Groceries are a monthly expense for almost everyone. The right credit card can easily save you ₹5,000–₹15,000+ a year, depending on your spending.

Here's my ranking based on cashback, rewards, and overall value.

🥇 HSBC Live+

• Up to 10% cashback on eligible grocery spends
• Cashback capped at ₹1,200/month
• Excellent for supermarket purchases

🥈 SBI Cashback Card

• 5% cashback on eligible online grocery purchases
• Great for Blinkit, BigBasket, Instamart and other supported merchants
• Merchant eligibility may vary

🥉 Tata Neu Infinity

• Up to 10% value back (as NeuCoins) on eligible Tata Neu grocery purchases
• Best when shopping on BigBasket via the Tata Neu app
• Lifetime Free for eligible customers

Amazon Pay ICICI Bank Credit Card

• Great for Amazon Fresh shoppers
• Cashback depends on your Prime membership and eligible purchases
• Lifetime Free

Kiwi RuPay Credit Card

• Ideal for grocery purchases at local kirana stores via UPI
• Earn rewards on eligible UPI transactions
• Lifetime Free

My Picks

🏆 Best Overall: HSBC Live+ ( apply here)

🛒 Best for BigBasket: Tata Neu Infinity

💻 Best for Online Grocery: SBI Cashback Card ( apply here)

📦 Best for Amazon Fresh: Amazon Pay ICICI

📱 Best for Local Kirana Stores: Kiwi RuPay ( apply here)

Which grocery card gives you the highest savings every month? Or do you use a combination of cards? Let everyone know in the comments!

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P.S. if its through SBI DC, i have a Rupay Debit Card which only offers 1% rewards points where 1RP= 0.25Rs so effectively its 0.25% returns.

If you have an eligible Visa Platinum Credit Card or Visa Classic Debit Card, you can get 10% OFF (up to ₹150) on eligible Paytm payments.

works on most of the Visa debit and credit cards, try yours and let us know in the comment.

Offer Details:
• 10% instant discount up to ₹150 per transaction
• Spend ₹1,000 to get the full ₹150 discount
• Valid once per user per calendar month
• If you have multiple eligible Visa cards, you may be able to use the offer separately on each eligible card (subject to eligibility)

Eligible Payments:
✅ Mobile Recharges
✅ Electricity, Gas & Water Bills
✅ FASTag Recharge
✅ Other eligible bill payments on Paytm

Maximum Savings:
💰 ₹150 per month × 5 months = Up to ₹750

📅 Offer Valid Till: 12 December 2026

⚠️ Before You Pay:
Offer eligibility, supported Visa card variants, and discount availability may vary by account. Always check the offer on Paytm before completing your payment.

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If your salary account or savings account is with SBI, check whether you're eligible for the SBI Visa Platinum Debit Card. Annual fee 354Rs

Some of the notable benefits:

• 40% off on Swiggy & Zomato (2 times every month)
• 40% off on BigBasket (2 times every month)
• 25% off on Blinkit, Zepto & Instamart
• Buy 1 Get 1 FREE movie tickets on BookMyShow (up to ₹750)
• Up to ₹20,000 off on hotel & flight bookings via Yatra

The card also comes with complimentary airport lounge access and insurance benefits, subject to the applicable terms and spending criteria.

If you're opening a new SBI account or upgrading your debit card, it's worth asking your branch for the Visa Platinum variant instead of accepting the default card.

Do you already have this card? Which benefit do you use the most?

Note: Offers are subject to change and may have monthly quotas, minimum order values, and promo code requirements.

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Amazon Pay ICICI Bank has rolled out an exclusive offer for select cardholders.

Offer:
• Earn ₹1,000 cashback
• Complete at least 2 offline (in-store) transactions
• Total offline spend should be ₹3,000 or more
• Offer period: 1 Aug – 31 Aug 2026

How to Register
Give a missed call to 6359852636.

Important:

• This offer is exclusive to select customers who have received the communication.
• After giving the missed call, you'll receive a confirmation email if your card is eligible for the offer.
• Applicable only on Amazon Pay ICICI Bank Credit Cards.
• Valid once per user, per card, per month.

If you're an Amazon Pay ICICI cardholder, it's worth giving the missed call to check your eligibility.

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Thought I'd share my friend's HSBC Live+ application journey for everyone's knowledge, share yours

Timeline: Applied on 4 July → Card delivered on 10 July (6 days)

A few things worth knowing:

• No prior relationship with HSBC.
• Approved with 1 salary slip and 2 salary credits in the bank statement.
• Aadhaar address was in a non-serviceable location, but my communication address was serviceable.
• No physical verification at home or office.
• Received rejection emails initially, submitted additional documents after contacting HSBC, and got approved the very next day.
• Had 3 recent CIBIL enquiries (CIBIL: 778) and was still approved.
• Got a surprisingly high **₹**5 lakh credit limit.

Tips:

• Keep your physical PAN card ready for VKYC.
• If VKYC quality issues occur on a laptop, try using your phone/tablet's rear camera.
• Don't panic if you receive the generic "rejected due to internal policy" email...it seems to happen to many NTB applicants. Follow up with HSBC if needed.

Overall, the process wasn't as straightforward as other banks, but it worked out in the end. Hope this helps anyone planning to apply for the HSBC Live+ card.

If you are planning to apply, do it from here

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I want to purchase bike worth 1.5 Lakhs from flipkart. I've flipkart axis bank credit card but it has capping of 4000 rupee cashback. So, I was thinking to do part payment via Flipkart axis bank credit card and partly via gift cards.

So, I want to know best ways to add gift card so that I can utilise my cards in best way for rewards and milestone achievements too.

I've following Cards, HDFC Moneyback+, Swiggy, BOB Easy and Select, SBI Simply Click and BPCL, RBL Paisa on demand, ICICI Coral, Amazon pay, AXIS Neo, Flipkart Axis Bank. All cards have good limits. Limit is of no concern here.

I tried HDFC Moneyback+ trine on smartbuy, it levied a 2.5% processing fee+ GST.

Also, if anyone did trxn on smartbuy via Swiggy card, did it got 5% cashback or base 1% cashback?

PS: I'm gifting this bike to my self on my birthday which is on upcoming Tuesday.

One of the biggest mistakes I see credit card users make is spending just to get the annual fee waived.

"I need another ₹30,000 before my card anniversary."
"I'll buy some gift vouchers."
"I'll prepay a few bills."
"I don't really need it, but it'll save me the annual fee."

Sounds logical... until you do the math.

Let's say your card has a ₹999 annual fee and requires ₹2 lakh annual spend for a waiver.

If you end up spending ₹20,000 on things you wouldn't have bought otherwise, did you really "save" ₹999?

No ! you spent ₹20,000 to avoid paying ₹999.

A better way to think about it is this:

• Use the card where it genuinely gives the best rewards.
• Let the fee waiver happen naturally.
• If it doesn't, compare the actual value you received (cashback, rewards, lounge access, offers, etc.) against the annual fee.

Sometimes paying a ₹999 fee for ₹8,000 worth of benefits is a far better deal than forcing unnecessary spending just to get the fee waived.

A waived fee is a bonus, not a goal. The real goal is maximizing net value.

Have you ever found yourself making an unnecessary purchase just to hit an annual fee waiver milestone? Looking back, do you think it was worth it?

Remember, banks earn more when we spend more—not necessarily when we spend smarter.

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Currently I have these cards:

\\- HDFC Pixel Play Visa And Rupay — ₹2L limit — LTF

\\- Amazon Pay ICICI Visa — ₹2L limit — LTF

\\- Axis My Zone Visa — ₹92K limit — LTF

\\- City Union Bank DHI RuPay — ₹50K limit — LTF

\\- SBI Cashback — ₹50K limit — ₹999 + GST

\\- Axis Flipkart — ₹92K limit — ₹499 + GST

I mainly use them for online shopping, cashback, UPI and general and grocery expenses.

How would you rate this setup out of 10?

Also, which card would you add/remove/replace to make the setup better? Open to suggestions, especially for a good LTF card that fills a gap in my current setup.

Feature	Axis Cashback	SBI Cashback
Annual Fee	₹1,000 + GST	₹999 + GST
Fee Waiver	₹4 lakh annual spend	₹2 lakh annual spend
Online Cashback	2%–7% (tiered based on monthly online spend - Refer my explanation below)	Flat 5%
Offline Cashback	0.75%	1%
Monthly Cashback Cap	Up to ₹4,000 on online cashback + unlimited 0.75% offline	₹2,000 on online + ₹2,000 on offline (after 2026 revision)
Welcome Benefit	₹1,000 worth of EDGE Reward Points	None
Cashback Credit	Cashback statement credit	Cashback statement credit
Fuel Surcharge Waiver	No special advantage	Yes (up to ₹100/statement)

Tiered cashback explanation:

The Axis Cashback Card does not give 7% on your entire spending once you cross ₹40,000. That's the biggest misconception.

Instead, it works like income tax slabs: different portions of your spend earn different cashback rates.

Here's how it works:

Monthly Eligible Online Spend	Cashback
First ₹5,000	2%
Next ₹35,000 (₹5,001–₹40,000)	5%
Above ₹40,000	7%

Example 1: ₹3,000 online spend

• ₹3,000 × 2% = ₹60 cashback

Total cashback = ₹60

Example 2: ₹10,000 online spend

• First ₹5,000 × 2% = ₹100
• Remaining ₹5,000 × 5% = ₹250

Total cashback = ₹350

Effective cashback = 3.5%

Example 3: ₹25,000 online spend

• First ₹5,000 × 2% = ₹100
• Remaining ₹20,000 × 5% = ₹1,000

Total cashback = ₹1,100

Effective cashback = 4.4%

Example 4: ₹40,000 online spend

• First ₹5,000 × 2% = ₹100
• Next ₹35,000 × 5% = ₹1,750

Total cashback = ₹1,850

Effective cashback = 4.625%

Example 5: ₹50,000 online spend

• First ₹5,000 × 2% = ₹100
• Next ₹35,000 × 5% = ₹1,750
• Remaining ₹10,000 × 7% = ₹700

Total cashback = ₹2,550

Effective cashback = 5.1%

Example 6: ₹70,000 online spend

• First ₹5,000 × 2% = ₹100
• Next ₹35,000 × 5% = ₹1,750
• Remaining ₹30,000 × 7% = ₹2,100

Total cashback = ₹3,950

Effective cashback = 5.64%

Maximum cashback

The accelerated online cashback is capped at ₹4,000 per statement cycle:

• ₹100 maximum from the 2% slab
• ₹1,750 maximum from the 5% slab
• ₹2,150 maximum from the 7% slab

So the maximum online cashback is ₹4,000 per statement cycle.

Comparison with SBI Cashback

Monthly Online Spend	Axis Cashback	SBI Cashback (5%)
₹10,000	₹350	₹500
₹25,000	₹1,100	₹1,250
₹40,000	₹1,850	₹2,000
₹50,000	₹2,550	₹2,000 (subject to the statement cap)
₹70,000	₹3,950	₹2,000 (subject to the statement cap)

Key takeaway: For online spends below ₹40,000/month, SBI Cashback generally earns more because it pays a flat 5% on eligible transactions. The Axis Cashback Card starts to pull ahead only when your eligible online spending exceeds ₹40,000 per statement cycle, this should help you decide between the two...

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If you're lucky, you could get up to ₹150 worth of groceries absolutely FREE!

How to check:
• Add items worth ₹150 or more to your cart.
• Apply any of these coupon codes:
• BBCHLB108
• BBCHLB208
• BBCHLB308
• BBCHLB408
• Try on both new and existing BigBasket accounts.

Important: This is an account-specific offer, so it may work for some users and not for others. If the coupon is eligible on your account, your order value (up to ₹150) could become ₹0. works for UPI mostly

If it works for you, comment which code worked so others can try!

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I recently opened my salary account in hdfc

I got a mail claiming tht I am eligible to hdfc pixel card (life time Free)

Now they have rejected my application and offering me hdfc pixel go which is payed

I recently started earning and I will not spend much as well,I just wanted to have the experience of owning a credit card and expected it at zero cost

Any suggestions and perspectives are awaited!!!

One more working code for Bigbasket -BBRPIDLB08, try and let us know if it works, worked for few!!

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Can you guess which credit card this is based on these features?

Clues:

• 5% cashback on most online spends
• 1% cashback on offline spends
• Annual fee of ₹999 + GST
• Annual fee reversal on eligible annual spends
• Cashback credited directly to your card statement
• No reward points to redeem, just simple cashback

Think you know the answer?

Drop your guess in the comments. I'll reveal the answer after a few hours.

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Criteria	SBI BPCL Octane	RBL IndianOil XTRA	IDFC FIRST Power+
Annual Fee	₹1,499 + GST	₹1,500 + GST	₹499 + GST
Fuel Partner	BPCL	IndianOil (IOCL)	HPCL
Advertised Fuel Rewards	~7.25%	Up to ~8.5%	~6.5%
Overall Community Rating	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (9.7/10)	⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (8.8/10)	⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (8.5/10)
Best For	Users who want the best overall experience	Users chasing maximum fuel rewards	Moderate fuel users seeking low annual fee
Redemption Experience	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent – Direct fuel redemption via BPCL SmartDrive, simple and reliable	⭐⭐☆☆☆ Average – Requires IndianOil app, point transfer, and staff awareness can be inconsistent	⭐⭐⭐☆☆ Good – Straightforward but redemption fee reduces value
Reward Credit Reliability	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very reliable	⭐⭐⭐☆☆ Mostly reliable, occasional reports of delays/missed accelerated rewards	⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Reliable
Customer Service	⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Generally good	⭐⭐☆☆☆ Mixed reviews; slower issue resolution	⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Good
Mobile App Experience	⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ BPCL SmartDrive works well	⭐⭐☆☆☆ IndianOil rewards ecosystem is less polished	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP Pay is widely appreciated
Ease of Using Rewards	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very easy	⭐⭐☆☆☆ Most complex among the three	⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Fairly simple
Additional Benefits	Lounge access, SBI instant offers, grocery/dining rewards, Bharat Gas benefits, milestone voucher	Primarily focused on fuel rewards	Grocery, utility, FASTag rewards, HP Pay integration
Annual Fee Justification	Worth it for ₹8k–10k+ monthly fuel spend	Worth it only for heavy IOCL users	Excellent value even at moderate fuel spends
Most Praised By Users	Hassle-free rewards, smooth redemption, balanced benefits	Highest fuel reward rate on paper	Low annual fee and HP Pay convenience
Most Common Complaints	Limited to BPCL; some merchant coding issues	Redemption is cumbersome; customer support; reward transfer process	Redemption fee; fewer premium lifestyle benefits
Community Recommendation	"Best all-round fuel card."	"Best if you only care about maximum fuel cashback."	"Best value-for-money fuel card."

Head-to-Head Winners

Category	Winner	Reason
🏆 Highest Fuel Rewards	RBL IndianOil XTRA	Highest reward rate on paper (~8.5%)
🏆 Best Overall Card	SBI BPCL Octane	Best balance of rewards, redemption, and lifestyle benefits
🏆 Lowest Annual Fee	IDFC FIRST Power+	₹499 annual fee
🏆 Easiest Reward Redemption	SBI BPCL Octane	Direct and hassle-free redemption at BPCL
🏆 Best Mobile Experience	IDFC FIRST Power+	HP Pay integration is highly rated
🏆 Best Customer Experience	SBI BPCL Octane	Consistently positive feedback
🏆 Best Value for Moderate Fuel Spend	IDFC FIRST Power+	Low fee with strong returns
🏆 Best for Heavy Fuel Users	RBL IndianOil XTRA	Highest potential returns if you can utilize the rewards efficiently
🏆 Least User Complaints	SBI BPCL Octane	Fewest recurring issues reported by users
🏆 Most Complaints	RBL IndianOil XTRA	Redemption complexity and customer support are common pain points

What made you choose your current fuel card and if you had to apply today, would you still pick the same one? Why or why not?

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I would be starting this series and you should guess this card

Can you identify this credit card just from its features?

Clues:

• 5% cashback on eligible online merchants
• 1% cashback on all other eligible spends
• Earn cashback on UPI transactions via RuPay
• Complimentary domestic airport lounge access based on spends
• Annual fee waiver on eligible annual spends
• Available as a RuPay variant also
• Annual fee of Rs1k, also given as LTF for few

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Confused between HSBC Live+, HSBC RuPay Cashback & HSBC RuPay Platinum? Here's a simple comparison.

Feature	HSBC Live+	HSBC RuPay Cashback	HSBC RuPay Platinum
Joining/Annual Fee	₹999 + GST	₹499 + GST	Lifetime Free
Fee Waiver	₹2L annual spends	₹2L annual spends	Not applicable
Dining, Grocery & Food Delivery	10% cashback (up to ₹1,200/month)	10% cashback (up to ₹400/month combined limit along with UPI)	Reward Points
Other Spends	1.5% cashback	1% cashback	2 Reward Points per ₹150
UPI on Credit Card	No	Yes	Yes
Airport Lounge	4 Domestic/year	8 Domestic + 2 International/year	No lounge access
Best For	Cashback maximizers	UPI + cashback users	LTF seekers

HSBC Live+

✔ My pick if your goal is to maximise cashback.
✔ 10% cashback on dining, groceries & food delivery.
✔ 1.5% cashback on most other eligible spends.
✔ Higher monthly cashback cap than the RuPay Cashback card.
✔ Makes the most sense if your monthly spends are around ₹12,000 or more.

Best for: People who mainly use their credit card for day-to-day spending and want the highest cashback.

HSBC RuPay Cashback

✔ Lower annual fee.
✔ Supports UPI payments through RuPay.
✔ 10% cashback on dining, groceries & food delivery (₹400 monthly cap).
✔ 1% cashback on other eligible spends.( max is Rs 400 combined limit)
✔ 8 domestic + 2 international lounge visits every year.

Best for: People who regularly make UPI payments and want cashback without paying a higher annual fee.

HSBC RuPay Platinum

✔ Lifetime Free.
✔ Earn reward points instead of cashback.
✔ Supports UPI payments.
✔ A good option if you just want a no-fee backup card.

Best for: Beginners or anyone looking for a Lifetime Free card mainly for bank offers.

My Take

Go with HSBC Live+ if:
• Your monthly spends are around ₹12,000 or more.
• Dining, groceries and food delivery make up a big part of your expenses.
• Your priority is getting the highest possible cashback.
• You don't really need RuPay UPI.

Go with HSBC RuPay Cashback if:
• You spend around ₹4,000 a month.
• You make a lot of UPI payments.
• You want a lower annual fee.
• Lounge access is an added benefit for you.

Go with HSBC RuPay Platinum if:
• You only want a Lifetime Free card.
• You'll mostly use it for bank offers.
• You're okay earning reward points instead of cashback.

If you could keep only ONE of these three cards, which one would you choose and why?

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✅ Link your AU RuPay Credit Card on PhonePe

✅ Make your first 2 UPI transactions each of ₹100 or more

✅ Earn up to ₹100 Cashback

Offer valid till 31st Aug'26. for customers who have not linked earlier, try with AU Kosmo card if you are with KIWI

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