US Bank Shopper Cash Rewards Credit Card Review (New Card, 6% Cash Back but with $95 Annual Fee)

US Bank Shopper Cash Rewards Visa Signature Credit Card Review

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Benefits

  1. $250 offer: earn $250 after spending $2,000 in 120 days.
  2. Cash back structure:
    • Earn 6% cash back on your first $1,500 in combined eligible purchases each quarter with two retailers you choose.
    • Earn 3% cash back on your first $1,500 in eligible purchases on your choice of one everyday category.
    • Earn 5.5% cash back on prepaid hotel and car reservations booked directly in the Rewards Travel Center.
    • Earn 1.5% cash back2 on all other eligible purchases.
  3. LED-powered technology that lights up the U.S. Bank logo during contactless transactions.

Disadvantages

  1. $95 annual fee, waived for the first year.

6% Merchants List

  • Ace Hardware®
  • Amazon.com™
  • Anthropologie™
  • Apple®
  • Bed, Bath, & Beyond®
  • Best Buy®
  • Chewy.com®
  • Crate & Barrel™
  • Disney®
  • Home Depot®
  • Ikea®
  • Kohl’s®
  • Lowe’s®
  • Lululemon™
  • Macy’s™
  • Menards®
  • Nordstrom™
  • Pottery Barn®
  • QVC®
  • Restoration Hardware™
  • Target®
  • Walmart®
  • Wayfair.com
  • Williams Sonoma®

Recommended Application Time

  1. We recommend you apply for this card after you have a credit history of at least two years and you are very comfortable with the credit card game.

Summary

The 6% cashback ability on certain merchants is nice. But it has a quarterly limit of $1,500. If this card is a no annual fee card then it would be a very strong product. But with $95 annual fee, together with its rather small quarterly limit, it is not so great.

After Applying

  • To check the application status, you can visit this webpage or call (800) 947-1444. If you see the 7-10 days message, it just means they will do a manual review and the outcome could be either approved or denied.
  • US Bank reconsideration line: (800) 947-1444.

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