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Father’s Day gifts: How to maximize your points and miles on purchases
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Quick summary
Father’s Day is approaching quickly, with June 16 as the key date for gift and reservation planning.
Online shopping portals can provide extra rewards when purchasing gifts, in addition to those earned through your payment method.
Dining out or ordering takeout for Father’s Day may also yield additional rewards, especially if using cards with bonus categories or linking to dining rewards programs.
Targeted offers and promo codes can further enhance savings, but some may not stack with portal rewards, so checking fine print is important.
What to consider
Shopping portal offers and reward rates change frequently, so using an aggregator site can help identify the best current deals.
Eligibility for targeted offers may be limited and often requires enrollment before use.
Some promotional codes can void bonus rewards from portals, so review terms before combining offers.
What you'll miss from the article
A detailed breakdown of current portal rates, stacking strategies and tips for maximizing rewards on Father’s Day purchases.
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Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.
Father’s Day may be alarmingly soon if you haven’t recently glanced at a calendar. Father’s Day is June 16 this year, so there’s not much time left to order gifts and secure restaurant reservations.
If you’ve already made all the necessary arrangements, kudos for being better-organized offspring than most of us. But if you’re still at square one, there are some great ways to earn points and miles while purchasing gifts or meals for your dad.
Here are a few strategies to help you get the biggest bang for your bighearted buck.
Online shopping portals are one of the most powerful tools in the world of travel rewards and cash back. When you begin your shopping trip with a portal, you will be redirected to the merchant’s website, so your shopping experience will be the same as if you’d started at the merchant’s site — except you'll earn extra rewards.
Here are a handful of good shopping portal deals for potential Father’s Day gifts that are available at the time of publishing.
Bass Pro Shops
6 JetBlue points per dollar
6% cash back with Active Junky
5% cash back with Mr. Rebates
Cabela’s
2 American Airlines miles per dollar
2 Southwest Airlines points per dollar
2.5 JetBlue points per dollar
8% cash back with Active Junky
5% cash back with Mr. Rebates
4% cash back with TopCashback
Uncommon Goods
2 Alaska Airlines miles per dollar
2 American Airlines miles per dollar
2 Southwest Airlines points per dollar
2 Ultimate Rewards points per dollar at Shop Through Chase
Macy's
8 Alaska Airlines miles per dollar
6 American Airlines miles per dollar
2 JetBlue points per dollar
Up to 3 Ultimate Rewards points per dollar at Shop Through Chase
Saks Fifth Avenue
2 Membership Rewards points (or 2% cash back) per dollar via Rakuten
2% cash back with TopCashback
Hugo Boss
10 Membership Rewards points (or 10% cash back) with Rakuten
7% back with Capital One Shopping
3 Ultimate Rewards points per dollar at Shop Through Chase
3 Alaska Airlines miles per dollar
4 American Airlines miles per dollar
5 JetBlue points per dollar
10.5% cash back at FatCoupon
8% cash back with TopCashback
Ace Hardware
3.5% cash back with Capital One Shopping
9% cash back with BeFrugal
2 Membership Rewards points (or 2% cash back) with Rakuten
1 Ultimate Rewards point per dollar at Shop Through Chase
2 JetBlue points per dollar
Since shopping portal offers change frequently, I recommend using a shopping portal aggregator site like Cashback Monitor to compare returns and help determine which portal to use once you decide to purchase your gift from a particular retailer.
You can purchase tickets to sporting events and concerts from various sites, and they all provide dramatically different return rates. The returns listed below were available at the time of publication.
Vivid Seats
3% cash back with Active Junky
Up to 4% cash back with TopCashback
Up to 2 Membership Rewards points (or 2% cash back) with Rakuten
StubHub
2 Ultimate Rewards points per dollar at Shop Through Chase
Up to 2 Membership Rewards points (or 2% cash back) with Rakuten
3% back with Capital One Shopping
8% back with TopCashback
8% cash back with Active Junky
Ticketmaster
Up to 5% cash back with TopCashback
Up to 3 Membership Rewards points (or 3% cash back) with Rakuten
Again, I recommend using a shopping portal aggregator to compare current offers for your desired merchant.
Whether you intend to brave the crowds for a Father’s Day meal or stay home and order takeout or delivery, make sure you’re using the right credit card to make your purchase. Many rewards cards offer bonus points on dining purchases, such as:
American Express® Gold Card: 4 points per dollar spent dining at restaurants worldwide (on up to $50,000 in purchases per calendar year, then 1 point per dollar).
Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees): 3 points per dollar spent on dining, including eligible delivery services, takeout and dining out.
Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card: 6 points per dollar spent on dining at U.S. restaurants, including takeout and delivery.
If you have the Chase Freedom Flex® (see rates and fees), don't forget that restaurants are one of the bonus categories this quarter. Instead of the usual 3% cash back earned on dining, you'll earn 7% cash back (or 7 points per dollar) through the end of June on up to $1,500 in combined purchases (activation required).
And if your chosen restaurant participates in one of the many airline and hotel dining rewards programs, you can earn even more points or miles by paying with a card linked to your account.
Some rewards cards offer targeted statement credits and bonus rewards on everything from retail stores and restaurants to travel and tickets. It’s worth checking them out to see if there are any helpful offers for your upcoming Father’s Day purchases.
You can often use these offers in tandem with a shopping portal, which is a great way to receive an extra layer of savings or bonus rewards.
For example, here are some of my current Chase offers that could come in handy for Father's Day.
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I also have a string of Amex Offers that could help me save money or earn extra points on Father’s Day gifts.
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Eligibility for these offers is limited. Enrollment is required in the Amex Offers section of your account before redeeming.
You can also check other apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats, which now deliver many nonfood items. For example, the Office Depot page on DoorDash has items ranging from office chairs to desk lights. Click on the "Deals" page to see what's on sale.
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One thing to note is that you may not always be able to use promotional codes and earn bonus rewards through shopping portals. Sometimes a promotional code will cancel the bonus rewards a shopping portal would otherwise provide. Be sure to read the fine print on the shopping portal before you make your purchase.
Bottom line
There are lots of ways to turn your Father’s Day gift-giving into a springboard for your next vacation. Thanks to online shopping portals, targeted deals like Amex Offers and credit card bonus categories, shopping for gifts and experiences can be more rewarding than you might expect.
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