Sallie Mae bookstore question

[kdm31091]

I've read a lot of people say the Sallie Mae's bookstore 5% category extends to include Amazon. This is probably a dumb question, but does that mean anything you buy on Amazon is 5%, or is it just purchases of books? If it means you can make any Amazon purchase (well up to the cap anyway) for 5% back, that makes Sallie Mae seem even better IMO! It's one of the cards I'd like to get at some point. I buy stuff on Amazon sometimes, but rarely books.

[jsucool76]

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@kdm31091 wrote:

I've read a lot of people say the Sallie Mae's bookstore 5% category extends to include Amazon. This is probably a dumb question, but does that mean anything you buy on Amazon is 5%, or is it just purchases of books? If it means you can make any Amazon purchase (well up to the cap anyway) for 5% back, that makes Sallie Mae seem even better IMO! It's one of the cards I'd like to get at some point. I buy stuff on Amazon sometimes, but rarely books.

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Everything on amazon counts, since it is all processed under the same payment category. 

[kdm31091]

That's awesome!

[CreditMagic7]

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@kdm31091 wrote:

That's awesome!

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YES IT IS!!! Especially if you're a Amazonholic like me

[Gunnar419]

Yep, totally, totally BEYOND awesome!

To clarify, everything purchased from Amazon and Amazon Marketplace sellers earns the 5% on Sallie Mae. Certain other Amazon-related things don't. Prime membership, for instance, and Amazon payments don't get the bonus. But you can be confident that any products you buy on Amazon will. Great, isn't it?

[jsucool76]

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@Gunnar419 wrote:

Yep, totally, totally BEYOND awesome!

To clarify, everything purchased from Amazon and Amazon Marketplace sellers earns the 5% on Sallie Mae. Certain other Amazon-related things don't. Prime membership, for instance, and Amazon payments don't get the bonus. But you can be confident that any products you buy on Amazon will. Great, isn't it?

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That sucks. Gotta get those amex cards for the free year of prime.  

[CreditMagic7]

No wonder Barclays is making me sweat it out before finally (hopefully) landing that puppy. I been burning up the Synchrony Amazon card, PIF, rinse and repeat! but with no rewards that compare with Sallie girl

[Anonymous]

Not everything on Amazon counts as books. Digital game purchases do not count. All physical goods count as books.

[kdm31091]

Well, I can understand them not including prime membership or digital purchases, but including any physical purchase is pretty sweet! The cap for this is 750/month, correct?

[Anonymous]

Correct