20 free pogo gems for club pogo members

Squid · April 02, 2009, 05:49:23 AM

My credit card was charged 1.00 by Pogo after doing this. Pogo didn't inform me, though, and my card was denied today when I was purchasing groceries. The store let me call the credit card and after being on hold forever and going through two reps, I was told the card was shut down because of the "suspicious" $1.00 charge. They allowed the grocery charge to go through but then dissolved the account. Now I have to wait for a new card to come in the mail. Yet another reason to be oh, so pleased with Pogo.

jarjar · April 02, 2009, 05:56:24 AM

Quote from: Squid on April 02, 2009, 05:49:23 AM
My credit card was charged 1.00 by Pogo after doing this. Pogo didn't inform me, though, and my card was denied today when I was purchasing groceries. The store let me call the credit card and after being on hold forever and going through two reps, I was told the card was shut down because of the "suspicious" $1.00 charge. They allowed the grocery charge to go through but then dissolved the account. Now I have to wait for a new card to come in the mail. Yet another reason to be oh, so pleased with Pogo.

wow that is terrible. Geez i guess I better go check mine again. So sorry Squid

BabyCheetah · April 02, 2009, 06:35:01 AM

So Sorry Squid for pogo's F'up. I checked my account and no charges where there.

Mayhem · April 02, 2009, 11:50:28 AM

I checked my account too - no extra charges there.

angelwings · April 02, 2009, 12:35:07 PM

thanks it worked for me

oceandogs · April 02, 2009, 01:19:05 PM

Thanks it worked for me too!

FreecellFanny · April 02, 2009, 04:50:21 PM

It worked for both me and my daughter's account.

Thank you!

Stinkerbell · April 02, 2009, 05:00:59 PM

Quote from: Squid on April 02, 2009, 05:49:23 AM
My credit card was charged 1.00 by Pogo after doing this. Pogo didn't inform me, though, and my card was denied today when I was purchasing groceries. The store let me call the credit card and after being on hold forever and going through two reps, I was told the card was shut down because of the "suspicious" $1.00 charge. They allowed the grocery charge to go through but then dissolved the account. Now I have to wait for a new card to come in the mail. Yet another reason to be oh, so pleased with Pogo.

Was this actually on your statement? Like I said before, they will send through a $1.00 test charge just to verify the account, but by the time the statement comes in the mail, it will have dropped off.

FreecellFanny · April 02, 2009, 05:10:46 PM

And even if it didn't one dollar for 20 gems is pretty good.

lildevil31566 · April 02, 2009, 06:29:46 PM

what is the web site for the 20gems ?

Stinkerbell · April 02, 2009, 06:57:19 PM

Quote from: lildevil31566 on April 02, 2009, 06:29:46 PM
what is the web site for the 20gems ?

Go back to the beginning of this thread for instructions.

Squid · April 02, 2009, 08:00:43 PM

Quote from: Stinkerbell on April 02, 2009, 05:00:59 PM
Was this actually on your statement? Like I said before, they will send through a $1.00 test charge just to verify the account, but by the time the statement comes in the mail, it will have dropped off.

No, I didn't find out I had a problem until I was at the store this morning. What you say may be true but it would be nice if Pogo had a pop-up or something that explained this when we hit the UPDATE button on our billing info page. My card was being denied at the time of a purchase; it was very embarassing. Also, I am now without my credit card for 7-10 days. There was no going back once they flagged it as suspicious. I'm sure the $1.00 charge is gone. It's not the dollar that was the problem.

Stinkerbell · April 02, 2009, 08:36:30 PM

Quote from: Squid on April 02, 2009, 08:00:43 PM
No, I didn't find out I had a problem until I was at the store this morning. What you say may be true but it would be nice if Pogo had a pop-up or something that explained this when we hit the UPDATE button on our billing info page. My card was being denied at the time of a purchase; it was very embarassing. Also, I am now without my credit card for 7-10 days. There was no going back once they flagged it as suspicious. I'm sure the $1.00 charge is gone. It's not the dollar that was the problem.

No, I understand. I had a similar thing happen when purchasing some download games. My bank put a hold on my account because of the several $1.00 pre-auth charges that came through. Not as miserable as what YOU went through, I know, but frustrating none-the-less.

disneyland lady · April 03, 2009, 08:07:44 AM

I can't believe in this economy they would deny services for a pending $1 charge. Even if it was in error there is really nothing suspicious about a dollar. This is something that is standard in Vegas gas stations - they pend payment of $20 for a few days until your credit card approves the true total. I am sure it is everywhere, I just know cuz the only 76 Station closed in Vegas and I needed gas and used a regular credit card. If it over $500 <b>then</b> it would be suspicious. Credit cards for people who actually pay their bills are the types that companies want to keep so I would call that card company and threaten to go to another who would look out for your best interests if over a dollar. I have no qualms about calling the numbers on the back of the cards and venting my anger issues on them.

Squid · April 03, 2009, 11:21:09 AM

They got an earful from me at the store. That store lady was so nice and I apologized to her. I remained calm and reasonable on the phone but I was adamant and emphatic with the credit card rep. Can you imagine doing this to a cardholder who pays off her bill each and every month - all for a buck? It makes no sense to me either. They told me I would have to wait for a new card for 7 - 10 days but, believe it or not, I got it today - they sent it overnight delivery. I let Pogo have an earful, too. They just keep sending the same form letter but I keep replying and I'm not being nice. LOL

Stinkerbell · April 03, 2009, 05:17:43 PM

Quote from: Squid on April 03, 2009, 11:21:09 AM
I let Pogo have an earful, too. They just keep sending the same form letter but I keep replying and I'm not being nice. LOL

Did you drop the "f" bomb?

Squid · April 03, 2009, 05:48:05 PM

Furious? You betcha

disneyland lady · April 04, 2009, 06:26:35 AM

Quote from: Squid on April 03, 2009, 11:21:09 AM
I let Pogo have an earful, too. They just keep sending the same form letter but I keep replying and I'm not being nice.

I don't load my answers to their emails until about the 3rd chain response then I start it with "Is everyone that works at Pogo a moron or do you compete for the job". I usually get a response to the actual question I asked about then. Or.....I go to the next level of moron.....drooling imbicle. I am on day 4 waiting on a response about Monopoly Slots and how I sat for almost 2 hours without moving the piece. The first response said they were happy I liked the game and they had gotten great response from Club Members which means they did not read mine or any of the other complaints.

Joe C · April 04, 2009, 12:31:30 PM

Quote from: Stinkerbell on April 03, 2009, 05:17:43 PM
Did you drop the "f" bomb?

I dropped it today at the Home Depot. I was pushing a dolly with 20 bags of mulch. Some mouth-breather STOPPED HIS SUV in front of me and started to walk away.

I said, "Please move your truck." Dude looked confused. I replied, "Move your FFFF-ing truck or might might accidentally hit it a few FFFF-ing times."

Squid · April 05, 2009, 03:47:57 AM

Joe doesn't like people to oxygenate? lol

Sorry about the SUV. People are so inconsiderate. Hope you and the mulch made it home alright.