The Offer
- Purchase Amex gift cards from Giant or Stop & Shop and receive 2x gas points on the purchase
Gift cards generally don’t earn fuel points at all at Giant/S&S, but on occasions like this they’ll release an offer to give points for gift card purchases.
The Fine Print
- Offer valid from 11/4/16 – 11/10/16 (starts Friday)
- Must use Stop&Shop/Giant rewards card in order to get the points (and to redeem them as well)
Gas Points Details
Giant/S&S revised their fuel points program on August 9, 2016 with a limit of 20 gallons (at least in some areas) and a max of $1.50 discount. Here are the updated 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.
- 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.
- 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
Stop&Shop/Giant now allow the use of credit cards to buy Visa/MC/Amex gift cards, making this deal something to consider. Personally, I don’t have an easy way to deal with Amex gift cards so I’ll give this deal a miss, but for heavy gas users or those who have a good liquidation method it’s something to consider.
For each tank of gas you’ll be using within the next month buy $750 worth of Amex gift cards and you’ll get the full 1500 points for $1.50 off per gallon.
Related: Kroger: 4x Fuel Points on Gift Cards, 11/4-11/6
Hat tip to mistercheap on Fatwallet
