The Offer
No direct link to offer. Available in branch only
- Chase is offering an additional bonus on the Chase Freedom Flex and Chase Freedom Unlimited cards. You can currently get the standard $250 sign up bonus after $500 in spend and in additional the card will earn 5% cashback on all grocery store purchases in the first year up to $12,000 in spend
Card Details
Freedom Flex
- No annual fee
- Card earns the following points rates:
- 5% on rotating Quarterly Categories on up to $1,500 in total purchases (e.g. Q4 2020 will be PayPal and Walmart)
- 5% on Travel purchased through Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 3% on Dining
- 3% on Drugstore
- 5% on Lyft through March 2022
- 1% unlimited cash back
Freedom Unlimited
- No annual fee
- Card earns 1.5% cash back on all purchases
The Fine Print
Freedom:
- 5% Back in the grocery store category (excluding Walmart and Target) until the earlier of the end of your first 12 months or first $12,000 spent: You’ll earn 5% Cash Back rewards total for each $1 spent on purchases in the grocery store category (excluding Walmart and Target) made within your first 12 months from account opening, or until you reach $12,000 in grocery store purchases, whichever occurs first (4% additional Cash Back rewards on top of the 1% Cash Back rewards earned on each purchase). The additional 4% Cash Back rewards will appear on your billing statement in a separate line from the base 1% Cash Back rewards.
Freedom Unlimited:
- 5% Cash Back in the grocery store category (excluding Walmart and Target) until the earlier of the end of your first 12 months or first $12,000 spent: You’ll earn 5% Cash Back rewards total for each $1 spent on purchases in the grocery store category (excluding Walmart and Target) made within your first 12 months from account opening, or until you reach $12,000 in grocery store purchases, whichever occurs first (3.5% additional Cash Back rewards on top of the 1.5% Cash Back rewards earned on each purchase). The additional 3.5% Cash Back rewards will appear on your billing statement in a separate line from the base 1.5% Cash Back rewards.
Our Verdict
Same as the $200 offer available online, this is just an extra $50 when applying in branch. Definitely worth doing if you were already considering the $200 offer. Will add this to our list of the best credit card bonuses. For more details on this offer I’d recommend reading the original $200 offer post.
Hat tip to Faust_XX
View Comments (40)
Has anyone encountered this offer in a branch recently? Still valid?
I just called my branch and they said they don't offer the $250 bonus anymore :(
Offer is still valid in branch.
$250 signup bonus for Freedom Unlimited still works, had to try two different branches before someone could properly help me. The first branch was busy and I had no appiontment. Very little info on this bonus online so I was not sure if still available
Where offers the information for new CFF card about 5% cash back on grocery store purchases (not including Target® or Walmart® purchases) on up to $12,000 spent in the first year?
Is this offer still valid? Thinking about dropping by my local Chase branch to see if this offer is available.
I also got this $250 in-branch offer. It seemed my banker did not have any clues on this special offer, but she was nice to help me locate it.
If you get this card, check after your first month to make sure you actually got the grocery bonus. Along with others, I got screwed out of the advertised grocery bonus on the Freedom last year. Customer service provided no explanation and wouldn't budge.
Did you apply in-branch which included the grocery bonus offer?
I applied online, but it advertised the grocery bonus at the application link. I hadn't even known about it before that. I've seen posts from other people who had similar experiences.
Any inside info on how long the 5% grocery bonus will last for new sign ups? My P2 will be 4/24 end up Sep.
does freedom and freedom flex have different categories quarterly?
No
Is this CARD 24/5 restricted? I'll raise hell if they say "You have opened cards in the past 3 months!" ... but I will just be quiet and smile (and adjust my summer hat) if they say "you're pre-approved for 2 cards today!" LOL
5/24 is a Chase policy so any Chase credit card is subject to 5/24.
Of course