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	There is a reward limit of $250 per brand per year and $50 for any individual purchase.		There is a reward limit of $250 per brand per year and $50 for any individual purchase.
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−	~~==== Uber (Visa Local Offers) ====~~
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−	Visa operates a "local offer" program that is primarily focused on {{Link\|dining programs\|restaurants}}. But, it also provides extra rewards at a the occasional retailer. Most people will access this program through '''[//www.uber.com/c/visa-local-offers/ Uber]'''.

	==== Collinson (jetBlue & Caesars) ====		==== Collinson (jetBlue & Caesars) ====

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 <li>'''[//www.chase.com/personal/merchant-offers Chase Offers]'''.  Chase's offers work just like Amex's Offers. Once they are activated for a specific card, you simply use that card to make a qualifying purchase and and'll get a rebate on your statement. As with American Express, you'll have different offers on different cards. Chase makes fewer offers available than Amex and more of them are targeted to specific customers.</li>
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 <li>'''[//promo.bankofamerica.com/deals/ BankAmeriDeals]'''. Bank of America’s program is actually operated by the same company that operates Chase's offers. However, with Bank of America, you'll have a set of offers that work across all your eligible Bank of America cards. As with Amex and Chase, once activated, they are automatically applied when you use any of your Bank of America cards.</li>
 <li>'''[//online.citi.com/US/ag/merchantoffers Citi Merchant Offers]'''. Perhaps in an effort to catch up to the other major credit companies, Citibank's program primarily consists of offers from other card-linked platforms. The bulk of its shopping offers are from Rakuten and the bulk of its local offers are from Reward Network. They do include some of their own offers, many of which are for various types of travel purchases, alongside the offers available through these other platforms.</li>
 <li>'''[//flexperkspromos.usbank.com FlexPerks Offers]'''.  U.S. Bank provides a limited set of special offers to its cardholders.</li>
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 <li>'''[//pay.google.com/about/ The Google Pay App]''' currently offers a slightly higher cashback rate than Rakuten itself. But this may only last while they are trying to establish their new application.</li>
-<li>'''[//www.mileageplanshopping.com/instore# Alaska Airlines]''' and '''[//shopping.mileageplus.com/instore United Airlines]'''. With these airline shopping programs, you'll earn miles rather than cash back. You'll typically get 1.5 miles, instead of 2% cash back; 2 or 2.5 miles instead of 3% back, or 3 miles instead of 4% back. While earning miles might be more valuable than the cash back rates.</li>
+<li>'''[//www.mileageplanshopping.com/instore# Alaska Airlines]''' and '''[//shopping.mileageplus.com/instore United Airlines]'''. With these airline shopping programs, you'll earn miles rather than cash back. You'll typically get 1.5 miles, instead of 2% cash back; 2 or 2.5 miles instead of 3% back, or 3 miles instead of 4% back. In-store offers with these airlines will help you qualify for their occasional shopping portal bonus mile promotions. </li>
-<li>'''[//www.simplymiles.com/ American Airlines SimplyMiles]'''. American Airline's version is a bit of an oddball. It only works with Mastercards (not just AA-branded Mastercards) and it offers rewards on a number of unique merchants. It also frequently offers a fixed mileage bonus for a purchase of over a certain amount, such as 1,000 miles for a purchase of $30 or more, rather than as a set number of miles per dollar spent. This is especially true for merchants that aren't available through the other Rakuten-powered websites.</li>
+<li>'''[//www.simplymiles.com/ American Airlines SimplyMiles]'''. American Airline's version is a bit of an oddball. It only works with Mastercards (not just AA-branded Mastercards) and it offers rewards on a number of unique merchants. </li>
-<li>'''[//online.citi.com/US/ag/merchantoffers Citibank]''' includes the Rakuten offers as part of its Merchant Offers program, alongside the local businesses from the Rewards Network program, and a handful of their own offers. Rates are higher even than Google Pay's, but you can only link the offers to some selected Citibank cards.</li>
+It offers rewards on an often-useful set of merchants that aren't available through the other Rakuten-powered websites. Many of these are in the form of a fixed mileage bonus for a purchase of over a certain amount, such as 1,000 miles for a purchase of $30 or more, rather than as a set number of miles per dollar spent.
 <li>'''[//www.swagbucks.com/shop Swagbucks]''' is another option that allows you to access the Rakuten offers alongside Swagbuck's other shopping programs.</li>

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 Visa operates a "local offer" program that is primarily focused on {{Link|dining programs|restaurants}}. But, it also provides extra rewards at a the occasional retailer. Most people will access this program through '''[//www.uber.com/c/visa-local-offers/ Uber]'''.
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+==== Collinson (jetBlue & Caesars) ====
-'''[//trueblueshopping.jetblue.com/instore/offers jetBlue]''' has its own set of card linked "in store" offers. You'll usually get 3 points per dollar at a couple of dozen merchants, including Lowe's.
+Collinson is another company that operates an in-store card-linked offer system via multiple websites. You can access their offers either through '''[//trueblueshopping.jetblue.com/instore/offers jetBlue]''' or the '''[//www.caesarsrewardsmarketplace.com/en/instore Caesars Rewards Marketplace]'''. Offers are available at a couple of dozen merchants, including Lowe's and the Gap family of brands. JetBlue tends to offer 3 points per dollar. Caesar's is more variable, typically ranging from 1 to 5x points.
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 <li>'''[//www.mileageplanshopping.com/instore# Alaska Airlines]''' and '''[//shopping.mileageplus.com/instore United Airlines]'''. With these airline shopping programs, you'll earn miles rather than cash back. You'll typically get 1.5 miles, instead of 2% cash back; 2 or 2.5 miles instead of 3% back, or 3 miles instead of 4% back. While earning miles might be more valuable than the cash back rates.</li>
-<li>'''[//www.simplymiles.com/ American Airlines SimplyMiles]'''. American Airline's version is a bit of an oddball. It only works with Mastercards (not just AA-branded Mastercards) and it offers rewards on a number of unique merchants. It also primarily offers a fixed mileage bonus for a purchase of over a certain amount, such as 1,000 miles for a purchase of $30 or more, rather than as a set number of miles per dollar spent.</li>
+<li>'''[//www.simplymiles.com/ American Airlines SimplyMiles]'''. American Airline's version is a bit of an oddball. It only works with Mastercards (not just AA-branded Mastercards) and it offers rewards on a number of unique merchants. It also frequently offers a fixed mileage bonus for a purchase of over a certain amount, such as 1,000 miles for a purchase of $30 or more, rather than as a set number of miles per dollar spent. This is especially true for merchants that aren't available through the other Rakuten-powered websites.</li>
 <li>'''[//online.citi.com/US/ag/merchantoffers Citibank]''' includes the Rakuten offers as part of its Merchant Offers program, alongside the local businesses from the Rewards Network program, and a handful of their own offers. Rates are higher even than Google Pay's, but you can only link the offers to some selected Citibank cards.</li>

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-While you shouldn't get credit for the same offer added to multiple cards, you can pick and choose which program to use for a particular merchant, by only adding that merchant's offer through a single website. So, you could earn rewards with one merchant through Google Pay, another merchant through Rakuten's own site, and yet another through AA's SimplyMiles (which offers very different offers than the other versions).
+<li>'''While you shouldn't get credit for the same offer added to multiple cards, you can pick and choose which program to use for a particular merchant''', by only adding that merchant's offer through a single website. So, you could earn rewards with one merchant through Google Pay, another merchant through Rakuten's own site, and yet another through AA's SimplyMiles (which offers very different offers than the other versions).</li>
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-'''[//www.rakuten.com/in-store.htm Rakuten]''' (Ebates) operates a card-linked shopping program, called "In-Store Cash Back".
+'''[//www.rakuten.com/in-store.htm Rakuten] (Ebates) operates a card-linked shopping program, called "In-Store Cash Back"'''.
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