Giant/Martin’s/Stop&Shop: Get 2x Fuel Points on Mastercard Gift Cards [6/23-6/29]

The Offer

Direct Link (next week’s ad page 9)

• Get 2x fuel points on the purchase of Mastercard gift cards at Giant, Stop&shop, and Martin’s

Gift cards generally don’t earn fuel points at all at Giant/S&S/Martin’s, but occasionally they release offers like this to get points on gift card purchases.

The Fine Print

• Valid 6/23 through 6/29 (starts Friday, 6/23)
• 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
• “We now accept credit cards for the purchase 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 Mastercard gift cards to get $1.50 off the tank. I’ll probably do $4,500 for six tanks, plus some OBC cashback. The timing is perfect for me since the points from last month’s VGC deal are expiring soon.

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 reader Scott