The Deal
- Earn 3%/3x at Food Lion when paying with a card linked with Rakuten’s in-store program.
- Direct link to offer.
Key Terms
- Excludes gift card purchases.
- In-Store offers not valid for online purchases and may not be combined with other Rakuten rewards.
- US stores only. Offer not valid at locations in US territories.
- A linked offer is good for 1 hour after initial redemption. After such time the offer must be re-linked prior to your next purchase.
- A linked offer that has not been redeemed will automatically expire on the date the offer itself ends.
- Cash Back earned will be paid with your next eligible Rakuten Big Fat Check!
Tips & Ideas
There’s no expiry date listed for this, so hopefully it’s a permanent addition to Rakuten’s in-store card-linked offers.
3% cashback or 3x Membership Rewards points is a really nice deal as it’s on top of the bonus points you can earn on by paying with a credit card that earns more at grocery stores.
As always with these offers, gift card purchases are excluded, but that doesn’t mean it’ll be enforced. I’d just steer clear of transactions for exactly $500 or $505.95.
You can also stack this with the 30x (worth 3%) on offer at Food Lion through the Drop app’s card-linked program.
Any idea if this is targeted or if only select stores are participating? I have half a dozen Food Lions near me that don’t show up in Rakuten as having in store cash back. They also won’t allow purchases of VGC or MCGC with a credit card anymore, but that varies by location/region. I am in western NC.
I’m not aware of it being targeted; I’m not near any Food Lion stores at the moment, but it showed up for me at the landing page above.
I can confirm that both rakuten and drop tracked within a day buying amazon GCs. The store i was at enforced a $1k limit. They intially charged me $1500 when i tried to buy three, but instanly refunded the $500. It tracked at $45 for both drop and rakuten, not the refunded amount.