[Consumerwide - Youngchul, Woo Reporter/ Yohan, Bok Reporter]  Card industries are leading Chuseok consumption by offering various benefits, including discount sales, which might help consumers for rational consumption in the season with large consumption. Using a credit card might reduce expenses. Let's check out various discount events offered by credit card businesses.

On the 11th, according to the credit card industry, Lottecard is offering discount or gift voucher giveaway benefits at the online and offline stores entering Chuseok season. In Digiloca app, Thingshop, each 10% and 3% immediate discounts are offered for event and luxury products. Besides, shopping basket coupons are offered under different purchase conditions; 3% dc at max. 50 thousand won for over 70 thousand won purchase, and 5% dc at max. 50 thousand won for over 150 thousand won purchase. When Chuseok giftsets are paid through Lottecards at offline stores, including marts and supermarkets, immediate dc or giftvouchers, which offer according to the amount of purchase, are given. For the case of Lottemart, max. 30% of immediate dc or max, 50 thousand won of Lotte gift vouchers are given between the coming 19th and 2nd. These are the rest of the offline stores that offer a special dc along with the Lottecards; Hanaromart, max. 40% immediate dc or a giftvoucher worth max. 3 million won till the 28th, Homeplus, max. 30% immediate dc or a gift voucher worth max. 7.5 million won till the 29th, Emart and Emart-everyday, max. 40% immediate dc or a giftvoucher worth 1.5 million won till each 29th and 30th, GS THE FRESH, max. 30% immediate dc or a mobile giftvoucher worth max, 1.5 million won till the 1st, Megamart, giftvoucher worth max. 1million won till the 1st. Online payment benefits for Lottecard are as follows; Lottehomeshopping, homeshopping coins for over two times of payment on Chuseok special promotion products till the 25th, at max. 10% dc under 50 thousand won, Lotteon, 10% dc for the purchase of event products including Chuseok daily necessities and functional food products till the 25th, Coupang, max. 30% dc for the purchase or reselvation of Chuseok giftset till the 30th, Wemakeprice, max. 15% dc for purchasing over 10 thousand won of Chuseok gift event products till the 25th, Auction and Gmarket, 7% dc for purchasing over 50 thousand won of Hangawie Bigsale event products till the 26th.

Hanacard is facilitating the "Happy Chuseok holiday Promotion". For a customer with a personal creditcard payment over 1 time till the end of this month, they give away Samsung Galaxy Zflip 5 (1person), LG electronics Standbyme GO (3 people) for winner of raffle event. Hanacard also offers a dc at max.40% for purchase of Chuseok giftsets in online shoppingmalls, four major marts in Korea, and supermarkets. Besides, a gift voucher is offered, which is worth max. 1.5 million won, according to the amount of purchase. Online events are as follows; Gmarket, Auction Chuseok Giftset at max. 10% dc, Wemakeprice Chuseok giftset 5~15% dc, Market Kurly Chuseok giftset at 10~20% dc. Dutyfree shopping, flight, and travel benefits are offered during the Chuseok holiday for tourists. The benefits are as follows; Shinsegae Dutyfree Store Busan and Myeongdong branches, offering dutyfree points worth max. 200 thousand won, Shila Dutyfree Store Incheon branch, giving away prepaid card worth at max. 70 thousand won (only for VISA cards), Lotte Internet Dutyfree store, max. 120 USD dc every Sunday and Monday of September, Hanatour, no interest charge for 12 month installment for the payment over 5 million won, Interparktour, Hanatour, Tourvis, discount for international flight.  Besides, room package events, which include max. 78% dc, are offered by 5 resorts in domestic areas. Film events are offered as well, including the CGV film 9000 won coupon event (first come first served basis/ max. 100,000 people).

Shinhancard is facilitating the "16th anniversary joyful Hangawie festival" till the 10th of October. First of all, at the payment in the stores of four categories, which are transportation, overseas, online, and traditional market (domestic market) and good-price businesses that are frequently used during the holiday season, they giveaway LGObje Kimchi fridger (2 people), ▲LG StandbymeGO (2 people) for winner of raffle event ("Tons of giveawayss for the Chuseok user mission") in the condition of completing the mission of purchasing in certain amount. During the three stages, if a participant does all the quizzes and collects stamps, which completes a stage, they get a chance for giveaways, including Dyson Airwrap Complete, LG StandbymeGO. (Boreumdal Stamp Tour) At the purchase of over 10 thousand won in Good price stores in domestic areas, you can get 2 thousand won cashback due to Good price stores Donjulnaegi Project. This event is expanded to all categories of businesses, including the public sauna and hairdressor's shop, and max. 5 times cash bags are given at a 10 thousand won limit.

Nonghyupcard is facilitating the Chuseok event for NHPay customers till the end of this month. They offer GS25 Mobile a voucher worth 5 thousand won for customers who become a member of NHPay during the event period and agree to the promotion push nudge on the phone. The Chuseok giveaway event is going to be hosted two times. The first event is held till the 15th, and the second event is held between the 16th and the 30th. The giveaways for the second event include cerajem M4.

Kookmincard is facilitating "Ueomaueoma giveaways, Chuseok Bigday!" event for the internation brand card members including business, BC, and Maestro between 25th and the 3rd of next month. Participants have a chance to win a Baemin mobile voucher worth 5000 won, 20 thousand won, and 40 thousand won under the condition of purchasing over 50 thousand won, 300 thousand won, and 600 thousand won in accumulated amount of international purchase.

An associated person from Lottecard said, "As we enter the season of Chuseok, we are offering various events that might benefit customers who want to pass on their hearts to families and beloved ones through gifts."