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The Offer
Stop&Shop, Giant, Martin’s (not yet showing)
Giant/Stopandshop/Martin’s have an offer showing in their circular for October 11 – October 17:
- Get 3x fuel points on the purchase Visa gift cards.
Gift cards generally don’t earn fuel points at all at Giant/S&S/Martin’s, but occasionally they release offers like this to get points on gift card purchases.
The Fine Print
- Valid 10/11/19 – 10/17/19 (starts Friday)
- Must use store card to get and use the points
- Be sure to double check that your local store is running this offer before buying
- “We now accept credit cards for the purchase of Visa, Mastercard, and American Express gift cards”
Gas Points Details
Every 100 points gets you 10¢ off per gallon at Shell, up to 20 gallons. If you have 1000 points, you’ll get $1 off. If you have 1500 points, you’ll get $1.50 off per gallon.
- Max discount in some areas is $1.50. In other areas, there might not be any max.
- You have 30 days to use the points. The day of purchase is Day #1. (Giant PA and Martins might expire at the end of the following month.)
- Points can only be used at partner Shell stations. You can redeem the points in a different area from where you got the points, but only if that Shell station is a partner. Check out the gas locator for Stop & Shop and for Giant for exact listings of which Shell stations are included. (Giant PA and Martins might only be valid at their own gas stations.)
- See the FAQ for more details. Some of the details vary by area and store.
- Points usually are available immediately, but I’ve had on occasion where it took a day until they showed up and were usable.
- Pro tip: Use a Shell gift card and you’ll usually get the cash price; it’s especially worthwhile to get the lower cash price when using fuel points.
Our Verdict
We have a 2x Mastercard deal going on at the time of this writing for the week of 10/4-10/10, and it’s good to have a headsup on next week’s deal. Some people may prefer the 3x Visa beginning later this week to the 2x Mastercard, and might skip the Mastercard deal or limit their purchases. Use a card that earns bonus rewards at the grocery.
Hat tip to Churner-McChurn-Face
No issues with points posting immediately for me today. I purchased the balloon VGCs
Anyone knows if visa works as debit with plastiq ? Last i checked it was only mc.
Oh, I wasn’t aware it might only be MC. I just stumbled upon the fact it runs as a debit and happily thought all GC do.
Don’t forget keeping your home warm this winter. Use the gas points to buy diesel and pour it in your home oil tank, diesel is the same as #2 heating oil. The diesel is taxed higher so the $1.50 off only equals $1.00 cheaper than heating oil in my area.
There is a cost for buying the diesel cans but if you go through a lot of oil, it adds up fast.
Can anyone recommend a CC to use for the SS VGC promo? I have no use for the fuel points but would be open to flipping them. I just believe every card comes with a $4 activation fee, so I’m struggling to see how this can be profitable. Thank you!
If you use a AE BCP card and buy a $500 gift card:
500 x 6% Ae grocery = $30
500 x 3% for the gas points = minimum of $1.50 off a tank. Assume a 13 gallon fillip = $19.50
Total 49.50- 5.95 fee = $43.55
I just tend to use the gift cards rather than turn them into money orders to deposit so I make $43.55 on the deal.
is there a difference between giant food stores (in red letters) vs giant food (in stop and shop logo)? i live near giant food stores and am trying to figure out if the vgc fuel rewards apply for my store as well
Check your ad and see if this is listed. Does your Giant do fuel rewards?
it does fuel rewards. no ad on vgc. far as i know in PA, there’s diff gift card promotions by store
The statements
‘Must use store card to get and use the points’ and
‘Use a card that earns bonus rewards at the grocery’
are contradictory.
Which one is true?
Also: Is using Amex BCP for 6% possible with this 500 VGC deal?
Yes, BCP is a good idea. You need to swipe the store loyalty card to get the points – that’s not the card you pay with, it’s just a loyalty card similar to a gym membership card.
They are both true. You need to use the story LOYALTY card to get the points. Use a CREDIT card that earns bonus rewards.
Can I use Samsung Pay on $500 VGC? Tryna get 5x back on Chase Pay
Yes, it will work, I use the Samsung Pay always.
I stopped using it when they made their points worthless. In fact, I needed to use a Bofa card that I was not carrying at Costco recently and completely forgot about using SP.
But I forgot about the 5% thru Chase Pay and it being worth 7.5% with my CSR.
in Mass, and RI the max is $1.50 per gallon . . . where is there no max? thank you
Philly burbs have no limit. I have gotten tanks for free over the summer
Can you share which stations have this no limit? I’m curious if my S&S credits will work at stations affiliated with Giant? They all feed into the same fuel rewards network so my guess is that it should.
I don’t believe that they do. I tried to use my Giant at a S&S once and it didn’t work
thank you
1.50 max in ct and ny also. BTW the 2x is working from Fri AM. Usually points never work at the beginning of offer. Have to call in.
Don’t need to call in. Customer Service in the store can add them for you.
PA Giant doesn’t have a max except for the number of gallons (25).
https://giantfood.com/gas-program/
It says on the site that the max discount is 1.50? Are you saying that gas stations AT giant have no discount limit? Or some shell stations don’t have this limit?
That’s one of the other state’s giant site.
PA has giantfoodstores.com
Giant in PA has it’s own gas stations, but not all of them are near or connected to a grocery store.
The only limit is how much gas you can get at one time, which is 25 gal (limit is 1 car, but can fill up gas cans). Example : I had on my card last month 2.50 off per gal of gas. Gas at the time of purchase was 2.64 per gal. So we paid 14-15 cents per gal when we went to fill up.
Thanks Doc for this post. Was going to buy a Mastercard gift card, but will wait for this offer.