Rogers Bank (basic) Mastercard Rewards clarification and strategies? | Page 3 | Credit card reward programs | Discussion forum

Loonie said
It's not just Rogers I have the impression this category is really only for utility bills phone, internet.

A friend of mine found that monthly bill for storage unit didn't count either, but I'm not sure which card it was.  

Storage units are tricky. My storage company changed their system over. Previously, it was categorized as something else and it was exempt from monthly pre-authorized rebate. This was with Tangerine. After the change, I noticed that it qualified with Tangerine.

Mastercard is not strict on what category the merchant sets themselves up for. For instance Church's Chicken (restaurant) is intentionally miscategorized as Personal and Household Expenses. I reported them to both Visa and Mastercard and neither have done anything about it despite my understanding that Visa takes action against such misleading categories.

RetirEd said
Just for completeness of comparison, my AMEX Cash Back card (2% on groceries and gas, 1.25% on others) paid me 1.25% on my ICBC insurance. Not excluded.  

Nice. Thanks for sharing!