Shell Fuel Rewards Network: MS'ing for free gas
Apr 21, 2018, 12:18 am
#1
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Shell Fuel Rewards Network: MS'ing for free gas
Shell's Fuel Rewards Network is an easy way to get free gas. I haven't paid for a fill-up in months. They have a special right now where you need to link a mastercard and you'll get 15 cents off per gallon for every $100 you spend at participating grocery stores (Safeway, Stop & Shop, Ralph's, etc.)
So for every $1000 you spend of gift cards, you'll get $3 off per gallon of gas (limit 20 gallons). This is a value of $60. This is essentially 6% back.
Oh yeah, there's more. The mastercard you link to can be the Citi DoubleCash card, giving you another 2% back.
Oh, and you also get a "welcome bonus" if you go through a referral link. [Referral link removed by moderator pursuant to Flyertalk rules]
So for every $1000 you spend of gift cards, you'll get $3 off per gallon of gas (limit 20 gallons). This is a value of $60. This is essentially 6% back.
Oh yeah, there's more. The mastercard you link to can be the Citi DoubleCash card, giving you another 2% back.
Oh, and you also get a "welcome bonus" if you go through a referral link. [Referral link removed by moderator pursuant to Flyertalk rules]
Last edited by cbn42; Apr 22, 2018 at 12:12 am
Apr 21, 2018, 3:40 am
#2
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,837
Shell's Fuel Rewards Network is an easy way to get free gas. I haven't paid for a fill-up in months. They have a special right now where you need to link a mastercard and you'll get 15 cents off per gallon for every $100 you spend at participating grocery stores (Safeway, Stop & Shop, Ralph's, etc.)
So for every $1000 you spend of gift cards, you'll get $3 off per gallon of gas (limit 20 gallons). This is a value of $60. This is essentially 6% back.
Oh yeah, there's more. The mastercard you link to can be the Citi DoubleCash card, giving you another 2% back.
Oh, and you also get a "welcome bonus" if you go through a referral link.
So for every $1000 you spend of gift cards, you'll get $3 off per gallon of gas (limit 20 gallons). This is a value of $60. This is essentially 6% back.
Oh yeah, there's more. The mastercard you link to can be the Citi DoubleCash card, giving you another 2% back.
Oh, and you also get a "welcome bonus" if you go through a referral link.
Apr 21, 2018, 5:18 am
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Join Date: Oct 2017
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Shell's Fuel Rewards Network is an easy way to get free gas. I haven't paid for a fill-up in months. They have a special right now where you need to link a mastercard and you'll get 15 cents off per gallon for every $100 you spend at participating grocery stores (Safeway, Stop & Shop, Ralph's, etc.)
So for every $1000 you spend of gift cards, you'll get $3 off per gallon of gas (limit 20 gallons). This is a value of $60. This is essentially 6% back.
Oh yeah, there's more. The mastercard you link to can be the Citi DoubleCash card, giving you another 2% back.
Oh, and you also get a "welcome bonus" if you go through a referral link.
So for every $1000 you spend of gift cards, you'll get $3 off per gallon of gas (limit 20 gallons). This is a value of $60. This is essentially 6% back.
Oh yeah, there's more. The mastercard you link to can be the Citi DoubleCash card, giving you another 2% back.
Oh, and you also get a "welcome bonus" if you go through a referral link.
Apr 21, 2018, 5:23 pm
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 826
Shell's Fuel Rewards Network is an easy way to get free gas. I haven't paid for a fill-up in months. They have a special right now where you need to link a mastercard and you'll get 15 cents off per gallon for every $100 you spend at participating grocery stores (Safeway, Stop & Shop, Ralph's, etc.)
So for every $1000 you spend of gift cards, you'll get $3 off per gallon of gas (limit 20 gallons). This is a value of $60. This is essentially 6% back.
Oh yeah, there's more. The mastercard you link to can be the Citi DoubleCash card, giving you another 2% back.
Oh, and you also get a "welcome bonus" if you go through a referral link.
So for every $1000 you spend of gift cards, you'll get $3 off per gallon of gas (limit 20 gallons). This is a value of $60. This is essentially 6% back.
Oh yeah, there's more. The mastercard you link to can be the Citi DoubleCash card, giving you another 2% back.
Oh, and you also get a "welcome bonus" if you go through a referral link.
Apr 21, 2018, 5:36 pm
#6
Join Date: Oct 2017
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How does this work? You buy a gift card at participating grocery stores, are these gift cards, vanilla, shell? what kind of gift cards? Not following when you said for every 1000, you get $3 off per gallon. The gas price is not 3 per gallon so how do you get 3 off? Also is there monthly limit in how many giftcards you can buy and how much gas you can get free? I am totally not in the loop on this and not following how this works.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manu...l#post29668130
Apr 21, 2018, 6:56 pm
#8
Join Date: Oct 2013
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Before someone shuts down this thread as duplicative of the Giant/S&S thread, it's worth noting that Fuel Rewards is separate and distinct from the Giant/S&S gas points program. FR has had other grocery partners from time to time, and may repeat this in the future.
Apr 22, 2018, 8:57 am
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Join Date: May 2016
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Depending on gas prices in your area you need to spend less or more. If price per gallon is $3, 5c promo requires $6k in GC spending to get up to 20gal for free in single fill up. ($3/.05) x $100 = $6k. 15c promo requires $2k. ($3/.15) x $100 = $2k. Average tank capacity is 14-17 gal and most of the time is not completely empty. So for example if 12 gal x $3 = $36 and you spend $2000 + $23.80 fees + $1.76 MO fees and earn $40.28 cash back on citi DCB the profit that includes costs of gas is $50. 20 gallons fill up translates to $74.72 profit and If you have to spend $6k because of 5c promo the profit is $106.80.
Apr 22, 2018, 9:41 am
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I invested in a $20 5 gallon gas can in September to capture all 20 gallons for each fill up, and generally use it to fill up a small tank car (Prius) with the excess from our other 2 cars. On long car trips where I don’t bring the gas can, I’ve found it’s possible to add about 10% of tank capacity once the gas pump clicks off. In rental cars, I just keep filling until there’s gas in the fill neck of the tank 
Depending on gas prices in your area you need to spend less or more. If price per gallon is $3, 5c promo requires $6k in GC spending to get up to 20gal for free in single fill up. ($3/.05) x $100 = $6k. 15c promo requires $2k. ($3/.15) x $100 = $2k. Average tank capacity is 14-17 gal and most of the time is not completely empty. So for example if 12 gal x $3 = $36 and you spend $2000 + $23.80 fees + $1.76 MO fees and earn $40.28 cash back on citi DCB the profit that includes costs of gas is $50. 20 gallons fill up translates to $74.72 profit and If you have to spend $6k because of 5c promo the profit is $106.80.
Apr 22, 2018, 12:48 pm
#13
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 826
I invested in a $20 5 gallon gas can in September to capture all 20 gallons for each fill up, and generally use it to fill up a small tank car (Prius) with the excess from our other 2 cars. On long car trips where I don’t bring the gas can, I’ve found it’s possible to add about 10% of tank capacity once the gas pump clicks off. In rental cars, I just keep filling until there’s gas in the fill neck of the tank
If you overfill like that expect to have a canister problem which will cost around 500 -700 bucks. lol
Apr 22, 2018, 12:52 pm
#14
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I invested in a $20 5 gallon gas can in September to capture all 20 gallons for each fill up, and generally use it to fill up a small tank car (Prius) with the excess from our other 2 cars. On long car trips where I don’t bring the gas can, I’ve found it’s possible to add about 10% of tank capacity once the gas pump clicks off. In rental cars, I just keep filling until there’s gas in the fill neck of the tank
I would, and do, try to cram as much gas as I can into the tank, though. On my Explorer, I can usually get another 2 gallons in just by rocking the truck enough to get the gas tank to burp. Probably looks funny to anyone watching, but nobody said saving $$ looked sexy!
Apr 22, 2018, 3:02 pm
#15
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I would never drive around with a gas can full of gas...too much risk of a static discharge igniting the gas (AKA ... a bomb). Besides, gas has a shelf life and you always want the freshest product available.
I would, and do, try to cram as much gas as I can into the tank, though. On my Explorer, I can usually get another 2 gallons in just by rocking the truck enough to get the gas tank to burp. Probably looks funny to anyone watching, but nobody said saving $$ looked sexy!
I would, and do, try to cram as much gas as I can into the tank, though. On my Explorer, I can usually get another 2 gallons in just by rocking the truck enough to get the gas tank to burp. Probably looks funny to anyone watching, but nobody said saving $$ looked sexy!