More Sears Card Promos

issac2x · ‎01-31-2023

Received a new promo from Sears on home improvement. Don't think I need it but happy they send these my way.

g8tor89 · ‎01-31-2023

I think Im more surprised Sears still exists moreso than the promo

ptatohed · ‎02-01-2023

I got one too but mine is pretty lame.

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Hotel card:
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bigseegar · ‎02-01-2023

Yeah I think I'm more shocked to learn that Sears is even still operating than I am the promo. People really still shop there too?

MJ-san · ‎02-01-2023

Got that one ... plus:

- 15x points gas/grocery/restaurant (min $1200 max 20k points)

- $120 statement credit each month Feb-Apr for $1000 home improvement charges

-10,000 points for $1000 online purchases

I just can't quit this card ... buying a dryer online for $1500 and will end up with $235 cash back (16% back).

BronzeTrader · ‎02-02-2023

@g8tor89 wrote:
I think Im more surprised Sears still exists moreso than the promo

I do not know the details. But Citi Sears credit card is a very valuable business. Sears is an very old brand names and a lot cardholders still use this card for daily spends. This is Mastercard and can be used anywhere. And cardholders keep account balance, so Citi can collect interest payment.

If it is alive and makes money, it is valuable to Citi. Same with some of the airline loyalty programs.

TMDSCT · ‎02-03-2023

Oh WOW! Sears is still around and they still have a credit card!?

DONZI · ‎02-05-2023

I miss the stores.

I'm not sure what sears is anymore.. I guess that I'd like to see them survive, depends. Not for nostalgia or just brand recognition milking though. Too many old companies reduced to little more than a brand and mark selling questionable products for my taste..

Last purchase was at the store's auto repair bay, 2x Diehard AGM batts for my dually. IIRC they have/had a 5 year replacement guarantee.. meaningless now. The batts are still good. I'm not likely to be buying replacements mail order when the time comes. Prior to that, got a scratch and dent fridge on a whim in store, still working great.

Geesh, Citibank has been the card issuer for sears as long as I can remember.

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coldfusion · ‎02-06-2023

@DONZI wrote:

Geesh, Citibank has been the card issuer for sears as long as I can remember.

They took over the portfolio in 2003 and immediately converted a subset of cardholders from the store card to a Mastercard.

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binaryhermit · ‎02-06-2023

Here's the big question, when Sears goes to the shopping mall in the sky in a couple years, what happens to all the Sears credit cards?

(I'm assuming any closed loop cards will close and the Sears Mastercard will be converted into some sort of non-Sears Citi Mastercard)

EDIT: I now realize "a couple years" is almost certainly more time than it'll take