Using Citi Rewards to buy Everyday Items using Citibank Credit Card

Diana — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:33:06 +0000

I am a loyal fan of using Citibank Credit Card to redeem my points collected for rewards and gifts. You can either redeem it online or via the telephone. From my experience, the first time I redeem a set of Corelle dinnerware online which arrived 3 days later by fast courier service, I could not log in the second time to redeem again months later. So, I have to call up with a credit card statement ready showing the points limit and validating myself like giving my credit card number, stating if there are supplementary cards or not (which I don’t have as I hold the principal card), mother’s full name, etc. The gifts are attractive, ranging from costume jewellery to Personal Digital Assistants, handphones, flat screen tvs, pens, watches, cooking wares, Corelle table set and much more.

What’s more is that the moment you redeemed online or offline through a phone call, the rewards are sure to arrive within a few days time by courier service – it is that efficient! That is why I continue to purchase things using my Citibank credit card and the points never expire even though you have changed to a new card after expiry of the old one.

I also have 2 HSBC credit cards given free to me without any conditions when I took up a loan from HSBC. And to think that I previously was rejected in my application for HSBC credit cards just to get the welcome gift of beautiful designer bath towels. Comparatively, the rewards offered by HSBC credit cards are not so attractive compared to Citibank credit cards with a wide repertoire to choose from. And the worse credit cards for rewards redemption are CIMB’s Direct Access credit card for graduate that’s free for life. I have both the Visa and Mastercard and the online redemption web site never seem to work for no apparent reason plus the fact that upon expiry, all your points are lost and you have to start all over again for the newly issued credit card!

Citibank Bhd has launched “Instant Citi Rewards”, a points redemption programme that allow customers to purchase everyday items via instant point redemption.

Consumer banking country head Michellina Triwardhany said in a statement that Citibank credit card holders would now be able to use their Citi Rewards points when buying items ranging from household goods to cups of coffee without paying cash.

“Customers can also earn their rewards points faster when they consolidate their daily spend into one card, thus not only earning more points but also having better control of their finances,” she said.

Citibank credit card holders have immediate access to more than 4,500 everyday items via Instant Citi Rewards and at over 160 outlets nationwide.

Among the establishments where Citi Rewards can be redeemed instantly are Senheng/SenQ, Cathay Cineleisure, Samsonite, Coffee Bean & Tree Leaf, Shu Uemura, and TaylorMade Adidas, The Carat Club and the C Club.

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Using Citi Rewards to buy Everyday Items using Citibank Credit Card