Chase Freedom/ Flex Q3 2021 5x Categories: Grocery Stores, Select Streaming Services

The 5x bonus categories on the Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex cards have now been released:

  • Grocery Stores (excluding Walmart and Target)
  • Select Streaming Services
    • Merchants in the Select Streaming Services category specialize in delivering music and video content over the internet. Only subscription services paid for with the following select merchants will qualify for this offer: Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, Netflix, Sling, Vudu, Fubo TV, Apple Music, SiriusXM, Pandora, Spotify and YouTube TV.

Grocery stores are always a favorite and easy-to-use category. You can buy gift cards at many grocery stores as well, such as Visa or Amazon. Or buy a gift card to the grocery store itself to spend down slowly.

These categories are not yet showing on the regular Chase calendar, but show up within the Chase login. They will be ready for activation beginning June 15th. We’ll have a post tomorrow with all the quarterly category cards and their activation links.

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JOHN
JOHN (@guest_1242537)
August 21, 2021 11:37

what are select streaming services?

JOHN
JOHN (@guest_1242536)
August 21, 2021 11:36

What are select streaming services

Jeff
Jeff (@guest_1209857)
June 21, 2021 15:26

If you have Freedom Flex for the 9% groceries offer, and Chase Sapphire Preferred/Reserve, groceries could be worth up to either 11.25% or 13.5% cash back for July-Sept (after transferring points to Sapphire)

Z
Z (@guest_1206377)
June 14, 2021 16:51

Since this is brought up, stacking with 1st yr 5% on CF or CFU, does anyone know when the 5% ends? By account openning date? or by statement cycle? Thanks

Samantha
Samantha (@guest_1206251)
June 14, 2021 14:01

We do not see COSTCO or SAM’s CLUB from the list as excluded or Included from Grocery Stores (We are aware that its not consider as grocery store as its warehouse) But Can we shop online to take advantage the 5% — Please help if you have observed from past years

Fred
Fred (@guest_1206260)
June 14, 2021 14:17

Warehouse clubs are explicitly excluded. See link below.

NoFi
NoFi (@guest_1206350)
June 14, 2021 16:16

One way to get categorized as groceries may be to buy from them via Instacart

Rocky
Rocky (@guest_1206416)
June 14, 2021 18:10

My one test with Costco via instacart had it post as COSTCO BY INSTACART instead of normal instacart transaction with groceries even though transaction was listed as groceries and it only earned 1% instead of 5%.

David
David (@guest_1206581)
June 15, 2021 01:22

Perhaps use freedom or flex to buy a visa/mc gift card at a grocery store to then use at costco or sam’s club in-store or register said gift card online to then use online …

Mike
Mike (@guest_1208481)
June 17, 2021 18:30

buy wal-mart gcs with Discover and use paypal.

David
David (@guest_1206222)
June 14, 2021 13:07

Yes! 4 Freedom/Flex cards to max out. Thank you God!

Allison
Allison (@guest_1206213)
June 14, 2021 12:53

Not sure how much I’ll be able to take advantage of these. I already get 5X on streaming through my CIC. I get 4X on groceries through Amex Gold. Will probably switch my groceries to my CF.

NoFi
NoFi (@guest_1206189)
June 14, 2021 12:16

Last year’s category examples for Grocery Stores, Select Streaming Services are shown in the link below

https://web.archive.org/web/20200613044350/https://creditcards.chase.com/freedom-credit-cards/merchants

NoFi
NoFi (@guest_1206176)
June 14, 2021 12:09

YESSSSSSSSSS! Grocery 9% here we go again! 5% + 4% from 1st year bonus

Jesse
Jesse (@guest_1206196)
June 14, 2021 12:23

Grocery 1st yr bonus stacked w/Paypal Key (for online groceries) during Paypal quarter. Did you previously get grocery 1st yr & grocery quarterly to stack?

NoFi
NoFi (@guest_1206348)
June 14, 2021 16:14

Yup!

Sam F.
Sam F. (@guest_1206418)
June 14, 2021 18:12

Oh shoot! I was thinking this was useless because I still get my first year of 5% groceries with Flex. How do I double dip??

atexit8
atexit8 (@guest_1206282)
June 14, 2021 14:49

I am in my first year of Flex.
Are you saying that I will get 9%?

NoFi
NoFi (@guest_1206349)
June 14, 2021 16:15

It was indeed attainable last year

Not 100% sure if they will change their behavior this year

02nz
02nz (@guest_1207605)
June 16, 2021 11:54

I just called Chase, customer service rep confirmed that since the two offers are separate, they do indeed stack.

NoFi
NoFi (@guest_1208292)
June 17, 2021 12:38
Andy
Andy (@guest_1206166)
June 14, 2021 11:59

Glad I waited for this announcement. Was going to buy grocery gift cards from my gas station to stock up for rest of year, but looks like no need.