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Citi is offering 5% cash back rewards on gas at Costco and earn 4% cash back on other eligible gas and electric vehicle (EV) charging purchases for the first $7,000 combined spend per year, and then 1% thereafter with the Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi for Costco Members. No annual fee.

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  • Discover one of Citi's best cash back rewards cards designed exclusively for Costco members
  • Earn 5% cash back rewards on gas at Costco and earn 4% cash back on other eligible gas and electric vehicle (EV) charging purchases for the first $7,000 combined spend per year, and then 1% thereafter.
  • 3% cash back on restaurants and eligible travel purchases and eligible travel, including Costco Travel.
  • 2% cash back on all other purchases from Costco and Costco.com
  • 1% cash back on all other purchases
  • No annual fee with your paid Costco membership and enjoy no foreign transaction fees on purchases
  • Receive an annual credit card reward certificate, which is redeemable for cash or merchandise at U.S. Costco warehouses, including Puerto Rico


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Citi is offering 5% cash back rewards on gas at Costco and earn 4% cash back on other eligible gas and electric vehicle (EV) charging purchases for the first $7,000 combined spend per year, and then 1% thereafter with the Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi for Costco Members. No annual fee.

Details:
  • Discover one of Citi's best cash back rewards cards designed exclusively for Costco members
  • Earn 5% cash back rewards on gas at Costco and earn 4% cash back on other eligible gas and electric vehicle (EV) charging purchases for the first $7,000 combined spend per year, and then 1% thereafter.
  • 3% cash back on restaurants and eligible travel purchases and eligible travel, including Costco Travel.
  • 2% cash back on all other purchases from Costco and Costco.com
  • 1% cash back on all other purchases
  • No annual fee with your paid Costco membership and enjoy no foreign transaction fees on purchases
  • Receive an annual credit card reward certificate, which is redeemable for cash or merchandise at U.S. Costco warehouses, including Puerto Rico


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Created 03-24-2016 at 09:06 AM by leehg69
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I'm sure it's been mentioned and buried but extended warranty benefit goes away next month which sucks
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Uhh yeah I have an Amex, this is not true lol
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I'm sure citi fought hard in the bidding process to beat Amex to get the Costco account. Part of the terms were probably to offer better benefits for the customer....
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m00ky
03-28-2016 at 01:08 PM.
03-28-2016 at 01:08 PM.
Even better than the lackluster rewards they listed in the SEC filing.
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indolent
03-28-2016 at 01:12 PM.
03-28-2016 at 01:12 PM.
Quote from AvalonXIII :
Then please explain how I get better deals at Target than CostCo. CostCo stuffs might be cheap 3-4 years ago, it's not nowadays. Foods and stuffs sold there are low quality and they always break after 6 months to 1 year. CostCo diapers gave my son rashes and they always leak. CostCo "organic" eggs taste worse than from Target and WholeFood.

Coupling with long lines for everything (purchase, return, asking questions), it makes more sense to shop elsewhere (unless you are a CostCo fanboys and you don't response to logics).
Another one that dislikes Costco. Why are you guys even in a thread about a Costco credit card?

If you find better deals at Target for stuff you want, it sounds logical to shop there, but other people have plenty of logical reasons why they shop at Costco as well.

Also, if everything you buy at Costco breaks in 6-12 months, you're doing something wrong, but you do know they have a very generous return policy, right?
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boingyman
03-28-2016 at 01:26 PM.
03-28-2016 at 01:26 PM.
Quote from AvalonXIII :
Then please explain how I get better deals at Target than CostCo. CostCo stuffs might be cheap 3-4 years ago, it's not nowadays. Foods and stuffs sold there are low quality and they always break after 6 months to 1 year. CostCo diapers gave my son rashes and they always leak. CostCo "organic" eggs taste worse than from Target and WholeFood.

Coupling with long lines for everything (purchase, return, asking questions), it makes more sense to shop elsewhere (unless you are a CostCo fanboys and you don't response to logics).
Shopping smart applies to anywhere including Costco and Target. These days you can't assume a specific place to shop is the best priced as it doesn't work that way, not even 3-4 years ago...
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hpdw
03-28-2016 at 07:14 PM.
03-28-2016 at 07:14 PM.
Quote from indolent :
Another one that dislikes Costco. Why are you guys even in a thread about a Costco credit card?

If you find better deals at Target for stuff you want, it sounds logical to shop there, but other people have plenty of logical reasons why they shop at Costco as well.

Also, if everything you buy at Costco breaks in 6-12 months, you're doing something wrong, but you do know they have a very generous return policy, right?
But Costco also reserves the right to refund your membership fee and cancel your membership forever. So don't count on the generous return policy. I recently read a news about Amazon cancelled someone's Prime membership due to "abusing" Amazon's "hassle free" return.

Just to be clear, I shop at Costco and I am happy to pay membership to shop there too.
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Mako1215
03-28-2016 at 07:16 PM.
03-28-2016 at 07:16 PM.
Quote from hpdw :
But Costco also reserves the right to refund your membership fee and cancel your membership forever. So don't count on the generous return policy. I recently read a news about Amazon cancelled someone's Prime membership due to "abusing" Amazon's "hassle free" return.
If the item is legit breaking that quick they won't refund your membership.
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hpdw
03-28-2016 at 07:27 PM.
03-28-2016 at 07:27 PM.
Quote from Mako1215 :
If the item is legit breaking that quick they won't refund your membership.
I would like to believe that too. But until you hit their nerve one day and they decide to give you a full refund for your membership and "ban" you forever, we won't know. I don't know how Costco logs return or even if they log the reason of the return. If they don't, then there is no way for Costco to know if your return is due to product quality.
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f2k031
03-28-2016 at 07:31 PM.
03-28-2016 at 07:31 PM.
Quote from scottsiefker :
Sallie Mae, Penfed, and I think there's another that gives 5% back on gas with no fee.
Costco gas might not qualify.
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antnee
03-28-2016 at 07:38 PM.
03-28-2016 at 07:38 PM.
no mention of standard APR in the paperwork. I have great credit just was hoping to see what I would expect or if they are going to gouge to get their money back
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Knightshade
03-28-2016 at 07:44 PM.
03-28-2016 at 07:44 PM.
Quote from antnee :
no mention of standard APR in the paperwork. I have great credit just was hoping to see what I would expect or if they are going to gouge to get their money back

The APR is only relevant for suckers who carry a balance
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Mako1215
03-28-2016 at 07:47 PM.
03-28-2016 at 07:47 PM.
Quote from hpdw :
I would like to believe that too. But until you hit their nerve one day and they decide to give you a full refund for your membership and "ban" you forever, we won't know. I don't know how Costco logs return or even if they log the reason of the return. If they don't, then there is no way for Costco to know if your return is due to product quality.
They put a reason when you return it. If it's product breaking, and quality concern it says that on the refund. They can always look that up.
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hpdw
03-28-2016 at 07:57 PM.
03-28-2016 at 07:57 PM.
Quote from Mako1215 :
They put a reason when you return it. If it's product breaking, and quality concern it says that on the refund. They can always look that up.
That's good to know. Thanks for the info.
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Sirradiodude
03-29-2016 at 03:15 AM.
03-29-2016 at 03:15 AM.
Quote from fafzal :
Partially be outsourcing customer service to India. AmEx keeps it all American.

I wish that was true. I had a horrific experience getting the spg amex offer recently.

Online confirmed denied my application because sometimes zip comes up as one city but is actually another. Site said call number to confirm address. Foreign agent (I asked for local rep, none available) confirmed address, application was approved, and told I'd recieve card by Monday (it was Thursday). Following Thursday card never arrived. Called CS got Utah and after 1.5 hrs researching they discovered foreign agent shipped card to different address and was signed as recieved by unknown person (same city as mine).
No charges... yet.
They refused to reissue card until original card/number was canceled for 10 days.
Two days later a new card with same original number arrives. I try to activate it, and they think I'm a thief. I finally prove to phone LP I'm customer and they get me to CS. Another hour, threats to cancel account and a new card/number is overnighted.
I would have definitely not applied and after my bonus in 3-6 months I might still bail. Amex DID have amazing CS. I got the card for the Amex customer service and since I was losing my Costco (and only) Amex card. This experience had made that pretty much pointless now. I got this particular amex because of the perks.... perks I wasn't able to use on a first trip because of card delay, and nearly missed on second.
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Platin465
03-29-2016 at 06:34 AM.
03-29-2016 at 06:34 AM.
Quote from gbxx69 :
more than 50% of the items offered by costco aren't a good deal or worth paying a membership fee for... only if the perk of a free continuing membership was a perk, I'd be somewhat interested, but they dont build many clubs and the ones they have are typically packed w big lines and BIG orders that take a while per customer and walmart will beat costco at their own game with same day delivery and 3rd party fulfillment... just mulling it over while typing, why not offer free (rebated, refunded) membership fee if you spend $400 or more on the card in a year? otherwise, aldi, walmart, local supermarket and ebay got me covered w no fees
We have the $110 membership. Milk is at minimum $1.00 less at Costco than Walmart. Rotisserie Chicken is $3 less than anywhere else (I haven't checked Walmart) I shop. Pecorino Romano is WAY cheaper than anywhere else I shop (I didn't even see any at Walmart). These things alone cover the yearly membrship. Plus the 2% back on the membership (never mind the cash back on the credit card) covers at least half of that when we don't buy anything other than groceries that year.

Eggs are a great price, Oreos, vitamins, bananas, gum, produce in general, and so on are on par or cheaper than anywhere else without searching/clipping for coupons or waiting for a deal.

Our Costco is closer than the closest Walmart. There are two other Costcos within driving distance. We usually go when the lines are short and stock up so we can go once a month. Walmart lines are always super long, and aisles are usually packed with people and their 5 kids that seem to always be in tow.

These things may not be your experience, so I understand that Costco is not something you want, but Costco does make sense for us, although Sam's Club would have likely worked if it was closer.

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max909
03-29-2016 at 06:41 AM.
03-29-2016 at 06:41 AM.
Some nice read though...

http://thefinancebuff.com/anatomy...-card.html
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bamx2
03-29-2016 at 06:52 AM.
03-29-2016 at 06:52 AM.
FWIW- For those that carry a balance , the CCs offered via credit unions typically have better interest rates.

Quote from Knightshade :
The APR is only relevant for suckers who carry a balance
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