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The deal: 2x, 3x, 4x (or rarely, 5x) Gas Points per GC at Stop and Shop and Giant stores. Sometimes it's all GCs, sometimes just one or two types. Be sure to look at the current circular carefully for details

Credit cards CAN now be used to purchase visa/MC/Amex gift cards. :D

You will not get any Stop & Shop points on Gift Cards that are bought when there is no promotion.

You can get 1 Gas Point for every dollar you spend at S&S, Giant or Peapod all the time, and there are usually a few options in the circular to get bonus points, besides GCs. Be sure to have your S&S card scanned before purchasing or you won't get any Gas Points. You usually have to pay for GCs at the Customer Service desk, which may or may not ask for ID.

Gas Points expire 30 days after they are earned. You can check your current balance by logging in here: http://www.stopandshop.com/savings-and-rewards/rewards-program/gas-rewards/. There is also quite a bit of good general information about how the program works at that link, including a way to look up participating Shell stations and Stop & Shop stores with gas stations.

Gas Points are redeemable at Stop & Shop stores with gas stations and at participating Shell stations only. Not all Shell stations participate. It is recommended that you find out about station participation before driving around looking for one with your gas light on. :)

The link above also has instructions about how to redeem your Gas Points at Shell both within and outside of NJ. (NJ outlaws self-service gas, so it has a little bit different procedure than in other states.)

The maximum redemption is 1500 points per fill, or $1.50 off per gallon, up to 20 gallons, but be aware that if you or the attendant enters your S&S card, your full point balance up to 1500 will be taken for any size fill. Any remaining points above 1500 will remain in your account. The minimum redemption is 100 points ($0.10 off/gal). Any discount you have available from the Fuel Rewards program is in addition to the Stop & Shop discount. For example, if you have 2000 Stop & Shop points and a $0.35 discount from Fuel Rewards, you can purchase gas for $1.85 off per gallon (the maximum $1.50 discount from Stop & Shop plus the Fuel Rewards discount).

Please use
your common sense and do not ruin this deal for others (and yourself) by doing various things that might antagonize or aggravate gas station attendants in your attempt to maximize the 20 gallon limit per redemption. (For instance, the official rules at the link above say that a redemption may be used for one vehicle only.)

Abusing this deal will only mean that gas station owners will be less likely to continue to participate, and that S&S and Shell will be less likely to continue the program going forward.

To get the Cash price without paying cash you can get a refillable shell GC here: http://www.shell.us/products-services/shell-cards/refillable.html
It's refillable online by Visa or Mastercard. Even better: buy a Shell GC at Staples using an Ink card, and get 5 points per dollar.

Ad preview http://www.livingrichwithcoupons.com/stop-and-shop-coupons/stop-shop-ad-preview or https://stopandshop.com/coupons-weekly-circular/weekly-circular/ or https://stopandshop.com/savings/weekly-ad/print-view

For better value, link Fuel Rewards to your Stop & Shop card.
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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1380 on: March 16, 2015, 07:01:24 PM »
Thanks! What's limit?

As many as you can find

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1381 on: March 16, 2015, 07:04:24 PM »
As many as you can find
though some stores may limit you as to how many GC you can buy in a single transaction, most common is $2k
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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1382 on: March 16, 2015, 07:21:13 PM »
though some stores may limit you as to how many GC you can buy in a single transaction, most common is $2k

Perfect... Will b an activity on way to in laws for shabbas!
How long do the gas points last before expiring tho?

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1383 on: March 16, 2015, 07:21:57 PM »
Perfect... Will b an activity on way to in laws for shabbas!
How long do the gas points last before expiring tho?
30 days
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1384 on: March 16, 2015, 07:26:57 PM »
though some stores may limit you as to how many GC you can buy in a single transaction, most common is $2k
Also, they expire in 30 days

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1385 on: March 16, 2015, 10:03:37 PM »
though some stores may limit you as to how many GC you can buy in a single transaction, most common is $2k
do u know what triggers them to sometimes write out that form with your Drivers Licence and...
If you think nobody cares about you... just forget to pay your credit card bill

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1386 on: March 16, 2015, 10:05:58 PM »
do u know what triggers them to sometimes write out that form with your Drivers Licence and...

It is a certain dollar amount. Maybe 2k?

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1387 on: March 16, 2015, 10:14:46 PM »
It is a certain dollar amount. Maybe 2k?
+1

at $2k they'll also need a manager override
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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1388 on: March 16, 2015, 10:15:50 PM »
+1

at $2k they'll also need a manager override

Or just go straight to cs to save time (and be close to the evil book)

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1389 on: March 17, 2015, 12:18:15 AM »
ANNOUNCEMENT: ( :( )

Starting 3/22/15 S&S will only take debit cards with imprinted name on them to buy GCs according to a corporate memo a few weeks ago.

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1390 on: March 17, 2015, 12:47:37 AM »
As opposed to credit cards? Or only as opposed to Visa GC's?

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1391 on: March 17, 2015, 12:55:19 AM »
ANNOUNCEMENT: ( :( )

Starting 3/22/15 S&S will only take debit cards with imprinted name on them to buy GCs according to a corporate memo a few weeks ago.

Source?

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1392 on: March 17, 2015, 01:06:24 AM »
Source?
CS Manager said that a corporate memo went around a few weeks ago.  Maybe your local S&S will not have read the memo.
As opposed to credit cards? Or only as opposed to Visa GC's?
I don't know what she thought I was using.  She just said that they will only accept imprinted DCs.

We will just need to continue until we are stopped by a knowing employee.

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1393 on: March 17, 2015, 07:24:51 AM »
ANNOUNCEMENT: ( :( )

Starting 3/22/15 S&S will only take debit cards with imprinted name on them to buy GCs according to a corporate memo a few weeks ago.
are getting it confused with buying MO?
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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1394 on: March 17, 2015, 11:52:23 AM »
I just hope this stays of DDMS...
Highly doubtful. Only question is when it is posted there.

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1395 on: March 17, 2015, 01:43:14 PM »
So interesting.

My local S&S posted their own sign in December that GCs were cash or Debit only (all, indiscriminate - not just VGCs or whatever).

Obviously, this was the store making up their own rules, so I went to customer service and they said it was just for the holidays. I had plenty of other S&S stores where there was no such sign, so I ignored it. Recently though, the sign was still up so I went to CS again and asked who I could ask about it. They suggested that I write to corporate, mentioning this store specifically and explaining my concern. My note would be discussed between corporate and the store manager.

Normally, at this point, I'd have given it up as a lost cause, but I actually did write to corporate about it. I praised the specific store for its cleanliness (true) and general employee efficiency and competence (definitely true) and then proceeded to outline my issue, careful to be articulate and respectful: It seemed that the store put up their own sign restricting GC sales from credit cards... I know that other Stop & Shops allow this... I certainly support ID verification protocols and limits to protect both the store and consumers....

Anyway, I was surprised to get back a note within a week or so saying that the corporate policy was that credit cards could certainly be used to purchase GCs and that the sign would be taken down. On my very next visit to the store, the sign was down, and the employees allowed purchases with CCs without a problem at all.

It would be interesting if they now changed the company policy. I guess we'll see.

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1396 on: March 17, 2015, 01:53:05 PM »
Kudos to you for taking the initiative! Which store was it?

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1397 on: March 17, 2015, 02:35:07 PM »
Kudos to you for taking the initiative! Which store was it?
-1.

Probably better not to involve corporate in this. Why put it on their radar?

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1398 on: March 17, 2015, 03:05:52 PM »
-1.

Probably better not to involve corporate in this. Why put it on their radar?
Couldn't agree more. Big mistake.
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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1399 on: March 17, 2015, 03:07:13 PM »
@tz The store closest to me, let's leave it at that.

@MarkS and Malachi

I generally agree with you, except when it comes to employees denying the purchase of products their stores are selling by allowable means. No store stocks things in the store that they don't want to sell, just like no store would accept credit cards if it was truly a bad deal for them.

In terms of putting it on their radar, trust me, I didn't put this on their radar. This is not a little mom & pop store where they wake up and say "oh, hmm, interesting idea."

It's either the case that these products are a problem for them in some way, likely because of out and out fraud, or even just the time and energy of fraud research, and it was only a matter of time before they changed the corporate policy, or these things are not a problem for them (or not enough of a problem to make a change that will undoubtedly reduce their dollars sold) and this will blow over next week without a change.

But, if the change happens, and you need someone to blame, and it makes you feel better to blame me, by all means. I can take it. :)