Chase Freedom Oct-Dec bonus categories

Just received a mailer from Chase about the 4th quarter bonus categories - my offer is 3% on discount stores, electronics stores, and bookstores. Don't know that everyone will be offered the same amount; 3rd quarter there was a wide variance in the threshold required to earn the bonus amount.

What is the website address?

Gave it a shot and got the message that the system couldn't enroll me. Then it took me to a page promoting a $20 statement credit and that one couldn't enroll me either.

back when they were giving me 3% on department store puchases, i questioned them why i didn't get 3% on stuff i was bought from Target. the answer was that Target was a discount store.

frugalpete said: back when they were giving me 3% on department store puchases, i questioned them why i didn't get 3% on stuff i was bought from Target. the answer was that Target was a discount store.Now that the promotion is for discount stores, Target is probably a department store.

qcumber98 said: What do they consider to be a discount store?

I found the answer to my own question

link doesnt work for me any help

any one knows if electronics store is something like Staples, OfficeDepot or fry's?

Worked for my Chase Freedom Card. Never received anything.

I have two Freedom cards with last 4 digits* 1111 and 2222. I received two mailings with this offer, for cards 1111 and 3333. I don't have a card ending in 3333, even though the offer was sent to my correct name and billing address. Chase CSR is clueless and wants me to fax (fax!!?!?) copies of the offers. I don't want to spend too much effort on this since they're both primarily sock-drawer cards now. I checked my credit report to be sure there were no unexpected accounts or other unusual activity.

Has anybody else received this offer for a card with the wrong last 4 digits? Should I be concerned, or is Chase just totally inept?

*Numbers changed to protect the guilty.

Does marshalls/tjmaxx count as discount stores?

I suspected they were going to have different purchase requirements for different people - they did this in the 3rd quarter too. I am really surprised at mine; most of my spending on this card is in these categories, and my confirmation page shows no minimum purchase amount to earn the 3%. So this will pay back for me, given as how this quarter includes Black Friday

Ruth

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Mine seemed to provide for all purchases, but limit of 3000 points. Used on qualify purchases it apparently provides for 3.3% since this seems to be in the 10/10 Exclusives program.

Fine print seems to state you can lose the offer if the rewards program is changed, so if they fnally upgrade the card as promised to the 3% on 5 categories, it looks like this offer and its points would be gone.

vlmyfox said: vlmyfox said: any one knows if electronics store is something like Staples, OfficeDepot or fry's?

got reply from chase freedom CSR

OFFICE MAX: Combination catalog
Staples: Stationery
Wal-Mart: Discount stores
Wal-Mart SUPERCENTER(super WalMart): Grocery stores
TARGET: Discount stores
The Home Depot: Home supply warehouse


chase do not have a pre-compile store category, you have to provide them your own transactions to find out store category

can any one find out if fry's, Office Depot and best buy is electronic store or not?

On a Chase Business Card, I get 3% on Office Supply Stores. Both Staples and Office Depot count in that category. So I doubt Office Depot will count as an electronics store.

marvelous35 said:

On a Chase Business Card, I get 3% on Office Supply Stores. Both Staples and Office Depot count in that category. So I doubt Office Depot will count as an electronics store.

thanks!

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Is WalMart categorized as a "discount store"? In my transactions, it's listed as "(other)".

mttatkns said: frugalpete said: back when they were giving me 3% on department store purchases, i questioned them why i didn't get 3% on stuff i was bought from Target. the answer was that Target was a discount store.Now that the promotion is for discount stores, Target is probably a department store.

oh god, i can not believe what you said is true!!!!!

so i shop at my target some time June when there is bonus on grocery, so i email chase before promotion begin on Sept 27 inquire about the classify of this target, they email me back:"06/29/2009 TARGET = Discount store earns 1%"

now when i receive my new statement, i found out my Oct 6 transaction at same target almost at same check out place did not get bonus, they email back: "WalMart & Target transactions will qualify as long as they are properly identified. It could be possible that one WalMart may come through as a Discount Store and another might come through as a Grocery store. It's at the individual store level or based on the checkout lane. For example one lane by the grocery section could be classified as Grocery."

the check out lane i use last time on June is even more near grocery section! how can this time be qualify as grocery now?!

terrible chase, they just make the way you can not argue with them any more, they will say just because you go to the wrong lane!!

Target appears to be giving 6% back (advertisement scrolling at bottom of screen) when you link through the Chase site and use a Chase card. When combined with the 3% for discount stores. This adds up to 9%.

I quit using mine too, in early Jan 2010, so maybe there's hope