Are you ready for Shop, Play, Win! Monopoly 2021? It began on March 3, 2021, and is ready to play at Albertson’s retailers nationwide. This year, there are some exciting changes that we will be highlighting below! This post is sponsored by Sivan Social. All views are my own.
Enter to possibly win 1/60 $100 Albertson’s Company Stores Gift Cards
If you love the thrill of MONOPOLY, you are going to want to head to your local Albertson’s retailer to start shopping, and play this year’s super exciting version of Shop, Play, Win!
Unlike past years, the 2021 version focuses more on the Shop, Play, Win! app. You can download the app for Android and iOS systems for free in their respective app stores. It’s easy to download and set up. Follow the in-app instructions to connect it to your Albertson’s just for U® store account.
Let’s explore the game features for 2021!
New Features for 2021
Unlike past Shop, Play, Win games, this year has some fun and exciting new changes we are absolutely loving.
- No Game Board Needed – say goodbye to the flimsy, easy to lose paper game board that was hard to maneuver.
- No Markers to Collect – If you hated licking or wetting the back of the paper stamps, you’re in luck because they are phased out in 2021.
- Over $230 Million in prizes and money-saving offers – YAY, this speaks for itself!
- Millions of instant win prizes – Need I say more? This includes groceries for life – imagine winning that?
Are Paper Game Pieces Still Used?
To clear up any confusion, YES you will still earn paper game pieces for buying participating grocery items from partners like:
- Jimmy Dean;
- Doritos;
- OREO;
- Pampers; and
- Larabars.
In fact, we earned 26 game pieces on our recent grocery trip because we bought a bunch of Larabars, each one earned a bonus game piece. Plus, they were on sale for just $1 at Shaw’s! 😉
How to Play
Playing Shop, Play, Win! Monopoly 2021 is really easy.
- Simply remove the perforated edges of the game piece.
- Unfold the game piece flat to reveal the codes.
- Either scan the game piece with your smartphone camera or enter it manually into the app.
- Find out what you won!
Every Ticket is a WINNER!
New for 2021, there are millions of prizes, and EVERY ticket wins!! A prize, offer, or tokens can be earned on each game piece.
You can either win INSTANTLY or play the Match 3 Digital Game. I won FREE Lucerne Sour Cream on my first try!
Redeeming Prizes
The beauty of this year’s game is that you do not have to save your paper-free product coupons or offer codes. All coupons and store prizes are loaded to your MyList in your just for U® account.
When you are ready to redeem your freebies:
- Log into your Just for U® account.
- Click on the item in your app (to redeem) to add it to your shopping list.
- Enter your telephone number on the pinpad at check out as you normally would. (to connect your account to your shopping transaction)
Any tokens earned can be entered into various sweepstakes available in the app that interest you.
A few of the available prizes are:
- A trip to Universal;
- $5,000 vacation;
- $1,000 daily drawing; and
- $25,000 cash prize.
As you can see, this year’s game is super exciting! I cannot wait to head to Shaw’s to earn game pieces on groceries I buy.
Be sure to head to your local Albertson’s store to see which products give bonus game pieces. It changes each week!
Your Chance to Win a $100 Gift Card
Enter to possibly win 1 of 60 $100 Albertson’s Company Stores Gift Cards
Want another way to possibly win? Open your Valpak envelope to see if you’re an instant winner of a $100 gift card and to get more details on how to win groceries for life!
Enjoy & good luck!
See official instore signage, and reads the game rules on the Shop, Play, Win! app for full details. Good luck!
As a loyal player of this game, I am really disapponited with the changes this year. I love the old way. I love collecting the tickets. It is more fun. I was expecting the game this year. But the only thing I found now is disappointment. In the comments, I found that I’m not the only one disappointed. In the past, as long as you make a purchase, no matter how much, no matter what products, you can get one ticket. Now you have to make a purchase for at least $25 just to get one ticket.This reduces the opportunity to get a ticket. And if the buyer is an old person or disabled person who do not know how to use a smartphone, his or her right to play this game will be forfeited by the new rules. And sometimes the system doesn’t work. It makes people impossible to play this game. And as what is said in the article, we used to be able to exchange the tickets we need. Now we can do nothing to help each other. I really hate the new rules this year. Bring back the old game! If the company cannot afford to play this game, don’t toy with us.
Totally agree. Being both senior and disabled, and very limited in what I can do with my outdated phone and eyes and nerves-hate it, and most of the reviews I’ve seen are alllllll negative.
This change sucks. I do not want to play virtual. I want the paper game board and the pieces like it has always been. I do not like to be constantly on the PC. And I refuse to play this game on my phone as that is not fun, nor do I want to constantly handling my phone. this whole new idea sucks and whoever thought and then implemented the change should be fired. I am not playing this year. Nor will I purchase items with the monopoly logo on the shelf. this whole new game is stupid
I am an old lady, but I do know how to use smart phone. My app does not allow me to enter the codes. All I get is the screen with the “title deed” cards. What can I do?
Hello Myra,
I suggest you uninstall the app and download the new app. Seems you might have an old version.
Nope. I uninstalled the old app and installed the new one and I’m having the same problem. This app is a piece of crap and definitely discourages me from playing this game.
You have to tap on three of those title deed cards to see if you win anything.. 3 of the same means you win it I’ve won 2 bottles of water and box of ritz crackers so far in the first week. But I have to say I like the other way better. Not as fun.
When you get to the title deed screen, you pick 3 cards. If they match, you get the prize pictured.
I totally agree with this new game of Monopoly, IT SUCKS ! Well on to a different food store, BYE !
What do you do if the message comes up “invalid code ” and you have verified it and reentered it multiple times
Hi Denise,
This happens sometimes when I scan the code. I find if I turn the flashlight on, on my phone and scan it against something white it works.
I’ve downloaded the app to my phone but nothing happens. A screen comes up it’s blue and then nothing else. You know this is a terrible way to play this game, I’ve played the game with the tickets. If I can’t get it loaded on my phone I guess I can’t play then. This isn’t the best way to play this game what about the people that don’t have the type of phone you need, they just don’t get to play. I don’t think people thought this through.
New game sucks. Nothing is monopoly related. No pieces to collect. Most of what you win are 50 cent off coupons for products you normally would not buy. However, you can’t give them to the cashier and have them scanned. You have to scan them with phone and they are deposited into your “for U account.” Which is difficult to do in the checkout line with a long line angry frustrated people waiting dehind you. The cashier and manager were of little help. Game pieces can take up 24 hours to show up in your account so they are useless. Prices are even cheaper at other stores even without the coupon so I will not be back.
I do not like this new game! I liked saving all the game pieces to actually ‘play’ the monopoly game! This game is NOT Monopoly!!!
My App is not working today! Yesterday I scanned and matched three and was told I won gas/grocery, but I don’t know how much. I tried to open my app today and it will not open anything but home page and it even looks different from yesterday. Can you help?
The same thing happened to me.
Me too! Trying to figure out how much gas/grocery I won
So I have been diligently scanning in these “winning tickets” with the app on my phone. and then I can see them in my Just4U account on shaws.com. One of my loaded free coupons is a free 8-pk of hotdog buns, which I bought today, but they charged me the regular price, and they were NOT free. It doesn’t seem right to challenge the poor cashier about this or for me to take the time to stand in line at customer service and try to explain it to them :-( Not a great outcome for me.
Your ‘review’ reads like marketing hype, no real value being added. As with most all other commenters, I feel that this years version is just plan bad and not fun to play. Nor does it give me any good reason to shop at these stores to try out the products promoted by the coupon since they require us to use the app. Seems like their intent is to push us that way trying to change our shopping habits, than it is to promote the products themselves.
Hi, while it was marketing, I do agree with most of your comments. The app is glitchy, and really does have a lot of bugs that need to be worked out! Hopefully they return to paper next season.
ABSOLUTELY ABSURD THAT I HAVE TO USE A SMARTPHONE APP FOR THIS GAME. I REFUSE TO LOAD ANOTHER BLOATED APP ONTO MY PHONE. GOODBYE SAFEWAY/ALBERTSON’S/WHOEVER! I’ll shop at Walmart from now on.
I hope next year they return to paper fully as well. It makes me sad that you all are having these issues!
I have a theory that the “match 3” (title deed cards) function is tied directly to the code and not your actual selection of the three cards. (In other words, if the CODE is programmed as a winner, your three selections will automatically be revealed as a win). There are 84 distinct combinations of the nine squares and I’ve already won more frequently than chance would predict. My advice is to use the same three squares every time until they hit and not to try guessing the side for the “consolation prize”; use the left or right side throughout the game.
The App Froze. I only entered one code.
Cannot move out of the blank board.
I agree, it is glitchy! Sorry this is happening to you!
It says that I have one free items but when I go to the Just4u app, I can’t find where to click those items. It says it would be in my list, but with the new update on the app I can’t find it.
Hi Donna, This happened to me as well. It took about a week to see my winnings in my Just for U. Make sure to keep checking. Also, you have to check these off in the app once you put them in your cart or they will not come off free.
Not playing for the first time since this game began. As it used to be, it illicited fond memories of playing the board game as a child.
Now it’s nothing but a headache inducing series of chores in order to MAYBE get 50% off an item I didnt want in the first place.
I feel manipulated by corporate America but this one may very well have backfired on the execs big time and served only to alienate their bread and butter – us – the not-so-gullible customers.
We’re smarter than that and we’ll speak with our wallets and get ’em where it hurts: their bottom line – profits.
I have loaded the app on my cell phone and when signing in it will not accept my password. When clicking on the find password nothing works.
This new system sucks, i am on the computer daily but am having no success with this new system. I will throw away the 50+ cupons i have and not accept any more at the store.
I received a winning ticket. Now my email says to click on the link to download the redeem papers. All I get is a Error 401 page. Fix this!!. The other option is to go to the app and find the redemption pages there. I have yet to find them. There are no options for them on the app. What category are they under in the main page? This is not user friendly.
I have to agree that this new “version “ of the Monopoly game is a total disaster. I already do too many tasks on my iPhone… and that’s what this game feels like… a task! Not fun at all. Whoever thought this up needs to find another line of work.
Where is the address to MAIL IN the monopoly tickets? It says to go to the Official Rules on the website, but I can’t find the rules or the mailing address.
Hello, you can find that info here: http://www.ShopPlayWin.com/rules