Originally Posted by
machavelia
Questions, if you don't mind:
-Do CC companies ever not count GC toward sign up bonuses? In other words, would it look fishy to them if I charged 3k worth of gift cards in the first week of getting the card and then never bought anything else? Would I still collect the sign up bonus?
-Assuming CC companies don't care that the sign up bonus is met exclusively buying gift cards, the most versatile GC to buy would be Visa gift cards, right?
1. Never happened to me with 10+ different cards from various issuers. I do recall Discover not giving 10% cashback on GCs during their Apple Pay promo though.
2. Yes, found Visa GCs to be the most versatile.