20 cards ranked
Best credit card to use at SPY Optic.
Online ShoppingSporting Goods
SPY Optic makes sunglasses and snow goggles with its Happy Lens tint, a So-Cal action-sports brand worn on mountains and job sites alike. Direct orders from spyoptic.com code as online retail, with some charges classifying as sporting goods.
Picks without a tag earn at SPY Optic both in-store and online. Watch for theOnline onlytag — those bonuses only apply on spyoptic.com.
- #1US Bank Cash+ Visa Signatureif you select itU.S. Bank5% on sporting goods if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,000/quarter, then 1%)Choose 2 categories each quarter, up to $2,000 combined5%
- #2Blue Cash EverydayOnline onlyAmerican Express3% on online shopping (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)U.S. online retail purchases3%
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- #4Bank of America3% 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 row3%
- #5Bank of America3% 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 row3%
- #6Hilton Honors American Express SurpassOnline onlyAmerican Express4x points on online shoppingEligible U.S. online retail purchases2.0%4x points
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- #11First Electronic Bank2% flat-rate cashbackTiers 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%
- #12Elan Financial Services2% flat-rate cashbackWhen deposited into an eligible Fidelity account2%
- #13American Express2% flat-rate cashbackUnlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases2%
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- #16Navy Federal2% flat-rate cashbackIssued on the cashRewards application when approved for a credit limit of $5,000 or more; lower limits receive cashRewards at 1.5%2%
- #17PenFed Credit Union2% flat-rate cashback2% with PenFed Honors Advantage (current or former military, or a PenFed Access America checking account); 1.5% otherwise2%
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- #20TD Bank2% flat-rate cashbackEarns 2 points per dollar; 1 point is worth 1 cent, with a 2,500 point minimum to redeem as a statement credit or a deposit to a TD checking or savings account2%
Goggle season concentrates the spend in fall: a Freedom Flex online-retail quarter lifts a goggle-and-lens order to 5 percent, U.S. Bank Cash+ with sporting goods selected can match it when the charge classifies that way, and Customized Cash online shopping holds 3 percent otherwise.
Last updated September 14, 2026