Discover offering 5% cashback on gas and ground transportation???? WOW!

[taxi818]

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@Fico2Go wrote:

It just keeps getting better with Discover. 

It wasn't too long ago when they were running 5% cashback on gas purchases. 

Next month they're making it even sweeter by including gas, ground transport, taxis, even car rental. 

Unfortunately it comes with a $1500 cap per quarter.

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Yes extra catagory. Outstanding. Another 1500 in gas. Getting my card reAdy. 

[Billybob_TX]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Yeah, that's kind of a wasted category for me. I'll just stick with the Sallie Mae gas cards. 

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Agree, plus the fact that Disco will find some sort of weasel to not pay:

You're signed up to earn 5% Cashback Bonus on up to $1,500 in purchases in gas (at stand-alone gas stations)...Ground transportation purchases made through travel agencies or travel aggregator sites are not eligible. Purchases made at warehouse clubs, wholesale distributors and discount stores are not eligible.

[Anonymous]

Both Discover It and Chase Freedom will have the gas bonus in Q1.  It's nice that Discover is including taxi and car rentals.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, that's exactly what I remember as well. Hopefully the categories will be less homogenous in years to come but I do agree that despite the overlap, Discover has gotten better with its categories the past few years.

[Maximuss]

@Anonymous wrote:

Both Discover It and Chase Freedom will have the gas bonus in Q1.  It's nice that Discover is including taxi and car rentals.

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  Freedom will be groceries, theaters and Starbucks if i remember correctly. So no overlap

[Fico2Go]

Starbucks? Interesting.

So now Chase is moving from category spending to specific retailer? Good bye Groupon. Hello 5% Cashback for 3 months.

[thelethargicage]

Didn't Discover announce their Q1 categories first? If anything, Chase is copying them.

[longtimelurker]

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@Fico2Go wrote:
Starbucks? Interesting.

So now Chase is moving from category spending to specific retailer? Good bye Groupon. Hello 5% Cashback for 3 months.

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It was Starbucks last year as well, this retailer specific isn't new, probably cheaper for them!

[heyitsyeh]

Ugh, this whole thing could just be resolved if Discover and Chase formed a pseudo-alliance to plan out their 5% calendars together to maximize profit for the both of them. And possibly a triple-alliance with Barclays to never offer gas/groceries as a category

[Capya]

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