Alerts for Chase Freedom Quarterly 5% Categories Activation
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Use this thread to post announcements of when a new quarterly 5% category is open for activation for the Chase Freedom credit card. Please include the eligible categories and deadline. Discussion is also welcome!
ETA: Excludes the 1.5% back Chase Freedom Unlimited card(thanks Marvomatic)Note: as of 2018, you will no longer be able to activate 5% categories by text, and it seems like text reminders will no longer be sent as well. However, they will automatically send email alerts before each quarter when it is time to activate. You may continue to activate via email, Chase Pay, or online.
Online activation link: https://creditcards.chase.com/freedom/activate
Download Chase Pay app: https://www.chase.com/digital/digital-payments/chase-pay
Email notification enrollment: https://www.chase.com/personal/mobile-online-banking/update-emailYou can earn 5% cash back on up to $1,500 in combined purchases each quarter
Quarterly Calendar: https://creditcards.chase.com/freedom/calendar
Merchant list: https://creditcards.chase.com/freedom/merchants
Check activation status: https://calendar.chasebonus.com/
Set calendar reminders in Microsoft Outlook, Mac iCal, Google Calendar, & Yahoo Calendar:https://creditcards.chase.com/freedom/calendarreminder
FAQs: https://creditcards.chase.com/freedom/faq
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October 1 - December 31, 2017
Categories: Walmart and Department Stores
Activate by December 14, 2017
https://creditcards.chase.com/freedom/activate
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FYI, be careful about the last few days of the quarter. My Chase Freedom billing statement ends about the 28th, and they didn’t give me 5% on grocery purchases the last three days of June (in the new billing cycle). This quarter, I just switched to my Costco card for restaurants as of today.
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I’ve completed all spend on four Freedoms buying VGCs at WM supercenters. Drained them to WUMOs at the grocery store. The CBs are now posted as pending for statement cut.
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Reminder: today is the last day to activate the October 1 - December 31, 2017 5% cash back for WALMART and DEPARTMENT STORES (bonus cash back will be applied retroactively).
Activations for the 1st quarter of 2018 begin tomorrow.
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Great deal this quarter! You can somewhat create your own 5% category by using mobile wallets.
January 1 - March 31, 2018
Cardmembers will earn 5% cash back on up to $1,500 in combined purchases in these categories:
- GAS STATIONS
- INTERNET/CABLE/PHONE SERVICES
- CHASE PAY, ANDROID PAY, APPLE PAY, SAMSUNG PAY
Activate by March 14, 2018
https://creditcards.chase.com/freedom/activateGAS STATIONS: Does not include merchants that do not specialize in selling automotive gasoline; for example, truck stops, boat marinas, oil and propane distributors, and home heating companies. For more information, please see Chase Freedom Frequently Asked Questions.
INTERNET/CABLE/PHONE SERVICES: Only purchases for internet, cable, satellite television, radio, cellular, wireless data, and landline services will qualify. Please note that purchases of equipment are not included. In addition, if you purchase or pay for your internet, cable and satellite television, phone or related services in a merchant’s store that is not classified by the merchant in the applicable services category, the purchase or payment will not qualify; for example, phone bill payments in a merchant’s store that is classified as a telephone equipment store.
CHASE PAY, ANDROID PAY, APPLE PAY, SAMSUNG PAY: Includes purchases made using your Freedom card with your Chase Pay, Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, or Android Pay digital wallet during check out. Eligible purchases only qualify for a total of 5% Cash Back rewards; purchases made using eligible wallets at other current 5% quarterly categories will be awarded a total of 5% Cash Back rewards on up to $1500 in combined purchases.
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Activation is open for April 1 - June 30, 2018
Cardmembers will earn 5% cash back on up to $1,500 in combined purchases in:
- PAYPAL
- CHASE PAY
- GROCERY STORES (NOT INCLUDING WALMART® AND TARGET® PURCHASES)
Activate by June 14, 2018
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@fivetalents said in Alerts for Chase Freedom Quarterly 5% Categories Activation:
Activation is open for April 1 - June 30, 2018
Cardmembers will earn 5% cash back on up to $1,500 in combined purchases in:
- PAYPAL
- CHASE PAY
- GROCERY STORES (NOT INCLUDING WALMART® AND TARGET® PURCHASES)
Activate by June 14, 2018
PayPal Includes transactions made using your Chase Freedom card with PayPal for purchases or sending money. Eligible transactions only qualify for a total of 5% Cash Back rewards. Purchases made using PayPal at other current 5% quarterly categories will be awarded a total of 5% Cash Back rewards on up to $1,500 in combined purchases. When you send money to Friends & Family via PayPal using your Chase Freedom card, standard transaction fees apply. See PayPal’s fees. Websites and other information provided by PayPal are not within Chase’s control and may not be available in Spanish. Must have/open a PayPal account to send and receive money.
Chase Pay Includes purchases made using your Freedom card with your Chase Pay mobile wallet during checkout. Eligible purchases only qualify for a total of 5% Cash Back rewards. Purchases made using Chase Pay at other current 5% quarterly categories will be awarded a total of 5% Cash Back rewards on up to $1,500 in combined purchases.
Grocery Stores Does not include purchases made at Walmart® or Target®, discount, or warehouse club stores, except for purchases made with these merchants using Chase Pay or PayPal (a 5% category). If you do not use Chase Pay or PayPal you will still earn unlimited 1% cash back on these purchases.
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Interesting, so using PP to pay for eBay during eBay coupon sale could be worthwhile? On top of that, if you buy a eBay GC from a grocery store then it would be even better, right?
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@zennuts said in Alerts for Chase Freedom Quarterly 5% Categories Activation:
Interesting, so using PP to pay for eBay during eBay coupon sale could be worthwhile? On top of that, if you buy a eBay GC from a grocery store then it would be even better, right?
I don’t think you can double dip by getting 5% twice from Chase on the same purchase. You have to register the Freedom card on your PayPal account and select the Freedom card as the payment method when you checkout with your PayPal account. Any portion of the balance covered by a GC will not be eligible for the 5% Chase CB. So, it’s either get 5% at the grocery store by buying an eBay GC with your Freedom card or get 5% by paying with your Freedom card on eBay through your PayPal account… not both.
However, the latter will stack with all eligible eBay promotions (bonus Bucks, % off coupon codes, in app discounts, etc.), sellers’ store sales (e.g., 10% when you buy two, 20% you when you spend $50), and cash back portals.
The only possible 5% double dip I see is sending someone money who then gives you the money back, and you use that money to pay your Freedom bill for any purchases made through PayPal.
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For those intending to buy VGCs in-store using PPDC backed up by Freedom card(s), DOC has posted new developments:
https://www.doctorofcredit.com/paypal-has-discontinued-in-store-payments/
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Activation is open for Q3 5% cash back at GAS STATIONS, LYFT, & WALGREENS
Earn 5% cash back on up to $1,500 in combined purchases from July 1 - September 30, 2018. Activate by September 14, 20181
GAS STATIONS: Does not include merchants that do not specialize in selling automotive gasoline; for example, truck stops, boat marinas, oil and propane distributors, and home heating companies. Merchants in the Gas Stations category sell automotive gasoline that can be paid for either at the pump or inside the station, and may or may not sell other goods or services at their location.
LYFT: Turn rides into 5% cash back when you use your Chase Freedom card with Lyft. Download Lyft
WALGREENS: Use your Chase Freedom card when you shop at Walgreens and Walgreens.com.
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Time to activate your 3rd quarter 5% bonus categories…
Earn 5% cash back from Chase on up to $1,500 in combined purchases from October 1 - December 31, 2018. Activate by December 14, 2018
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DEPARTMENT STORES: Merchants who accept Visa/MasterCard credit cards are assigned a merchant code, which is determined by the merchant or its processor in accordance with Visa/MasterCard procedures based on the kinds of products and services they primarily sell. We group similar merchant codes into categories for purposes of making rewards offers to you (see accepted department stores). Please note: We make every effort to include all relevant merchant codes in our rewards categories. However, even though a merchant or some of the items that it sells may appear to fit within a rewards category, the merchant may not have a merchant code in that category. When this occurs, purchases with that merchant won’t qualify for rewards offers on purchases in that category. Purchases submitted by you, an authorized user, or the merchant through third-party payment accounts, mobile or wireless card readers, online or mobile digital wallets, or similar technology will not qualify in a rewards category if the technology is not set up to process the purchase in that rewards category. Excludes Walmart, Target, Kmart, Discount stores such as TJ Maxx, Electronics Stores, and General merchandise and Variety stores, as well as gift cards purchased at any locations other than department stores on the inclusion list.
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WHOLESALE CLUBS: See your Rewards Program Agreement for more details. Includes Costco, Sams Club, and BJs Wholesale. Includes
Purchases made through the checkout on the wholesale club merchants’ website (EX. Costco .com, BJs .com, Samsclub .com), purchases made in-store at the front-end registers, and purchases made at the member services desk. Excludes purchases made with these merchants using Chase Pay (a 5% category), gas and fuel, and wholesale club specialty services such as travel, insurance, cell phone and home improvement. -
CHASE PAY: Purchases made using Chase Pay at other current 5% categories will earn a total of 5% cash back. Chase Pay is accepted wherever you see the Chase Pay logo. You can also link Chase Pay to Samsung Pay® wallet and use Chase Pay anywhere Samsung Pay is accepted today. The Chase Pay Mobile app is available for select mobile devices. Download the Chase Pay Mobile App and enroll with your eligible mobile device. There is no charge from Chase, but message and data rate charges may apply. Such charges include those from your communications service provider.
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Earn 5% cash back at GAS STATIONS, TOLLS, and DRUGSTORES on up to $1,500 in combined purchases from January 1 - March 31, 2019. Activate by March 14, 2019.
Examples of Drugstore merchants:
- Merchants in the Drugstores category specialize in selling prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines, supplements and various health-related items. These merchants may also sell cosmetics, toiletries, greeting cards, and various household items such as cleaning supplies and packaged foods and drinks. Please note that some merchants that sell a wide variety of goods including these items, and which may contain an onsite pharmacy, for example, warehouse clubs, discount stores, or grocery stores, are not included in this category.
Walgreens, CVS, Duane Read, Discount Drug Mart, Long’s Drugs, Bartell Drugs, Rite Aid
Examples of Tolls merchants:
- Merchants in the Tolls category collect fees associated with toll roads, highways, and bridges. Note that purchases made during the quarter to replenish your electronic toll collection account will qualify.
EZPass, Sunpass, Illinois Tollway, North TX Tollway, TCA Fastrak
Examples of Gas Station merchants:
- Merchants in the Gas Stations category sell automotive gasoline that can be paid for either at the pump or inside the station, and may or may not sell other goods or services at their location. Please note that some merchants that do not specialize in selling automotive gasoline are not included in this category, for example, truck stops, boat marinas, oil and propane distributors, and home heating companies.
76 Gas Stations, 7 Eleven
A-B Petroleum Inc, Admiral Petroleum Company, All Star, Amoco
Beacon, BP, Bradley Gas Stations, Break Time, Buc-ee’s
Casey’s General Stores, Certified Gas Stations, Chevron, Circle K, CITGO, Clark Gas & Convenience Store, Coastal Gas, Conoco, Country Fair, Cumberland Farms
Dandy Mini Mart, Diamond Shamrock, Dodge’s Store, Duchess Oil
Enmark, ExxonMobil
Family Express, Fas Mart Shore Stop, FastLane Convenience Stores, Fastrip, Freedom Oil Company
Gas America, Gate Petroleum, Getty, Goasis, Go-Mart, Gul
Haffner’s Service Stations, Hess, Holiday Stationstores, Huck’s Gas Stations
Irving, Jet-Pep, Kwik Fill, Kwik Trip, KwikShop
Little General Store, Loaf’N Jug, Love’s Travel Stops, Lukoil
Marathon Oil, Maverick Country Store, McClure Gas Stations, Moto Mart, Murphy USA Gas Station, nice n easy, NOCO
OnCue Express, PDQ Food Stores, Phillips 66, Pride, Pride Gas Stations, Pump N Pantry
Quik Stop, QuickTrip, RaceTrac, Raceway, Rally, Rebel Oil, Rhodes 101 Gas Stations, Rich Oil, Ricker’s, Road Ranger, Rotten Robbie, Royal Farms Gas Stations, Rutter’s
SavOn Gas Stations, Sheetz, SHELL, Sinclair, Space Age, Speedee MART, Speedway, Speedy Q Markets, Spinx, SUNOCO, Sunshine Fuels
Tesoro, Thornton Gas Stations, TomThumb Gas Stations, TurkeyHill Gas Station
Ultramar, Uni-Mart Gas Station, Union 76, VALERO
Western Gas Stations, Western Oil, WILCOHESS, World Oil, Zip Trip
Gas Stations Related Exclusions:
Airline Fuel Companies, Car Repair Shops, Convenience Stores where gas is not sold, Grocery Stores, Dairies / Farm Stores, Home Heating Companies, Oil and Propane Distributors, Marinas Superstores, Warehouse stores, Discount stores, Truck Stops
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Earn 5% cash back at GROCERY STORES and HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES up to $1,500 in combined purchases from April 1 - June 30, 2019.
Activate by June 14, 2019
Examples of Home Improvement Stores
Home Improvement Stores exclusions: warehouse clubs, discount stores, and merchants that specialize in home furnishings, garden and landscarping (sic) supplies are not inlcuded (sic).
Authorized Home Improvement Stores: HOME DEPOT - MENARDS - LOWES - ACE HARDWARE - SHERWIN WILLIAMS - HARBOR - FREIGHT TOOLS - PC RICHARD & SON - TRUE VALUE - LUMBER LIQUIDATORS - BUILD .COM - PROBUILD - RURAL KING SUPPLY - ORCHARD SUPPLY HARDWARE - PRO SOURCE WHOLESALE - NORTHERN TOOL EQUIP
Examples of Grocery Stores
Grocery Store exclusions: Walmart, Target, discount stores, drugstores that sell food products, stores that sell a variety of merchandise… including foot (sic) items, purchases made at gas stations operated by merchants who also operate grocery stores
Authorized Grocery Stores: A&P - ACME - ADAMS FAIRACRE FARMS - ALBERTSONS - ANGELO CAPUTO’S FRESH MARKETS - APNA BAZAR CASH & CARRY - ASIAN FOOD MARKET - ASSOCIATED SUPERMARKETS - BASHAS’ - BEL AIR - BERKELEY BOWL MARKET - BEST YET MARKET - BIG Y - BI-LO - BOTTOM DOLLAR - BROOKSHIRE BROS - BROOKSHIRES - BUEHLER’S - BUSCH’S - CASHNCARRY5 - CENTRAL MARKET - CITY MARKET - COBORN’S - COPPS FOOD CENTER - COUNTY MARKET - CUB FOODS - D’AGOSTINO - DIERBERGS - DILLONS - DOMINICK’S - EARTH FARE - FAIRWAY MARKET - FAMILY FARE - FAREWAY STORES - FRESH DIRECT - FESTIVAL FOODS - Fiesta - FOOD CITY - The Food Emporium - FOOD LION - FOOD4LESS - FOODLAND - FOODMAXX - FOODSCO - FOODTOWN - FRED MEYER - FRESH & EASYTM - FRESH FARMS INTERNATIONAL - FRYS-FOOD-DRUG - FRYS MARKETPLACE - GELSON’S MARKETS - GFS MARKETPLACE - GIANT - GIANT EAGLE - GIANT FOOD - GIANT FOOD INC - GLENS MARKET - GOOD FORTUNE SUPERMARKET - GREAT WALL SUPERMARKET - GRISTEDE’S - Grocery Outlet Bargain Market - H MART - HANNAFORD - HARMONS - HARRIS TEETER - HEB - HEINEN’S - HILLERS MARKET - HOMELAND - HONG KONG SUPERMARKET - HY VEE - INGLES MARKETS - JAY C FOODS - JETRO CASH & CARRY - Jewel-Osco - KAM MAN FOOD - KEY FOODS - KING KULLEN - KING SOOPERS - KING’S FOOD MARKETS - KROGER - LOTTE PLAZA - LOWE’S FOODS - LUCKY - Mariano’s Fresh Market - MARINA FOOD - MARKET BASKET - MARKET DISTRICT - MARKET STREET - MARSH - MARTIN’S - MARTIN’S SUPERMARKET - MEIJER - MET FOOD - MITSUWA MARKETPLACE - NET COST MARKET - NEW SEASONS MARKET - NOB HILL FOODS - PATEL BROTHERS - PATHMARK - PAVILIONS STORE - PAY LESS - PEA POD - PICK 'N SAVE - PIGGLY WIGGLY - Price Chopper Limited® - PriceRight - PUBLIX - QFC (Quality Food Centers) - RAINBOW FOODS - RALEY’S - RALPH’S - RANDALLS - REASOR’S - REDNERS MARKETS - ROCHE BROTHERS - ROUSES MARKET - SAFEWAY STORES - SAVE A LOT - SaveMart - SCHNUCKS - SCHWANS HOME SERVICE - SCOTT’S - SEDANO’S - Shaw’s Market Fresh - SHAWS OSCO - SHOP 'N SAVE - Shoppers Food Warehouse - SHOPRITE - SKY FOODS - SMART-N-FINAL - SMITH’S FOOD - SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET - STAR MARKET - STATER BROS - STEW LEONARD’S - STOP & SHOP - STRACK & VAN TIL - SUBZI MANDI - SUNSET FOODS - SUPER 1 FOODS - SUPER GIANT - SUPER KING MARKET - SUPER ONE FOODS - SUPER SAVER - SUPER STOP & SHOP - SUPERFRESH - Sweetbay Supermarket - THE ANDERSON - THE FRESH MARKET - TOM THUMB STORE - TONY’S FINER FOODS - TOPS MARKET - TRADER JOE’S - TREASURE ISLAND - ULTRA FOODS - UNITED SUPERMARKET - VALLI PRODUCE - VG’s Grocery - VONS - WALDBAUM’S - WEGMANS - WEIS MARKETS - WholeFoods Market - WINN®DIXIE - 168 MARKET - 99 CENTS ONLY STORES - 99 RANCH
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EARN 5% CASH BACK AT GAS STATIONS AND SELECT STREAMING SERVICES
Earn 5% cash back from Chase on up to $1,500 in combined purchases from July 1 - September 30, 2019.
Activate by September 14, 2019
Select Streaming Services: Netflix, Hulu, Sling, Vudu, Fubo TV, Apple Music, SiriusXM, Pandora, and Spotify
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EARN 5% CASH BACK AT DEPARTMENT STORES AND ON PURCHASES MADE USING PAYPAL OR CHASE PAY
Earn 5% cash back from Chase on up to $1,500 in combined purchases from October 1 - December 31, 2019.
Qualifying purchases using PayPal or Chase Pay at Department Stores will earn a total of 5
Activate by December 14, 2019.
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Department Stores
Aliexpress
Beall’s of Florida
Belk
Bergdorf Goodman
Bergners
Bloomingdales
Boscov’s Department Store
Boston Store
Dillards
Goody’s
Gordmans
JC Penney
Kohls
Lord & Taylor
Macys
Neiman Marcus
Nordstrom & Nordstrom Rack
Peebles Dept Store
Saks Fifth Ave & Off Fifth
Sears
Stage Stores
Stein Mart
The Bon Ton
Von Maur
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PayPal
Includes transactions made using your Chase Freedom card with PayPal for purchases or sending money. Purchases made using PayPal at merchants in the current 5% quarterly categories will be awarded a total of 5% Cash Back rewards on up to $1,500 in combined purchases. When you send money to Friends & Family via PayPal using your Chase Freedom card, standard transaction fees apply. See PayPal’s fees. Payments made through the Xoom transfer service are not eligible for 5%. Must have/open a PayPal account to send and receive money. -
Chase Pay
Includes purchases made using your Freedom card with your Chase Pay digital wallet during check out. Eligible purchases only qualify for a total of 5% Cash Back rewards; purchases using Chase Pay at other current 5% quarterly categories will be awarded a total of 5% Cash Back rewards on up to $1500 in combined purchases.
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Meh. MEH I SAY.
No warehouse/wholesale clubs like last year’s 4th quarter? Guess I won’t use it at Costco this year. They’ve been alternating years in which Costco is a 5% category.
Thanks for the heads up though @fivetalents
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PayPal can be easily used for federal tax payment.
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Activate 5% Cash Back on up to $1,500 in combined purchases at:
Internet, Cable & Phone Services and
From January 1 - March 31, 2020, Activate by March 14, 2020
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@fivetalents Thanks!
I got like a third of a tank of gas left. Think I can make it until January 1?
The things I do for an extra 1% above the Costco Citi Visa…
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I’m surprised that TiVo is in the “Internet, Cable & Phone Services” category.
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@ctujackbauer said in Alerts for Chase Freedom Quarterly 5% Categories Activation:
@fivetalents Thanks!
I got like a third of a tank of gas left. Think I can make it until January 1?
The things I do for an extra 1% above the Costco Citi Visa…
I was in that situation just before the Q3 5% gas CB. I had to get a gallon or so to tide me over until I could fill up for 5% off.
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@c3 said in Alerts for Chase Freedom Quarterly 5% Categories Activation:
I’m surprised that TiVo is in the “Internet, Cable & Phone Services” category.
It didn’t even strike me as odd since TiVo is primarily used to record cable, satellite, and related signals. It might be because you have to purchase the TiVo service too, not just the electronic equipment.
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5% CASH Back At Grocery Stores And On Fitness Club & Gym Memberships
Earn 5% cash back from Chase on up to $1,500 in combined purchases from April 1 - June 30, 2020. Activate by June 14, 2020.
The Grocery Store Exclusions:
- Target
- Walmart,
- Larger stores that sell a wide variety of goods and groceries, such as warehouse clubs, discount stores and some smaller merchants such as drugstores, and merchants that specialize in only a few grocery items
- Purchases made at gas stations operated by merchants who also operate grocery stores
- Delivery service merchants, unless the merchant has set up such purchases to be classified in the grocery stores category
Fitness Club & Gym Memberships Exclusions:
- Merchants that specialize in offering personalized or therapeutic services such as massage therapy, dietary and weight management counseling and personal training are not included in this category. In addition, some merchants that sell a wide variety of general goods, which may include fitness or athletic apparel, sporting goods, dietary food, health food or similar supplements are not included in this category.
- Also, certain lodging, hotel, motel, resort and central reservation services offering access to third party facilities that include fitness clubs or gyms are not included in this category unless the merchant has set up such purchases to be classified in this category.
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I just noticed that they added Select Streaming Services:
“Grocery Stores, and on Fitness Club & Gym Memberships, and Select Streaming Services from April 1 - June 30, 2020.1”
Includes:
- Disney+
- Netflix
- Hulu
- Sling
- Vudu
- Fubo TV
- Apple Music
- SiriusXM
- Pandora
- Spotify
- YouTube
- ESPN+
- Google Play
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Earn 5% Cash Back at AMAZON. COM and Whole Foods Market on up to $1,500 in combined purchases from July 1 – September 30, 2020.
Activate by September 14, 2020.
- Purchases made at Amazon .com includes digital downloads, Amazon com Gift Cards, Amazon .com Fresh orders, Amazon .com Prime subscriptions, and items sold by third party merchants through Amazon .com’s marketplace.
- Excludes
- Purchases from merchants using Amazon Pay
- Purchases made at international Amazon retail sites (including but not limited to Amazon .ca, Amazon .co.uk, Amazon .de, Amazon .fr, or Amazon .co.jp), or any other website operated by Amazon.
- Excludes
- Purchases made at Whole Foods Market includes physical Whole Foods Market store locations, 365 stores, and the website accessible at wholefoodsmarket .com
- Excludes
- Purchases made at international Whole Foods Market sites
- Purchases of Whole Foods Market or Whole Foods Market 365 products or services through third-party sites such as Eventbrite, Instacart, Google Express and Shipt
- Online purchases of event tickets, classes or gift cards redeemable at Whole Foods Market or Whole Foods Market 365 (including through buyatab .com)
- Purchases from certain third-party vendors operating at Whole Foods Market sites
- Purchases of massage chair services made at Whole Foods Market sites
- Purchases from Spa@Ink
- Excludes
- Purchases made at Amazon .com includes digital downloads, Amazon com Gift Cards, Amazon .com Fresh orders, Amazon .com Prime subscriptions, and items sold by third party merchants through Amazon .com’s marketplace.
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Wow, they haven’t had Amazon as a 5% category in forever.
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@ctujackbauer said in Alerts for Chase Freedom Quarterly 5% Categories Activation:
Wow, they haven’t had Amazon as a 5% category in forever.
i had the same thought… also very surprised that gift cards and Prime subscriptions aren’t excluded, and that it will run during Prime Day.
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@fivetalents said in Alerts for Chase Freedom Quarterly 5% Categories Activation:
@ctujackbauer said in Alerts for Chase Freedom Quarterly 5% Categories Activation:
Wow, they haven’t had Amazon as a 5% category in forever.
i had the same thought… also very surprised that gift cards and Prime subscriptions aren’t excluded, and that it will run during Prime Day.
Obviously not targeted at SB users who get Amazon gc.
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I have a Chase Freedom Unlimited card. I get back 1.5% of everything I buy. I put in the info to get 5% back but it wouldn’t take it. So I called the number on my card. They told me I can’t get back 5%, because I have the Chase Freedom Unlimited card, which pays back 1.5%. That irked me!
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@marvomatic said in Alerts for Chase Freedom Quarterly 5% Categories Activation:
I have a Chase Freedom Unlimited card. I get back 1.5% of everything I buy. I put in the info to get 5% back but it wouldn’t take it. So I called the number on my card. They told me I can’t get back 5%, because I have the Chase Freedom Unlimited card, which pays back 1.5%. That irked me!
Thanks for the info @Marvomatic , I updated the OP.
For a one-quarter a year offer like this Amazon one, you’re better off with a 1.5% card ($6 back per $100 annually) than 5% for one quarter ($5 back per $100 annually). Where you lose out is on cash back categories like gas that have 5% cash back offers two quarters in a year.
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@fivetalents Thank you for that! I have a Costco Citi card which gives me 4% back, for any gas that I buy.
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4Q2020 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) categories are Walmart and Paypal.
Available for activation.
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Sign of the times. One of the first posts in this thread was for 4Q 2017 and the merchants were WM and department stores. Now its WM and PayPal.
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Oh well, PP is good for eBay stuff and you can also buy stuff like Grocery story GC through PP’s giftcard store.
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Walmart may still have $500 variable Visa/MC. The last time I bought one was a long time ago.
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1Q2021 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) available for activation
Wholesale ClubsInternet, Cable, & Phone ServicesSelect Streaming Services
Earn 5% cash back on up to $1,500 in combined purchases*These merchants operate warehouse-style retail stores, sell in bulk, and concentrate on price appeal. Merchants sell a full range of household goods and merchandise, groceries, furniture, electronics, appliances, and auto supplies. These merchants may or may not have membership requirements. Gas, fuel, wholesale specialty service purchases such as travel, insurance, cell phone and home improvement will not qualify in this category. Delivery service merchants will be included if they classify as a wholesale club merchant.
Only purchases for internet, cable, satellite television and radio, cellular, wireless data, and landline services will qualify. Purchases of equipment are not included. If you purchase or pay for your internet, cable and satellite television, phone or related services in a merchant’s store that is not classified by the merchant in the applicable services category, the purchase or payment will not qualify; for example, phone bill payments in a merchant’s store that is classified as a telephone equipment store.
Merchants in the Select Streaming Services category specialize in delivering music and video content over the internet. Only subscription services paid for with the following select merchants will qualify for this offer: Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, Netflix, Sling, Vudu, Fubo TV, Apple Music, SiriusXM, Pandora, Spotify and YouTube TV.*
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EARN 5% CASH BACK
AT GAS STATIONS AND HOME IMPROVEMENT STORESEarn 5% cash back from Chase on up to $1,500 in combined purchases
from April 1 – June 30, 2021. Activate by June 14, 2021.
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Earn 5% cash back from Chase on up to $1,500 in combined purchases at Grocery Stores (excluding Target® & Walmart®) and on Select Streaming Services from July 1 - September 30, 2021.
Activate by September 14, 2021.
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@ctujackbauer said in Alerts for Chase Freedom Quarterly 5% Categories Activation:
Earn 5% cash back from Chase on up to $1,500 in combined purchases at Grocery Stores (excluding Target® & Walmart®) and on Select Streaming Services from July 1 - September 30, 2021.
Activate by September 14, 2021.
Grocery stores is nice, but Amazon for Prime day would have been sweet.
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Earn 5% cash back at WALMART and on purchases made using PAYPAL
Earn 5% cash back from Chase on up to $1,500 in combined purchases from October 1 – December 31, 2021.
Activate by December 14, 2021.
Qualifying purchases made using PayPal at Walmart will only earn a total of 5%.
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Earn 5% cash back at GROCERY STORES (excluding Target & Walmart) and EBAY from January 1 – March 31, 2022. Activate by March 14, 2022.
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Earn 5% cash back at AMAZON.COM and on SELECT STREAMING SERVICES on up to $1,500 in combined purchases from April 1 – June 30, 2022. Activate by June 14, 2022.
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Purchases made at Amazon online including digital downloads, Amazon Gift Cards, Amazon Fresh orders, Amazon Prime subscriptions, and items sold by third party merchants through Amazon’s marketplace.
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Only subscription services paid for with the listed select merchants will qualify for this offer:
- Disney+
- Hulu
- ESPN+
- Netflix
- Sling
- Vudu
- Fubo TV
- Apple Music
- SiriusXM
- Pandora
- Spotify
- YouTube TV
NEW to the category: - HBO Max
- Paramount+
- Peacock
- Showtime
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EARN 5% CASH BACK AT GAS STATIONS, CAR RENTAL AGENCIES, MOVIE THEATERS AND ON SELECT LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Earn 5% cash back from Chase on up to $1,500 in combined purchases
from July 1 – September 30, 2022. Activate by September 14, 2022.
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EARN 5% CASH BACK AT WALMART AND ON PURCHASES MADE USING PAYPAL on up to $1,500 in combined purchases from October 1 - December 31, 2022.
Activate by December 14, 2022.
Qualifying purchases made using PayPal at Walmart will only earn a total of 5%.
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EARN 5% CASH BACK AT GROCERY STORES (EXCLUDING WALMART), TARGET, AND FITNESS CLUBS & GYM MEMBERSHIPS
Earn 5% cash back from Chase on up to $1,500 in combined purchases from January 1 - March 31, 2023. Activate by March 14, 2023.
Qualifying grocery purchases made at Target will only earn a total of 5%.
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@fivetalents
Wow, I don’t recall Target being in one of the 5% categories. Right after Walmart this quarter, too.
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Earn 5% cash back on up to $1,500 in combined purchases at Amazon and Lowe’s. 2Q 2023, April 01 - June 30.
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What qualifies at Amazon is surprisingly comprehensive…
INCLUSIONS:
The Amazon .com category includes purchases made at Amazon .com (including digital downloads, Amazon .com Gift Cards, Amazon Fresh orders, Amazon Prime subscriptions, and items sold by third-party merchants through Amazon .com’s marketplace) and Whole Foods Market (including physical Whole Foods Market and Whole Foods Market 365 stores, and the website accessible at www. wholefoodsmarket .com).EXCLUSIONS:
The Amazon .com category does not include (i) purchases from merchants using Amazon Pay, (ii) purchases made at international Amazon retail sites (including but not limited to Amazon .ca, Amazon .co .uk, Amazon .de, Amazon .fr, or Amazon .co .jp), or any other website operated by Amazon, (iii) purchases made at international Whole Foods Market sites, (iv) purchases of Whole Foods Market or Whole Foods Market 365 products or services through third-party sites such as Eventbrite, Instacart, Google Express and Shipt, (v) online purchases of Whole Foods Market or Whole Foods Market 365 gift cards (including through buyatab .com), event tickets or classes, (vi) purchases from certain third-party vendors operating at Whole Foods Market sites, (vii) purchases of massage services at any Whole Foods Market site, or (viii) purchases from Spa@Ink, in each case in Amazon’s sole discretion.
