Presto Visa DEBIT card shops

@ItzaShopper wrote:

JUST USE BETTER WORDS TO SAY THINGS BETTER
Example phrasing:: "If there are ANY items or services under $8, you MUST must purchase something under $8, even if there are other items you prefer that are over $8. YOU WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED OR PAID at all if you do not follow this rule."
That's simply not true. I buy stuff over $8 and get reimbursed up to $8 per purchase. The only time they'll reimburse for more than $8 on a non-salon shop is if the minimum CHARGE is more than $8.

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Correct for me too. If I go a restaurant, my spouse and I decide upon what we will order and do not worry about the price. For the one just approved, we purchased a chicken taco meal each for $12.99. I will be reimbursed $8 for each receipt.

@MisterBill wrote:

@ItzaShopper wrote:

JUST USE BETTER WORDS TO SAY THINGS BETTER
Example phrasing:: "If there are ANY items or services under $8, you MUST must purchase something under $8, even if there are other items you prefer that are over $8. YOU WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED OR PAID at all if you do not follow this rule."
That's simply not true. I buy stuff over $8 and get reimbursed up to $8 per purchase. The only time they'll reimburse for more than $8 on a non-salon shop is if the minimum CHARGE is more than $8.
Still waiting on two shops I did last weekend to be approved. I was kind of ticked they took the rest down because there was a cluster I had planned on doing over the weekend. The area is a little further away but me and my daughter were ready to tag team those. There were also two of them that were $25. I do hope they all come back.
@Datagirl wrote:

Still waiting on two shops I did last weekend to be approved. I was kind of ticked they took the rest down because there was a cluster I had planned on doing over the weekend. The area is a little further away but me and my daughter were ready to tag team those. There were also two of them that were $25. I do hope they all come back.
I still see the $25 shop near me. The remaining $14 shops were there earlier but are gone now. None that I want to do, anyway.

Still waiting for approval on a shop from last Monday. Everything else is approved and paid.
@gigishopper wrote:

Correct for me too. If I go a restaurant, my spouse and I decide upon what we will order and do not worry about the price. For the one just approved, we purchased a chicken taco meal each for $12.99. I will be reimbursed $8 for each receipt.
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@MisterBill wrote:

That's simply not true. I buy stuff over $8 and get reimbursed up to $8 per purchase. The only time they'll reimburse for more than $8 on a non-salon shop is if the minimum CHARGE is more than $8.
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Wow, so this is just another example of how inconsitnt the reviewers are! Because I had a shop rejected last year when I ordered something on the menu over $8. (I believe it was $12.) I was expecting to get $8 reimbursement and pay the different. The reviewer said since there was something like a $5 croissant available in the menu photo, I was supposed to order that since it is under $8. So they rejected the shop altogether. I even appealed it and they upheld reviewer's decision. So ever since then, I completely avoid places I can't find something under $8, unless i feel like I can REALLY "prove it" that there isn't anything lower. That's a lot of side salads and baked potatoes I didn't need ????

Also, i my shops in this category have been taking 6-8 days to get approved... that's the longest its EVER been. I wonder what's going on over there. Meanwhile, they oddly removed the check box warning when you pick up the pin letting you know it would take longer than usual to get approved...
ITZASHOPPER,

I've recently experienced several instances where the person reviewing and rating my shop has no common sense.

They have returned the shop to me for things like guidelines say, "lf you don't get a business card, write the employee's name on a piece of paper". Rejection, "Please upload a picture of the business card". "Here's your sign!"
@MisterBill wrote:

Ugh, I just got a 1099-NEC from Presto and based on the fact that it ends in 51 cents (not to mention that there's no way I did $600 in shops for them), they're reporting our reimbursement as income.

Yep. Keeping records so vital!
Plot twist - If there is any item with a visible price, even if it is over $8, you must buy that item (and apparently eat the additional cost) not an unpriced item within the reimbursement. Reimbursement is still $8 only. One of the newer, for me at least, causes for rejection.
Finally got my shop from last Monday approved this morning. That was the last one I was waiting for.
@nellybean212 wrote:

i thought the guidlines said if there are no items under 8 you can go up to $20.

Not on this most recent round.
I saw a bunch of old shops pop up again for a moment, then disappeared again. Presto is so annoying.
They seem to be back to normal timing on reviewing these. I did one on Thursday, and it was just approved.

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/01/2025 07:10PM by MisterBill.
I don't believe IPSOS is trying to rip us off. I have made tons of money from them over the years and they pay rather quickly compated to some. I agree that these Debit card shops are being rejected erroneously due to training issues on their part. I received no response with a reason when declined a second time. I am sutting here with a cash receipt and credit card receipt so zero reason to decline the job. I am trying to find a manager name for escalation.
I have an excellent story to share about their reviewers. I did a bagel shop, they didn't have any prices on their menu and didn't have a bagel, egg & cheese listed on any menu at the restaurant. I got careless and ordered that and included a photo of a menu board without prices. They got back to me (took like a week) and rejected it but I then noticed that they pointed out that the website had the menu and I could just upload a screenshot of that. I did so, and they approved it in a couple of hours. I really thought I was going to have to eat the $10.

They had our favorite Italian place available last week, but I did not take it because it was Passover. Fortunately, no one took it, and it was still available to take earlier today. I got it at 5pm, so I have until 5pm tomorrow to submit it. Will get lunch-sized portions so the $30 will cover it. I already confirmed that they have a lunch menu with prices, in fact I picked one up last week.

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/21/2025 03:43AM by MisterBill.
@MisterBill wrote:

I could just upload a screenshot of that. I did so, and they approved it in a couple of hours. I really thought I was going to have to eat the $10..

Anyone else here has issues with uploading a screenshot to presto? I had an issue where they didn't print out a card receipt, so the reviewer asked that I upload a screenshot of my card statement, but when i tried, the pixel was too small. I remember many years ago, there was a hack to get the pixel up, but i have completely forgotten what it was.
@OEShopper wrote:

Anyone else here has issues with uploading a screenshot to presto? I had an issue where they didn't print out a card receipt, so the reviewer asked that I upload a screenshot of my card statement, but when i tried, the pixel was too small. I remember many years ago, there was a hack to get the pixel up, but i have completely forgotten what it was.
In Windows, use the Image Resizer program to make it larger. I had to do that with the screen shot. Honestly, this whole minimum resolution thing is on their part is really stupid. I take photos of my receipts on my Samsung phone using the "scan" feature that automatically cleans up the picture by trimming and straightening it and getting rid of shadows. Excellent quality photo, but the app won't take it because it's too small. So instead I need to take a normal photo of it, which results in a picture whose quality is not as good as the scan feature produces but is accepted.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/21/2025 04:16PM by MisterBill.
@sestrahelena wrote:

Plot twist - If there is any item with a visible price, even if it is over $8, you must buy that item (and apparently eat the additional cost) not an unpriced item within the reimbursement. Reimbursement is still $8 only. One of the newer, for me at least, causes for rejection.

I just found this out the hard way. Is it actually written in the guidelines this way? If it is I missed it. Has anyone been able to successfully appeal this rejection?
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