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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.
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
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
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
Stop & Shop and Giant supermarkets gas rewards points on gift card purchases(2018-24)
#4366
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Northeastern United States
Posts: 598
Tried to connect S&S account to Fuel Rewards but neither the app or the online platform allowed me to do so, anyone else experienced this? Also can anyone confirm if the point limit for S&S is 2k or whether Giant MD has the same point limit of $2k since I saw a posting that there is no limit in Giant PA.
Not sure if they stopped allowing the linking for some reason, but my personal S&S account is still linked to my FR's account and is working as intended so it doesn't seem like they've stopped the unity of the programs completely.
Last edited by Prometheus77; Sep 18, 2023 at 9:52 am
#4367
Join Date: Apr 2023
Posts: 184
Got my first vanilla vgc at giant MD yesterday and received 4k points in my account!! did I miss anything here?? Also when I go to giant app to see how can I redeem, it says I can redeem $2/gal instead standard $1.5/gal max. I never redeemed before so any guidance about how to do that would be helpful. TIA
#4368
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 17,432
Thanks. Looked at the small print on the back of these Giant VGCs. Regardless of any connection to MetaBank, they DO say "serviced by Incomm." So they are different from Staples cards, and -- at least at some supermarkets -- should be able to be used without velocity limits for MOs.
#4369
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 28
Just picked up 9X $500 cards, which is generally the max in my stores because of the fee, to keep it under $5 K. I totally missed the supposed two thousand dollar spending cap language, but there was no issue.
Mainly posting here is though to say, that, to my surprise and delight, my 9000 points posted immediately, which is a very rare treat indeed. I almost always had to call in the past.
Mainly posting here is though to say, that, to my surprise and delight, my 9000 points posted immediately, which is a very rare treat indeed. I almost always had to call in the past.
#4370
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 28
So my experience with Staples Visa/MCs is that it's become problematic to buy MOs at supermarkets with MetaBank gift cards -- which are the ones now available at Giant/S&S. For instance, the cash registers at many supermarkets (like Safeway/Acme) will say "invalid" if you try to use a MetaBank GC to buy a MO. You can still buy MOs with Staples/Metabank GCs at a few supermarket chains, but there is usually a "velocity limit." This seems a little murky, but it always seems to be under $500 -- and then you can't buy a second MO at that register for something like 15 minutes.
With that background, has anyone been successful buying a MO with these Giant Vanilla GCs? If so, were you successful at, say, $499 plus the fee?.
With that background, has anyone been successful buying a MO with these Giant Vanilla GCs? If so, were you successful at, say, $499 plus the fee?.
#4371
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 345
Yes, the Giant/S&S are Vanilla. But aren't those "serviced" by MetaBank? I think it's the agent that services the card which becomes the problem -- cards serviced by Incomm are now always easier to use.
Bottomline, has anyone been successful in unloading the full amount of the card on a supermarket MO?
Bottomline, has anyone been successful in unloading the full amount of the card on a supermarket MO?
#4372
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 345
Got my first vanilla vgc at giant MD yesterday and received 4k points in my account!! did I miss anything here?? Also when I go to giant app to see how can I redeem, it says I can redeem $2/gal instead standard $1.5/gal max. I never redeemed before so any guidance about how to do that would be helpful. TIA
#4373
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 345
Did any of you try to buy more than $2K total over multiple purchases in S&S? If so, did you receive points for all of it or only the 1st $2K?
#4375
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 17,432
Right. But if these are incomms, you should be able to drain the entire amount. Which arguably makes it worth the hassle even at only 2x points -- depending on how much hassle you want to endure for cheaper gas.
#4376
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 28
For sure! Giant PA hasn't had any good visa deals lately, and they don't have a cap on gas discount! . I've been doing the apple 10x and selling them at a loss, but have done much with visas. Thanks for the info on INCOMM. Unfortunately, giant is the only place I know of to unload visas in central PA. If you're aware if any other method, do let me know!
#4377
Join Date: Apr 2022
Posts: 145
For sure! Giant PA hasn't had any good visa deals lately, and they don't have a cap on gas discount! . I've been doing the apple 10x and selling them at a loss, but have done much with visas. Thanks for the info on INCOMM. Unfortunately, giant is the only place I know of to unload visas in central PA. If you're aware if any other method, do let me know!
#4378
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 30
Had the same problem with Giant food account. Were you able to link the S&S account with FR account?
#4379
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 345
I purchased a total over $2K of Visa gc in S&S over multiple days and the points posted for all of them immediately.
#4380
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Northeastern United States
Posts: 598
Did the points appear on your receipt at the time of purchase? I've bought two different versions of the Vanilla VGCs at S&S and neither timed did the points on the receipt at the time of transaction. All of them had to be added by the CSR manually.