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Chase Freedom Flex Cardholders: Extra Cash Back on Eligible Top Spend Category Expired

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Chase offers Chase Freedom Flex Cardholders: 5% Cash Back on Your Top Spend Category (eligible categories below) on up to $1500 in total spend from October 1 – December 31, 2021.

Thanks to community member gullibunni for finding this deal.

Note, offer must be activated by December 14, 2021. Offer eligibility may vary by cardholder. Please refer to the forum thread or FAQ Page for additional information & offer discussion.

Eligible Categories:
  • Travel (including Transit)
  • Dining
  • Home Improvement Stores
  • Grocery Stores (not including Target and Walmart purchases)
  • Drugstores
  • Gas Stations
  • Select Live Entertainment
  • Select Streaming Services
  • Fitness Clubs
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Received this Chase Freedom Flex promo email today in addition to

Quarterly Bonus Offer

Activate and earn 5% total cash back (4% in addition to your unlimited 1% cash back) from Chase, on up to $1,500 in combined purchases, at Walmart1 and on purchases made using PayPal from Oct. 1–Dec. 31, 2021.

Limited Time: Top spend category bonus

When you activate this quarter, you'll earn 5% total cash back (4% in addition to your unlimited 1% cash back) on up to $1,500 in the eligible rewards category where you spend the most from Oct. 1–Dec. 31, 2021.3 If you use PayPal, a Q4 bonus category, as a payment method for purchases in your top spend category, you will earn a total of 9%.

See FAQ for details.

Eligible Rewards Categories:
• Travel (including transit)
• Dining
• Home Improvement Stores
• Select Streaming Services
• Select Live Entertainment
• Gas Stations
• Drugstores
• Fitness Clubs & Gym Memberships
• Grocery Stores (not including Target and Walmart purchases)

Have questions about how your top spend category offer works with your other bonus category earn? See FAQ for details.
Activate both offers

If you haven't already, activate by Dec. 14, 2021.

https://www.chasebonus.com/ThankY...5546330a9d
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Set up PayPal so you can pay with QR codes. Link your Chase freedom flex as the payment method.

CVS is one of the few places that take PayPal QR codes as payment. It's been recommended to use self checkout, if possible. Once you add the gift card, DO NOT click any payment method on the self checkout terminal. Instead, scan your PayPal QR code like you are buying something. Then it will allow you to checkout and pay with PayPal.

If it does indeed stack with the 2% back at drug stores as the other thread suggests, that's 11% back on up to $1500.
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I don't think you read the whole post...
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It is only for Freedom Flex.
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FancyLeopard
10-29-2021 at 12:27 AM.
10-29-2021 at 12:27 AM.
So the bonus doesn't apply for Paypal purchases in general? It only works if you purchase one of those categorgies (Travel (including Transit), Dining, Home Improvement Stores, Grocery Stores (not including Target and Walmart purchases), Drugstores, Gas Stations, Select Live Entertainment, Select Streaming Services, Fitness Clubs.) through Paypal?

I was planning on making an eBay purchase via Paypal..

How does Chase know what category it is if it goes through Paypal?
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dealsb
10-29-2021 at 11:53 AM.
10-29-2021 at 11:53 AM.
Just to confirm, I was able to buy $500 Visa gift card from CVS using paypal without any issues. Couldn't use self checkout as the amount was too high. The cashier checked my ID, told her that I wanted to pay with paypal, she selected it and said its asking to scan your phone. Showed the barcode on my phone and went through immediately. Let's see how much bonus I get.
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ieee488
10-29-2021 at 12:24 PM.
10-29-2021 at 12:24 PM.
Quote from FancyLeopard :
How does Chase know what category it is if it goes through Paypal?
By the merchant.
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vajratlr
10-29-2021 at 12:30 PM.
10-29-2021 at 12:30 PM.
Quote from tigerflash18 :
I don't think you know what I'm saying: there's no guarantee that everyone is going to get this 11% that has the freedom flex, this promotion could very well be targeted. I received no email from Chase about this promotion so I would be risking myself trying to get it. If I go and buy these vgc's you're talking about with my card and only get 1-5% reward from it, that would have been a pretty dumb waste of time, don't you think?
No, I don't think so. The worst you can get is 7%. Right now, the only thing that's not certain is the 4% extra for top category which won't post until end of quarter. 7% is not bad don't you think?
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ieee488
10-29-2021 at 12:31 PM.
10-29-2021 at 12:31 PM.
Quote from vajratlr :
Not sure if this has been shared but I am quite sure 11% from drugstores is highly possible. I bought $1500 VGC'S from CVS and 7% have already showed up on my account. 4% top cat will probably post end of quarter.
My guess is that we get another 2% for the top spend category.

If we get another 4% that will be great, but I don't think we will.
If it is another 4%, I am going to be really really annoyed
that Chase did not tell us about this sooner since I already used $504.94
at Walmart leaving me with $995.06 for Paypal.
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kenpet
10-30-2021 at 06:18 AM.
10-30-2021 at 06:18 AM.
Quote from ieee488 :
As long as you activated for Q4 you are automatically activated for this new category.

When you activate this quarter, you'll earn 5% total cash back (4% in addition to your unlimited 1% cash back)
on up to $1,500 in the eligible rewards category where you spend the most from Oct. 1–Dec. 31, 2021.

I used CFF at a gas station, but only got 1x points instead of 5x points. I had already activated q4 bonus category as well as activated top category spend bonus when I received email for it. Based on faq it is automatically activated if u activated q4 bonus category. Not sure why I didn't get 5x points. Thx
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ieee488
10-30-2021 at 08:56 AM.
10-30-2021 at 08:56 AM.
Quote from kenpet :
I used CFF at a gas station, but only got 1x points instead of 5x points. I had already activated q4 bonus category as well as activated top category spend bonus when I received email for it. Based on faq it is automatically activated if u activated q4 bonus category. Not sure why I didn't get 5x points. Thx
You didn't read the fine print.
You get the additional 4% after this quarter is over.
Chase looks back your entire Q4 purchase history.
So you won't see the additional 4% until 2022.
It's in the FAQ.



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kenpet
10-30-2021 at 09:16 AM.
10-30-2021 at 09:16 AM.
Quote from ieee488 :
You didn't read the fine print.
You get the additional 4% after this quarter is over.
Chase looks back your entire Q4 purchase history.
So you won't see the additional 4% until 2022.
It's in the FAQ.



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Thanks and repped. That's what I just found out by calling chase.
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FancyLeopard
10-30-2021 at 03:35 PM.
10-30-2021 at 03:35 PM.
Not sure if I would be eliglble. I have a Freedom Flex but didn't get any email of the sort about this offer
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marysmith
11-02-2021 at 08:02 AM.
11-02-2021 at 08:02 AM.
Any data points or thoughts on whether this offer will be extended to new Flex card holders? I just product changed my Unlimited card to Flex and would love to have this deal as well.
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EagerActivity1630
11-13-2021 at 04:50 AM.
11-13-2021 at 04:50 AM.
Quote from vajratlr :
I see, just maximize by going to CVS and buy some VGC'S. Then use those VGC'S for your travel expenses or whatever.. 11% is a lot. You might even want to think about transferring your points to a hotel or airline partner and book. I never use my points for CB or book direct in chase app.

You seem very Chase knowledgeable. I am accumulating Chase points, with my flex, ink freedom. Plan to get the reserve, hopefully there is a bonus increase soon. Can you call Chase travel for a cruise and get 50% extra using Chase points?
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vajratlr
11-17-2021 at 08:25 AM.
11-17-2021 at 08:25 AM.
Quote from EagerActivity1630 :
You seem very Chase knowledgeable. I am accumulating Chase points, with my flex, ink freedom. Plan to get the reserve, hopefully there is a bonus increase soon. Can you call Chase travel for a cruise and get 50% extra using Chase points?
I've been in the points game for over 4 years now and I have travelled at probably 1/10 the cost and usually in high end resorts/hotels. It's the best hobby I picked up! No, I don't believe cruises are part of the travel perks you get from Chase. The extra 25% or 50% is only for air and hotel stays and I rarely used it when I had the Reserve. The Reserve is no longer attractive, shitty signup bonus with mediocre perks. The Preferred is a much better choice with its 100K bonus.
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EagerActivity1630
11-17-2021 at 08:28 AM.
11-17-2021 at 08:28 AM.
Quote from vajratlr :
I've been in the points game for over 4 years now and I have travelled at probably 1/10 the cost and usually in high end resorts/hotels. It's the best hobby I picked up! No, I don't believe cruises are part of the travel perks you get from Chase. The extra 25% or 50% is only for air and hotel stays and I rarely used it when I had the Reserve. The Reserve is no longer attractive, shitty signup bonus with mediocre perks. The Preferred is a much better choice with its 100K bonus.

I missed the 100k, it's gone. I just came under 5/24 after it expired.
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vajratlr
11-17-2021 at 08:59 AM.
11-17-2021 at 08:59 AM.
Quote from EagerActivity1630 :
I missed the 100k, it's gone. I just came under 5/24 after it expired.
you're right! What am I thinking, I forgot I generated a 100K referral link before the expiration. It worked for a few days and now it's back to 60K as well.
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acefr
11-18-2021 at 04:59 PM.
11-18-2021 at 04:59 PM.
Quote from vajratlr :
I've been in the points game for over 4 years now and I have travelled at probably 1/10 the cost and usually in high end resorts/hotels. It's the best hobby I picked up! No, I don't believe cruises are part of the travel perks you get from Chase. The extra 25% or 50% is only for air and hotel stays and I rarely used it when I had the Reserve. The Reserve is no longer attractive, shitty signup bonus with mediocre perks. The Preferred is a much better choice with its 100K bonus.
Agreed, except when you have accumulated a boatload of points, then the 1.5x travel usage of Reserve looks very attractive over the 1.25x of Preferred.
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