Activating Macy’s Card for Easy Shopping and Rewards:
It’s been a dream to shop items from a single place where you can find almost anything you desire, and Macy’s provides it all. Originally called R.H. Macy & Co. is a retail chain of departmental stores in America. Macy’s became a division of Federal Departmental stores which are Cincinnati based, through which it got affiliated with the Bloomingdale’s departmental store chain in the year 1994. Later in the year 2007, it was renamed Macy’s, Inc.
According to the statistics of 2015, Macy’s was the largest U.S.-based departmental store company by retail sales and as of 2021, there were a total of 516 stores. You will get bedding, clothing, footwear, accessories, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, housewares, and many more.
The departmental store was founded in the year 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy with its headquarters in New York City, U.S.
What cards do Macy’s offer:
Macy has to offer two types of credit cards to its customers – Macy’s Credit Card and Macy’s American Express. For both the cards, there are three stages of silver, gold and platinum. The Macy’s Credit card can only be used in the Macy’s, Macy’s backstage store or online, whereas the America Express can be used in the Bloomingdale’s and you can use the card outside Macy’s also which is not enjoyed by Macy’s credit cardholders.
The best thing is that you do not need to give any annual fee for your Macy’s Credit Card/American Express, and the late fee might impose on you a penalty of around $39 or more.
The Macy’s Credit card
There is a certain limit on how you are spending in order to upgrade your card and the benefits you will receive from there are as follows –
- Silver – you need to have spending of $1-$499 yearly, so that you get a 25% discount on any day as your wish using your Star Pass and also receive 2 points on spending $1.
- Gold – the customers have to spend $500- $1199 yearly, where you will receive a 25% discount on any day according to your wish and free shipping on purchase with no minimum requirement and a reward of 3 points on a spend of $1.
- Platinum – the customers have to spend $1200 and above yearly. They are supposed to receive all the perks offered to the customers of the above two and also receive 5 points reward on spending $1.
Benefits of Macy’s American Express (silver, gold, and platinum):
- You will receive all the perks of Macy’s credit card as stated above.
- You will get a reward of 3 points on spending $1 at restaurants.
- You will receive a reward of 2 points on spending $1 at supermarkets and gas stations.
- You are supposed to get 1 point on spending $1 everywhere you use the card.
- You are also in the verge of getting travel and entertainment benefits.
These points you earn are added to the Star Money. Once you have received 1000 points, you get $10, which you can instantly use or you can use it within 30 days.
The customers with no cards can also enjoy the benefits of the earning rewards. They can participate in the Macy’s Loyalty Programs and there is no issue with the payment procedure. This is also called the Bronze tier. On earning the rewards, you will receive perks and saving passes and will also receive birthday surprises. There is no spending qualifications, but you also cannot upgrade yourself to the silver tier, for that you need to open an account.
As now we know the benefits, we need to know how you can apply for the card:
- You need to go to the webpage of the Macy’s Credit Card through your web browser or you can go to the page following the link www.macys.com/credit.
- Click on the option Apply Now in a red label.
- Then you need to give all the details asked and review the terms and conditions before submitting the form.
- They will consider you for both cards. If you get selected for both, you need to choose which one you want to have.
- Once your card gets approved, you can start shopping.
- After the approval, you will receive your card within 7-10 working days. As you receive your card, you need to look out for exclusive offers that are delivered with your card and you can use them instantly.
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Activating Macy’s credit card/American express:
- First, you need to go to the official website of Macy’s Credit Card activation page from your phone’s web browser, or you can directly follow the link www.macys.com/credit.
- Then you need to click on Activate Card, or directly go to www.macys.com/activate page.
- On the page, you need to give all your information asked that including Card Number, Name as it is on the card, Security Code that is present on your card, and the last 4 digits of the primary card holder’s SSN.
- Then click on the box that says Add this card to my wallet, so star passes are added for fast access at checkout online and in-store.
- After filling out the form, click on Verify.
- Then follow the prompts that will appear to complete the activation procedure.
After you are done with the activation process, you can opt to open an account for easy updates, saving the billing information, and much more. Follow the guidelines to open the account –
- Go to the page macys.com.
- There fill out the form given – your name, email address, password, your date of birth.
- Then click on the boxes below, based on your preference, and then click on Create Account.
- After that follow the onscreen prompts and your account is created, and for the login, you can use your email and password.
Some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
Q. How am I supposed to manage my billings or payments for my Macy’s Credit Card online?
Ans. You need to sign in to your account to manage all your billings. You can even see your bill online as well you can also get other payment options.
Q. How will I change my billing address, phone, email online?
Ans. You have to add your credit card to www.macys.com and you can go through the option to change your billing address, contact number, and email.
Q. I was unable to complete the verification process of my Macy’s Credit Card. So what shall I do?
Ans. If you have received any message of your information not matching their records, and you have tried again and the account got locked, then you need to check the details again while filling out the form, and if you face the same consequence again it will be better to give them a call on the number – 1-888-257-6757 during their business hours from Monday to Sunday 10 AM to 10 PM ET.
Q. I already have a Macy’s credit card, and want to add another one. What should I do?
Ans. You need to follow the steps to add another card to your account –
- Log in to your My Account with your password and email address.
- Then you have to click on Macy’s Credit Card
- Go to the link manage credit card selection and you have to select the Add an Additional Card.
- Now you have to submit all the information correctly asked, and your cred will be added.
Conclusions:
This article deals with the benefits you can enjoy, the activation procedure, and also the procedure to open an account for your Macy’s Credit Card. Yet while going through the guidelines if you face any problem, you can always contact them on Macy’s Credit Customer Service 888-257-6757 from Monday to Sunday 9 am to 12 am ET and TDD/TYY for the hearing impaired 711, for monitoring their calls. You can also get them on another contact number – 1-800-289-6229.
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