how come when I buy postage from the USPS website I get a kickback from Paypal but when I buy the postage from paypal itself I don't ????
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What do you mean by a "kickback from Paypal"?
If you're creating and paying for your label at usps.com then PayPal doesn't have anything to do with it.
Unless I'm really not understanding the question..
Unless I'm really not understanding the question..
I know what they're talking about.
If you generate labels directly from your Paypal account, you pay "face value", be it UPS or USPS.
Now, if you go to the UPS or USPS web site, and generate labels there, and use your Paypal Debit card (as a Mastercard), you'll pay "face value" again but get 1.5% off the purchase kicked back (cashback) to your account.
What you loose is the automation of just being able to click and print. Going to the web sites you have to fill in all the data manually, and while you also get the tracking/confirmation numbers, you loose the seamlessness of it.
While the 1.5% would add up over time, I stick to the time saving seamless method. What I do on occasion though is if I have a item that takes a lot of postage (say > $40) then I go to the web site and do it manually to get the cashback. Doing a $60 UPS item will get you a cashback of about $2.00, so once in a while it's worth it to offset your fees.
If you generate labels directly from your Paypal account, you pay "face value", be it UPS or USPS.
Now, if you go to the UPS or USPS web site, and generate labels there, and use your Paypal Debit card (as a Mastercard), you'll pay "face value" again but get 1.5% off the purchase kicked back (cashback) to your account.
What you loose is the automation of just being able to click and print. Going to the web sites you have to fill in all the data manually, and while you also get the tracking/confirmation numbers, you loose the seamlessness of it.
While the 1.5% would add up over time, I stick to the time saving seamless method. What I do on occasion though is if I have a item that takes a lot of postage (say > $40) then I go to the web site and do it manually to get the cashback. Doing a $60 UPS item will get you a cashback of about $2.00, so once in a while it's worth it to offset your fees.
How is it you're getting 1.5%?
I only get 1%...
I only get 1%...
I signed on earlier than you. They reduced it to 1% recently. Those at 1.5% already stayed at 1.5%. Frankly I'm surprised they did that.
Ugh... yeah, we signed on literally just after it changed to 1%. I didn't know that they grandfathered people in at the 1.5% rate.
My understanding from several persons is that once the card is renewed it will come up with the new rate of 1%.
So if my card doesn't renew till say...October 2007, I'd still have the 1.5 until that time but once renewed it will be at the 1%.
Good Luck,
Donna
So if my card doesn't renew till say...October 2007, I'd still have the 1.5 until that time but once renewed it will be at the 1%.
Good Luck,
Donna
My card was renewed in Nov 06, it stayed at 1.5%
I wonder how come the two other persons I know were dropped to 1%.
Glad you have the 1.5% and I'll keep my fingers that the same happens for me.
Thanks, Donna
Glad you have the 1.5% and I'll keep my fingers that the same happens for me.
Thanks, Donna
My card renewed in August and went down to 1%
The way I understood it is the rate was only good until the renewal date then it dropped.
The way I understood it is the rate was only good until the renewal date then it dropped.
Maybe there are criteria for it staying at 1.5% or dropping to 1%? Usage pattern, etc?
Per PayPal's site itself on the cashback:
Financial Products - PayPal Debit Card
When did the PayPal Preferred cashback change from 1.5% to 1.0%?
On March 24, 2005, the cashback bonus for PayPal Preferred members changed from 1.5% to 1.0%. All members with the PayPal Preferred status on or before March 24, 2005, will continue to receive 1.5% cashback as long as they continue to meet the PayPal Preferred Requirements, and their accounts remain in good standing.
Financial Products - PayPal Debit Card
When did the PayPal Preferred cashback change from 1.5% to 1.0%?
On March 24, 2005, the cashback bonus for PayPal Preferred members changed from 1.5% to 1.0%. All members with the PayPal Preferred status on or before March 24, 2005, will continue to receive 1.5% cashback as long as they continue to meet the PayPal Preferred Requirements, and their accounts remain in good standing.
There is a way to get cashback while printing shipping labels from Paypal. Apply for a Paypal Plus credit card, then you may use that card to pay the postage and get 1% cashback.