Details – There is an upcoming gift card deal at Giant. You’ll get 5x Extra Bonus Points with the your gift card purchases. This means for every $100.00 spent, you’ll get $.40 off per gallon, up to 3o gallons. These deals are valid 2/9/13 to 2/22/13. Please check your store for participating gift cards – however, Giant and Martins gift cards are normally excluded, so please check before purchasing these.
You can buy a Master Card Gift Card but will have to pay an activation fee. The best bet is to buy a Mastercard Gift card at the highest amount your store has. This will mean you will only pay ONE activation fee. You can fill up to 30 gallons, but if you do not get the full 30 gallons, you can calculate your deal here on the FTM Gas Deal Calculator.
If your store has the $500 Master Cards, you can do this deal:
Visa Giftcard Deal:
Buy Master Card $500.00 + $5.95 Activation Fee
Pay $505.95
Get $75.00 in gas ($2.50 off in gas x 30 gallons)
$69.05 Moneymaker
They also have store cards like Gap, Macys, etc. These cards typically do not require a activation fee (check the back of the card to be sure). I have not seen the denomination higher than $100.00 in stores, but since there is no activation fee, that is not a concern in this scenario.
Other Gift Card Deals:
Buy (1) $100 Gift Card $100.00
Get $15.00 in Gas ($.50 x 30)
$15.00 moneymaker per giftcard
Use the Gas Deal Calculator here to figure out your deals
Stacie says
AHHH! Now that makes sense. You are just transferring your money into another place/form and making money. Sometimes I am a little dense. Thanks.
Stacie says
The problem I see with this is that you are laying out a LOT of money. Not in my budget.
Shannon says
Stacie,
The key to this is to use it just like cash. So for example, instead of paying my bills with a check, I paid them with the Visa card in December. I paid insurance, cable and few other things. So if you have $200 worth of bills to pay, get $200. Use it for groceries, gas etc.
Happy Shopping!
Anonymous says
When do the gas points expire?
Shannon says
Hey there, which Giant chain are you shopping?
KyleneW says
Sweet!
Lydia @ The Thrifty Frugal Mom says
Awesome!!
Kandi says
My favorite gas deal woot!!
Janet says
Is there a limit on this?
Shannon says
Janet,
Educated guess is no, but if you check out the terms above.. it doesn’t say.