Weasel Words in PayPal MC "Grocery" Promotion

[cv91915]

Now they're reserving the right to chose which grocery store purchases qualify as grocery store purchases.

 

[TrevorHere]

So, it sounds like even though the merchant may code it correctly as a grocery store, paypal-GE will make the decision.

[shifter]

I'm pretty sure that kind of fine print is in just about every deal like this. they're just covering their flowers.

[cv91915]

I'm pretty sure that kind of fine print is in just about every deal like this. they're just covering their flowers.

 

This represents a more specific type of flowers-covering than I usually see.

[cv91915]

 

I'm pretty sure that kind of fine print is in just about every deal like this. they're just covering their flowers.

 

This represents a more specific type of flowers-covering than I usually see.

 

 

It's two-levels deep:

 

1- Your transaction must qualify.

2- We decide which qualifying transactions actually, really, truly qualify.

[BobWang]

At least they're trying.

[cv91915]

At least they're trying.

I'm still waiting for the 200 points/purchase on ten purchases the week before Christmas. They may decide that $0.20 Amazon gift card purchases don't count.

[Occam]

 

 

I'm pretty sure that kind of fine print is in just about every deal like this. they're just covering their flowers.

 

This represents a more specific type of flowers-covering than I usually see.

 

 

It's two-levels deep:

 

1- Your transaction must qualify.

2- We decide which qualifying transactions actually, really, truly qualify.

 

Discover does something like this too, except they add one final step:

 

3- We don't tell you which transactions actually, really, truly qualify. However, this information is readily available by examining your statements*.

*during the months following the promotion, provided you have lots of time and patience.

[BDK]

 

 

 

I'm pretty sure that kind of fine print is in just about every deal like this. they're just covering their flowers.

 

This represents a more specific type of flowers-covering than I usually see.

 

 

It's two-levels deep:

 

1- Your transaction must qualify.

2- We decide which qualifying transactions actually, really, truly qualify.

 

Discover does something like this too, except they add one final step:

 

3- We don't tell you which transactions actually, really, truly qualify. However, this information is readily available by examining your statements*.

*during the months following the promotion, provided you have lots of time and patience.

 

[cv91915]

 

 

 

 

I'm pretty sure that kind of fine print is in just about every deal like this. they're just covering their flowers.

 

This represents a more specific type of flowers-covering than I usually see.

 

 

It's two-levels deep:

 

1- Your transaction must qualify.

2- We decide which qualifying transactions actually, really, truly qualify.

 

Discover does something like this too, except they add one final step:

 

3- We don't tell you which transactions actually, really, truly qualify. However, this information is readily available by examining your statements*.

*during the months following the promotion, provided you have lots of time and patience.

 

 

 

That sounds about right. To paraphrase my last back-and-forth:

 

Me: I didn't receive credit for all of my online purchases. All of my purchases on this statement were done online.

 

Discover: Only online purchases qualify for the 5% cash back.

 

Me: All of my purchases were made online, but if you'll tell me which ones you disallowed that will help me plan my spending better for next month.

 

Discover: We'll go ahead and credit you for the difference between what you were expecting and what you received.

 

I @$&%#&!@#%^@$%^ HATE DISCOVER