S
22

Pro tip: I set up a new business checking account with a $500 bonus offer

I opened a new account online last month to get the cash bonus, which required 10 debit card purchases in 60 days. I made the purchases, but the bonus never showed up in my account... I called customer service and they said two of my transactions were coded as 'financial services' and didn't count. I learned to always check the merchant category codes on the fine print for these offers. Has anyone else had a bonus promo fail because of weird transaction coding?
3 comments

Log in to join the discussion

Log In
3 Comments
brown.gavin
Weird coding on those two purchases? That's on the bank, not you. Why make an offer if they're gonna play games with the categories?
5
xena1
xena110d ago
My Chase card did that last month with a hardware store. I called and they fixed the coding in two days. Sometimes you just have to push them on it.
5
the_casey
the_casey10d ago
Read about this happening with gas station purchases too.
4