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Quick question regarding points for the R2000 overdraft. I got the overdraft already, I assume your balance must be - R200 to qualify for the points? And by what date?
 
Wernerjvv said:
Quick question regarding points for the R2000 overdraft. I got the overdraft already, I assume your balance must be - R200 to qualify for the points? And by what date?
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For one night your balance need be -R200. This gets checked at 12am at night.

I normally do it for 2-3 nights just to make sure.
 
Inevitability said:
I have to believe that the eBucks transfer feature wasn't an accident ... it was a design choice. So it's not like anyone would be breaking "the spirit of eBucks" by using someone on RL5 to buy them vouchers.
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Nah, I agree with eskimo and it definitely is "gaming" the system as Sinbad says. Else what is the point of different reward levels? Just give everyone RL5 then?
 
StrontiumDog said:
Nah, I agree with eskimo and it definitely is "gaming" the system as Sinbad says. Else what is the point of different reward levels? Just give everyone RL5 then?
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The way i see it:
- if it's in the rules, FNB is saying that it's in keeping with the spirit of eBucks because
- there's no rule that's there by mistake (...i would guess that there are too many clever actuaries working on this for it to have been an oversight)

And anyway, I'm part of the 99%...
biometrics said:
99% of us will not be affected.
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:)
 
the eskimo said:
I'm not sure there are many people earning more than eB 36,000 a month on a regular basis (which would be what is required to buy R6,000 vouchers in a month). The most I've ever managed in an exceptional month has been eB 36,250, Averaging at around 24,000 on PW RL5.

As others have indicated, if you are earning somewhere close to the 36k ebucks in a month, it just means you buy vouchers when you earn them instead of buying one big lot of vouchers once off just before a purchase. To me it makes no real difference. I'll just buy (and keep) vouchers immediately after I earn the ebucks.
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Do you buy makro virtual vouchers or gift cards?
I haven't bought a makro voucher yet but how easy and safe to buy a virtual voucher, I'm leaning towards it since there is no delivery charges.
I'm also interested in knowing what's the maximum earn others managed for a month. Maximum I earned till date was 18000eBucks sometime last year
 
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There is a delivery charge for a virtual voucher. About 25 ebucks I think.
I always buy them. Then when I get them I copy them to a cloud account somewhere in case I lose my phone.
 
Buying the virtual vouchers on the website they send you an sms with the code, which can easily be deleted by accident. I have done this once, and they resend the sms to me, so that was lucky.

Now buying them on the FNB app is a bit better, because the APP record them as well as you receive an sms, which is cool.

That said, like Sinbad, I copy the code into Google Keep which means I can access it from there from a pc, cellphone or tablet.
 
Sinbad said:
There is a delivery charge for a virtual voucher. About 25 ebucks I think.
I always buy them. Then when I get them I copy them to a cloud account somewhere in case I lose my phone.
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Sounds right. I email them to myself.

@citizensa, its as safe as an sms can be. So it depends if there is a way for someone to intercept your comms. If that is what you are asking...
 
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SauRoNZA said:
Not sure it if was posted already.

https://www.ebucks.com/web/eBucks/legal/termsandconditions/#DISCOUNTTHRESHOLDS

Basically limited to R2400 on RL5 for discounts.

No more R5000 Makro vouchers.

Ninja edit: Unless they mean max you can get OFF is R2400 in which case the R5000 Makro vouchers will still work, but only one per month.
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Thanks for the link but you have interpreted the rule incorrectly. At RL5 you can buy a max of R6000 vouchers for the month and the discount portion of that is R2400 (40% of R6000).

Edit: i see you did a ninja edit there
 
StrontiumDog said:
Thanks for the link but you have interpreted the rule incorrectly. At RL5 you can buy a max of R6000 vouchers for the month and the discount portion of that is R2400 (40% of R6000).

Edit: i see you did a ninja edit there
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He he, yeah I was interpreting it worst case or best case.

If it's best case like you say then it won't really affect me at all, will just buy vouchers pre-maturely instead of stacking it all up.
 
Just for interest sake:

https://www.ebucks.com/web/eBucks/legal/termsandconditions/#PROHIBITIONDISCOUNTEDPRODUCTS

I saw this when I read about the threshold on discounts.

Can they do this? I mean If I buy something from them, I am the owner of that product. So I can do whatever I please with the product.
Well that's atleast what I think lol.

So can anyone with any legal/law knowledge share their thoughts with us?

And I don't want to resell anything I was just wondering about this.

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Sorry Sinbad. Added the quote below.

PROHIBITION AGAINST RESELLING DISCOUNTED PRODUCTS

You may not resell or offer to resell any product which You have purchased on discount from Us.
Your conduct will irrefutably be deemed misconduct, a breach of these Terms and Conditions and an abuse of the eBucks Rewards Programme If You offer to sell or have resold any such discounted products and We reserve Our right to take appropriate action against You as explained elsewhere in these Terms and Conditions.
 
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Cpt.SpAce.Cowboy said:
Just for interest sake:

https://www.ebucks.com/web/eBucks/legal/termsandconditions/#PROHIBITIONDISCOUNTEDPRODUCTS

I saw this when I read about the threshold on discounts.

Can they do this? I mean If I buy something from them, I am the owner of that product. So I can do whatever I please with the product.
Well that's atleast what I think lol.

So can anyone with any legal/law knowledge share their thoughts with us?

And I don't want to resell anything I was just wondering about this.
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What are you talking about?
I think you've misunderstood something completely.
 
Sinbad said:
What are you talking about?
I think you've misunderstood something completely.
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Would have been easier to follow if he had quoted the part of the page to which he was referring:

PROHIBITION AGAINST RESELLING DISCOUNTED PRODUCTS

  1. You may not resell or offer to resell any product which You have purchased on discount from Us.
  2. Your conduct will irrefutably be deemed misconduct, a breach of these Terms and Conditions and an abuse of the eBucks Rewards Programme If You offer to sell or have resold any such discounted products and We reserve Our right to take appropriate action against You as explained elsewhere in these Terms and Conditions.
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StrontiumDog said:
Depends, what is the action that they refer to, hidden deep within their T&C's?
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most probably means you may not swop your voucher for cash . but i see no problem selling the apliaince you bought with the voucher
 
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