Safeway now offers the option of redeeming “fuel points” for select grocery items instead. Login to your Safeway account to see which items are offered and at what points cost. Note this option is not yet available to all. I assume it’s in the process of being rolled out or maybe it’s being tested.
Grocery redemption can be hugely useful. Redeeming for gas is hit or miss – some people don’t drive much, others find they don’t save using gas points due to higher gas prices at eligible stations, etc. Groceries should be easy to redeem for, plus it increases your burn bandwidth.
Regular Safeway gas rewards are: 1 point per $1 spent on groceries and pharmacy, and 2 points per dollar on qualifying gift cards. After $100 in grocery spend, you’ll have 100 points which equals 1 reward. From the images I’ve seen, my guesstimation is that 1 reward is worth around $1-3. Here’s a look at a few of the grocery redemption options:
Some have even seen an option to get a Safeway gift card from gas rewards.
Hat tip to reader Mike and to Milesperday for info and photos
