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Sears Mastercard® with Shop Your Way
Consumer Reviews, Credit Score and Income Needed, Credit Limits

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45 Reviews
Consumer Rating:
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Lowest:
0
Average Score:
654
Highest:
775
Card Details
Card Details

Annual Fee: $0
Rewards: 5% on gasoline and 3% at restaurants and groceries for 12 months (up tp combined expenditure of $10,000). After that, 1%. 2% at Sears/Kmart and 1% for everything else.

Pros and Cons
Pros and Cons

Pros
  • 5% on gas and 3% on restaurants and groceries for 12 months
  • 2% at Sears/Kmart
  • No annual fee

Cons
  • High APR
  • 5% and 3% deal only last one year.

Our Take
Our Take

Sears have had their Mastercard issued by Citi for ages. In 2017, they introduced their Sears "Shop Your Way" Mastercard, which is the same as their previous card except for the following. For the first 12 months, you can earn 5% back on gasoline and 3% back at restaurants and groceries for up to a combined spending of $10,000 for these categories. Once you exceed that amount, you earn 1%. For purchases at Sears and Kmart, you earn 2% back and 1% back for regular purchases.

It is a great card for the first year with the 5/3 rewards. From the second year onwards, it returns to a more "normal" store card. The Shop Your Way program allows you to earn points and redeem them for discounts. They also have an online portal where you can save money shopping the portal.

If you shop at Sears a lot, this might be a card you would want to consider. For rebuilders, it would be much easier to get the Sears Store Card. The average score for card holders who got approved for this card (and provided their reviews here) was 701.
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Credit Score: 730 Credit Limit: 5000 Age: 35-44
Posted 02/18 2014
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This is actually a great card if you shop for appliance at sears. Periodically, you get discounts on appliances and other stuff together with a 0% financing period that varies (sometimes 12 months, others at 18 months). So if you buy a big ticket item at 5% discount and get 0% financing, it is a good deal. So if you have plans to get big ticket items at Sears, I'd say definitely go for it.

I've used my card for a refrigerator, washer and dryer and a stove.
 
Credit Score: 725 Credit Limit: 4000 Age: 35-44
Posted 09/13 2013
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I have both the store card and the master card.What I really like is the Shop Your Way Rewards program that Sears and Kmart offers. Both my cards are linked to the same account so I can use either one. Shop Your Way very often offers promotions where you get double or triple points. You can also get 0% and sometimes a percentage off when making large purchases such as appliances, mattresses, lawn mowers etc.
 
Credit Score: 735 Credit Limit: 6000 Age: 45-54
Posted 09/12 2013
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I think like most folks here, I got the card because the clerk told me I could get $15 off my purchase. I got approved for the master card version with a $6k line and my score was about 735 (EQ).

I found this card really useful when I was doing my kitchen reno. Decided after looking around to buy my appliance from Sears and there was a 5% off and 0% 12 month financing going on. Saved me quite a bit. They are always have sales which they will email you so if you shop at Sears, I think that this is actually a good card.

There was a fraudulent charge on my card once and after a quick phone call, they acknowledged that and sent me a new card right away (which I got a week or so later).
 
Credit Score: 756 Credit Limit: 5000 Age: 35-44
Posted 05/21 2013
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Got this card when I was going to get a new refrigerator and stove. Salesperson helped us with choosing the fridge and stove and after that, we got the card for the 0% financing.

As far as customer service goes, there was one instance where I had trouble accessing my account. Called them up and they walked me through the process and reset my account.

So, the experience has been great with this card.