Update 10/11/19: Now up to 20x, through 10/31/19. (ht YoniPDX)
The Offer
- Samsung Pay is offering some users 10x points until October 10th, 2019. This means that Platinum users will earn 30 points per transaction
The Fine Print
- Valid until October 10th, 2019
Our Verdict
Points aren’t really worth much anymore as they have been devalued multiple times. But this is better than nothing I guess.
Hat tip to Nick DK & DDG
I thought Samsung Pay was shutting down?
Maybe it was one of the other pay apps.
Chase Pay, Wells Fargo wallet and IIRC one or two other wanna be bank apps.
Apple, Google and Samsung Pay kinda of make sense as they are sorta of “Roku” like in that they are not banks ( kinda of change with GS and Apple but not really as it’s limited to the Appleshpere).
S-Pay 20X now till 10.31
Now that 10.10 has come and gone S-pay promo has kicked it up to 20x – wonder what gives with the hard push it’s a new quarter vs EOQ perhaps all those devalues have reflected underwhelming use-
I still use S-pay just less often, mainly for USB AR at Costco and everywhere a category isnt present or for a P2 Card.
Screenshot of promo 20x.
https://flic.kr/p/2htuPj1
Had the same offer. Worked couple of times. Today it stopped working (only 3 points now) and I cannot see this offer anymore.
20X points abruptly ended 10/14 (after only 4 days) per the Promotions tab. Supposed to go until 10/31 – WTH?!?
Guess they realized that promotion wasn’t in line with their current (butchered) point system.
Samsung Pay points are a joke. That said, I use it all the time to get discounts on food gift cards (like the frequent 20% on pizza) and to make all my purchases with my Altitude Reserve card.
I got the email saying my points were about to expire so I looked at my balance – I can’t even come up with even half the points needed for the cheapest redemption option. I guess I could spend all day paying 5 points to play SP roulette…
No issues with US Bank shutting down account for gift card purchases?
I might buy one $25 gift card thru Samsung Pay on my Altitude card every couple of months and it hasn’t been an issue for me, but I wonder if US Bank really knows what I’m spending the money on. All they really know is that I spent $25 at Dominos – it might be a gift card, it might not. If they can tell, it hasn’t mattered so far.
They still offer 0.5cpp if you redeem directly through samsung.com.
Good way to get free micro sd cards and stuff like that.
Worth nothing if you don’t need SD cards..
I use Samsung Pay a lot so I was already maxed out on points for the month, and it looks like this promo won’t override that to let you keep earning up to the limit at 30/transaction. So I’ll have to wait until October 1 for the reset to be able to use this.