1
Best no-fee pick
Citi Double Cash
2x catch-allThankYou Points
Best Credit Cards for All Shopping
These are the best cards to use at places like the mall, department stores, and similar retailers. They earn more valuable points or cash back than what the store's own store card offers.
Online, in-store, and general retail
1.8%
Avg no-fee back
2.3%
Avg with-fee back
3%
Best rate available
$245
Avg with-fee cost/yr
Spend about $42,000/yr in this category for the with-fee pick's extra rate to earn back its annual fee.
The short answer
Top picks — no annual fee
Keep forever · $0/yrTop picks — with annual fee
Pays for itself if used right1
Best overall
Robinhood Gold Card
3% cash back on everything — requires an active Robinhood Gold subscriptionCash BackRobinhood Gold req.
2
Best value
Capital One Venture
2x on everythingCapital One Miles$95/yr
3
Also good
Capital One Venture X
2x on everythingCapital One Miles$395/yr
Honorable mentions
Annual fee
Reward type
Card type
Card network
5 cards
#1
Hilton Honors Surpass
Loyalty Points
4x US Online Retail
- 12x Hilton
- 6x Restaurants
- 6x Supermarkets
- 6x Gas
- 4x US Online Retail
- 3x everything else
Click to see redemption options
155,000 points after $3,000 in 6 months
#2
Citi Strata Elite
Transferable Points
1.5x everything else
- 12x Hotels/Cars/Attractions via CitiTravel
- 6x Airfare via CitiTravel
- 3x Restaurants
- 1.5x everything else
Click to see redemption options
80,000 points after $4,000 in 3 months
#3
Capital One Venture Rewards
Transferable Points
2x everything else
- 5x Flights via C1 Travel
- 2x everything else
Click to see redemption options
75,000 miles after $4,000 in 3 months
#4
Capital One Venture X
Transferable Points
2x everything else
- 10x Hotels & Car Rentals via C1
- 5x Flights via C1
- 2x everything else
Click to see redemption options
75,000 miles after $4,000 in 3 months
#5
BILT Palladium Mastercard
Transferable Points
2x on all purchases (excluding rent)
- 2x on all purchases (excluding rent)
- 1x Rent (no processing fee — 5 transactions required per statement)
Click to see redemption options
50,000 BILT points after $4,000 in 3 months
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