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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 Jun 29, 2019, 8:44 pm
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Central NJ Stop & Shop. Pink bow tie points did not post automatically. they were added manually at CS desk.
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Old Jun 30, 2019, 12:25 am
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Originally Posted by danpeake


Points expire 30 days from earning, no?
I shop at Giant PA, so they expire the end of the following month you earned them in. Points earned in June will expire July 31st. Points earned in July will expire August 31st. etc etc etc.

so for this MC3x deal, it's best (for me) to wait until 7/1 to purchase, since the gas points won't expire til 8/31! (Giant PA also allows totally free gas, 25 gallons per redemption. So if gas is $3.50/gallon, I can use 3500 points and pay $0 for 25 gallons).
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Old Jun 30, 2019, 2:16 am
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That's like the best possible gas deal can be, so jealous of PA people.
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Old Jun 30, 2019, 6:43 am
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I know to use the USB MC gc that S&S used to carry you needed to hit "cancel" and go through a few steps to buy MO in Wally. For these do you need to do the same or do they work quickly like the Meta Visa gc that S&S carries?
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Old Jun 30, 2019, 6:50 am
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Originally Posted by Zepcro
I know to use the USB MC gc that S&S used to carry you needed to hit "cancel" and go through a few steps to buy MO in Wally. For these do you need to do the same or do they work quickly like the Meta Visa gc that S&S carries?
New MC, same as the old. :-)

Must hit "cancel".
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Old Jun 30, 2019, 8:22 am
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Anyone know what cards are on gas promotion starting 7/5?
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Old Jun 30, 2019, 9:37 am
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Has anyone tried today to see if S&S is crediting points properly?
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Old Jun 30, 2019, 11:20 am
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Originally Posted by creampiggy
Has anyone tried today to see if S&S is crediting points properly?
Didn't credit properly in Stop and Shop today around noon. I'm starting to think they might never enter this particular promotion into their system.
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Old Jun 30, 2019, 12:07 pm
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Confirmed it's not crediting properly just now. In addition, loaded $15 off coupon for Visa card was removed from account even though expiry date is 07/06.
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Old Jun 30, 2019, 1:41 pm
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Originally Posted by slicktraveler
Anyone know what cards are on gas promotion starting 7/5?
8x: Cracker Barrel, Chipotle and Staples
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Old Jun 30, 2019, 1:46 pm
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Giant MD did not give any gas points as of about 11:30 am eastern today (Sunday); the CSR manually posted the gas points when I asked her to do so.
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Old Jun 30, 2019, 3:33 pm
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Corporate will scrutinize these massive Manual additions closely. But probably not until next week.
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Old Jun 30, 2019, 6:41 pm
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Originally Posted by Alcibiades
Corporate will scrutinize these massive Manual additions closely. But probably not until next week.
Any experience with that? I'm actually travelling around this next month and first bought the MC gift cards at Giant MD, and have now bought them at S&S. All points had to be manually entered. I need some more points this week, but I'm kind of waiting for them to fix the problem. Because of my current high balance, I don't really want my account scrutinized. I'm thinking maybe somebody will show up for work on Monday and fix the crediting problem?
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Old Jun 30, 2019, 6:55 pm
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I can tell you with certainty they don’t have the IT or care to pick up on these high balances







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Old Jun 30, 2019, 7:34 pm
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They should fix the problem by tomorrow. Giant/SnS always fixes "glitches" super quick! The minute a price glitch is posted on the Giant sale Facebook groups, the glitch is fixed within an hour or two. The reports on the MC error didn't hit the FB groups until Saturday (as most people are waiting until 7/1 to buy!), and the Giant trolls weren't online yet to see it. I suspect it'll be fixed by Monday 10am EST.
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