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If you have a Citi . Card earn Thank you pointsyou may have received an email that you can now redeem ThankYou points for purchases at a Walmart store.
While we’re all gearing up for holiday purchases, the ThankYou redemption at Walmart offers an incredibly low redemption rate of just 0.8 cents per ThankYou point – that’s not even half Valuation of TPG.
This is why you should think twice before redeeming ThankYou points at the Walmart cash register.
Redeem ThankYou Points at Walmart
Redeeming your ThankYou points for purchases at Walmart stores is easy and requires no pre-registration.
When you pay at a participating Walmart location with a purchase of $10.01 or more, swipe your Citi card at the cashier. If your store and purchase are eligible, then the terminal will say, “Redeem your ThankYou points?” and “Use 1,250 points for $10.”
It’s easy to be fooled and choose “yes”, resulting in a reward redemption of only a fraction of what you could get if you maximize your ThankYou points.
For example, the 12,500 ThankYou points needed to cover $100 of a Walmart purchase can be used to book a one-way ticket from New York to Berlin. Just switch destinations to Air France-KLM Flying Blue and take advantage of its November Promotional rewards to book this flight. You’ll even save 1,250 points if you go this route.
Related: 5 great ways to max 80,000 points Thank Citi
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Citi Card Lets You Redeem Points at Walmart
You can redeem ThankYou points at Walmart using any major Citi card that earns ThankYou points, including those that don’t charge an annual fee. This includes the following tags:
- Citi Prestige® Card (no longer available to new subscribers).
- Citi Premier® Card.
- Citi Custom℠Cash.
- Citi® Double Cash.
- Citi Rewards Card + ®.
- Citi ThankYou Preferred Card (no longer available to new registrants).
- CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® Mastercard® (no longer available for new subscribers).
- Citi AT&T Access (no longer available to new subscribers).
- Citi AT&T More Access (no longer available to new subscribers).
- Citi AT&T Multi-Purpose Card (no longer available to new registrants).
- Citi Sears Card.
Information about Citi Prestige, Citi ThankYou Preferred, CitiBusiness, Citi AT&T Access, Citi AT&T Access More, Citi AT&T Universal, and Citi Sears cards were all collected independently by The Points Guy. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.
Related: The Ultimate Guide to Citi Thank You Rewards
Alert your authorized users
Just like the primary cardholder, authorized users may be prompted to use ThankYou points at checkout.
If you have friends or family members who are authorized users on your Citi card earning ThankYou points, consider informing them of the use of ThankYou points at Walmart.
Related: Everything you need to know about authorized users
Key point
If you have a Citi card that earns ThankYou points, you can redeem them at the Walmart cash register. TPG values Citi ThankYou points at 1.8 cents per person, so avoid Walmart’s disappointing 0.8 cent redemption rate if you’re trying to stretch your points.
While ThankYou points from the annual zero fee card are not transferable to the full list of Citi remittance partners, they can still be redeemed in Citi’s (best) travel portal for 1 coins – even 20% more than you have. going to Walmart.
