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

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

Old May 23, 2018, 2:29 pm
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My 05/20 purchases posted yesterday, and my 05/21 purchases posted today.
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Old May 24, 2018, 6:08 pm
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Saw an offer in my store, MA S&S are offering 1000 bonus fuel pts for purchases of $200 or more on June 7, GCs are excluded.
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Old May 25, 2018, 7:50 am
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Thunderbirds Are Go in No. Va. Confirming that Lake and Kevlar cards are earning Giant points.
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Old May 25, 2018, 5:10 pm
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MC linked from 22 and 23 are posted.. looks like the IT issue has been resolved. Anyone not getting the points within a few days should make sure their cc is linked properly
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Old May 25, 2018, 6:58 pm
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Originally Posted by Chelski
MC linked from 22 and 23 are posted.. looks like the IT issue has been resolved. Anyone not getting the points within a few days should make sure their cc is linked properly
How do you make sure your cc is linked properly? I can see my mastercard showing up on the "Manage Cards" page. Under the card, it says "MasterCard Bonus". It also shows the date when the card was linked. So I suppose my card is properly linked?

But my purchases from May 19th and 20th still don't earn me any MasterCard Fuel Rewards so far. I think I'm just gonna contact their CS Department.
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Old May 25, 2018, 7:12 pm
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Now I'm a little confused as to which rewards (StopShop Points or FuelRewards Points) gets redeemed first. In the past when I had stopshop points and FR points, I always swipe my Stopshop membership card at to make sure the first $1.50 off come from my SS points. It works each time in the past few months. However, when I got my gas today. All the points seem to get redeemed from my FR even if I swiped my SS card. So has things changed recently? How do you guys make sure you redeem SS points first?

I'm wondering if this has something to do with the expiration dates of those points. All my SS points have a expiration date in June. All my FR points expire end of this month, which is May 31st. So the points which have a early expiration date get redeemed first?
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Old May 25, 2018, 7:46 pm
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Originally Posted by MusicalMind
Now I'm a little confused as to which rewards (StopShop Points or FuelRewards Points) gets redeemed first. In the past when I had stopshop points and FR points, I always swipe my Stopshop membership card at to make sure the first $1.50 off come from my SS points. It works each time in the past few months. However, when I got my gas today. All the points seem to get redeemed from my FR even if I swiped my SS card. So has things changed recently? How do you guys make sure you redeem SS points first?

I'm wondering if this has something to do with the expiration dates of those points. All my SS points have a expiration date in June. All my FR points expire end of this month, which is May 31st. So the points which have a early expiration date get redeemed first?
Since this gig started last year I never swipe my S&S. I use my FR card and miles get deducted based on expiry.
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Old May 25, 2018, 7:52 pm
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Originally Posted by soy
Since this gig started last year I never swipe my S&S. I use my FR card and miles get deducted based on expiry.
So you are saying if your S&S has a later expiration date, there is no way to deduct S&S first?
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Old May 25, 2018, 8:23 pm
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Originally Posted by MusicalMind
So you are saying if your S&S has a later expiration date, there is no way to deduct S&S first?
theres no way to choose what gets deducted first, but yes, seems to be the DP that it goes by expiration.
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Old May 26, 2018, 7:57 am
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Still striking out with ponits from the MC FR promotion posting. Only got credit for 1 out of 4 purchases in April and 0 out of 6 this month. At least I've received all the S&S points I'm supposed to receive.
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Old May 26, 2018, 10:40 am
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Originally Posted by MusicalMind
How do you make sure your cc is linked properly? I can see my mastercard showing up on the "Manage Cards" page. Under the card, it says "MasterCard Bonus". It also shows the date when the card was linked. So I suppose my card is properly linked?

But my purchases from May 19th and 20th still don't earn me any MasterCard Fuel Rewards so far. I think I'm just gonna contact their CS Department.
sounds like ur cards should be linked properly. Worth the call. I went to two different stores to check the MC offer and both posted the FR points
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Old May 26, 2018, 10:49 am
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Originally Posted by MusicalMind
So you are saying if your S&S has a later expiration date, there is no way to deduct S&S first?
does it mater which points get deducted first? I prefer the points with the earliest expiry to be deducted first otherwise its more likely to not use and lose em. My last three fill ups this week pulled from FR points first and didnt touch the grocery fr.. still have $20 FR left to use by the 31st..also Ive use FR in 10 states. Some are harder than others to use the points. Seems like gas attendants may shut off the transaction when they see its only two cents. Better stations dont require attendant to turn on pump but auto turn on
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Old May 26, 2018, 10:58 am
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Originally Posted by Prometheus77
Still striking out with ponits from the MC FR promotion posting. Only got credit for 1 out of 4 purchases in April and 0 out of 6 this month. At least I've received all the S&S points I'm supposed to receive.
Have you tried deleting all your cards from FR and re-adding them? That worked for me.
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Old May 26, 2018, 4:33 pm
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Have you tried deleting all your cards from FR and re-adding them? That worked for me.
Yes. I did that about two weeks. I'm gonna call FR on Monday and see what can find out without getting into specifics about what I purchased. I just created a new S&S and FR account for player 2 this morning so I'm going to give that account until Tuesday to make some purchases so that the MCs added to that account will be in the system and see how that goes.
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Old May 27, 2018, 7:34 am
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MCGC are on 2X gas reward starting 6/1 I haven't seen them on promotion like this before that soon again but good news now can earn gas points thru July 31st.
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