Great news for OCBC Rewards cardholders! From April 1st to June 30th December 31, 2024, you can earn a whopping 6 miles per dollar spent at Watsons, department stores, and duty-free shops. This exciting bonus applies to the first S$1,000 you spend in these categories each month, making it a great way to rack up extra miles on everyday purchases.
Here’s a breakdown of the key details:
- Bonus Period: April 1, 2024 –
December 31, 202430 June 2025 - Bonus Category: Watsons, department stores, and
duty-free shops (MCC 5309& 5311) - Bonus Rate: 6 miles per dollar (capped at S$1,000 spend per month)
Read the Terms and Conditions here
Stacking for Supercharged Miles: Earn 6 Miles Per Dollar Hack via HeyMax
HeyMax is the Miles equivalent of Shopback, earning you miles instead of cashback on your purchases. By using the OCBC Rewards card to purchase vouchers on platforms coded as department stores (e.g., HeyMax coded as MCC 5311), you can potentially earn double rewards. You’ll get the 6 miles per dollar from OCBC plus any bonus miles offered by the platform itself (like HeyMax’s Max Miles). For instance, buying an Amazon gift card (below) on HeyMax could net you a total of 9 miles per dollar (6 OCBC miles + 3 Max miles). You could also buy Best Denki vouchers to get your electric home appliances at 6 miles + 0.5 Max Miles per dollar, which is a great opportunity for new home owners. For example, I’m looking to buy some tour package on Klook, i could easily buy Klook vouchers to receive 6 miles + 1.25 Max Miles per dollar with this.
A glimpse of some vouchers that you could purchase:
New to HeyMax?
You can sign up for a HeyMax account and get up to 1,000 Max Miles: 500 upon registration and another 500 after making 3 confirmed purchases and verifying your phone number.
- No conversion fees to worry about, maximizing your reward value.
- No expiry on Max Miles, so you can use them at your own pace.
- Transfer your Max Miles to over 20 airline and hotel loyalty programs at a 1:1 ratio
Spending overseas? Use Amaze with OCBC Rewards Card except for Watsons.
Amaze may still be used to earn fantastic FCY rates for MCCs 5309 and 5311 when combined with OCBC Rewards and spent overseas since they’re considered MCC-based bonus. However, using Amaze at Watsons overseas will not be feasible since it is considered as ‘merchant-based’ and Amaze has updated the transaction description in a way that OCBC no longer recognizes it as Watsons.
Final Thoughts:
- This card will be my third or fourth option if i burst the caps for my other cards. I would use it to shop for electronics/furnitures from places like Taobao Lazada, Shopee (do not use Shopee Pay), Amazon
- This card is useful to do overseas spending at Department stores, factory outlets with Amaze card, without incurring bank foreign currency fees of 3.25% but now, we just need to watch the monthly spending cap.
💳 Credit cards change their T&Cs every so often and it is difficult to stay updated. That’s why I created a Telegram Broadcast where you can receive timely bite-sized updates to get the most out of your spending.
💡 We believe in always paying our credit card bills on time and in full. It is only by doing that, can we fully maximise our credit card benefits.
One Response