It feels like the ludicrously generous targeted offers from Capital One Shopping are never-ending. After checking pricing for a rental car on Hertz’s website the other night, I got an email from Capital One Shopping offering $125 back when spending $275 or more on a rental.
The Deal
- Spend $275+ on a Hertz rental & get $125 back from Capital One Shopping.
Capital One Shopping referral
If you’re new to Capital One Shopping, you can earn $80 when joining (see this post for full details):
- Stephen's referral link ($80 bonus)
- Tim's referral link ($80 bonus)
- Stephen's alternate referral link ($80 bonus)
Key Terms
- Limit 1 email bonus per user.
- Not eligible for purchase of upsells at the counter at time of pick-up, net rate bookings, corporate negotiated rate bookings, government bookings, travel industry discount bookings, car sales, and any reservations where payment is not made at the time of booking.
Quick Thoughts
I imagine some readers are tired of us covering Capital One Shopping deals, but it’s hard to ignore outrageously generous deals like these. If you were targeted for this offer and your Hertz rental was $275 or just over that, the $125 back would represent a return of ~45%.
Now, it’s not a true 45% rebate seeing as earnings from Capital One Shopping can only be redeemed for a selection of third party gift cards, but it is a much better rate than you’re likely to get from any other shopping portal.
That said, keep an eye out for other types of targeted offers. For example, Nick’s been getting repeated targeted offers from Capital One Shopping for 36% back at Hertz. If you happened to be targeted for both the $275/$125 offer and the 36% offer, you’d actually do better picking the 36% offer for a rental costing $348 or more.
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Yesterday I noticed a $240 off $300 at Expedia, so I jumped on it. It is already showing as pending. How often do they have these promos, and is there a limit to how many offers you can get? I have looked through the instructions, but don’t see the answer. Lack of info is the biggest drawback with this program for me. They are always running promos on cell phone companies, but don’t mention if you have to buy a phone and a plan, or just a plan, etc.
I think sometimes they state a limit of 1 email offer or 1 home page offer, but otherwise I don’t think there’s a limit.
With regards to the more detailed terms, the email offers don’t tend to display the terms as you’ve noticed. However, if you click through to the retailer from the email and then click on the Capital One Shopping browser extension, it should display the detailed terms.
Just got targeted for a $75 cashback on $175 spend works better for me for a weekend rental was tough to hit the $275 mark
I was targeted for a similar deal after visiting the British Airways website. I have not received the cash back they claimed. I lost trust in Capital One shopping deals, and I think they are just scamming people.
I have noticed quite a few of mine don’t get paid out either -esp. the car rental ones…
I’ve gotten paid out on everything except for car rentals (Enterprise, to be specific). I have read that there can be codes in your account that prevent car rentals from working, although I don’t know of any in my Enterprise account that would be a problem. However, I have gotten some huge payouts from other sites so I haven’t given up on them yet.
three Hertz were ineligible and one Sam’s club that I can see in my history… I am hopeful that my recent Sams club web bonus of $50 goes thru – it’s pending right now – if it doesn’t, I won’t use this portal again.
If definitely seems like some people’s accounts and some merchants are more problematic for reasons impossible to determine. Fortunately Enterprise has been my only problem and I have about 6 merchants I purchase from fairly regularly that all seem to pay out, sometimes at very good rates. I ended up with over $1000 in credits last year and I’m not even a very big spender.
Does this include an allowance for bail money to free you from jail?
It’s still happening, in case anyone cares.
On the positive side, you might be able to prove that you didn’t steal their car by producing the $300 bill they sent you for a non-existent scratch on a wheel when you returned the car.
It would only work for pay now rate, Correct?
You’re right – I just found some additional terms, so I’ve added those to the post.
Is there a country restriction?
None that I saw