gift cards under barclay rewards boost

juggalo9er · ‎02-23-2014

barclay gives 2x cash back on american express gift cards through their rewards boost! this brings up the question as to whether or not they would be treated as a cash advance or just a purchase...anyone know?

maksimfa · ‎02-23-2014

Citi yes, most others no

longtimelurker · ‎02-23-2014

The wiki at http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manufactured-spending/1412472-topcashback-2-25-amex-gift-cards-but-ch... lists the latest known stats. For Barclays it has, under Recently shown as a purchase:

-All Barclays cards (Arrival, Lufthansa, Sallie Mae, Travelocity Amex, US Airways)

So while that doesn't list Rewards specifically, the odds are good. But do a smaller purchase first if you want to make sure.

BarryNTexas · ‎02-24-2014

@juggalo9er wrote:
barclay gives 2x cash back on american express gift cards through their rewards boost! this brings up the question as to whether or not they would be treated as a cash advance or just a purchase...anyone know?

Juggalo9er, interested in knowing how it's classified. I hadn't seen that so if you or anyone makes a purchase please post a followup. Thx