The Offer
- Get 2x fuel points on the purchase of Mastercard gift cards at Giant and S&S
Gift cards generally don’t earn fuel points at all at Giant/S&S, but they’ll occasionally release offers like this to get points for gift card purchases.
The Fine Print
- Valid 12/16 through 12/22 [starts Friday, 12/16]
- Must use store card to get and use points
- Be sure to double check that your local store is running this offer before buying
Gas Points Details
Giant/S&S revised their fuel points program on August 9, 2016. 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
For each tank of gas you’ll need over the next month, buy $750 of Mastercard gift cards to get $1.50 off the tank. I’ll probably do $3,000 to get four tanks, then maybe another $1,500 at the end of the week to add an extra week of cheap gas.
I’m loving the influx of fuel points deals in the Northeast. My grocery cards weren’t getting much action when Giant/S&S went cash-only for prepaids, but now they began accepting credit cards again and there have been quite a few fuel points deals of late.
Hat tip to IZ on DDF
