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5% categories for fourth quarter of 2017:
Dept. stores and Walmart

There are three possibilities for how many points are earned. In the following examples, the effective rates are assuming you cash out the points for 1 cent each, but if you can transfer them to Sapphire Preferred or Ink, the effective rate could be much higher.
  • Cardholders without a Chase checking account
    1 base point per dollar for all spending. Additional 4 bonus points per dollar for spending up to $1500 in quarterly categories.
    Example 1: Spend $1 on a parking meter. Earn 1 point, an effective rate of 1%.
    Example 2: Spend $10 to refill a Metrocard in 2016 Q1. Earn 50 points, an effective rate of 5%.
    Example 3: Spend $100 to buy a Long Island Rail Road Peak Ten-Trip ticket between zones 1 and 3 in 2016 Q1. Earn 500 points, an effective rate of 5%.
    Example 4: Spend $1500 at 7-Eleven in 2016 Q1. Earn 7500 points, an effective rate of 5%.
  • Cardholders with a Chase checking account in older program
    1 base point per dollar plus 10% of the base points plus 10 points per transaction for all spending. Additional 4 bonus points per dollar for spending up to $1500 in quarterly categories.
    Example 1: Spend $1 on a parking meter. Earn 11.1 points, an effective rate of 11.1%.
    Example 2: Spend $10 to refill a Metrocard in 2016 Q1. Earn 61 points, an effective rate of 6.1%.
    Example 3: Spend $100 to buy a Long Island Rail Road Peak Ten-Trip ticket between zones 1 and 3 in 2016 Q1. Earn 520 points, an effective rate of 5.2%.
    Example 4: Spend $1500 at 7-Eleven in 2016 Q1. Earn 7660 points, an effective rate of 5.11%.
  • Cardholders with a Chase checking account in newer program
    1 base point per dollar for all spending. Additional 4 bonus points per dollar for spending up to $1500 in quarterly categories. Annual bonus of 10% of the total of base and bonus points (until February 2016).
    Example 1: Spend $1 on a parking meter. Earn 1 point on the next statement and .1 points at year's end, an effective rate of 1.1%.
    Example 2: Spend $10 to refill a Metrocard in 2016 Q1. Earn 50 points on the next statement and 5 points at year's end, an effective rate of 5.5%.
    Example 3: Spend $100 to buy a Long Island Rail Road Peak Ten-Trip ticket between zones 1 and 3 in 2016 Q1. Earn 500 points on the next statement and 50 points at year's end, an effective rate of 5.5%.
    Example 4: Spend $1500 at 7-Eleven in 2016 Q1. Earn 7500 points on the next statement and 750 points at year's end, an effective rate of 5.5%.

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1620 on: January 04, 2015, 01:38:09 AM »
from your freedom account or from his own?
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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1621 on: January 04, 2015, 02:05:50 AM »
Negative on target sorry everyone
Click on dispute transaction, expand the transaction, and then let us know what merchant category it posted as please.
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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1622 on: January 04, 2015, 02:23:02 AM »
Negative on target sorry everyone
Click on dispute transaction, expand the transaction, and then let us know what merchant category it posted as please.
Your Target is list as grocery (MCC 5411) and electronic (MMC 5732) so it will also matter where in the store the purchase was made.
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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1623 on: January 04, 2015, 02:25:02 AM »
Your Target is list as grocery (MCC 5411) and electronic (MMC 5732) so it will also matter where in the store the purchase was made.

Each register is categorized differently ??? 

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1624 on: January 04, 2015, 02:25:55 AM »
Each register is categorized differently ???
Departments and CS can be.
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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1625 on: January 04, 2015, 02:56:41 AM »
Click on dispute transaction, expand the transaction, and then let us know what merchant category it posted as please.
Thanks... Good to know, I went to my last Target transaction (Chase SP which is now a Mastercard- in Dec.) was categorized as grocery! Hope Freedom is same!

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1626 on: January 04, 2015, 12:31:59 PM »
even if it codes as grocery chase still may not give the 4x bonus....

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1627 on: January 04, 2015, 12:32:59 PM »
even if it codes as grocery chase still may not give the 4x bonus....
That is why we need to see how it is coded.
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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1628 on: January 04, 2015, 12:38:57 PM »
even if it codes as grocery chase still may not give the 4x bonus....

If it's coded grocery, odds are you'll get the 5x.
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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1629 on: January 04, 2015, 12:47:07 PM »
If it's coded grocery, odds are you'll get the 5x.
I doubt it.

Specifically says "Grocery Storess excluding Walmart & Target purchases"
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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1630 on: January 04, 2015, 12:48:24 PM »
I doubt it.

Specifically says "Grocery Storess excluding Walmart & Target purchases"

Because we all know how strictly Chase enforced their T&Cs, right?
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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1631 on: January 04, 2015, 12:49:28 PM »
It's likely coded against it.

I hope I'm wrong.
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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1632 on: January 04, 2015, 12:50:34 PM »
Specifically says "Grocery Storess excluding Walmart & Target purchases"
It could be that many of them are coded as Superstores.
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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1633 on: January 04, 2015, 12:58:10 PM »
and chase didn't want to get into a mess with customers complaining so they just excluded them?
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1634 on: January 04, 2015, 07:10:32 PM »
Click on dispute transaction, expand the transaction, and then let us know what merchant category it posted as please.
@Dan this is what you wanted to see. I disputed the charge and it comes up as grocery stores/supermarkets.

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1635 on: January 04, 2015, 07:11:55 PM »
We were hoping that it would still give us the 5x the same way that 7/11 does because its coded as a gas station

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1636 on: January 04, 2015, 10:51:25 PM »
@Dan this is what you wanted to see. I disputed the charge and it comes up as grocery stores/supermarkets.
Where in the store was the purchase made? Customer service desk, a department kiosk or at check out?
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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1637 on: January 04, 2015, 10:54:19 PM »
I'm not understating how this helps. we know already how they classify target, but they made an exclusion that target doesn't get 5x. so who cares how it's classified, the question is if you get the bonus points and from the earlier screenshot it seems that you don't.
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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1638 on: January 04, 2015, 10:57:10 PM »
Where in the store was the purchase made? Customer service desk, a department kiosk or at check out?
I think it was at cs

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1639 on: January 04, 2015, 10:57:21 PM »
I'm not understating how this helps. we know already how they classify target, but they made an exclusion that target doesn't get 5x. so who cares how it's classified, the question is if you get the bonus points and from the earlier screenshot it seems that you don't.
I don't have the card so I have no skin in the game. It would be helpful to those who have the card to know if they are excluding based on the store or if on the MCC.
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