Uber rebate credit via Visa spending
Aug 14, 2017, 10:13 am
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Uber rebate credit via Visa spending
I just noticed that this past weekend, so signed up for it. Have folks been successfully accumulating enough for free rides that way?
Aug 14, 2017, 1:39 pm
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I just signed up for it the other day, too, and haven't had a chance to use it.
My friend did two Whole Foods transactions to test it over the weekend. He was notified of his credit almost instantly after the first transaction, using his physical Visa card. The second time he tried using ApplePay and it didn't get picked up, which wasn't that surprising since I think Visa sees ApplePay transactions as using a different card number than the one Uber has on file.
My friend did two Whole Foods transactions to test it over the weekend. He was notified of his credit almost instantly after the first transaction, using his physical Visa card. The second time he tried using ApplePay and it didn't get picked up, which wasn't that surprising since I think Visa sees ApplePay transactions as using a different card number than the one Uber has on file.
Aug 16, 2017, 3:41 pm
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Went to a participating joint today for lunch, and got the Uber notice of credit before the waiter returned with the slip to sign.
Aug 18, 2017, 9:19 am
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Bottom of the Settings section, there is a heading for Rewards. The Visa promo should be there. Note: you can only sign up if you have a Visa card added as a form of payment on your Uber account.
Aug 19, 2017, 10:44 am
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Keep your receipts!
I had a recent restaurant visit failed to credit. Dealing with Uber customer service was a real nightmare, necessitating almost a dozen exchanges back-and-forth before they finally understood what I wanted, requesting a copy of the transaction receipt so that they could apply 10%.
Aug 23, 2017, 4:32 pm
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Has anyone had a situation where a merchant does not show up in their searchable tool as eligible for a rebate however you receive a notification and rebate anyway? I've had that happen at 2 different merchants recently. It's great, but kind of defeats their goal of having you frequent certain locations in order to receive the rebate.
Ive also had 2 instances where a merchant shows in the search tool however I did not receive a rebate. I'm in the process of asking for a manual correction, but as stated previously Uber customer service is completely useless.
Ive also had 2 instances where a merchant shows in the search tool however I did not receive a rebate. I'm in the process of asking for a manual correction, but as stated previously Uber customer service is completely useless.
Aug 24, 2017, 9:52 am
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After my experience trying to get credit for a participating restaurant which failed, I very strongly suggest that in the first communication with them you spell things out in words of one syllable very, very carefully.
Much for the problem stemmed from the fact that every single time I responded to a point trying to clarify, the message was answered by a different person so it was a matter of starting all over again from scratch with my situation.
Much for the problem stemmed from the fact that every single time I responded to a point trying to clarify, the message was answered by a different person so it was a matter of starting all over again from scratch with my situation.
Aug 24, 2017, 12:28 pm
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Uber's customer service is truly terrible. Main issue I find is that a huge portion of the responses are either completely automated (based on the text you sent) or looked at incredibly quickly by a human who then chooses a canned response.