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Title: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: googlemaster1 on April 10, 2014, 04:30:11 AM Targeting BTC users to be aggressive or?
PayPal™ Overstock.com Hurry, shop Overstock.com and save $10 on orders of $100 or more. We’re bringing you this great deal as a "thanks" for being a great customer. Now through April 11th, get $10 OFF on orders of $100 or more when you shop Overstock.com.* Shop Now Exclusions apply. Offer ends 4/11/14. overstock.com Anyone else get this e-mail? Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: Bit_Happy on April 10, 2014, 05:24:25 AM ;D
Love it. Anyone else get this e-mail? I haven't checked my email today. Thanks for the amusing news. Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: googlemaster1 on April 10, 2014, 05:58:47 AM I'm guessing its because I shop at Overstock and am a BTC user, though I'd be interested to know if anyone who is a BTC user that doesn't shop at Overstock got this e-mail... lol
Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: bryant.coleman on April 10, 2014, 06:15:06 AM The problem is that I don't want to use Paypal even if they are offering a 20% discount. Definitely not worth it. Well... give me a 50% discount, I'll consider using Paypal. ;D
Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: dserrano5 on April 10, 2014, 07:19:51 AM Now this is "then they fight you"! Let's party!
Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: Swordsoffreedom on April 10, 2014, 07:23:55 AM The problem is that I don't want to use Paypal even if they are offering a 20% discount. Definitely not worth it. Well... give me a 50% discount, I'll consider using Paypal. ;D Well combine it with Ebates and then get cash as well as a discount :) Now this is "then they fight you"! Let's party! ^_^ First they Ignore you then they ... I got this quote he-he finally at that stage :) Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: Sukrim on April 10, 2014, 09:41:02 AM Overstock should sell preloaded Bitcoin paper wallets, then you could buy them for PayPal... ;)
Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: dreamspark on April 10, 2014, 09:51:54 AM Overstock should sell preloaded Bitcoin paper wallets, then you could buy them for PayPal... ;) With a 10% discount too ;) Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: The00Dustin on April 10, 2014, 10:11:01 AM Overstock sends offers like that to their mailing-list members all of the time. Presumably they give you that discount for BTC purchases as well as a mailing-list member with a discount link/code (I have no clue, as I haven't tried). More than likely, they are now advertising through PayPal as well and PayPal is simply taking a cut on the sell. The link probably won't let you get the discount with BTC, but that would not be much different than not getting the discount or credit card points if you followed such a link from a credit card special offer and then bought with BTC. So, if you want something on Overstock, you want a discount, and you want to pay with BTC, sign up for their newsletter. If that doesn't work, post back here (or in a new thread) about how you rightly feel ripped off.
Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: testconpastas2 on April 10, 2014, 10:30:31 AM Bitcoin is bringing paypal on its knees. :D
first step : 10% off .... Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: LiteCoinGuy on April 10, 2014, 10:39:25 AM interesting :D
Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: cozk on April 10, 2014, 12:10:07 PM lol @ paypal.
The charge back king. Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: billysweird on April 10, 2014, 12:59:41 PM Thanks for sharing, have't get this email!
Will try! Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: Lauda on April 10, 2014, 01:51:36 PM Now this is "then they fight you"! Let's party! Exactly. They have realized the threat that Bitcoin is. Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: Bitcoin Magazine on April 10, 2014, 01:57:29 PM Bitcoin is bringing paypal on its knees. :D first step : 10% off .... that's pretty much it... :D Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: zolace on April 10, 2014, 02:02:44 PM Hey I dont see anything offering paypal users 10 percent I see more they are pushing bitcoin, please show us a screen shot of this, I dont see that on the website. I only see 10 percent off and buy it now with bitcoin option, not paypal
Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: waldox on April 10, 2014, 02:11:33 PM paypal wants to kill bitcoin obviously
they dont want bitcoin to gain traction at overstock... this dosnt really cost them much by giving the discount at overstock Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: NotoriousBIT on April 10, 2014, 02:13:11 PM I don't shop at Overstock, but I do have a Paypal account with a balance and I got it either last night or this morning.
EDIT - I say everybody buy SOMETHING on Overstock with BTC in the same time frame. Paypal users will probably outnumber the amount of purchases from BTC users, but we could make a dent. I'll buy something with BTC. Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: zolace on April 10, 2014, 02:15:35 PM Well I think they are advertising for overstock then, cause with bitcoin dont have a PR department it cant do the same but at least they are showing get it now with bitcoin on overstock.
Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: googlemaster1 on April 10, 2014, 07:18:23 PM Yeah I just thought it was curious because I'm really not sure I bought on Overstock with Paypal at any point. I may have for one small thing because I was too lazy to pull out of cold storage, but I just don't remember doing it.
Anyway, thought it was funny. My roommate and I fed SO much btc into OSTK (like literally at least 3 between the two of us) when we moved, so I really don't need anything else from there at the moment, but hey, hope a lot of other people use it, cuz I'm a shareholder too :) hahaha. Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: Nagle on April 10, 2014, 07:43:52 PM That's Overstock giving a discount, not PayPal.
Overstock is a liquidator. They buy unwanted merchandise at a big discount and try to unload it. They're always offering "discounts" and "deals". Title: Re: Paypal 10% discount on Overstock purchases, hmmm, I wonder why: Post by: samurai1200 on April 11, 2014, 04:04:05 AM That's Overstock giving a discount, not PayPal. Is it though? I suppose I'd have to see in what context PayPal is mentioned in the email. In the OP it indeed looks cursory, like they might be mentioned there by accident. |