Buying cell phone/startup costs of new agreement doesn't count for Ink 5X bonus?
Jul 12, 2013, 12:25 pm
#1
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Buying cell phone/startup costs of new agreement doesn't count for Ink 5X bonus?
i went to a local store and bought phones and prepaid services, hoping to get some good chunk of points. however, i was very disappointed to find out that those purchases didn't qualify for 5 points.
here is the response from chase:
Upon review, I confirm that the charges from Verizon did
not qualify for the bonus points as the merchant is listed
as 'Telecommunication Equipment including Telephone
Sales'.
oh, well.
here is the response from chase:
Upon review, I confirm that the charges from Verizon did
not qualify for the bonus points as the merchant is listed
as 'Telecommunication Equipment including Telephone
Sales'.
oh, well.
I did an in store purchase at AT&T last week because I thought it would post under 'cellular phone' for the bonus. Will cross fingers and wait...
Jul 12, 2013, 5:07 pm
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I paid off a closed (Early Term Fee) Sprint cell phone - in the store - and got the 5x in this statement that closed on 7/10.
Jul 13, 2013, 10:25 am
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Jul 17, 2013, 4:19 am
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Jul 17, 2013, 4:23 am
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And to the OP, only services count as 5x. Buying phones/products at the store shouldn't count, anything charged at the store shouldn't count (the store is coded something else). However if you buy a phone through the store online, it MAY code as a phone service.
Jul 17, 2013, 1:20 pm
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What happens if someone pays their service bill in store, is it given a merchant code of service or equipment sales? I don't personally pay in store, but a significant portion of the country does, so I've got to imagine the situation comes up.
Jul 18, 2013, 11:15 am
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Jul 18, 2013, 11:23 am
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Jul 18, 2013, 2:37 pm
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And I never said majority of businesses, I said significant. Just like their are still a significant number of mom and pop, cash intensive businesses left in this country.