Best credit card to use at Chubbies.
Chubbies built a cult following on 5.5-inch-inseam weekend shorts and has since expanded into swim trunks, polos, and loungewear with the same retro-Americana streak. Orders from chubbiesshorts.com code as online apparel retail, with the brand's Fourth of July-adjacent drops driving most of its hype cycles.
Picks without a tag earn at Chubbies both in-store and online. Watch for theOnline onlytag — those bonuses only apply on chubbiesshorts.com.
- #1US Bank Cash+ Visa Signatureif you select itU.S. Bank5% on select clothing 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%
- #2Bank 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%
- #3Bank 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%
- #4Blue Cash EverydayOnline onlyAmerican Express3% on online shopping (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)U.S. online retail purchases3%
- #53%
- #6Hilton Honors American Express SurpassOnline onlyAmerican Express4x points on online shoppingEligible U.S. online retail purchases2.0%4x points
- #72%
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- #10First 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%
- #11Elan Financial Services2% flat-rate cashbackWhen deposited into an eligible Fidelity account2%
- #12American Express2% flat-rate cashbackUnlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases2%
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- #15Navy 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%
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Apparel categories cover it well: U.S. Bank Cash+ with select clothing stores chosen can pay 5 percent when the charge classifies as apparel, Bank of America Customized Cash set to online shopping earns 3 percent, and rotating-category quarters covering online retail occasionally beat both.
Last updated August 5, 2026