up to 24 hours. Give it some time.

I think this has been asked several times here.
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Old Oct 6, 2020, 6:50 am
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Originally Posted by RedSun
With the change to Flex points, the points won't show immediately on receipt or in its system. As long as you see there is a like "Consumer number" on receipt, then you are just fine. Points can take from a couple of hours to up to 24 hours.
Not always.
Do not know what is going on, but MCGC points showed up instantly on the receipt for me on Sunday. In the previous VGC deal I had VGC purchases that showed immediately on receipt, and ones that did not show until several hours later.
All in the same store.
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Old Oct 6, 2020, 7:24 am
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Confirming that S&S ad does not list VGCs either. Will grab a few MCGCs.

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