What are the Discover it Balance Transfer card categories? How often do they rotate?

This question is about the Discover it® Balance Transfer

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While the Discover it® Balance Transfer is no longer open to new applications, its rewards categories used to rotate each quarter, and could include grocery stores, restaurants, gas stations, online shopping and more.

For all other Discover cards, you can see the cashback calendar on Discover's website. It’s also important to note that you needed to activate the category each quarter in order to enjoy the extra cash back and there was a quarterly spend limit for these categories.

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