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[Repost] Giant, Stop&Shop: 2x Fuel Points on Visa Gift Cards [5/26-6/1]

The Offer (We’ll add the direct link when it becomes available.) Get 2x fuel points on the purchase of Visa gift cards at Giant and Stop&shop 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 5/26 through […]

By ChuckMay 26, 201753 comments

The Offer

(We’ll add the direct link when it becomes available.)

Get 2x fuel points on the purchase of Visa gift cards at Giant and Stop&shop

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 5/26 through 6/1 [starts Friday, 5/26]
Must use store card to get and use the points
Be sure to double check that your local store is running this offer before buying
They do accept credit card payment for purchases of Visa, Mastercard, and American Express gift cards

Gas Points Details

Here are the gas points 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 Visa gift cards to get $1.50 off the tank. I’ll probably do $4,000 or $4,500 for five or six tanks.

Max of $5,000 can be purchased in a day. They’ll copy your driver license number for purchases of $2,000 or more. Time to pull out those grocery credit cards, including the Freedom which gets 5x this quarter on up to $1,500 in purchases.

Hat tip to IZ on DDF