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which card to use for amazon purchases.

mongstradamus — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:12:54 GMT

What cards do most people use when buying stuff from amazon, I was just wondering since they usually don't have any bonus spending from cc portals? I wondering if it would be silly for me to use BCP to buy amazon gift cards at supermarket to get 6% cashback and use those amazon gift cards to make purchase at amazon.

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

trumpet-205 — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:14:09 GMT

Not at all.

I use Fidelity AMEX when buying at Amazon.

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

Closingracer99 — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:21:43 GMT

@mongstradamus wrote:
What cards do most people use when buying stuff from amazon, I was just wondering since they usually don't have any bonus spending from cc portals? I wondering if it would be silly for me to use BCP to buy amazon gift cards at supermarket to get 6% cashback and use those amazon gift cards to make purchase at amazon.

I tend to just use whatever card I feel like to that day lmao

Have a chase Amazon card but barely use it on Amazon lol

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

lg8302ch — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:25:13 GMT

For me all on Sallie Mae with 5% as I gave up to search for Amazon gift cards at supermarkets...simply could not find any ! Recently tested a purchase on Amazon Europe (Germany) and was surprised to get 5 x points there as well but of course with FTF. Was just a test to see what Barclays Sallie Mae would do on other Amazon platforms.

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

mongstradamus — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:26:30 GMT

@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
What cards do most people use when buying stuff from amazon, I was just wondering since they usually don't have any bonus spending from cc portals? I wondering if it would be silly for me to use BCP to buy amazon gift cards at supermarket to get 6% cashback and use those amazon gift cards to make purchase at amazon.
I tend to just use whatever card I feel like to that day lmao

Have a chase Amazon card but barely use it on Amazon lol

i am no where near max of 6000 for groceries on my amex BCP card, and its getting downgraded next month anyways to a BCE. I may as well take advantage of the 6% category while i still have it. Eventually I think when i get my SM card that will be on amazon duty, except when i need to buy an big purchase like an laptop or TV maybe.

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

mongstradamus — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:27:41 GMT

@lg8302ch wrote:
For me all on Sallie Mae with 5% as I gave up to search for Amazon gift cards at supermarkets...simply could not find any ! Recently tested a purchase on Amazon Europe (Germany) and was surprised to get 5 x points there as well but of course with FTF. Was just a test to see what Barclays Sallie Mae would do on other Amazon platforms.

Most of the supermarkets i frequent have amazon gift card at them. Heck they even have VGC , i am an little too chicken to buy those since it could potentially scare amex.

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

Closingracer99 — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:31:22 GMT

@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
What cards do most people use when buying stuff from amazon, I was just wondering since they usually don't have any bonus spending from cc portals? I wondering if it would be silly for me to use BCP to buy amazon gift cards at supermarket to get 6% cashback and use those amazon gift cards to make purchase at amazon.
I tend to just use whatever card I feel like to that day lmao

Have a chase Amazon card but barely use it on Amazon lol
i am no where near max of 6000 for groceries on my amex BCP card, and its getting downgraded next month anyways to a BCE. I may as well take advantage of the 6% category while i still have it. Eventually I think when i get my SM card that will be on amazon duty, except when i need to buy an big purchase like an laptop or TV maybe.

No groceries sell Amazon gift cards + to scared to even try that with amex lol.

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

mongstradamus — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:35:26 GMT

@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
What cards do most people use when buying stuff from amazon, I was just wondering since they usually don't have any bonus spending from cc portals? I wondering if it would be silly for me to use BCP to buy amazon gift cards at supermarket to get 6% cashback and use those amazon gift cards to make purchase at amazon.
I tend to just use whatever card I feel like to that day lmao

Have a chase Amazon card but barely use it on Amazon lol
i am no where near max of 6000 for groceries on my amex BCP card, and its getting downgraded next month anyways to a BCE. I may as well take advantage of the 6% category while i still have it. Eventually I think when i get my SM card that will be on amazon duty, except when i need to buy an big purchase like an laptop or TV maybe.
No groceries sell Amazon gift cards + to scared to even try that with amex lol.

really thats odd i just goto some of the chain ones here and almost all of them sell them lol. They have an big rack of all these cards lol . They have VGC, amazon, gap, bestbuy, XBOX, PSN, Itunes, Google Play , and an few different chain restuarants lol

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

Closingracer99 — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:37:08 GMT

@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
What cards do most people use when buying stuff from amazon, I was just wondering since they usually don't have any bonus spending from cc portals? I wondering if it would be silly for me to use BCP to buy amazon gift cards at supermarket to get 6% cashback and use those amazon gift cards to make purchase at amazon.
I tend to just use whatever card I feel like to that day lmao

Have a chase Amazon card but barely use it on Amazon lol
i am no where near max of 6000 for groceries on my amex BCP card, and its getting downgraded next month anyways to a BCE. I may as well take advantage of the 6% category while i still have it. Eventually I think when i get my SM card that will be on amazon duty, except when i need to buy an big purchase like an laptop or TV maybe.
No groceries sell Amazon gift cards + to scared to even try that with amex lol.
really thats odd i just goto some of the chain ones here and almost all of them sell them lol. They have an big rack of all these cards lol . They have VGC, amazon, gap, bestbuy, XBOX, PSN, Itunes, Google Play , and an few different chain restuarants lol

I go to Met Foods which is a local chain here. I think the Pathmark had some but I have stopped going there since my Mother crashed our car and total it going only like 30 MPH on the LIE Last time I was there I was like 13 ish?

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

GlocksAndCredit — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:39:22 GMT

Sallie Mae MC! 5% me up!!!

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

lonelyisland — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:40:29 GMT

I also use the Barclaycard Sallie Mae for 5% cashback

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

mongstradamus — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:41:07 GMT

@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
What cards do most people use when buying stuff from amazon, I was just wondering since they usually don't have any bonus spending from cc portals? I wondering if it would be silly for me to use BCP to buy amazon gift cards at supermarket to get 6% cashback and use those amazon gift cards to make purchase at amazon.
I tend to just use whatever card I feel like to that day lmao

Have a chase Amazon card but barely use it on Amazon lol
i am no where near max of 6000 for groceries on my amex BCP card, and its getting downgraded next month anyways to a BCE. I may as well take advantage of the 6% category while i still have it. Eventually I think when i get my SM card that will be on amazon duty, except when i need to buy an big purchase like an laptop or TV maybe.
No groceries sell Amazon gift cards + to scared to even try that with amex lol.
really thats odd i just goto some of the chain ones here and almost all of them sell them lol. They have an big rack of all these cards lol . They have VGC, amazon, gap, bestbuy, XBOX, PSN, Itunes, Google Play , and an few different chain restuarants lol
I go to Met Foods which is a local chain here. I think the Pathmark had some but I have stopped going there since my Mother crashed our car and total it going only like 30 MPH on the LIE Last time I was there I was like 13 ish?

how do you crash on the LIE there are so many lanes and they are really really wide !!! :-) Every supermarket i have been to sells them except the high end ones like whole foods and fairway i think.

I think i can invest in some of those amazon cards though, who knows when you need to buy stuff from amazon :-)

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

mongstradamus — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:42:27 GMT

@lonelyisland wrote:
I also use the Barclaycard Sallie Mae for 5% cashback

I don't have that card yet :-( but when i do get it it will be my amazon card :-)

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

Closingracer99 — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:44:58 GMT

@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
What cards do most people use when buying stuff from amazon, I was just wondering since they usually don't have any bonus spending from cc portals? I wondering if it would be silly for me to use BCP to buy amazon gift cards at supermarket to get 6% cashback and use those amazon gift cards to make purchase at amazon.
I tend to just use whatever card I feel like to that day lmao

Have a chase Amazon card but barely use it on Amazon lol
i am no where near max of 6000 for groceries on my amex BCP card, and its getting downgraded next month anyways to a BCE. I may as well take advantage of the 6% category while i still have it. Eventually I think when i get my SM card that will be on amazon duty, except when i need to buy an big purchase like an laptop or TV maybe.
No groceries sell Amazon gift cards + to scared to even try that with amex lol.
really thats odd i just goto some of the chain ones here and almost all of them sell them lol. They have an big rack of all these cards lol . They have VGC, amazon, gap, bestbuy, XBOX, PSN, Itunes, Google Play , and an few different chain restuarants lol
I go to Met Foods which is a local chain here. I think the Pathmark had some but I have stopped going there since my Mother crashed our car and total it going only like 30 MPH on the LIE Last time I was there I was like 13 ish?
how do you crash on the LIE there are so many lanes and they are really really wide !!! :-) Every supermarket i have been to sells them except the high end ones like whole foods and fairway i think.

I think i can invest in some of those amazon cards though, who knows when you need to buy stuff from amazon :-)

One car Stopped suddenly then moved and we were the falling domino's of that lol. It was a 1990 Honda lmao. in total it was like 5-6 cars and we were in the back

ah Fairway havent gone there recently and Ehhh whole foods is just way to expensive though they did just open one in Brooklyn on 3rd Ave right near me so might check it out since I now have a reason to

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

ezdoesit — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:49:04 GMT

@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
What cards do most people use when buying stuff from amazon, I was just wondering since they usually don't have any bonus spending from cc portals? I wondering if it would be silly for me to use BCP to buy amazon gift cards at supermarket to get 6% cashback and use those amazon gift cards to make purchase at amazon.
I tend to just use whatever card I feel like to that day lmao

Have a chase Amazon card but barely use it on Amazon lol
i am no where near max of 6000 for groceries on my amex BCP card, and its getting downgraded next month anyways to a BCE. I may as well take advantage of the 6% category while i still have it. Eventually I think when i get my SM card that will be on amazon duty, except when i need to buy an big purchase like an laptop or TV maybe.
No groceries sell Amazon gift cards + to scared to even try that with amex lol.
really thats odd i just goto some of the chain ones here and almost all of them sell them lol. They have an big rack of all these cards lol . They have VGC, amazon, gap, bestbuy, XBOX, PSN, Itunes, Google Play , and an few different chain restuarants lol
I go to Met Foods which is a local chain here. I think the Pathmark had some but I have stopped going there since my Mother crashed our car and total it going only like 30 MPH on the LIE Last time I was there I was like 13 ish?

All the grocery stores have them where I live. Stop and Shop and every grocery store here on Long Island usually has a huge selection of different GCs and even VGC. I am not worried about buying them as I have before on my EDP. I am not really worried about what Amex is going to do I buy them for gifts either Amazon or VGC. I think if I worried about they think I must be doing something wrong. I am sure Amex know the difference between abuse and general spend.

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

Closingracer99 — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:49:49 GMT

@ezdoesit wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
What cards do most people use when buying stuff from amazon, I was just wondering since they usually don't have any bonus spending from cc portals? I wondering if it would be silly for me to use BCP to buy amazon gift cards at supermarket to get 6% cashback and use those amazon gift cards to make purchase at amazon.
I tend to just use whatever card I feel like to that day lmao

Have a chase Amazon card but barely use it on Amazon lol
i am no where near max of 6000 for groceries on my amex BCP card, and its getting downgraded next month anyways to a BCE. I may as well take advantage of the 6% category while i still have it. Eventually I think when i get my SM card that will be on amazon duty, except when i need to buy an big purchase like an laptop or TV maybe.
No groceries sell Amazon gift cards + to scared to even try that with amex lol.
really thats odd i just goto some of the chain ones here and almost all of them sell them lol. They have an big rack of all these cards lol . They have VGC, amazon, gap, bestbuy, XBOX, PSN, Itunes, Google Play , and an few different chain restuarants lol
I go to Met Foods which is a local chain here. I think the Pathmark had some but I have stopped going there since my Mother crashed our car and total it going only like 30 MPH on the LIE Last time I was there I was like 13 ish?
All the grocery stores have them where I live. Stop and Shop has a huge selection and even VGC. I am not worried about buying them as I have before on my EDP. I am not really worried about what Amex is going to do I buy them for gifts most of the time either Amazon or VGC. I think if I worried about then I think I am doing something wrong. I am sure Amex know the difference between abuse and general spend.

I buy Amazon gift cards regularly for Gifts but usually through Amazon.com and not in stores since it would be 1% anyways . Getting 3% back on something I do regularly is also a positive but probably won't do it on an Amex card

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

mongstradamus — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:51:54 GMT

@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
What cards do most people use when buying stuff from amazon, I was just wondering since they usually don't have any bonus spending from cc portals? I wondering if it would be silly for me to use BCP to buy amazon gift cards at supermarket to get 6% cashback and use those amazon gift cards to make purchase at amazon.
I tend to just use whatever card I feel like to that day lmao

Have a chase Amazon card but barely use it on Amazon lol
i am no where near max of 6000 for groceries on my amex BCP card, and its getting downgraded next month anyways to a BCE. I may as well take advantage of the 6% category while i still have it. Eventually I think when i get my SM card that will be on amazon duty, except when i need to buy an big purchase like an laptop or TV maybe.
No groceries sell Amazon gift cards + to scared to even try that with amex lol.
really thats odd i just goto some of the chain ones here and almost all of them sell them lol. They have an big rack of all these cards lol . They have VGC, amazon, gap, bestbuy, XBOX, PSN, Itunes, Google Play , and an few different chain restuarants lol
I go to Met Foods which is a local chain here. I think the Pathmark had some but I have stopped going there since my Mother crashed our car and total it going only like 30 MPH on the LIE Last time I was there I was like 13 ish?
how do you crash on the LIE there are so many lanes and they are really really wide !!! :-) Every supermarket i have been to sells them except the high end ones like whole foods and fairway i think.

I think i can invest in some of those amazon cards though, who knows when you need to buy stuff from amazon :-)
One car Stopped suddenly then moved and we were the falling domino's of that lol. It was a 1990 Honda lmao. in total it was like 5-6 cars and we were in the back

ah Fairway havent gone there recently and Ehhh whole foods is just way to expensive though they did just open one in Brooklyn on 3rd Ave right near me so might check it out since I now have a reason to

Ahhh i see , i could see that happening on the LIE since people tailagate like crazy on LIE. I actually like wholefoods stuff better than fairway and i think they are almost the same price. Fairway is closer tho, and they have an interesting wine shop

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

lg8302ch — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:52:16 GMT

@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
What cards do most people use when buying stuff from amazon, I was just wondering since they usually don't have any bonus spending from cc portals? I wondering if it would be silly for me to use BCP to buy amazon gift cards at supermarket to get 6% cashback and use those amazon gift cards to make purchase at amazon.
I tend to just use whatever card I feel like to that day lmao

Have a chase Amazon card but barely use it on Amazon lol
i am no where near max of 6000 for groceries on my amex BCP card, and its getting downgraded next month anyways to a BCE. I may as well take advantage of the 6% category while i still have it. Eventually I think when i get my SM card that will be on amazon duty, except when i need to buy an big purchase like an laptop or TV maybe.
No groceries sell Amazon gift cards + to scared to even try that with amex lol.
really thats odd i just goto some of the chain ones here and almost all of them sell them lol. They have an big rack of all these cards lol . They have VGC, amazon, gap, bestbuy, XBOX, PSN, Itunes, Google Play , and an few different chain restuarants lol
I go to Met Foods which is a local chain here. I think the Pathmark had some but I have stopped going there since my Mother crashed our car and total it going only like 30 MPH on the LIE Last time I was there I was like 13 ish?
how do you crash on the LIE there are so many lanes and they are really really wide !!! :-) Every supermarket i have been to sells them except the high end ones like whole foods and fairway i think.

I think i can invest in some of those amazon cards though, who knows when you need to buy stuff from amazon :-)

You are really lucky then... after over 100 Publix, WinDixie, Albertsens, etc I gave up and did a few Macys and JCP gift cards as BCP does not count them as department stores if you order online. Shopping for small tall sizes in store is a nightmare so that leaves me with online shopping. That BCP will get downgraded next year as I do not get anymore than the 1% out of this card. Was counting on buying Amazon gift cards but did not realize that they are never available. So I am happy with Sallie Mae and will get 5% on groceries there as well with no AF. The limit is just fine for me as I live only 3-4 months per year in the US

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

Themanwhocan — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:59:16 GMT

@mongstradamus wrote:
What cards do most people use when buying stuff from amazon, I was just wondering since they usually don't have any bonus spending from cc portals? I wondering if it would be silly for me to use BCP to buy amazon gift cards at supermarket to get 6% cashback and use those amazon gift cards to make purchase at amazon.

The upromise.com portal has bonus spending at Amazon, but in various strange categories. So I don't find it particularly useful. I do wonder if the Upromise.com credit card gives 5% on all amazon purchases when used via the upromise.com portal though. But, thats just an idle thought

Sallie Mae and US Bank Cash+ are best for Amazon, with 5% available at all times. Discover IT (online purchases) and Chase Freedom (Amazon) have 5% in the 4th quarter.

Because of the wide availability of 5% cash back cards in the Book Stores/Amazon category, it seems a waste to try to get your Blue Cash Preferred to transfer Grocery store cash back to Amazon cash back via gift cards. Especially since BCP doesn't give more than 4.75% cash back in the best of circumstances. So the simple straightforward way is also the best way.

Re: which card to use for amazon purchases.

mongstradamus — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:53:52 GMT

@ezdoesit wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
What cards do most people use when buying stuff from amazon, I was just wondering since they usually don't have any bonus spending from cc portals? I wondering if it would be silly for me to use BCP to buy amazon gift cards at supermarket to get 6% cashback and use those amazon gift cards to make purchase at amazon.
I tend to just use whatever card I feel like to that day lmao

Have a chase Amazon card but barely use it on Amazon lol
i am no where near max of 6000 for groceries on my amex BCP card, and its getting downgraded next month anyways to a BCE. I may as well take advantage of the 6% category while i still have it. Eventually I think when i get my SM card that will be on amazon duty, except when i need to buy an big purchase like an laptop or TV maybe.
No groceries sell Amazon gift cards + to scared to even try that with amex lol.
really thats odd i just goto some of the chain ones here and almost all of them sell them lol. They have an big rack of all these cards lol . They have VGC, amazon, gap, bestbuy, XBOX, PSN, Itunes, Google Play , and an few different chain restuarants lol
I go to Met Foods which is a local chain here. I think the Pathmark had some but I have stopped going there since my Mother crashed our car and total it going only like 30 MPH on the LIE Last time I was there I was like 13 ish?
All the grocery stores have them where I live. Stop and Shop and every grocery store here on Long Island usually has a huge selection of different GCs and even VGC. I am not worried about buying them as I have before on my EDP. I am not really worried about what Amex is going to do I buy them for gifts either Amazon or VGC. I think if I worried about they think I must be doing something wrong. I am sure Amex know the difference between abuse and general spend.

I have bought vgc at a&p and stop and shop before , but i do put an fair amount of grocery spending on BCP so i don't think they cared that much. You never know with amex tho.