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® |
99 CENTS ONLY STORES |
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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