Stop & Shop and Giant supermarkets gas rewards points on gift card purchases(2018-24)
 

Rewards posted for Mastercard spend on 01/01. I guess it really is until 03/31, which is amazing news.

FWIW, I was seemingly able to use the Giant gas rewards points I earned last month at a Shell station in Louisiana (also in December). In other words, the Giant points seemed to "convert" to regular Shell Fuel Rewards (at least for their 30 day expiration period). For folks (like me) who tend to travel around the USA a fair bit, this is HUGE (if it continues to work), as it means cheap gas nationwide.

Thanks for the additional data point. Previously, I thought only the FR portion of the Giant GC purchase was good nationwide: in other words, if it bought a $500 Visa GC, I'd earn 75 cents (15 cents per $100 for using a MC) that I could use nationwide. That's good, but not fantastic. But if I can use that bonus PLUS the regular Giant gas bonus nationwide, that's "real money" -- and helpful since I often don't know how many local fill-ups I'll need in the 30 day period if it looks like I'll be "on the road" elsewhere. Also, when I'm planning a driving vacation, it will incentivize me to buy extra gift cards.

Of course, for the moment, this is all theoretical: we need a new Giant/Stop&Shop Visa/MC promo!

UGH not this week...

10x on Sears in the New England area for Stop and Shop yuck

Last I heard, the Sears cash registers are not coded to reject gift card sales with a Sears GC, but cashiers have been instructed not to allow it. So your mileage can definitely vary. But at 10X, it might be worth buying these cards if you've been previously successful in flipping them.

It depends on the particular store. Of the stores near me, 2 won't allow it and 1 will.

Similar situation in my area. I know a couple stores that will allow it, but if I remember correctly they haven't had any VGCs or MCGCs or the racks there in months. I may go check tomorrow as the 10X makes it worth the liquidation costs.

I just tried at a Shell outside of Giant area and only got the 5 cents. What mechanism did you all use? FR card? FR alt id? I see my giant rewards and the recent limited 5 cent redemption in my FR account so I think it's all linked properly.

Going back to May, the previous "good" promos have been
Week starting:
5/26: 2x Visa
6/23: 2x MC
7/14: 3x Visa
9/1: 4x Mastercard
10/13: 2x Visa or MC
12/1: 2x Visa or MC

There was an amex or two thrown in there somewhere as well. No exact pattern, but shorter than 6 week intervals seem to only ever happen in the summer.

I used my FR card at the pump in Louisiana. Did you use your FR card? Did you have active Giant gas rewards points at the time?

Yes have ~300 points, and the FR site does show $.35 off. But I only got $.05 off. I used my FR alt id; I'll try ordering a card.

I'm going to really hope FR continues some type of Mastercard deal past 3/31. I won't be able to stomach paying for gas again, even at $1.50 off.

10x on Domino's and Xbox starting 1/12.

These cans get a A+ for retro vibe, 2X 5 gal cans for $40 (free shipping) seems reasonable given metal construction & Jerry-type design.
https://www.tmart.com/2-PCS-5-Gal-20...d_p373790.html

So I guess that even without a gas points deal on gift cards, I could use a Mastercard at Giant MD to buy 3 $500 GCs, and net at least $2.25 off my next 20 gallon Shell fill up (.15 cents per $100 spend). That would work, right?

Yes, that would work.

Is it two pieces or colors? 2 pieces of the same color is 52. One of each color 39.99? That seems weird.

please post pics and any lessons learned. i don't think i'd go this big, but let us know how it works!

Two pieces. You can also buy 1 for $21. 5 Gallon Gas Can 20L Jerry Can Gasoline Gas Fuel Can Emergency Backup Gas Caddy Tank Steel Metal Gas Can - Tmart

Anyone try using Apple pay to get VGC at S&S ?

They normally want to see the card with Gebbit purchases, but would just seeing the virtual card satisfy them?

Yeah... near-free gas is so much better than $2.20 off during the recession :)

But the GC's cost $6-$7 each and then a buck or two to liquidate. So, if you get 20 gallons with $2.25/gal off, you save $45. Great! But, you have to spend about $20 for the GC so you net about $25/tank. Factor in the hassle of the GC's and you have to wonder if it's worth it.

The MasterCard I'm using is Jet Blue which I plan to MS on for points anyways, so this is just a cherry on top. It used to be the FlexPerks, but due to deval, has changed my grocery spend to Jet Blue.

Working out well so far. I pump once a week, so this is a good cadence.

If you use a MC that gives cash back like the DC, then it's free gas.

So, I spent $2500 at Giant today on a MC and all I see in my FR is
Did I miss a step? Does it take a few days to settle correctly?

In most cases for me, the points don't get posted in my FR account until 48 hours have passed. For example, I purchased $1500 in VGCs at S&S on Thursday of this week and while the transaction at S&S showed up in my FR app that night, the points only posted in the FR app this morning.

Yep showed up for me this morning. But then I went to Shell and even though it said I have $3.80/gal off, I got no discount :rolleyes:

You are not the only one. I think there is some system issue going on today. Station used to work stopped working today.

10x on eBay and Footlocker starting 1/19

1/19 circulars delivered to my S&S yesterday.

Usually by Sunday or Monday you can find the next week's scanned ads on various couponing blogs. If you search Google for "giant preview (upcoming Friday date)" or "stop & shop circular (date)" they'll come up.

I was buying VGC's a month ago from Giant using two different Mastercard's and the points were posting fine. But then I used it for two large transactions with both cards and nothing posted. I tried about 10 days ago and again nothing. I have confirmed the card is linked in my fuel rewards account. Does anybody have any ideas as to why they aren't posting? Thanks

I don't think I have. I just checked and not including the $1.50 redemptions, I'm right around $13. I don't have any Mastercard's left that offer cashback to test it with. I have my fuel rewards and Giant card linked on the same account.

If you have a Debit Mastercard, then you can test by registering it with FRN and making a small purchase (like a single banana, about $0.15). If you do that, make sure to charge as "credit" – bypass the PIN with the green key.