Chase Freedom 5% categories July-September Amazon.com and Whole Foods

[simplynoir]

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@K-in-Boston wrote:

Even though I have an Amazon store card with 5% back, this is actually useful to me for a change since I redeem URs for travel instead of cash!  I'm not sure how Whole Foods fits into "Coming Soon - Summer Fun," but would have been able to easily max it out on either Amazon or Whole Foods.

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This is probably why we'll shift spend from AMEX Amazon biz card til we reach the cap since URs are more valuable. If we had a Whole Foods relatively close that would be the better option but alas it's quite a drive from where we live for the nearest one 🤷‍♂️

[Remedios]

I'm not pretentious enough for Whole Foods and I'm not driving to Seattle to find asparagus that's been grown on Mars, because that's the only thing that would explain prices 

[MyFault]

This makes me realize, again, that I'm not missing much, not having the Freedom.

[simplynoir]

With their cow prices they've better been hanging out with pet tigers before being processed

[Remedios]

This made me realize  because I have tinfoil in my hair, evil Chase signals are being blocked. 

[K-in-Boston]

LOL We've had the Whole Paycheck discussion before, and it seems to be a regional thing.  Here, they're easily comparable in price to all of the other grocery chains, with the added bonus that the produce usually lasts more than 3 hours after you get home.

[simplynoir]

Think that's more because you live in the city for the prices regardless of where you shop. If I lived in Houston or Austin I would cry at the monthly bill

[Anonymous]

I've only been to a Whole Foods once passing though somewhere, and all I could think of was that I'd rather be over at Food 4 Less.

At least until someone opens up a Half Foods, and seel the same stuff for half the price!

It amazes me how costly it can be to eat healthy, and yet some poeple wonder why there's an obesity problem in America?

Protein bar $2.99, Snickers bar 2 for $1.25!

[TSlop]

This will allow me to drop the Freedom from my wallet for 3 months to use online. I usually only spend less than $100 a month on Amazon, so I definitely won't be maxing this category. This will steal a little bit away from my BoA CR, which is set to online at 3%.

[Remedios]

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@K-in-Boston wrote:

LOL We've had the Whole Paycheck discussion before, and it seems to be a regional thing.  Here, they're easily comparable in price to all of the other grocery chains, with the added bonus that the produce usually lasts more than 3 hours after you get home.

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"The quality" defense... 

I can snob with  the best of them, but not when it comes to wallet. 

Last time I went, everything was double compared to Safeway. I cannot rationalize paying double for peanut butter, other than "But these are hand picked peanuts, harvested  exactly at 3:00 am by people whose astrological sign closely aligns with yours. Free horoscope and healing crystal when you buy 3". 

Also, I have two teenagers. Nothing lasts three hours if they like it.