Starting today Chase Amazon Prime cardholders will earn 5% cash back on Whole Foods purchases. This matches the 5% they already earn on all Amazon purchases and is part of Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods. Cardmembers that are non prime members will receive 3% cash back on Whole Foods instead (also matching what they earn on Amazon purchases). The integration of Whole Foods by Amazon is something that has been ramping up of late with introduction of two hour delivery via Prime Now being added earlier this month.
For more information regarding the Chase Amazon card you can read our full review here. Synchrony Bank also issues an Amazon store card, but this can only be used for Amazon purchases. It isn’t immediately clear if they have any intention to add the ability to use it at Whole Foods as well in the future. Also as this is a Visa card don’t forget to link it to Uber Offers to get another 1-5% cash back at Whole Foods.
Hat tip to reader K B
DP on whether student prime membership is eligible for the prime card or is it just for regular prime accounts?
I am getting 5% back with a student membership on chase prime card
I’m thinking about applying for the card, but does anyone know what’s considered “an eligible prime account?” I still get prime student cause I have an active .edu email but does the card differentiate between student/regular prime accts? DP would be nice!
Did not see it on original note but in ADDITION to the 5% off at Whole Foods AND on Amazon, we also received a one time 70.00 Amazon Gift Card instantly applied to our Amazon account. That happened when the card was approved and it automatically displaced the SynchronyBank Visa as default payment method.
It looks not very helpful since everyone can buy WF GC on amazon and earn 5% off
I mean you don’t have to buy a gift card and carry it around, so that seems like a plus lol
Look ive been eating local grocery store food all my life so its to late for me.
So to start eating right, now would make no difference.
So im going to continue to eat the cheap grocery store food and die at 95 like everyone else.
I wonder if this will apply to 365 by WF too?
Don’t see why it would
AFAIK Whole Foods discontinued selling variable VGC awhile back. The $200 fixed don’t make this slick enough to bother. For those that think MSing on this is would be smart, it’s Chase, arguably one of the top credit card banks you don’t want to piss off.
variables VGCs in whold foods are cash only in my neck of woods
$200 might be worth it with the Uber offers deal as well. Effectively 10% back
It’s a visa card right? So 5% back at Uber too?
Thanks for that reminder! Gotta link it to Uber…
Correct, will add this to the post.
5% on “groceries”? The good old days are back?! Is everyone thinking what I’m thinking?! 🙂
Vcg’s?
How is Chase going to track who has Prime in order for them to pay out the 5% at Whole Foods? Is it possible to get the 5% without having Prime?
You have the Amazon card linked to your Amazon account. Amazon then shares the info with Chase on Prime membership for the pay out.
I think the card is connected to your Amazon account. That is how they identify your Prime membership. You can get a student version with half price by using any .edu email to register as a new account. Or you can share an account with several friends, and only pay 10-20 bucks per person.
New accounts can not only share with one person, and that one person has access to your payment info. It is called “Amazon Household” and it sucks a bit. AFAIK you can’t add anyone new to the old system, though you are grandfathered in, but once you switch, can’t go back.