A few reports are trickling in about Office Depot/Max no longer earning 5% with the Amex SimplyCash card.
A friend reports that Staples is no longer earning 5% either for the past few months.
All data points we’ve heard thus far are for gift card purchases so it might have to do with Level 3 Data rather than a coding change for these stores. If it is a store coding change, it might vary by store location.
Please contribute your own data points in the comments. Just be aware that rewards on Amex cards come with a statement delay, i.e. if you make a purchase on March 10th and your statement closes on the 20th, rewards for the March 10th purchase won’t show until April 20th.
Update: These reports seems to be anomalous – it’s still working for most without an issue.
None of my OM/OD 5% has posted for VGC purchases for the last few months. Just noticed merchant category as Merchandise and Supplies – Wholesale stores and I’m only getting 1%. Staples is still listed as Office Supply and all purchases there still earn 5% CB.
OFFICEMAX
View Details on Merchant Website
Additional Information: 12300502737800463
8004633768
VISA,KEVLAR,$20-200
INCOMM FEES 1
Reference: 32018328056920
Category: Merchandise & Supplies – Wholesale Stores
VGC purchase for June got 1% and starting in August all VGC orders using SCP have been cancelled.
What does SCP stand for? Thanks
OD OM deal started again today. I’ll give it a shot and report back in a month or so.
Please do. I suspect that the negative DPs were anomalies or errors and that it likely will work. Let us know.
Finally, results in!
From 5/4/18 – 6/3/18, I spent $8755.67 in Office Max and Staples and a few dollars in other categories.
On 7/5/18 I received cash back of -$437.93 for that statement.
There doesn’t seem to be any problem.
Thanks
SCP+ is paying 5% on my OD purchases in April, latest being 4/14. (The VGC promo)
If only someone could have predicted that this was nonsense…..oh wait…I did
My statement just closed and I got 5% from my VGCs that were purchased in April.
4 out of 5 purchases coded as Office Supplies for March the 5th coded as “Business Services”. All were for VGC’s
Ok my statement posted 5% cashback for my transaction from Sunday at Officemax. I did throw in a $2 marker my wife wanted. Doubt that made a difference. I bought gift cards from Allstate the first of April’ and it didn’t post any rewards so I assume that was a waste of MS. Guess I will run in to OM tomorrow for another couple VGC.
Both of mine coded as 5%. Second purchase with biz VGC was only item purchased and coded without problem. Would have had three but showed up without my biz card and used delta skymiles.
MS and organic spend both don’t show any category bonus in the beta preview feature. It’s only been 3 days or so…. I think there is a delay for all transaction.
Usually you can see it in the app under the Membership Section YTD
Any idea if the rat team has hit gift card purchases at grocery stores using blue cash preferred? I bought a $500 amazon and will report back on the results but the suspense is killing me!
Haven’t seen anything
Maybe a delay in posting? Everything up to April 2nd says 5% reward. I have 2 posted charges April 4th that don’t say anything.
Could be these negative reports are in error.
My last charge at Staples for a VGC was April 2 and it is showing the 5%. I went to OM today and bought VGC’s and they are currently pending.