Hi, I have to purchase a pair of new RX glasses, and plan on ordering these at Costco’s Optical. This quarter, Costco is included in the rewards cash back—does their Optical dept fall into this category, or is it only the merchandise retail portion? I hope this makes sense. I forgot to mention, I’ll be using the Chase Freedom card.
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I'm afraid that I don't know the specifics for Costco, but I will say that other eyeglass places have coded differently from the store that they were in. They are typically leasing a spot inside the building and are seperate entities from the main store. As an example, when you get a Subway sandwich at a store that is inside of a Walmart, it should code as fast food and not as retail. The eye doctor at Lenscrafters even coded differently from the main Lenscrafters store when I charged my eye exam, and then charged my glasses.
I don't have a Costco near me, but when I googled for Costco eye glasses, it said something about visiting the independant eye doctor located at Costco, which leads me to believe that the relationship between the doctor and Costco is simply a lease of space in their building.
@dlister70 wrote:I'm afraid that I don't know the specifics for Costco, but I will say that other eyeglass places have coded differently from the store that they were in. They are typically leasing a spot inside the building and are seperate entities from the main store. As an example, when you get a Subway sandwich at a store that is inside of a Walmart, it should code as fast food and not as retail. The eye doctor at Lenscrafters even coded differently from the main Lenscrafters store when I charged my eye exam, and then charged my glasses.
I don't have a Costco near me, but when I googled for Costco eye glasses, it said something about visiting the independant eye doctor located at Costco, which leads me to believe that the relationship between the doctor and Costco is simply a lease of space in their building.
Thank you, dlister, that was what I was afraid of. I’ll pay cash then, and use the card for other merchandise at Costco.
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@CAS2019 wrote:
@dlister70 wrote:I'm afraid that I don't know the specifics for Costco, but I will say that other eyeglass places have coded differently from the store that they were in. They are typically leasing a spot inside the building and are seperate entities from the main store. As an example, when you get a Subway sandwich at a store that is inside of a Walmart, it should code as fast food and not as retail. The eye doctor at Lenscrafters even coded differently from the main Lenscrafters store when I charged my eye exam, and then charged my glasses.
I don't have a Costco near me, but when I googled for Costco eye glasses, it said something about visiting the independant eye doctor located at Costco, which leads me to believe that the relationship between the doctor and Costco is simply a lease of space in their building.
Thank you, dlister, that was what I was afraid of. I’ll pay cash then, and use the card for other merchandise at Costco.
Why would you pay cash? You could still use the Freedom and see what happens. Worst case, you'll get 1% back. If you pay in cash, you'll get nothing back.
I also don't see why this purchase wouldn't qualify for 5%. You're purchasing from Costco, and that department is owned by them.
Oh, you know, I didn’t think of that (worst case scenario). I was so focused on the Costco thing, I didn’t see the forest from the trees! You changed my mind!
Actually, I went to Costco Optical today to order, and the woman I spoke with told me it is Costco and only the Optometrist isn’t. The alert I received from Chase, shows The Costco charge. However, the proof will be when I can see the points.
@CAS2019 wrote:Actually, I went to Costco Optical today to order, and the woman I spoke with told me it is Costco and only the Optometrist isn’t. The alert I received from Chase, shows The Costco charge. However, the proof will be when I can see the points.
Great news! As mentioned, worst case scenario, you only get 1% back.. but I hope you find that 5% on the statement! 