Stop&Shop and Giant supermarkets have a new deal for gas discounts. You can earn 10x fuel points when you purchase any Sears Gift Card with your store card.
Offer Terms
- Offer valid till 1/11/18
- Offer redeemed when you present your Card at checkout
Guru’s Wrap-Up
It could be a decent offer for some savings on gas, especially if you need Sears gift cards as well. Otherwise you can sell them for up to 86% of face value. Every 100 gas points can be used for $0.10 off per gallon at Shell gas stations, so with a $100 Sears GC you would get 1,000 fuel points or $1 discount per gallon, up to $20. It gets even better if you use a credit card that earns most points at supermarkets and grocery stores to get as much as 6% back.
Also check out these other gift cards deals going on till 1/12/18.
It gets still better at Martin’s (also a Royal Ahold grocer in the US)…. At Martin, you can buy up to 25 gallons, with discount limited only by the price of the gas. So $225 of Sears cards would net in one fill-up (a van w/ can) around $56. (assuming $2.25+/gal)
But as you note, there’s a significant cost — the drag of 15% or so to liquidate the Sears cards. (say, minus $33) Yet 6% amex on groceries puts back $13.5. (net discount then
Tempted to hold out for return of even better deals later in the month — say bringing back the promos on vgc or mgc.
That’s definitely better. Not familiar with Martins. Thanks for info.
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