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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 #1820 on: March 11, 2015, 09:52:21 PM »
They finally posted the remaining categories for q2 its restaurants, Bed bath & beyond, h&m, and overstock.com

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1821 on: March 11, 2015, 11:10:36 PM »
They finally posted the remaining categories for q2 its restaurants, Bed bath & beyond, h&m, and overstock.com
Any of them GCs?

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1822 on: March 11, 2015, 11:11:19 PM »
They finally posted the remaining categories for q2 its restaurants, Bed bath & beyond, h&m, and overstock.com

Can you post link?

Any of them GCs?

BB&B sells you're generic merchant GCs. Maybe some others
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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1823 on: March 12, 2015, 09:01:18 AM »
BBB - wonderful :D
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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1824 on: March 12, 2015, 02:42:49 PM »
They did not post a public link you have to log in to your personal Ultimate Rewards account and it shows it there.

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1825 on: March 12, 2015, 02:49:24 PM »
its great when you help your parents by going to your local supermarket to pick up meat for yuntif...to be reimbursed of course

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1826 on: March 13, 2015, 01:07:12 AM »
its great when you help your parents by going to your local supermarket to pick up meat for yuntif...to be reimbursed of course
I actually just make a once in a while payment to local supermarket account and then have my parents just reimburse me for that one charge as they can then work off of that
If you think nobody cares about you... just forget to pay your credit card bill

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1827 on: March 15, 2015, 11:13:06 AM »
i have too much spending left that still needs to be done
any local supermarkets (queens) where i can buy vgcs?

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1828 on: March 15, 2015, 11:15:58 AM »
Pathmark didn't wanna sell me Gift cards with a credit card, is this a single rep thing?

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1829 on: March 15, 2015, 11:17:42 AM »
Pathmark didn't wanna sell me Gift cards with a credit card, is this a single rep thing?
the one off the vwe right before whitestone?

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1830 on: March 15, 2015, 12:54:03 PM »
the one off the vwe right before whitestone?
BP, 60th St

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1831 on: March 16, 2015, 04:07:43 PM »
List of grocery merchants online?

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1832 on: March 16, 2015, 04:18:03 PM »
List of grocery merchants online?
Does food emporium count

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1833 on: March 16, 2015, 04:18:48 PM »
Does food emporium count

Don't see why not. U can always buy a small item and check.
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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1834 on: March 16, 2015, 04:19:43 PM »
List of grocery merchants online?

Looks like Chase updated their FAQ language to reflect Q2. Which grocery store are you wondering about? Most of the major ones are on there, but i've gone to local ones and had them get me 5%.

Does food emporium count

And according to visa supplier locator it codes as "Grocery Store/ Supermarkets/ Bakery" so should work.
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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1835 on: March 16, 2015, 04:29:02 PM »
Don't see why not. U can always buy a small item and check.
is a $500 vgc a small item?

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1836 on: March 16, 2015, 04:30:01 PM »
Work hard, Play harder!

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1837 on: March 16, 2015, 04:30:16 PM »
Can you post link?

BB&B sells you're generic merchant GCs. Maybe some others

I believe that Bbb has vgc

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1838 on: March 17, 2015, 09:37:28 AM »
I believe that Bbb has vgc
can anyone confirm?

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Re: Chase Freedom Master Thread
« Reply #1839 on: March 17, 2015, 11:48:00 AM »
Aside from going through my statements and adding the amounts up, is there any way to quickly see how much more I can still spend in the bonus categories and still get the 5 points per dollar (I think the cap is $1,500 in spending)?