The Ultimate Rewards Mall February 2013 bonuses, which you have access to using your Ink Bold, Ink Plus, Sapphire Preferred or Freedom cards from Chase, aren't that different from last month. That said, I'll highlight what can be gotten if you have an Ink Bold or Ink Plus card and can purchase merchant gift cards from an office supply store.
Note that in each case, to maximize the deal, you need to first use your Ink Bold or Ink Plus to buy the store's gift card at an office supply store, such as Office Depot, OfficeMax or Staples, then click through using the Ultimate Rewards Mall and pay with the gift card. I'd highly recommend that you put at least a small amount of the purchase on your Ink Bold or Ink Plus credit card, to maximize your chance of earning points even for the part of the purchase using the gift card. And note that there is a small risk of not getting the points, so before you buy a huge amount this way, you may want to do a trial run with a smaller amount.
1. 15X Points for Kohl's + $10 Kohl's Cash for Every $50 Spent
15X: 5X from Kohl's gift card + 10X Ultimate Rewards Mall
Get 15X Ultimate Rewards points by purchasing Kohl's gift cards at OfficeMax or Staples with your Ink card for 5X points, then going through the Ultimate Rewards Mall for a further 10X. 15X isn't too shabby, and what further sweetens the deal is 20% Kohl's cash back. Kohl's periodically offers Kohl's cash, and until February 9 it's offering it again, see terms below.
2. 12X for Drugstore.com Using Freedom Card and Ultimate Rewards Mall
As I wrote last month, you can get 12X at Drugstore.com via your Freedom card and the Ultimate Rewards Mall. Make sure you activate your Chase Freedom 5X for Q1 2013 Bonuses first, then go through the Ultimate Rewards Mall for a further 7X, to get a total of 12X points.
3. 10X for Lowe's, Macy's, JC Penney, Sephora
Similar to Kohl's, buy the store's gift card with your Ink Bold or Ink Plus at an office supply store for 5X points, then go through the Ultimate Rewards Mall for 5X bonus points = 10X points
Where to buy the gift cards:
Lowe's: OfficeMax, Staples
Macy's: Staples, Office Depot
JC Penney: OfficeMax, Staples
Sephora: OfficeMax, Staples, Office Depot
4. 9X for Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom
The Ultimate Rewards Mall bonus for these stores is 4X, so buying gift cards for 5X brings it to 9X points total.
Where to buy the gift cards:
Bloomingdale's: Staples, Office Depot
Nordstrom: OfficeMax, Staples
5. 8X for Gap, Home Depot
Gap and Home Depot offer 3X points in the Ultimate Rewards Mall, so with 5X for the gift cards, total will be 8X points.
Where to buy the gift cards:
Gap: Staples, Office Depot
Home Depot: OfficeMax, Staples
6. 7X for Marriott
Marriott only offers 2X points in the Ultimate Rewards Mall, but if you can manage to find Marriott gift cards at Staples, you could get 7X points total. I'll note that at least at the Staples stores near me, I can't find Marriott gift cards, but you may be luckier.
Plan to take advantage of any of these Ultimate Rewards Mall offers? Others you think should be included?
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