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Froide
Froide (@guest_1305896)
December 29, 2021 00:52

Does the CSR $300 “travel credit” apply when used to buy giftcards at a grocery store or gas station?

PETER LAM
PETER LAM (@guest_1306962)
December 30, 2021 21:04

I need to know the same. I still have $300 of travel credit I need to use before the end of the year. What gift cards can I buy & if not at grocery store or gas station? What is the easiest way to buy a gift card that will count towards this travel credit?

Jake
Jake (@guest_1251404)
September 10, 2021 17:39

I missed this update and just got travel credit for gas for a purchase on 9/8/21.

Alexander
Alexander (@guest_1228681)
July 26, 2021 07:56

App and website still showing 6/30/21. Any grocery DP in July that credit?

Steve
Steve (@guest_1170346)
April 3, 2021 10:22

When I open the Chase app, it’s still showing 6/30/2021 as the last date Grocery & Gas would be credited as travel account.

Steven
Steven (@guest_1187754)
May 7, 2021 14:51

App and Chase website is still showing 6/30/2021.

Bill
Bill (@guest_1168975)
March 31, 2021 12:56

Any rumors on the ritz card? I hope they offer the same category

Kay
Kay (@guest_1168957)
March 31, 2021 12:13

Do we earn 3 points on grocery till end of Sept as well?

Kenci Grayson
Kenci Grayson (@guest_1168830)
March 31, 2021 06:28

Is this for new card holders too?

TrojanFan
TrojanFan (@guest_1173662)
April 8, 2021 17:45

Same question here… thinking of converting a Freedom card to this, to cash out some pretty significant UR balances, using 1.5x Pay Yourself Back benefit. Would like to make sure I will qualify for this extra $300 benefit.

Aaron
Aaron (@guest_1168749)
March 30, 2021 22:16

This is a somewhat marginal benefit unless they pair it with 3x points earn on those groceries and gas spend…

Kafka
Kafka (@guest_1168816)
March 31, 2021 03:13

Not paying the bill is a bonus all its own. If you frame it as being able to invest a month sooner, there’s at least a 0.5% effective benefit.
Also, credited gas and grocery spend earns base 1 UR, as opposed to travel earning 0 points for the first $300. Depending how you value UR vs MR or TYP and how much (or little) you traveled, that likely made AmEx Green or Citi Premier out-earn CSR on non-flight travel in the past 12 mo.
So, yes, marginal, but still a strong offering, and much better than buying some travel gift card because otherwise the credit just expires.

John
John (@guest_1168731)
March 30, 2021 21:25

Does this also apply to the ritz card’s $300 credit?

Lynn
Lynn (@guest_1168742)
March 30, 2021 21:59

Hope they include the ritz card in on that, but not so far.

ost023
ost023 (@guest_1168727)
March 30, 2021 21:20

FWIW my grocery “spend” earned 3x and the credit. Travel still seems to not earn points.

Aaron
Aaron (@guest_1168747)
March 30, 2021 22:15

I did clarify this with Chase last fall when my travel credit reset. In a given card year with this active policy change, the first $300 of travel spend (even if you separately met the credit with groceries / gas spend) will not earn points.

In essence Chase wants to make sure you don’t earn the 900 points that you otherwise would get…

ost023
ost023 (@guest_1168759)
March 30, 2021 22:44

Man thanks for the info. You’re right, my subsequent travel didn’t count.

I also had a refund on travel and that did deduct 3x points I never earned in the first place. Gonna message them about that.