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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Activate Q2 bonus category for Chase Freedom now

In my post yesterday, I talked about how it was the last day to activate the Q1 bonus category for your Chase Freedom card. Hopefully you weren't one of the people that forgot to do this as it is too late now but that doesn't mean you can't be proactive and go ahead and activate for Q2 (April 1 - June 30) so you don't miss out.

Next quarter's bonus includes grocery stores (excluding Wal-mart and Target) and Wholesale stores (including Sam's Club).


The entire bonus categories for the year

You can activate now by going to https://creditcards.chase.com/freedom/activate and the deadline to register for Q2 is June 14th. You can also sign up for text reminders here by clicking on the text and email reminder link and registering.


While "grocery stores" can seem rather ambiguous, it is important to note which stores qualify and which don't. They already mention Wal-mart and Target as exclusions and there are also a number of other discount stores, drugstores, and other businesses that may sell groceries such as gas stations which don't count. Here is just a short list of grocery stores which DO qualify:


A&P®
ACME
ADAMS FAIRACRE FARMS
ALBERTSONS
ANGELO CAPUTO'S FRESH MARKETS
APNA BAZAR CASH & CARRY®
ASIAN FOOD MARKET
BASHAS'®
BEL AIR
BERKELEY BOWL MARKET BEST YET MARKET®
BIG Y®
BI-LO®
BOTTOM DOLLAR®
BROOKSHIRE BROS
BROOKSHIRES
BUEHLER'S®
BUSCH'S®
CASHNCARRY5
CENTRAL MARKET
CITY MARKET®
COBORN'S®
COPPS FOOD CENTER
COUNTY MARKET®
CUB FOODS®
D'AGOSTINO®
DIERBERGS®
DILLONS®
DOMINICK'S
EARTH FARE®
FAIRWAY MARKET®
FAMILY FARE®
FAREWAY STORES®
FRESH DIRECT®
FESTIVAL FOODS®
Fiesta®
FOOD CITY®
The Food Emporium®
FOOD LION®
FOOD4LESS®
FOODLAND®
FOODMAXX
FOODSCO
FOODTOWN®
FRED MEYER®
FRESH & EASY™
FRESH FARMS INTERNATIONAL
FRYS-FOOD-DRUG
FRYS MARKETPLACE®
GELSON'S MARKETS
GFS MARKETPLACE®
GIANT®
GIANT EAGLE®
GIANT FOOD®
GIANT FOOD INC
GLENS MARKET
GOOD FORTUNE SUPERMARKET®
GREAT WALL SUPERMARKET®
GRISTEDE'S®
Grocery Outlet Bargain Market®
H MART®
HANNAFORD®
HARMONS®
HARRIS TEETER®
HEB®
HEINEN'S®
HILLERS MARKET
HOMELAND
HONG KONG SUPERMARKET®
HYVEE®
INGLES MARKETS
JAY C FOODS
JETRO CASH & CARRY®
Jewel-Osco®
KAMMAN FOOD®
KEY FOODS®
KING KULLEN
KING SOOPERS®
KING'S FOOD MARKETS
KROGER®
LOTTE PLAZA®
LOWE'S FOODS
LUCKY
Mariano's Fresh Market®
MARINA FOOD
MARKET BASKET®
MARKET DISTRICT®
MARKET STREET®
MARSH®
MARTIN'S®
MARTIN'S SUPERMARKET
MEIJER®
MET FOOD®
MITSUWA MARKETPLACE®
NET COST MARKET
NEW SEASONS MARKET®
NOB HILL FOODS®
PATEL BROTHERS®
PATHMARK®
PAVILIONS STORE
PAYLESS
PEAPOD
PICK 'N SAVE®
PIGGLY WIGGLY®
Price Chopper Limited®
PriceRight
PUBLIX®
QFC® (Quality Food Centers)
RAINBOW FOODS®
RALEY'S®
RALPH'S RANDALLS®
REASOR'S®
REDNERS MARKETS
ROCHE BROTHERS
ROUSES MARKET®
SAFEWAY STORES®
SAVE A LOT®
SaveMart®
SCHNUCKS®
SCHWANS HOME SERVICE
SCOTT'S®
SEDANO'S®
Shaw's Market Fresh®
SHAWS OSCO
SHOP 'N SAVE®
Shoppers Food Warehouse®
SHOPRITE®
SKY FOODS®
SMART-N-FINAL
SMITH'S FOOD®
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET®
STAR MARKET®
STATER BROS.®
STEW LEONARD'S®
STOP & SHOP®
STRACK & VANTIL
SUBZI MANDI®
SUNSET FOODS®
SUPER 1 FOODS®
SUPER GIANT®
SUPER KING MARKET®
SUPER ONE FOODS®
SUPER SAVER®
SUPER STOP & SHOP®
SUPERFRESH®
Sweetbay Supermarket®
THE ANDERSON
THE FRESH MARKET®
TOM THUMB STORE
TONY'S FINER FOODS
TOPS MARKET
TRADER JOE'S®
TREASURE ISLAND®
ULTRA FOODS®
UNITED SUPERMARKET®
VALLI PRODUCE
VG's Grocery®
VONS®
WALDBAUM'S®
WEGMANS®
WEIS MARKETS®
WholeFoods Market®
WINN DIXIE
168 MARKET®
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Bottom Line


The Chase Freedom card has been one of the first credit cards that I've possessed since I was a teenager and well before I started following the points and miles game and will always have a place in my wallet. I try to maximize the bonus categories each quarter and if you do so you can net an easy 30,000 points ($1,500 x 5% = 7,500 points x 4 = 30,000 points). And if you pair this card with one such as the Sapphire Preferred or Ink Plus then these points become even more valuable as they then become premium Ultimate Reward points that can be transferred to one of their many partners. Just don't make the mistake of forgetting to activate your bonus.

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