Washington Mutual MasterCard: Up to 10% Rebate on Gas for 6 Months
Benefits include:
- 0% FIXED APR for 12 months on Balances Transferred now (not on Purchases or Cash Advances)*
- Up to 10% Cash Back on Gas Purchases for 6 Months*
- Up to 5% Cash Back on “Everyday Purchases” and 1% on Other Purchases*
- No annual fee!
The most impressive aspect of this card is that it turns into a 5% rebate card at grocery stores, gas stations, drugstores, and dry cleaners (exluding purchases made at superstores and warehouse clubs) after $4,000 in spending:
Total Net New Purchases to Date During Rebate Period | Rebate on Everyday Purchases (Except Gasoline for First 6 Months of Account) | Rebate on Purchases of Gasoline for First 6 Months of Account | Rebate on Other Purchases |
$0–$1,000 | 0.5% | 5.5% | 0.25% |
$1,001–$2,000 | 1% | 6% | 0.5% |
$2,001–$4,000 | 3% | 8% | 0.75% |
$4,001+ | 5% | 10% | 1% |
For anyone who spends a lot annually on “everyday purchases,” this becomes an attractive card. You would have to “suffer” through the first $4,000 in spending, which, if you charged only on EDP, would earn an effective rebate of 1.875%. That’s considerably better than the Amex Blue Cash, which earns only 1% on EDP for the first $6,500 of annual spending. The one advantage that Blue Cash has over this Wamu card is that once $6,500 is reached, the base rebate becomes 1.5%, as opposed to Wamu’s 1%.