PayPal Digital Gifts & Chase Ink 5x?
Nov 10, 2017, 2:19 pm
#62
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: USA
Programs: Chase UR, AAdvantage, Rapid Rewards, Alaska, Skymiles, IHG
Posts: 12
One extra data point, on 11/4/17 I signed up for a membership site which Paypal coded as "entertainment". I got the 5x bonus on that using my Chase Ink Business Plus visa.
I tried paying my car insurance(Progressive) using Paypal linked to Ink Business Plus and didn't get 5x. I thought since the member site coded at 5x I might get lucky using this method on the car insurance too. I also tried making a small political donation and the same method to see if I'd have any luck. No bonus. So it's odd that the entertainment site coded as 5x.
Just thought I'd add that datapoint.
Are there any places I can buy gift cards at 5x left? My local office supply stores seem to have stopped carrying the Shell gas cards which really sucks. Cardcash was where I was no getting them and didn't even have to leave home.
I tried paying my car insurance(Progressive) using Paypal linked to Ink Business Plus and didn't get 5x. I thought since the member site coded at 5x I might get lucky using this method on the car insurance too. I also tried making a small political donation and the same method to see if I'd have any luck. No bonus. So it's odd that the entertainment site coded as 5x.
Just thought I'd add that datapoint.
Are there any places I can buy gift cards at 5x left? My local office supply stores seem to have stopped carrying the Shell gas cards which really sucks. Cardcash was where I was no getting them and didn't even have to leave home.
Last edited by reflexpoint; Nov 11, 2017 at 10:15 pm
Nov 15, 2017, 10:38 am
#63
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Posts: 1,277
One extra data point, on 11/4/17 I signed up for a membership site which Paypal coded as "entertainment". I got the 5x bonus on that using my Chase Ink Business Plus visa.
I tried paying my car insurance(Progressive) using Paypal linked to Ink Business Plus and didn't get 5x. I thought since the member site coded at 5x I might get lucky using this method on the car insurance too. I also tried making a small political donation and the same method to see if I'd have any luck. No bonus. So it's odd that the entertainment site coded as 5x.
Just thought I'd add that datapoint.
Are there any places I can buy gift cards at 5x left? My local office supply stores seem to have stopped carrying the Shell gas cards which really sucks. Cardcash was where I was no getting them and didn't even have to leave home.
I tried paying my car insurance(Progressive) using Paypal linked to Ink Business Plus and didn't get 5x. I thought since the member site coded at 5x I might get lucky using this method on the car insurance too. I also tried making a small political donation and the same method to see if I'd have any luck. No bonus. So it's odd that the entertainment site coded as 5x.
Just thought I'd add that datapoint.
Are there any places I can buy gift cards at 5x left? My local office supply stores seem to have stopped carrying the Shell gas cards which really sucks. Cardcash was where I was no getting them and didn't even have to leave home.
Nov 15, 2017, 12:53 pm
#64
Join Date: Jul 2006
Programs: American, United
Posts: 228
I just gotta say something about eBay gift cards. They are dreadful to use. You have to remember to use them. Unlike Amazon gift cards which you can just apply to your Amazon account and it will use them automatically. You can buy either at office supply stores and get the 5x points if you are using a Chase Ink Business Plus, which is how a generate a lot of my points (via Amazon gift cards).
Nov 15, 2017, 3:37 pm
#65
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 960
You only have to remember to use them once. After that, any remaining balance is listed on the eBay checkout page, with a checkbox to apply it to the purchase amount.
Nov 15, 2017, 3:42 pm
#66
Join Date: Jul 2006
Programs: American, United
Posts: 228
Yes and no. Example - I go buy 5 $100 eBay gift cards. I make an ebay purchase for $5. I remember (which is unlikely) that I have a bunch of eBay gift cards sitting around and I get one out and apply it. Great, that works fine and now I have $95 credit left for future purchases, and that credit WILL appear on future checkouts. But I still have 4 gift cards that haven't been applied that I need to remember. And I need to remember then after I have exhausted my existing $95 credit. Basically it's as un-user-friendly as it can be. Quite the opposite of Amazon gift cards which you can now photograph with your phone and it will apply it to your gift card balance. You don't even have to enter the numbers.
Dec 10, 2017, 2:51 pm
#67
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Programs: Hilton Gold, SPG & IHG Plat, & every airline program that I can join
Posts: 2,279
Question for all of you. I can never get my Ink Bold to work online for Office Depot for some reason. I see that there is an option to use PayPal. If I use the bold ink on PayPal to pay for the OD purchase will it still be at 5x?
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Dec 16, 2017, 4:02 pm
#68
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Discussion of legacy INK MasterCards being finally converted to VISA has been moved:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...ly-2018-a.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...ly-2018-a.html
Last edited by mia; Dec 18, 2017 at 9:02 am
Feb 15, 2018, 5:38 pm
#69
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 22
Ink Visa Card: What egift card websites get 5x?
Gyft? Paypal-Gifts? Does anyone have current information?
Is there an official web page from Chase Ink that shows all current merchants that get 5X? It seems like a lot of work to figure it out!
Thank you in advance!
Is there an official web page from Chase Ink that shows all current merchants that get 5X? It seems like a lot of work to figure it out!
Thank you in advance!
Feb 15, 2018, 8:00 pm
#70
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: CLT
Programs: AA, UA, BA, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 2,074
LOL, that's a good one. An official Chase web page that tells you which merchants that shouldn't get 5X do get 5X. If only such an unofficial web page were to exist...
Feb 16, 2018, 12:31 am
#71
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 22
Apr 3, 2018, 1:26 pm
#72
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 49
I noticed that Gyft no longer carries Amazon gift cards 
I didn't need one for a while and now with PayPal digital coding as 1x and Gyft no longer in the game - do I have any other options? In theory Staples but I can't even remember when was the last time I saw Amazon cards there. Does anyone know if there are any options left?
I didn't need one for a while and now with PayPal digital coding as 1x and Gyft no longer in the game - do I have any other options? In theory Staples but I can't even remember when was the last time I saw Amazon cards there. Does anyone know if there are any options left?