When the time comes for me to start holiday shopping, I plan to do most of my shopping online. There are a few reasons I will do this. First, I hate going into stores. I hate the crowds and the waiting on line to pay. I want my purchases to be instantaneous with me sitting at my desk listening to some music or with The Good Wife on in the background. Second, there is a lot of potential to earn bonus points when shopping online. Specifically, you can earn Chase Ultimate Rewards bonus points by shopping on Amazon and other department stores online sites or by shopping at the Chase Ultimate Rewards Mall.
Earning Extra Chase Ultimate Rewards Points Through Amazon and Other Department Stores
With the Chase Freedom card, you earn 5 points per dollar on up to $1,500 spent in bonus categories each quarter. (A maximum of 7,500 bonus Ultimate Rewards points). Amazon is a bonus category in this quarter which runs from the period of 10/1/14 through 12/31/14. It’s free and easy to activate your bonus. There are also a number of other department stores that are bonus categories this quarter. Click here to see the list of department stores.
Earning Extra Chase Ultimate Rewards Points Through the Ultimate Rewards Mall
The Chase Ultimate Rewards Mall has over 300 top-brand retailers online and you can earn up to 10 extra points per dollar when you shop top retailers online. For example, currently you earn 3 points per $1 shopping at Apple through the Mall, 7 points per $1 shopping at Nordstrom, and 10 points per $1 at the Popcorn Factory (think teacher gifts!). There are currently 215 stores in the Chase Ultimate Rewards Mall.
To take advantage of earning Chase Ultimate Rewards points via either of the above methods, you need a Chase credit card that earns Chase Ultimate Rewards points.