They can be transferred on a 1:1 basis to a Chase travel partner or redeemed through the Chase
Ultimate Rewards Mall for award travel, statement credits, gift cards, merchandise, or exclusive Sapphire member events like a trip to the Emmys.
The best deal is Kohl's 15X, which you can get by clicking through the Ultimate
Rewards Mall for 10X, then paying with the Chase Freedom Card for another 5X, since Kohl's is one of the 5X bonus categories October - December 2012, along with airlines, hotels and Best Buy.
Points add up even quicker when shopping through Ultimate
Rewards Mall where you will receive additional points per dollar spent by paying with your Chase card.
Another way to increase the value of the Chase point with any Chase card is by using the Chase Ultimate
Rewards mall shopping portal.
Receive a 20 percent discount on travel booked through the Ultimate
Rewards Mall as long as it's partially paid for in points
Get double points on any travel booked through the Ultimate
Rewards Mall paid for with money instead of points through the end of 2015
Right now, new subscribers to the Wall Street Journal can receive 2,000 miles by subscribing through the link on the Ultimate
Rewards Mall website.
If you want a higher return, Chase runs special on its Ultimate
Rewards Mall online, where you can often get two, three or even six points for a dollar.
The Ultimate
Rewards Mall April 2013 bonuses are here, although unfortunately many of the more useful retailer bonuses have gone down.
Not bad when paired with 15X via the Ultimate
Rewards Mall 10X and the Chase Freedom for 5X.
Let's start with the fact that the Ultimate
Rewards Mall from Chase offers a range of travel and shopping benefits to its users.
There are over 300 merchants at the mall, so if you were going to make a purchase anyway, you might earn points by checking out the Ultimate
Rewards Mall first.
Bottom Line: Shopping online through the
Rapid Rewards mall and dining out at participating Rapid Rewards Dining restaurants will help you earn tons of additional points.
Additionally, you can earn up to 10 Rewards per dollar spent with retail partners on the
Perks Rewards Mall website.
Note that the actual 5X bonus is for October - December spend, so don't get too excited when you notice that the Ultimate
Rewards Mall currently offers a bonus of 10X for Kohls:
Ultimate
Rewards Mall points are usually quick to post, within a few days, but the terms do say that it can take up to 45 days to appear.
As an example, the Ultimate
Rewards Mall already offers 5 points per dollar this month at Nordstrom and Macy's so shopping there with the Chase Freedom card through the portal will earn 10 points per dollar at each of these stores.
The Chase Ultimate
Rewards Mall also tends to offer higher bonus point earnings per $ 1 spent than any of the airline shopping portals.
Cardholders using shopping portals and
rewards malls often can find discounts and special offers from the retailers where they usually shop.
Even with the current low Ultimate
Rewards Mall bonus of just 2X for Staples and the fact that the largest denomination online is $ 100, you're best off buying online, unless you happen to find a local Office Depot that offers $ 500 denomination cards for a fee of $ 4.95.
It allows you to book travel with points directly through the Ultimate
Rewards mall where you can also find great bonuses (up to 15x sometimes!)
It is still possible to double dip and get 10X with Home Depot and Lowe's, by first purchasing a Home Depot or Lowe's gift card at an office supply store using your Ink Bold or Ink Plus for an effective 5X, then clicking through the Ultimate
Rewards Mall for 5X and using your gift card to purchase.
Receive a 20 percent discount on travel booked through the Ultimate
Rewards Mall as long as it's partially paid for in points
Get double points on any travel booked through the Ultimate
Rewards Mall paid for with money instead of points through the end of 2015
In my first post in my Chase Ultimate Rewards series, I am going to discuss the Chase Ultimate
Rewards Mall shopping portal and how to earn points with online merchants!
Chase Ultimate
Rewards Mall or shopping portals Holding one of the Chase rewards cards above gives you access to an Ultimate Rewards mall.
Using the Chase Ultimate
Rewards mall can also be a great way to earn points while doing your back - to - school shopping or Christmas shopping.
After you have logged in to the Chase Ultimate
Rewards mall and chosen the card through which you'd like to access the portal, you can search for the store you want and see how many additional points you can earn.
You might have to check your Marriott Shop and the Chase Ultimate
Rewards Mall to make sure you aren't missing out on a better deal there either.
The Chase Ultimate
Rewards Mall is another easy way to earn points.
When we examined prices on the Ultimate
Rewards mall we didn't find any price discrepancies.
Redeems Points earned for cash, gift card, travel, and more at Chase Ultimate
Rewards Mall.
I prefer transferring Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Hyatt because there are lots of ways to earn extra points through category bonuses or shopping through the Chase Ultimate
Rewards mall.