Do You Earn Rewards on Alterations and Tailoring?
How tailors code
A tailor or alterations shop rings up under a tailor-and-alterations category code, outside the usual bonus buckets like dining and groceries, so most cards earn their base rate. Alterations bundled into a clothing purchase at a department store, though, follow that store’s coding instead. The category logic is in what is a bonus category.
Payment method at small shops
Independent tailors and seamstresses sometimes prefer cash, especially for small jobs, while dry cleaners and larger shops that also do alterations usually take cards. Because the amounts are modest, the rewards are small either way, but paying by card at least earns the base rate where accepted.
The best card for alterations
With no tailoring bonus category, any strong flat-rate card is fine, and it is not worth using a special card for a hem or a button. See the simple options in best cash back cards and value any points at a flat 1 cent.
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