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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 Nov 29, 2018, 5:47 am
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Point swap

S&S member looking for a Giant reward member for some mutual point loading for the promotion starting tomorrow.

Please PM.
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Old Nov 29, 2018, 6:44 am
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Originally Posted by dereck062
Did anyone notice all the VGC has been pulled from Shelf in SS area??? No one responded when I posted the DOC link earlier.
I noticed that too. But not all the S&S though. It's odd they're saying it is to prevent fraud, but all the MCGC variables are still on the shelf.
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Old Nov 30, 2018, 11:08 am
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S&S in Morris Plains, NJ had a full rack of them at around 10:30 last night. This morning they had all been pulled and replaced with MasterCard gift cards. They still have the sign for last week's promo up.
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Old Nov 30, 2018, 11:19 am
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One of my usual S&Ss has a sign saying "We are no longer SELLING Visa, MC, or Amex GCs." ... is this, is it worth bringing up to corporate or something? This store has always been the "annoying" one, and I feel like it's the lazy employees who don't want to deal with GCs anymore...
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Old Nov 30, 2018, 11:53 am
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Originally Posted by Bigzamboni
S&S in Morris Plains, NJ had a full rack of them at around 10:30 last night. This morning they had all been pulled and replaced with MasterCard gift cards. They still have the sign for last week's promo up.
The one in Madison took VGC's off the shelves but put them back last night when I was there. Haven't checked today, but I would assume same as Morris Plains store.
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Old Dec 1, 2018, 7:57 am
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Folks @ local S&S pulled VGCs from the shelves sometime earlier in the week, but brought them back. When I was purchasing them yesterday the guy at the CS counter asked him manager if they were allowed to sell them, and the manager told him that it was ok, and the issue was with some fraudulent activity in NY area....
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Old Dec 1, 2018, 1:07 pm
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Another location in NY where all GCs pulled from the shelves with a sign saying “all visa, MC, and Amex GCs have to be bought with cash or pin based debit”. Seems like no cheap gas for me :/
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Old Dec 1, 2018, 4:27 pm
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BAU at local S&S. Need record ID and can buy on CC up to $4k/day. I do not think I can use up all the fuel points I got today within 30 days.
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Old Dec 1, 2018, 9:24 pm
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4000 grocery spend doesn’t trigger your cc fraud alert! That must not be a citi card. Lol
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Old Dec 3, 2018, 11:07 am
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I might be interested in working with someone in Giant area to have ~$3000 spend (6000 pts) loaded on on my card. Will load same amount of pts on their S&S card in return. Has to be an established FT member.
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Old Dec 3, 2018, 4:00 pm
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Plenty of black VGC at local SS Central NJ yesterday. Nice to load up, if your under 6k on your BCP...
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Old Dec 3, 2018, 10:15 pm
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Sunnie Kevlar did not automatically get points.
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Old Dec 4, 2018, 6:36 am
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Originally Posted by balwx
Plenty of black VGC at local SS Central NJ yesterday. Nice to load up, if your under 6k on your BCP...
The walmart MO methods didn't work anymore at central NJ. There is no easy and cost effective way to cash out those VGC anymore.
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Old Dec 4, 2018, 7:13 am
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Originally Posted by gw14
Sunnie Kevlar did not automatically get points.
I second that. Bought 2 meta's and 1 sunnie and only got points on the meta's
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