{"id":131976,"date":"2024-07-02T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/news\/points-gift-cards-strategy\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T11:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T15:32:16","slug":"points-gift-cards-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/guide\/strategy\/points-gift-cards-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide: How to earn reward points with gift cards and credit cards?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pourquoi-les-cartes-cadeaux-sont-importantes\">Why are gift cards important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are dozens of gift cards for many merchants, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/milesopedia\/permalink\/2224832024417426\/\">members of the Facebook group are big fans of them<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n<p>Gift cards are important in several situations:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"component component__list\"><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unlocking welcome bonuses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earn <strong>many more reward points<\/strong> (such as <a href=\"#walmart\">5 points per dollar at Walmart<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using an American Express card almost anywhere<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p>If you prefer the video version, here it is! Otherwise, keep on reading.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u00c9conomiser gr\u00e2ce aux Cartes Cadeaux\" width=\"1012\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Ce8H89aVM8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>We really like this strategy because it allows you to accumulate more points! First, check which category you earn the most points in with your credit card.<\/p>\n\n<p>For example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/td-first-class-travel-visa-infinite-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TD<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Aeroplan<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card<\/a> gives <strong>6 TD Rewards points<\/strong> \/ $1 for grocery purchases and <strong>2 TD Rewards points<\/strong> \/ $1 for other purchases. A $100 purchase at Simons will&nbsp;:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"component component__table\"><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Number of points accumulated <\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Purchase with TD First Class Travel Visa Infinite Card <strong>directly at Simons<\/strong> ( <em>2-point Other Purchases<\/em> category)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>200<\/strong> points ($100 X 2)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Simons gift card for $100 paid at the grocery store<\/strong> (Grocery category at 6 points) and payment with the gift card at Simons<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>600<\/strong> points ($100 x 6)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p>After repeatedly applying this clever strategy throughout the year, the amount of points will grow much faster. So travel paid for with points or big cash rebates arrive at full speed!<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-debloquer-des-bonus-de-souscription-avec-les-cartes-cadeaux\">Unlock welcome bonuses with gift cards<\/h2>\n\n<p>The points hunter is generally someone who keeps a close eye on his budget and is able to<strong> forecast his spending <\/strong>over the coming months, mainly<strong> on his credit cards<\/strong>. It&#8217;s all part of their strategy.<\/p>\n\n<p>In this specific case, gift cards are valuable allies for <strong>quickly unlocking credit card welcome bonuses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Here, for example, is a typical budget for one month:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"component component__table\"><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Type<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Gift card examples<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Amount<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Gas<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Esso, Petro-Canada, Shell\u2026<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$150<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Grocery<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Metro, Super C, IGA, Provigo, Walmart&#8230;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$500<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Alcohol<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">SAQ, LCBO<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$100<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Pharmacy<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Jean Coutu, Shoppers Drug Mart, Familiprix\u2026<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$100<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Monthly subscriptions<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Netflix, Apple, Google Play&#8230;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$75<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Online shopping<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Amazon<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$200<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 72px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Groceries<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Gap \/ Old Navy \/ Banana Republic, La Vie en Rose, Sail, Simons, Sports Experts, lululemon, Reitmans&#8230;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$150<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 48px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Home Improvement<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Home Depot, Canadian Tire, Home Hardware\u2026<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$100<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 48px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Everyday life<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Starbuck\u2019s, Tim Hortons, McDonald\u2019s, St Hubert, Keg,<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$50<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Culture<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Renaud-Bray, Archambault, Cineplex<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$75<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$1,500<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p>Thus, by planning your expenses for the next 2-3 months \u2013 and having the cash flow to &#8220;advance funds&#8221; via gift cards \u2013 it is possible to <strong>more easily unlock credit card bonuses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>It can also be handy <strong>a few weeks before the deadline<\/strong> to unlock the bonus if you see that the 3 months won&#8217;t be enough!<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-obtenir-davantage-de-points-de-recompenses-avec-les-cartes-cadeaux-a-noel\">Earn more reward points with gift cards at Christmas<\/h2>\n\n<p>In addition to obtaining welcome bonuses, it is beneficial to get into the habit of <strong>using the right credit card in the right place<\/strong> to accumulate more reward points or cash back!<\/p>\n\n<p>For example, rather than directly using your <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/american-express-cobalt-card\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card<\/a> at an SAQ branch (<strong>1 point per dollar<\/strong>), you could purchase SAQ gift cards at your Metro \/ Super C grocery store or your Couche-Tard convenience store (<strong>5 points per dollar<\/strong>)!<\/p>\n\n<p>Thus, your purchase at the SAQ with a gift card <strong>would have earned you 5 points per dollar instead of 1!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/carte-cadeau-saq-cobalt.jpg\" alt=\"Get 5x points at hundreds of merchants: Amazon, Walmart, Netflix gift cards, etc. - SAQ Cobalt Gift Card \" class=\"wp-image-83403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/carte-cadeau-saq-cobalt.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/carte-cadeau-saq-cobalt-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/carte-cadeau-saq-cobalt-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/carte-cadeau-saq-cobalt-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>This applies <strong>to a great many merchants<\/strong>: in fact, all those for which you can find a gift card at your grocery store, gas station, convenience store, or pharmacy:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"component component__list\"><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Walmart<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Netflix<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Home Depot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hudson&#8217;s Bay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canadian Tire<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p>Below you&#8217;ll find out which credit card to use where to get more reward points!<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cartes-cadeaux-super-c.jpg\" alt=\"The Best Credit Card for Groceries! - Super C Gift Cards \" class=\"wp-image-70938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cartes-cadeaux-super-c.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cartes-cadeaux-super-c-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cartes-cadeaux-super-c-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cartes-cadeaux-super-c-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cartes-cadeaux-super-c-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='m-h'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--m-h container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22621\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"card\">\n\t<div class=\"card--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--img-outer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--img\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--title-offer-selling\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title-offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--selling-points\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"apply-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-utiliser-une-carte-american-express-presque-partout-avec-les-cartes-cadeaux\">Use an American Express card almost anywhere with gift cards<\/h2>\n\n<p>American Express cards <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/?p=48281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">are increasingly accepted,<\/a> especially by <a href=\"\/?p=47319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small businesses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Some stores continue not to accept them, <strong>such as large grocery chains <\/strong>(Maxi, some IGAs, etc.). At this point, something exists: Rakuten.<\/p>\n\n<p>Rakuten allows you to <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/guide\/tutorials\/rewards-with-online-purchase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get cash back for your online purchases<\/a>. But the site also contains <strong>a section dedicated to gift cards<\/strong> (not accessible from the mobile application)!<\/p>\n\n<p>If you are not a member of Rakuten.ca, <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Rakuten\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rakuten.ca\/r\/milesopedia?src=Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">sign up via our referral link<\/a> to get a <strong>$5 credit after a $25 purchase!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/En-x-giftcardshop-carousel.png\" alt=\"Guide: How to earn reward points with gift cards and credit cards? - Fr X Giftcardshop Carousel\" class=\"wp-image-83937\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>Many merchants are accessible via gift cards offered on Rakuten.<\/p>\n\n<p>For example, since Maxi or Provigo do not accept American Express, you could purchase a gift card for these grocery stores on Rakuten.ca. While earning a cash back!<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/carte-cadeau-maxi.jpg\" alt=\"Guide: How to earn reward points with gift cards and credit cards? - Maxi Gift Card\" class=\"wp-image-83939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/carte-cadeau-maxi.jpg 899w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/carte-cadeau-maxi-450x211.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/carte-cadeau-maxi-200x94.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/carte-cadeau-maxi-768x361.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>You can then use your American Express card (<strong>via PayPal<\/strong>) to purchase a Maxi gift card, for example.<\/p>\n\n<p>That way, you use your American Express card indirectly at Maxi \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1206\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/carte-cadeau-maxi-paypal.jpg\" alt=\"Guide: How to earn reward points with gift cards and credit cards? - Maxi PayPal Gift Card\" class=\"wp-image-83941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/carte-cadeau-maxi-paypal.jpg 1206w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/carte-cadeau-maxi-paypal-450x256.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/carte-cadeau-maxi-paypal-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/carte-cadeau-maxi-paypal-200x114.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/carte-cadeau-maxi-paypal-768x437.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1206px) 100vw, 1206px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-la-liste-des-commerces-et-epiceries-offrant-des-cartes-cadeaux-au-canada-et-au-quebec\">The list of merchants and grocery stores offering gift cards in Canada and Quebec<\/h2>\n\n<p>There are different categories of merchants in Canada offering gift cards accessible with credit cards:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"component component__list\"><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/best-credit-cards-in-canada\/grocery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grocery stores<\/a> (Metro, Super C, IGA, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/best-credit-cards-in-canada\/gas-transit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gas stations<\/a> (Esso, Shell, Petro-Canada, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pharmacies (Shoppers Drug Mart, Jean Coutu, Uniprix, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Convenience stores (Couche-Tard)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Home improvement centers (Home D\u00e9p\u00f4t, Rona, Home Hardware)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Office supply stores (Staples)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p>And for each of these categories, there are different credit cards to earn points! We will give you our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/best-credit-cards-in-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best credit card choices<\/a> for each category<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"component component__notice component__notice--info wp-block-milesgutenberg-notice\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i>\n\t\t<div class=\"component__notice__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Only credit cards offering a permanent bonus in the categories are mentioned. Cards that impose a time limit for the bonus on certain categories (3 months, 6 months) or use an &#8220;easily attainable&#8221; annual maximum amount ($15,000) have therefore been excluded.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-les-cartes-cadeaux-disponibles-dans-les-epiceries\">Gift cards available at grocery stores<\/h3>\n\n<p>To purchase gift cards at <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/best-credit-cards-in-canada\/grocery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grocery stores with a credit card<\/a>, one would turn to one of these 5 credit cards:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"component component__table\"><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Credit card<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Earning rate<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/american-express-cobalt-card\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5 points per dollar<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 48px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Scotiabank Gold American Express&#xAE; Card\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/scotiabank-gold-american-express-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">Scotiabank Gold American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5 points per dollar<br\/>(6 points per dollar at IGA\/Sobeys)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/nbc-world-elite-mastercard\/\">National Bank World Elite Mastercard<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5 points per dollar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a title=\"SimplyCash&#xAE; Preferred Card from American Express\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/go\/amex-simplycash-preferred\/\" rel=\"noindex\">SimplyCash<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Preferred Card from American Express<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4%<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a title=\"CIBC Dividend&#xAE; Visa Infinite* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/go\/cibc-dividend-visa-infinite-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">CIBC Dividend<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4%<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Scotia Momentum&#xAE; VISA Infinite+* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/scotia-momentum-visa-infinite-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">Scotia Momentum<sup>&reg;<\/sup> VISA Infinite+* Card<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4%<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/bmo-eclipse-visa-infinite-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5 points per dollar<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p>The first two American Express card can be used at most Metro, Super C, <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/news\/programs\/iga-grocery-american-express\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IGA<\/a> and Safeway grocery stores.<\/p>\n\n<p>They will offer 5 points per dollar, which is <strong>a return of approximately 5% on all gift card purchases at grocery stores<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>You can read our <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/reviews\/credit-cards\/comparison-amex-cobalt-or-scotia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">detailed comparison on these two credit cards here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--2'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22621,22640\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n    <div class=\"card card-list card-list-header\">\n        <div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-dark shimmer-bar--short card-specs--title\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-dark shimmer-bar--short card-specs--title\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cobalt-super-c.jpg\" alt=\"The Best Credit Card for Groceries! - Cobalt Super C \" class=\"wp-image-63154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cobalt-super-c.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cobalt-super-c-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cobalt-super-c-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cobalt-super-c-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cobalt-super-c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>If you do your grocery shopping elsewhere, it would then be appropriate to turn to the <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/nbc-world-elite-mastercard\/\">National Bank World Elite Mastercard<\/a> which will offer you <strong>5 points per dollar<\/strong> at grocery stores for gift card purchases.<\/p>\n\n<p>Or to the <a title=\"CIBC Dividend&#xAE; Visa Infinite* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/go\/cibc-dividend-visa-infinite-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">CIBC Dividend<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/scotia-momentum-visa-infinite-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotia Momentum Visa Infinite+ Card<\/a> which will offer you <strong>4% on all gift card purchases at grocery stores<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Finally, you&#8217;ll earn <strong>5 points per dollar<\/strong> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/bmo-eclipse-visa-infinite-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card. <\/a>This corresponds to a return of around 3.5% on travel purchases made with your points.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--4'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22637,105658,22695,401432\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-les-cartes-cadeaux-disponibles-dans-les-stations-services\">Gift cards available at gas stations<\/h3>\n\n<p>To purchase gift cards at <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/best-credit-cards-in-canada\/gas-transit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gas stations with a credit card<\/a>, one would turn to one of these 6 credit cards:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"component component__table\"><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Credit card<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Earning rate<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a title=\"CIBC Dividend&#xAE; Visa Infinite* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/go\/cibc-dividend-visa-infinite-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">CIBC Dividend<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a title=\"SimplyCash&#xAE; Preferred Card from American Express\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/go\/amex-simplycash-preferred\/\" rel=\"noindex\">SimplyCash<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Preferred Card from American Express<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4%<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a title=\"Marriott Bonvoy&#xAE; Business American Express&#xAE;* Card\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/go\/amex-marriott-bonvoy-business-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">Marriott Bonvoy<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Business American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Card<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3 points per dollar<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 48px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Scotiabank Gold American Express&#xAE; Card\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/scotiabank-gold-american-express-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">Scotiabank Gold American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3 points per dollar<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/american-express-cobalt-card\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2 points per dollar<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p>All <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/best-credit-cards-in-canada\/gas-transit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gas stations<\/a> accept <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/cards\/american-express-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Express<\/a> credit cards. Here, the choice of a card will vary depending on the type of rewards you prefer to have.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you prefer to earn <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/reward-program\/marriott-bonvoy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marriott Bonvoy<\/a> points by purchasing your gift cards at gas stations, we recommend using:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"component component__list\"><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the <a title=\"Marriott Bonvoy&#xAE; Business American Express&#xAE;* Card\" href=\"\/go\/amex-marriott-bonvoy-business-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">Marriott Bonvoy<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Business American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Card<\/a> (3 points per dollar)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='2'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22624\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n<p>If you prefer to earn travel points by purchasing your gift cards at gas stations, we recommend using either:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"component component__list\"><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Scotiabank Gold American Express&#xAE; Card\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/scotiabank-gold-american-express-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">Scotiabank Gold American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card<\/a>: 3 points per dollar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/american-express-cobalt-card\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>MD<\/sup> Card<\/a>: 2 points per dollar<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='2'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--2'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22640,22621\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n<p>Finally, if you prefer to earn cash back by purchasing your gift cards at gas stations, we recommend using either:<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='m-h'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--m-h container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22621\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"card\">\n\t<div class=\"card--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--img-outer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--img\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--title-offer-selling\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title-offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--selling-points\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"apply-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n<div class=\"component component__list\"><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"CIBC Dividend&#xAE; Visa Infinite* Card\" href=\"\/go\/cibc-dividend-visa-infinite-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">CIBC Dividend<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Visa Infinite* Card<\/a>: <strong>4% per dollar<\/strong> on gas station purchases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <a title=\"SimplyCash&#xAE; Preferred Card from American Express\" href=\"\/go\/amex-simplycash-preferred\/\" rel=\"noindex\">SimplyCash<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Preferred Card from American Express<\/a>: <strong>4% per dollar spent<\/strong> at gas stations<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='2'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--2'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22695,22626\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-les-cartes-cadeaux-disponibles-dans-les-pharmacies\">Gift cards available at pharmacies<\/h3>\n\n<p>To purchase gift cards at pharmacies with a credit card, one would turn to one of these 3 credit cards:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"component component__table\"><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Credit card<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Earning rate<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"height: 34px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"the Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/tangerine-world-mastercard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2%<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a title=\"American Express&#xAE; Gold Rewards Card\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/go\/amex-gold-rewards-card\/\" rel=\"noindex\">American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Gold Rewards Card<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2 points per dollar<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p>Most drugstores accept <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/best-credit-cards-in-canada\/amex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Express<\/a> credit cards.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you prefer to earn Membership Rewards points by purchasing your gift cards at pharmacies, we recommend using the <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/american-express-gold-rewards-card\/\">American Express<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Gold Rewards Card<\/a>: 2 points per dollar spent.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='3'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--2'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22620,22642\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Amex-Featured-Pharmaprix-3.jpg\" alt=\"Guide: How to earn reward points with gift cards and credit cards? - Amex Featured Shoppers Drug Mart 3\" class=\"wp-image-282630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Amex-Featured-Pharmaprix-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Amex-Featured-Pharmaprix-3-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Amex-Featured-Pharmaprix-3-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Amex-Featured-Pharmaprix-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>If you prefer to earn cash back by purchasing your gift cards at pharmacies, we recommend using <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"the Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/tangerine-money-back-credit-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">the Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card<\/a> or <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"the Tangerine World Mastercard\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/tangerine-world-mastercard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">the Tangerine World Mastercard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>You can <strong>choose the &#8220;Drugstores&#8221; category<\/strong> among the categories offering 2% cash back.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='2'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--2'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22687,71355\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-les-cartes-cadeaux-disponibles-dans-les-depanneurs\">Gift cards available at convenience stores<\/h3>\n\n<p>To purchase gift cards at convenience stores such as Couche-Tard, Macs, Circle K, 7-Eleven with a credit card, one would turn to <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/reviews\/credit-cards\/cobalt-card-best-card-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">only one credit card<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"component component__table\"><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Credit card<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Earning rate<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/american-express-cobalt-card\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5 points per dollar<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/american-express-cobalt-card\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card<\/a> is recognized as one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/reviews\/credit-cards\/cobalt-card-best-card-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best credit cards in Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>By purchasing your gift cards at convenience stores with this credit card, <strong>you will earn 5 points per dollar:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/cobalt-couche-tard.jpg\" alt=\"Guide: How to earn reward points with gift cards and credit cards? - Cobalt Couche-Tard\" class=\"wp-image-6790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/cobalt-couche-tard.jpg 804w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/cobalt-couche-tard-450x113.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/cobalt-couche-tard-200x50.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/cobalt-couche-tard-768x193.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='m-h'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='2'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--m-h container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22621\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"card\">\n\t<div class=\"card--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--img-outer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--img\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--title-offer-selling\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title-offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--selling-points\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar shimmer-bar--short\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"apply-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n<p>It is possible to purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/guide\/strategy\/how-to-save-walmart\/#Les_accelerateurs_de_points_chez_Walmart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walmart gift cards<\/a> at Couche-Tard convenience stores! A sneaky way to get <strong>5 points per dollar for Walmart<\/strong> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/american-express-cobalt-card\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>MD<\/sup> Card<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Including for<strong> medications at Walmart pharmacies!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/carte-cadeau-walmart--scaled.jpg\" alt=\"How to save on Walmart purchases? - Walmart Gift Card \" class=\"wp-image-131955\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/carte-cadeau-walmart-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"How to save on Walmart purchases? - Walmart Gift Card \" class=\"wp-image-131957\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-les-cartes-cadeaux-disponibles-dans-les-centres-de-renovations\">Gift cards available at home improvement centers<\/h3>\n\n<p>To purchase gift cards at home improvement centers with a credit card, one would turn to two credit cards:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"component component__table\"><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Credit card<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Earning rate<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"the Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/tangerine-money-back-credit-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"the Tangerine World Mastercard\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/reviews\/credit-cards\/review-tangerine-money-back-world-mastercard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">Tangerine Money-Back World Mastercard<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p>You can earn cash back by purchasing your gift cards at home improvement centers using <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"the Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/tangerine-money-back-credit-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">the Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card<\/a> or <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"the Tangerine World Mastercard\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/reviews\/credit-cards\/review-tangerine-money-back-world-mastercard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">the Tangerine World Mastercard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>You can <strong>choose the &#8220;Renovations&#8221; categor<\/strong>y among the categories offering 2% cash back.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/world-tangerine-categories.jpg\" alt=\"Guide: How to earn reward points with gift cards and credit cards? - World Tangerine Categories FR\" class=\"wp-image-71364\"\/><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='2'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--2'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22687,71355\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-les-cartes-cadeaux-disponibles-dans-les-magasins-de-fournitures-de-bureau\">Gift cards available at office supply stores<\/h3>\n\n<p>To purchase gift cards at office supply stores with a credit card, one would turn to two credit cards:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"component component__table\"><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Credit card<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Earning rate<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"BMO Rewards&#xAE; Business Mastercard&#xAE;*\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/bmo-rewards-business-mastercard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">BMO World Elite<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Business Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup>*<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4 points per dollar<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p>You can earn travel points by purchasing your gift cards at office supply stores using:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"component component__list\"><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"BMO Rewards&#xAE; Business Mastercard&#xAE;*\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/bmo-rewards-business-mastercard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex noopener\">BMO Rewards<sup>&reg;<\/sup> World Elite<sup>&reg;<\/sup>* Business Mastercard<sup>&reg;<\/sup>*<\/a>: 4 points per dollar (or the equivalent of 2.68% in travel points)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='compare'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='card'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='2'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_card container_template--compare container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"card_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"22673\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-utm=\"wpb\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"card card-list\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card-list--grid\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-graphic-cta shimmer shimmer-card\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-list--title-offer\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-list--offer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card--apply\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-btn\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-en-video\">Video<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Connaissez-vous l\u2019astuce des cartes-cadeaux en \u00e9picerie&nbsp;? Consultez notre strat\u00e9gie sur Milesopedia!\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xOOJqAZVDJg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n<p>You now know which credit card to use in the right place to purchase gift cards. Now, don&#8217;t forget your gift cards at home when you go shopping! <\/p>\n<aside class=\"component component__deferred_contents wp-block-milesgutenberg-deferred-contents\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tdata-template='s-h'\n\t\t\t\tdata-post_type='post'\n\t\t\t\tdata-per_page='4'\n\t\t\t\tclass='deferred_container--preload container_post container_template--s-h container_count--1'\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-tag=\"post_id\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-post_ids=\"101871\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t<article class=\"post-preview\">\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-image\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"post-preview-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"simmer-bar-group\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"shimmer shimmer-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-questions-frequentes-sur-les-cartes-cadeaux\">Frequently Asked Questions about Gift Cards<\/h2>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-quelle-carte-pour-accumuler-des-points\">Which credit card to use to earn the most points?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Point accumulation depends as much on the program as on the credit card used. To compare cards that maximize accumulation based on your spending (groceries, restaurants, travel), use <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/compare\/credit-cards\/\">our credit card comparator<\/a>. You can also consult <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/best-credit-cards-in-canada\/\">our ranking of the best credit cards of the month<\/a>, updated monthly by the Milesopedia team.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-which-credit-card-for-travel\">Which credit card should you choose for travel?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you travel regularly, the credit card you carry makes a real difference for travel insurance, points earning, airport lounge access and no foreign exchange fees. Use <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/compare\/credit-cards\/\">our credit card comparator<\/a> to filter through 200+ Canadian cards based on your needs, or browse <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/best-credit-cards-in-canada\/\">the best credit cards in Canada<\/a>, ranked monthly by the Milesopedia team. The credit card that amplifies the gift-card stacking strategy: the <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/american-express-cobalt-card\/\">American Express Cobalt Card<\/a>, which earns up to 5x on dining and groceries (where most gift cards are bought).<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"component component__faq wp-block-milesgutenberg-faq\">\n\t\n<div class=\"component component__faq__item component__faq__item--opened wp-block-milesgutenberg-faq-item\">\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__title\">\n\t\t<h4 id=\"what_are_gift_cards_\" class=\"toc_exclude component__faq__item__title__heading\">\n\t\t\tWhat are gift cards?\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Gift cards are prepaid instruments that allow the holder to purchase goods or services up to the monetary value printed or loaded on the card. They are often offered as gifts for various occasions. <\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"component component__faq__item component__faq__item--opened wp-block-milesgutenberg-faq-item\">\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__title\">\n\t\t<h4 id=\"how_can_one_check_the_balance_on_a_gift_card_\" class=\"toc_exclude component__faq__item__title__heading\">\n\t\t\tHow can one check the balance on a gift card?\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>On the back of your gift card, go to the indicated website address. On this site, you will find a section that looks like &#8220;Check my gift card balance.&#8221;  Enter your card information.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, there may also be an option to call customer service to obtain the balance. Or go directly to the store and find out the amount at the checkout.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"component component__faq__item component__faq__item--opened wp-block-milesgutenberg-faq-item\">\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__title\">\n\t\t<h4 id=\"how_can_gift_cards_help_me_earn_points_with_my_credit_card_\" class=\"toc_exclude component__faq__item__title__heading\">\n\t\t\tHow can gift cards help me earn points with my credit card?\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>When you purchase gift cards using your credit card, it generally counts as a regular transaction. Therefore, if your credit card offers points or rewards for each purchase, you will accumulate these benefits by buying gift cards. <\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"component component__faq__item component__faq__item--opened wp-block-milesgutenberg-faq-item\">\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__title\">\n\t\t<h4 id=\"where_is_it_best_to_buy_gift_cards_to_maximize_my_credit_card_points_\" class=\"toc_exclude component__faq__item__title__heading\">\n\t\t\tWhere is it best to buy gift cards to maximize my credit card points?\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>To maximize your points, it would be wise to purchase gift cards at merchants where your credit card offers bonus points or higher reward rates. Such as a grocery store, gas station, convenience store or drugstore.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"component component__faq__item component__faq__item--opened wp-block-milesgutenberg-faq-item\">\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__title\">\n\t\t<h4 id=\"where_can_one_buy_gift_cards_such_as_amazon_st-hubert_sports_expert_apple_home_depot_canadian_tire_etc_\" class=\"toc_exclude component__faq__item__title__heading\">\n\t\t\tWhere can one buy gift cards such as Amazon, St-Hubert, Sports Expert, Apple, Home Depot, Canadian Tire, etc.?\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>You can purchase gift cards at many merchants such as a grocery store, gas station, convenience store, at <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/guide\/cheapest-grocery-dollarama-walmart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dollarama<\/a> or a pharmacy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"component component__faq__item component__faq__item--opened wp-block-milesgutenberg-faq-item\">\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__title\">\n\t\t<h4 id=\"what_types_of_gift_cards_are_available_\" class=\"toc_exclude component__faq__item__title__heading\">\n\t\t\tWhat types of gift cards are available?\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>There are hundreds of gift cards for many merchants such as Amazon, Walmart, Ikea, Shell, Esso, SAQ, etc.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"component component__faq__item component__faq__item--opened wp-block-milesgutenberg-faq-item\">\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__title\">\n\t\t<h4 id=\"how_to_obtain_gift_cards_\" class=\"toc_exclude component__faq__item__title__heading\">\n\t\t\tHow to obtain gift cards?\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>To obtain gift cards, you can visit many major retailers or supermarkets that offer them for sale. These cards are often available at checkouts or in specific displays. In addition, many websites also offer the option to purchase gift cards online, which you will receive either physically by mail or electronically by email.  <\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"component component__faq__item component__faq__item--opened wp-block-milesgutenberg-faq-item\">\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__title\">\n\t\t<h4 id=\"where_can_one_buy_a_gift_card_online_\" class=\"toc_exclude component__faq__item__title__heading\">\n\t\t\tWhere can one buy a gift card online?\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Several online sites exist for purchasing gift cards. This is the case of Rakuten, for example.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"component component__faq__item component__faq__item--opened wp-block-milesgutenberg-faq-item\">\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__title\">\n\t\t<h4 id=\"where_can_one_buy_a_walmart_gift_card_\" class=\"toc_exclude component__faq__item__title__heading\">\n\t\t\tWhere can one buy a Walmart gift card?\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>It is possible to purchase a Walmart gift card at a Couche-Tard\/Circle K convenience store. In this case, it is preferable to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/american-express-cobalt-card\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Card<\/a> to earn 5 points per dollar.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"component component__faq__item component__faq__item--opened wp-block-milesgutenberg-faq-item\">\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__title\">\n\t\t<h4 id=\"where_can_one_buy_an_ikea_gift_card_\" class=\"toc_exclude component__faq__item__title__heading\">\n\t\t\tWhere can one buy an IKEA gift card?\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>It is possible to purchase an IKEA gift card at a Couche-Tard\/Circle K convenience store and also at IGA. In this case, it&#8217;s best to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/credit-cards\/american-express-cobalt-card\/\">American Express Cobalt<sup>MD<\/sup> Card<\/a> to earn 5 points per dollar.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"component component__faq__item component__faq__item--opened wp-block-milesgutenberg-faq-item\">\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__title\">\n\t\t<h4 id=\"how_to_check_a_gift_card_balance_\" class=\"toc_exclude component__faq__item__title__heading\">\n\t\t\tHow to check a gift card balance?\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"component__faq__item__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>To check a gift card balance, the most common method is to visit the card issuer&#8217;s website. Most of these sites have a dedicated section where you can enter the card number and, if necessary, an associated PIN code. 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