Update: This has been confirmed to be in ads that DO NOT HAVE Gas Rewards this week at as well! Yeah!
Details – There is an upcoming gift card deal at Giant. You’ll get 3x Extra Bonus Points with the your gift card purchases. This means for every $100.00 spent, you’ll get $.30 off per gallon, up to 3o gallons. These deals are valid 5/4/14 – 5/12/14. 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 / Visa Gift Card but will have to pay an activation fee. The best bet is to buy a Mastercard /Visa 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:
Giftcard Deal:
Buy Master Card $500.00 + $5.95 Activation Fee
Pay $505.95
Get $45.00 in gas ($1.50 off in gas x 30 gallons)
$39.05 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.
Use the Gas Deal Calculator here to figure out your deals
megan clemetson says
Has anyone else had an activation issue with the master card? I purchased a $500 mc and then tried to use it and it does not work. The store shows the $500 balance on it but it is not available. I called the gift card 800 number (wad on hold for an hour) and they said they are having issues and the funds would not be available for 7-10 days
Stacie says
This is an odd situation. If you make a purchase on the 11th or 12th, I would think that the gas points would be good for that week, otherwise why not have the deal end on the 10th. Does anyone know how we can find out. I suppose I can ask at Customer Service, but oftentimes the Giant employees do not themselves know.
Jon says
My ad has gas deals, my zip is 19006
Shannon says
nice!
Joy says
How does this work with the gas points expiring on 5/10, yet the deal is through 5/12? If I wait to buy it until 5/11, I should be able to use it during the next redemption period, correct?
Shannon says
Joy,
We have never seen this before so we aren’t sure! I was under the assumption it wouldn’t work for us with gas points expiring..