Sony Card from Capital One®

Sony Card from Capital One®
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Highlights

  • 5 points per $1 on Sony purchases at authorized retailers
  • 3 points per $1 on dining out and movie purchases
  • 1 point per $1 spent on all other purchases
  • Redeem for Sony products, movies, music, and more
  • Choose from 2 unique card designs
  • 0% intro APR on purchases until April 2013
  • No annual fee

     

Card information
Intro APR: Regular APR: Annual Fee: Intro Period: Issuer: Brand: Balance Transfer: Credit Needed: Card Category:
0% until April 2013* 13.9% - 24.9% (V)* None 0% until April 2013* Capital One N/A N/A Excellent/Good N/A
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From the CompareCards.com Editorial Team:

The Sony Card from Capital One is a great card for those who buy Sony electronics, thanks to a generous rewards program and the high rating that Capital One gets for innovation and responsive customer service. There is no annual fee, a 0% introductory APR good until March of 2012, and plenty of ways to earn rewards that can be applied to Sony products.

Buy a $2,000 Sony flat screen TV, for instance, and you can earn 10,000 bonus points. That’s because all eligible Sony purchases earn five times as many points. Meanwhile you get one point per dollar spent on all other purchases and three times points in categories like restaurants and movies.

You are also given 10,000 bonus points just for signing up – which is enough for a $100 Sony gift card. There is no limit to how many points you can earn, and points can be redeemed to help you buy valuable Sony merchandise.
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The Bottom-Line
This is probably the best card around for those who want to earn rewards that can be redeemed to buy Sony brand products. There is no annual fee and you can earn enough points for a $100 gift card as a sign-up bonus. Plus the card offers a 0% introductory APR through March of 2012.

The Good
The Sony rewards program is robust, you get signing bonus worth $100, and there is a 0% intro rate and no annual fee.

The Not So Good
Because the rewards are all about Sony those who don’t shop for Sony products will not find it appropriate for them.
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Better reward cards available
Date Posted: 11/26/2011        By: Sony Sucker (California)
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REVIEW:
I've had a SonyCard for over 10 years because I love Sony products. Unfortunately, the points add up very slowly unless you really charge alot every month. If you are saving up points for an expensive item like a bigscreen TV or Computer beware because the points do expire and you may find yourself losing points before you've saved enough to get the item you wanted (Of course you can use whatever points you've earned to partially cover the cost of the item you're interested in). Also beware that although that they say you earn $1 for every $100 you charge, in reality it is actually 85 cents for every $100 you charge because when you redeem your points they will deduct 115 points from your account for every $1 you are redeeming. I'm considering signing up for a better cash back reward card (I can always use those savings to go get the Sony product I want).
I definitely would not recommend this card to a friend.
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