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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 #1420 on: March 17, 2015, 06:08:03 PM »
BTW, nobody is saying that CM is wrong, chas v'shalom! Just that the stores know it's a net loss and keep it as a loss leader.
I think it is more that VS/MC are grouped with all the other GC's they sell and do not stand out.
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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1421 on: March 17, 2015, 07:43:43 PM »
Sugar anyone?  24 4 lb. Domino bags @ $2.50 each gets you $2.10/gal off your fill-up. 

Current week's ad which ends Wed or Thurs (I think) depending on location.

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1422 on: March 18, 2015, 01:28:42 PM »
Loss leaders...
How are visa GCs a loss leader? They generate more customers?
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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1423 on: March 18, 2015, 01:43:38 PM »
How are visa GCs a loss leader? They generate more customers?
Once you are in the store, you may need bread or eggs or milk or...
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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1424 on: March 18, 2015, 01:45:20 PM »
Once you are in the store, you may need bread or eggs or milk or...
Do you believe that so many regular people ( not us) go to a supermarket for the express purpose of buying visa GCs?
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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1425 on: March 18, 2015, 01:47:23 PM »
Do you believe that so many regular people ( not us) go to a supermarket for the express purpose of buying visa GCs?
I have seen plenty of non-MS'ers buying VGC. I know i often buy stuff just because i am already there for GC's.
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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1426 on: March 18, 2015, 01:56:51 PM »
I have seen plenty of non-MS'ers buying VGC. I know i often buy stuff just because i am already there for GC's.
I have too but did they go to the supermarket to buy GCs and once they were there bought other items or the other way around ?
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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1427 on: March 18, 2015, 02:12:30 PM »
I have too but did they go to the supermarket to buy GCs and once they were there bought other items or the other way around ?
I think your question was answered by the very post you quoted. It happens both ways.
I can tell you about myself that I had been a regular CVS shopper until March 2014. Since then, I only shopped there once. Hmmm, I wonder why.

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1428 on: March 19, 2015, 08:46:37 AM »
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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1429 on: March 19, 2015, 10:10:14 AM »
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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1430 on: March 19, 2015, 10:33:40 AM »
Dont forget to use your freedom card to finish up Q1.

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1431 on: March 19, 2015, 11:03:33 AM »
Went to my local S&S. Of course, they didn't have any vgc, but that was ok, I needed to get there before 3/22. All is good now.

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1432 on: March 19, 2015, 12:39:14 PM »
Went to my local S&S. Of course, they didn't have any vgc, but that was ok, I needed to get there before 3/22. All is good now.
the 3/22 date is only for stop and shop?
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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1433 on: March 19, 2015, 12:44:41 PM »
Fwiu, no.

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1434 on: March 19, 2015, 02:54:18 PM »
the 3/22 date is only for stop and shop?
Whats special about 3/22?

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1435 on: March 19, 2015, 03:02:58 PM »
Whats special about 3/22?
no more GC for MO
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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1436 on: March 19, 2015, 03:24:39 PM »
no more GC for MO

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1437 on: March 19, 2015, 03:26:28 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.


If you are referring to the picture posted by Moose, the sign is not a s&s sign. It's WU and applies specifically to their services wherever they are provided. Whether it will be enforced or hardcoded remains to be seen.

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1438 on: March 19, 2015, 03:27:27 PM »
the 3/22 date is only for stop and shop?
It's WU sign. See my post above this one.

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Re: Gift Card and gas Promo at Stop & Shop or Giant
« Reply #1439 on: March 19, 2015, 03:28:50 PM »
Dont forget to use your freedom card to finish up Q1.
You're joking.