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

5% Back
(Valid Through Dec 31, 2021)
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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.
I don't think you read the whole post...
It is only for Freedom Flex.

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lookingforemdeals
12-09-2021 at 04:33 PM.
12-09-2021 at 04:33 PM.
I got approved for this card days ago and they have yet to ship it. Lucky card holders
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teryyz
12-10-2021 at 07:56 AM.
12-10-2021 at 07:56 AM.
Quote from BTC007 :
That might have been a better idea, but I can't really say. I'm new to this card and I had literally never paid in store with Paypal until I bought the three Visa cards at CVS. Just googling it looks like Kroger may accept Paypal in store, and they are my primary grocer. I wasn't really sure they carried loadable Visa cards to $500, but it seems they might. Either way, it's too late for me and I guess I'm happy enough that I took it upon myself to do the CVS/drugstore thing for the extra 40-50 bucks.
I'm not aware of Kroger accepting PayPal in store (could be wrong), but I've been able to use Kroger Pay with PayPal Key (Mastercard) in their app (Ralphs where I live). However, for some reason, it doesn't let you use Kroger Pay if you're including gift cards in your purchase.
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someone34
12-10-2021 at 10:30 AM.
12-10-2021 at 10:30 AM.
I have flex. I don't see this besides the quarterly one (only 2 categories). Am I doing something wrong?
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dirks7649
12-10-2021 at 11:52 PM.
12-10-2021 at 11:52 PM.
Quote from cho9736 :
using paypal key will stack with other cashback
so I could just buy amazon gift cards using PayPal key and it would count as 9%, correct?
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cho9736
12-11-2021 at 06:54 AM.
12-11-2021 at 06:54 AM.
Quote from dirks7649 :
so I could just buy amazon gift cards using PayPal key and it would count as 9%, correct?
yes, at long as it's in one of those categories
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BTC007
12-11-2021 at 09:41 AM.
12-11-2021 at 09:41 AM.
Quote from teryyz :
I'm not aware of Kroger accepting PayPal in store (could be wrong), but I've been able to use Kroger Pay with PayPal Key (Mastercard) in their app (Ralphs where I live). However, for some reason, it doesn't let you use Kroger Pay if you're including gift cards in your purchase.
Yeah, I actually asked one of the store associates the last time I was at Kroger and they said no, but this person had also never heard of Paypal, which prompted me to contact their customer service via chat. Whoever I chatted with indicated it could vary by store, which doesn't really make a lot of sense to me. It seems like something that would be implemented at the enterprise level, but I could be wrong. Perhaps it's an optional service that's offered and it's up to each store as to whether or not they want to utilize it. I got distracted with work stuff during the chat and didn't have the opportunity to ask any follow up questions.
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rc9238
12-14-2021 at 10:42 AM.
12-14-2021 at 10:42 AM.
Quote from someone34 :
I have flex. I don't see this besides the quarterly one (only 2 categories). Am I doing something wrong?
I got my new Freedom Flex card today. I just went to chasebonus.com, entered my name, last 4 card digits, and zip code, and I got an error message. So is this extra bonus offer targeted and not available to everyone?
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someone34
12-14-2021 at 10:49 AM.
12-14-2021 at 10:49 AM.
Quote from rc9238 :
I got my new Freedom Flex card today. I just went to chasebonus.com, entered my name, last 4 card digits, and zip code, and I got an error message. So is this extra bonus offer targeted and not available to everyone?

I certainly never got it (only got the normal Wal-Mart/PayPal). What error message? Is there a code to enter?
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rc9238
12-14-2021 at 11:01 AM.
12-14-2021 at 11:01 AM.
Quote from someone34 :
I certainly never got it (only got the normal Wal-Mart/PayPal). What error message? Is there a code to enter?
It said "We can't enroll you with the information you provided." So I'm thinking that this extra cash back might be targeted.
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rc9238
12-14-2021 at 11:03 AM.
12-14-2021 at 11:03 AM.
Quote from compy168 :
I got the following when trying with my Chase Flex: We can't enroll you with the information you provided.
Please make sure you entered the primary cardmember's last name exactly as it appears on the credit card.
If your name includes a suffix such as Jr., Ill, Esq., etc., please include it in the last name field.
If you've recently changed your address or replaced a lost or stolen card, please enter your previous ZIP Code or your previous card's last 4 digits.
Please try entering your information again or call the number on the back of your card for assistance.
I just got the same message when trying to enroll my new Freedom Flex card that I just got today. So have we confirmed that this offer is targeted?
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sjack827
12-14-2021 at 11:10 AM.
12-14-2021 at 11:10 AM.
I don´t think the offer is targeted. Today is the deadline for enrolling for the quarterly bonus spending categories, according to the faq. Enrolling in the quarterly bonus automatically enrolls you into the other bonus. If you have an online account with chase.com simply go there, click on the Ultimate rewards option and try to enroll that way.

Remember this is the last day to enroll but spending at any time during the quarter will qualify for the bonus.
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someone34
12-14-2021 at 11:39 AM.
12-14-2021 at 11:39 AM.
Quote from sjack827 :
I don´t think the offer is targeted. Today is the deadline for enrolling for the quarterly bonus spending categories, according to the faq. Enrolling in the quarterly bonus automatically enrolls you into the other bonus. If you have an online account with chase.com simply go there, click on the Ultimate rewards option and try to enroll that way.

Remember this is the last day to enroll but spending at any time during the quarter will qualify for the bonus.

I've done all of that AND called customer service since the links to their site was offered here (no harm, no foul to the rest) and they told me they don't see it on their end when they offered to enroll for me (I already enrolled a couple weeks back).

It's just not offered to us. Maybe it's not offered to new accounts?
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Kuzame
12-14-2021 at 07:38 PM.
12-14-2021 at 07:38 PM.
I want to preorder something that can either use Walmart/Paypal. Anyone know if I'll get the 9% (or at least 5%) category bonus if the order releases/ships on Feb 2022? New to this preorder thing, but I heard payment will be "posted" now and "charged" when it ships.
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rc9238
12-16-2021 at 06:26 AM.
12-16-2021 at 06:26 AM.
I just got my new Freedom Flex card earlier this week, and I made a purchase at walmart.com using PayPal. The charge posted this morning and I got 1% + 4% bonus for Q4 PayPal category. Shouldn't I also have received an additional 4% since it was a WalMart purchase?
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tenderidol
12-16-2021 at 07:23 AM.
12-16-2021 at 07:23 AM.
Quote from rc9238 :
I just got my new Freedom Flex card earlier this week, and I made a purchase at walmart.com using PayPal. The charge posted this morning and I got 1% + 4% bonus for Q4 PayPal category. Shouldn't I also have received an additional 4% since it was a WalMart purchase?
Q4 offer is for Walmart OR PayPal, right? The charge is posted from PayPal (regardless of the retailer that you used the PayPal checkout to pay for it).
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Last edited by tenderidol December 16, 2021 at 07:25 AM.
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