[quote=BoomerAang]Certain Amex Blue rewards gets you 6% back for supermarket purchases. Buying gift cards from supermarkets count towards that category.[/quote]I’ve had the AMEX Blue Cash Preferred for 18 months now and have been using it to get 6% back in (standalone) grocery stores. I can’t imagine going through that whole gift-card buying routine and transfer those funds twice just to earn more Chase Ultimate Rewards Points (as was suggested by the link in NSR’s post). I’ve had a Chase Freedom Visa as well for about 14 years but the machinations described in the link seemed to me to be way too much to keep track of, unless one is a big spender in a lot of consumer categories. I use my Chase points to get things I need on Amazon. If one just needs groceries, gas, and occasionally lower-cost hotels or motor lodges, then they are only going to earn so many points per year, even if they pay their cable and cell phone bills and insurance premiums with a card. In order to get all those flight and hotel points to spend, one would actually need to spend $50K year on 1-2 credit cards. That’s not me and will never be me cuz I don’t fly much, I don’t rent vehicles anymore and I don’t really need anything. Every 2-3 years, I get a “free night” at a Best Western and that’s good enough for me :=0
