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Best credit card to use at Petco.

Online Shopping

Petco is one of the two large U.S. pet specialty retailers (alongside PetSmart), with about 1,500 stores plus in-store grooming and veterinary services. In-store charges code as pet store / specialty retail on most cards (some classify as groceries for food-only baskets); petco.com codes as online shopping. The Vital Care Premier membership ($24.99/mo) credits back monthly spend at Petco. Pair with a flat-rate cashback or online-shopping-bonus card for petco.com orders.

Picks without a tag earn at Petco both in-store and online. Watch for theOnline onlytag — those bonuses only apply on petco.com.

  1. #1
    Bank of America Cash Rewards SecuredOnline onlyif you select it
    Bank of America
    3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)
    3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row
    3%
  2. #2
    Bank of America Customized Cash RewardsOnline onlyif you select it
    Bank of America
    3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)
    3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row
    3%
  3. #3
    American Express
    3% on online shopping (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)
    U.S. online retail purchases
    3%
  4. #4
    Robinhood
    3% flat-rate cashback
    3%
  5. #5
    American Express
    4x points on online shopping
    Eligible U.S. online retail purchases
    2.0%4x points
  6. #6
    American Express
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  7. #7
    Citi
    2% flat-rate cashback
    1% when you buy, 1% when you pay
    2%
  8. #8
    First Electronic Bank
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Tiers of 2%, 2.5%, 3%, or 4% based on assets held on Coinbase; tiers above 2% are capped at $10,000 in eligible purchases per month, then 2%. Requires Coinbase One membership.
    2%
  9. #9
    Elan Financial Services
    2% flat-rate cashback
    When deposited into an eligible Fidelity account
    2%
  10. #10
    American Express
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Unlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases
    2%
  11. #11
    Chase
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2.5% on purchases of $5,000 or more per transaction
    2%
  12. #12
    WebBank
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  13. #13
    Navy Federal
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Issued on the cashRewards application when approved for a credit limit of $5,000 or more; lower limits receive cashRewards at 1.5%
    2%
  14. #14
    PNC
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  15. #15
    U.S. Bank
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  16. #16
    Wells Fargo
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  17. #17
    Wells Fargo
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%

Last updated July 28, 2026