December 20, 2021
75 Comments
by William Charles
Update 12/20/21: Card has been discontinued, see the FAQ here. (ht reader Jon)
The B&H Payboo Credit Card program is being discontinued. Effective 11:59 p.m. EST on January 17, 2022 (“Purchase End Date”), you will not be able to make new purchases with this account, and your account will be closed on approximately April 4, 2022 (“Account Close Date”).
Original Post 5/7/19:
Synchrony and B&H have just launched a new co-branded credit card called ‘B&H payboo card‘. The main selling point of the card is that sales tax on B&H purchases are automatically refunded at check out.
Contents
- 1 Card Basics
- 2 Our Verdict
Card Basics
- No annual fee
- Sales tax is automatically issued and redeemed directly on your order during check out
- Save the equivalent to the sales tax you pay on every purchase shipped to eligible states
- The tax-equivalent loyalty reward offer is not valid in Alabama, District of Columbia, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. If shipping to these jurisdictions, enter your shipping zip code on the landing page to see your savings
- The tax-equivalent loyalty reward offer is not available on orders shipped to any jurisdiction that does not require B&H to collect and remit state and/or local sales or use tax (Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, as of May 1, 2019).
Our Verdict
How good this deal is really depends on what state you live in, in some states you’re saving close to 10% whereas others you’re not saving anything. With a lot of B&H purchases you’ll also want to consider what benefits other cards offer (e.g extended warranty and price protection).
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CT(@guest_1492460)
November 20, 2022 22:02
#1492460
William Charles I just wanted to point out that this card is still very much alive just a different bank is servicing it with Comenity. Was able to save 10.5% on taxes on a big purchase.
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Lightspeed(@guest_1480655)
November 5, 2022 14:56
#1480655
The new Comenity-backed version is currently running a $50 SUB (in the form of a B&H gift card) from 11/2-11/10/22.
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Steven(@guest_1333313)
February 16, 2022 23:15
#1333313
Just received a pre-approved email for the new B&H Payboo credit card by Comenity Capital Bank
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/credit-cards?prescreen=Y&source=DT
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Lee(@guest_1334524)
February 18, 2022 23:58
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Steven
I got an offer through Comenity for a BH payboo as well. I have the Academy sports outdoors card which uses Comenity bank too.
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Alex(@guest_1303073)
December 20, 2021 22:59
#1303073
There will be replacement card available from a different bank with the same benefits.
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Alan Davidson(@guest_938208)
March 15, 2020 12:38
#938208
I am in New Jersey and this saves me 7% from a great store. I love the store and I love getting a good deal
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Chris(@guest_810075)
September 14, 2019 13:03
#810075
I’m in Atlanta, and the fine print on their Web site no longer includes Georgia. Any idea why they apparently dropped this state from the list you have in the second bullet point above?
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William Charles(@will)
September 15, 2019 03:33
#810310
Chris
No idea, sorry.
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Captain(@guest_768897)
June 10, 2019 13:56
#768897
That’s great that it saves sales tax, however you’d have to use it frequently at bh to make it worth and there is not other card benefit like extended warranty price protection, etc .
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This is no winner deal for the paying customer. The Payboo credit credit card is a mistake. The tax amount is not charged directly to customer. However the amount is then used as a in store only credit. When using this credit in line with other purchases you will be charged 29.99% per cent APR if you don’t pay in full each month. Also Synchrony Financial, is taking and using your personal data for other purposes. How is this a good deal.
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Rick(@guest_761738)
May 22, 2019 01:00
#761738
Andy Devine
As I stated earlier, I live in California and my zip gets wacked to the tune of 9.75%. I play the points and miles game with half a dozen credit cards but always, without fail, pay my entire balance each month. People that pay interest, especially ludicrous interest, are suckers. So long as I pay the balance in full before the due date on the bill, I’m in. There are no cash back cards that are better.
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betty(@guest_757193)
May 8, 2019 14:42
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YOU NEVER ANSWER ANY QUESTIONs WILLY C. . you BOZO
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William Charles(@will)
May 8, 2019 19:10
#757287
betty
?
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Tsarinax(@guest_1302781)
December 20, 2021 14:11
#1302781
William Charles
Poor betty, I mean, you aren’t answering her questions? lol j/k
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Ann(@guest_757308)
May 8, 2019 19:36
#757308
betty
If you have questions about how this credit card works that aren’t addressed here, contact B&H and/or Synchrony to find out the answers yourself, and come back to share them here. Will doesn’t know everything.
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dante(@guest_756925)
May 7, 2019 20:52
#756925
counting toward chase 524…I guess
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Mo(@guest_756951)
May 7, 2019 22:22
#756951
dante
Usually store cards like these do not, or can easily be explained away in recon.
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Dude man(@guest_756958)
May 7, 2019 22:38
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dante
change your text for dc. DC will be one of the states(territory really) that will get the tax refunded.
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