Update 8/29/24: Deal is back through 9/10/24
Update 4/23/24: Deal is back until 4/30/24
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The Offer
- Panera Bread is selling gift cards and e-gift cards at a 20% discount when purchased online at panerabread.com.
Our Verdict
Nice discount for those who buy there.
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Purchased gift card with US Bank Cash+ card and got 15% cash back thru their bank smartly program ($20 max). Not bad to get a total of 35% off of a $170 gift card.
I did also, coded as fast food.
Fyi...if you have a difficult time adding these to your account...type the info manually. For whatever reason...sometimes cutting/pasting the info doesn't work. Have a blessed Labor Day to all my Doc Family!!
Online GC card purchase coded as restaurant on my Chase Freedom Flex and scored 8%
+ Bonus from 2Q 5% cat: Restaurants
+ 1% (1 Pts)/$1 on all purchases
+ 2%(2 Pts)/$1 addl. on Dining purchases
Many know this already I'm sure, but here's the whole process, as I did it yesterday: I found that I could buy one or more gift cards for myself on the Panera website (I used a Chase card with a 10% deal for Panera), gave the "card" to myself by specifying my own email address as the recipient, and then after receiving the email from Panera I copied the numbers into my Panera app, under Payment & Gift Card in the Profiles and Settings tab. The gift card then appeared there as a payment option that can be specified instead of a credit card when paying for a purchase on the app.
One can use the Panera app to order food remotely, but also while standing there in the store. So, someone who occasionally visits a Panera store can do pretty much what they usually do, and save 30% this way.
Just did this yesterday on three Chase cards that had the 10% offer, great stack.
Great tip - I do this with Chipotle too, great way for easy savings.
Does anybody know if Shop Your Way card would count buying giftcard at Panera as restaurant?
Yes. I made a purchase online earlier this year and it coded as restaurant on my SYW card.
thank you @guest_1835272
Probably since they sell them directly through their app. It codes correctly for both Chase offers and dining category on the past
thank you @guest_1835178
There’s a recent 10% Chase offer for Panera as well
Between me and P2 we have many personal and business Chase cards and nary a Panera offer.
Hella Chase Offers
P1 got it on SW RR Plus, United Gateway, United Quest, IHG Premiere, Ink Cash.
P2 got it on CSP, United Explorer, FU, Marriott Boundless.
I would have jumped on this in the past, but ever since they changed their menu earlier this month, my favorite Baja Bowl is gone.
Agreed. Until recently, I ate at Panera weekly and, therefore, bought the maximum allowed under these gift card deals. But there's nothing on their new menu that I'm interested in, so I'm out.
Back for Father's Day. USPS First Class shipping for plastic card was $0.65 for me.
*Receive a 20% discount on retail plastic and digital gift card purchases and reloads made online only from 6/1/2022-6/19/2022. Offer not valid in cafe or on bulk gift card purchases.
For thos bought panera GC's, Panera has $5 off $20 for online orders with code LUNCHBREAK. This code can be used multiple times till 12/31.
I bought one using my Amex Aspire.
Will report back if it triggers the resort (dining) credit.
Hilton Aspire resort credit was triggered.
Marriott Brilliant credit was triggered as well.