Getting Grocery Reward Rate from Superstores? Gift Cards?

[Jazee]

I shop for groceries mostly at Fred Meyer in my area.  I saw someone say, you can buy a Kroger/Fred Meyer gift card from QFC and get the grocery rewards rate that way.  Has anyone done that? Does it work?

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

I haven't heard of that from QVC.

You can grab those gift cards from from the grocery store while you're there. 

Just mix a few in with your regular groceries here and there. 

Thats what I've done from time to time while shopping at Kroger.

[K-in-Boston]

If QFC sells them (they're a Kroger brand so I assume they do) then they would be eligible for rewards as long as the QFC location properly codes as a grocery store.  Do note that some card issuers may frown upon a lot of gift card purchases, and they will likely receive Level III Transactional Data which details what you purchased.  Is there a particular card you are planning to use for grocery rewards?

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

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@Mr_Mojo_Risin wrote:

I haven't heard of that from QVC.

You can grab those gift cards from from the grocery store while you're there. 

Just mix a few in with your regular groceries here and there. 

Thats what I've done from time to time while shopping at Kroger.

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Did not mean QVC. Lol 

[K-in-Boston]

  It would be less confusing if they just renamed everything to Kroger, but they're not alone in keeping existing brand names after mergers and buyouts.  Giant kept the Stop & Shop name here, and Food Lion and Hannaford among others elsewhere.  Albertson's kept the Shaw's and Star Market names here, Acme and Safeway among others elsewhere.

Kroger Brands: Baker’s, City Market, Dillons, Food 4 Less, Foods Co, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, Gerbes, Harris Teeter, King Soopers, Jay C Food Store, Kroger, Pay-Less Super Markets, QFC, Ralphs, Smith’s Food and Drug.

[Anonymous]

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@K-in-Boston wrote:

Giant kept the Stop & Shop name here, and Food Lion and Hannaford among others elsewhere.  

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Things I learn from the forum!   I had no idea that Hannaford was owned by the owners of Stop and Shop (Delhaize America)   And it's not so very "elsewhere", there is a Hannaford in Waltham (as well as a Stop and Shop).

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

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@K-in-Boston wrote:

  It would be less confusing if they just renamed everything to Kroger, but they're not alone in keeping existing brand names after mergers and buyouts.  Giant kept the Stop & Shop name here, and Food Lion and Hannaford among others elsewhere.  Albertson's kept the Shaw's and Star Market names here, Acme and Safeway among others elsewhere.

Kroger Brands: Baker’s, City Market, Dillons, Food 4 Less, Foods Co, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, Gerbes, Harris Teeter, King Soopers, Jay C Food Store, Kroger, Pay-Less Super Markets, QFC, Ralphs, Smith’s Food and Drug.

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Did not know the extent of the Kroger monopoly. Lol