[Expired] [Targeted] Discover: Add An Authorized User & Get $50 When You Make A Purchase

Deal has ended, view more Discover deals by clicking here.

Update 5/1/25: Available again until 6/30/25.

Update 7/31/24: Available again. Subject line is ‘You’re eligible, [Name]: Add an Authorized User to earn an extra $50 cash back’

Update 1/31/24: Another round has gone out, this time for $50. Subject line is ‘“get $50 Cashback Bonus® when you add an Authorized User’

Update 1/30/23: Deal is being sent out again today via email (discover@card-e.em.discover.com)

The Offer

Targeted offer sent out via e-mail, subject line is ‘This $25 cash back could be yours’

  • Discover is offering some cardholders a bonus of $25 when you add an authorized user and make a purchase (no minimum) by November 30, 2020

The Fine Print

  • Valid until November 30, 2020

Our Verdict

Better than previous Discover authorized user bonuses that required $3,000 in spend. Worth doing if targeted.

Hat tip to reader Hiep T

Update History:

  • Update 11/2/22: Deal is being sent out again today via email (discover@card-e.em.discover.com)
  • Update 7/28/22: Deal is back for a lot of people today via email. Only $25 this time. (ht Kyle)
  • Update 5/12/22: Deal is back and valid until 6/16/22. Subject line is Don’t miss out on $50 Cashback Bonus and bonus is $50 instead of $25. Some people also see a $25 bonus.
  • Update 1/26/22: Deal is back and valid until 3/21/22.
  • Update 10/28/21: Deal is back and valid until 12/20/21.
  • Update 7/31/21: Deal is back and valid until 9/22/21. Hat tip to FM
  • Update 3/18/21: Deal is back and valid again until 4/10/2021. Hat tip to reader Celia
    William Charles
  • On May 1, 2025, 10:00
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  • I received the $50 credit recently. This was my first time getting targeted for this offer as a long time Discover credit card and checking/savings account holder. My P2 has been targeted several times previously, so I don't know how they pick who to send this offer to. I made a $2 AT&T bill payment to satisfy the purchase requirement for this offer, and it was also waived with a small balance credit this month.

    5/14 - Received first targeted email about offer
    6/11 - Received reminder email about offer
    6/18 - Removed existing authorized user and re-added through email link
    6/26 - Made $2 AT&T bill payment with primary user's credit card
    7/3 - $2 purchase waived with monthly small balance credit
    7/5 - Redeemed $50 in cashback rewards to linked bank account
    7/8 - Rewards posted to bank account

    If you get this offer, it might be a good idea to delete your authorized user right after you get the bonus. When I deleted my previous authorized user to complete this bonus, I wasn't able to add the same authorized user on the same day. I had to enter a different authorized user instead. So, if you only have one authorized user to work with, the system might not let you remove and immediately re-add that person if you're trying to qualify for this offer.

    • Doesn't matter -- there's no credit check but the card will show up on their credit reports with your original card opening date

      • Thanks. That's the one thing they're opposed to. I tend to pick my battles with higher-end bonuses :)

  • how does one go about making a referral for the Discover Miles card? 3% after 1 year. Plus the 100.00 bonus for both. My wife sends me referrals, but all it is, is for the It card. Not Miles. I can do a great amt of spend and would want the 3% after 1 year plus the 100.00 bonus for both. All I get via her referrals is the It card. TIA to everybody.

  • I have always waited for the new card to arrive and be activated before making the required purchase. But I wonder if it matters, since the card number is the same?

    • Does not matter in my experience. As you mention card number is the same so online / non-swiped transaction looks exactly the same. Also the terms do not even mention that the purchase has to be made with the AU card.

  • I got the bonus by adding Authorized card in Aug 2024 and I got the offer email again now. can I remove the existing user and add again ?

      • I mean , can I apply right after I close the existing one ? Or any cooling period like 60 days ?

          • What is this re-add 20-30 secs later?
            you can add multiple AUs on the same offer link and earn $50 cashback apiece?
            Does it need SSN of AU?

          • No I just mean I've been targeted for this offer multiple times over several years. You can find many comments from me here. Each time I'm targeted I remove my wife from AU and then immediately just re-add her. Never been an issue to get the bonus.

  • What do you do to get targeted for these offers? Discover never sends me anything for my card.

      • I recently did this and they told me I had zero offers or promotions. But since asking - I have received numerous offers in my email, including this one.

  • I received the offer yesterday, for $50:

    Earn $50 Cashback Bonus®  
    the other Justin, just add an Authorized User and make a purchase by 6/30/2025.

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