The Chase Ultimate Rewards is one of the most popular credit cards for earning points on your purchases. Unfortunately, though, Chase will reduce the redemption value for Amazon purchases in September.


In an email to customers, Chase announced:

Beginning September 1, the Amazon.com



Your points will no longer be deducted when your purchase ships; they will be debited at the time your order is placed.




In other words, it’ll cost you more points to pay for Amazon purchases. According to the email, the changes don’t impact affect other redemption options including cash back, gift cards, and travel. Your best bet is to probably skip the Amazon redemption option and use your points for something else.

Thanks to Jason Schreier at Kotaku for the tip!