The Offer
- Spend $150 online, anywhere that Paypal is accepted during the month of August and receive a mystery award of $10, $15, $25 or $100. Bonus will be applied to your next purchase in September and cannot be withdrawn as cash, it must be used within
You can also receive the bonus without spending anything by doing the following:
Hand print your name, address, city, state, ZIP code, date of birth, email address (associated with your PayPal account) and daytime telephone number on a 3” X 5” card, and mail it, in an envelope with postage affixed, to: PayPal Mystery Rewards Offer, P. O. Box 923, Plainview, NY 11803-0923. Mail-in requests must be received by August 31, 2015 in order to be eligible
The Fine Print
- Bonus will be applied to your next purchase in September and cannot be withdrawn as cash, it must be used within 30 days of receipt
- Bonus will post no later that September 9th
- Register by end of August
- Spend $150 by August 31st, 2015
- Limit one reward per person/PayPal account during the Offer Period
- Purchase requirement excludes the following: gift certificate payments, purchases of gift cards, send money transactions, and PayPal Extras MasterCard/eBay MasterCard payments not made through your PayPal account
The Odds
The odds of receiving each prize are as follows:
- $10 award: 1 in 2.
- $15 award: 1 in 34.
- $25 award: 1 in 67.
- $100 award: 1 in 200.
Our Verdict
Your odds of receiving the $100 prize aren’t great, but I’d still give this offer a go if I was targeted.
Hum, if you’re a frequent paypal user, and you try and register for it, We’re sorry, your account is not eligible for this US promotion. Couldn’t see that coming……
It sounds like you’re guaranteed a reward if you follow the instructions, but the odds don’t add up to 100%.
Yeah I noticed that as well. Wonder what the real odds are.
I emailed to ask about the discrepancy. BTW, it’s bounceback, not bouncecheck.
The odds will depend on the number of prizes given out. So until the final tally is completed, those should only be estimates.
Thanks, fixed title.
This was the reply I got, verbatim: It is not a guarantee that you will get a reward as soon as your register, but you will have a 50% chance of getting the $10.00 USD reward.
In other words, there’s about a 45% chance you’ll get zilch.
When I complained that the invitation said “you’ll earn” (not “you may earn”), I got a reply from someone who seems to be slightly more on the ball, or at least more literate, than the first guy, to wit: “I apologize for the confusion in the previous email. I assure you that you’ll be receiving a reward between $10-$100 USD if you’re eligible for the offer. Please ensure to register in the promotion before making the August transactions.” He then went on to reiterate the odds. Apparently, math is not a strong point among Paypal employees.