PayPal Referral Bonus: Refer A Friend & Both Earn $10

Update 11/7/22: Deal available again

Contents

1 The Offer
2 The Fine Print
3 Our Verdict

The Offer

Direct link to offer

PayPal is offering existing users $10 when they send 1¢ to a friend without PayPal, if they send up and link their bank account/debit card and spend $5+ by December 31 both you and them will receive a $10 bonus

The Fine Print

Limit of $50 in referral rewards
You may only refer family and personal friends and acquaintances. Additionally, you must not publish or distribute the invitation to participate that you received from PayPal in public locations (online or otherwise) where the audience is likely to include people who are not your family or personal friends/acquaintances. If you do so, PayPal may disqualify you from participation in the Program and any successful referrals will be void, in PayPal’s sole discretion.

Our Verdict

Please do not share your referrals in the comments as the terms of the offers specifically mention not sharing it publicly. Standard referral bonus previously was $5. Personally think it will be difficult to find somebody without a PayPal account these days but good bonus if you know of somebody without one already.

Post history:

Update 2/7/21: Deal available again. Hat tip to FM
Update 9/17/20: Deal is back until December 31, 2020. Hat tip to reader EW
Update 10/18/19: Deal has been brought back and now valid until December 31st, 2019. Hat tip to reader Bentley

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mangorunner (@guest_1524247)

January 2, 2023 13:08

#1524247

12/03 – Referred friend.
12/24 – Friend made first PayPal purchase over $5.
To date, no $10 referral bonus received by either of us. Fine print in Terms & Conditions says reward should post within 24 hours but may take up to two weeks. Will follow up with PayPal Customer Service if no payout within two-week period.

San (@guest_1482929)

November 8, 2022 01:18

#1482929

Same problem. Referred P2 who never had Paypal account, met all the conditions. So far no bonus received. Going to contact Paypal CS

mangorunner (@guest_1524271)

January 2, 2023 13:50

#1524271

San

San, Did you and your P2 ever receive the $10 PayPal Referral Bonus?

San (@guest_1524303)

January 2, 2023 14:42

#1524303

mangorunner

mangorunner – Nope. I contacted twice and then gave up.

mangorunner (@guest_1524326)

January 2, 2023 15:10

#1524326

San, Rats. I’m so sorry. Discouraging news. Despise these companies that don’t keep their promises… especially for a measly $20 bucks.

Celia (@guest_1524332)

January 2, 2023 15:22

#1524332

Same issue with being offered $10 to try their app. Annoying.

VS (@guest_1332618)

February 15, 2022 19:28

#1332618

Don’t do it, you will never get it. Waste of time and effort! I tried twice, but never got the bonus.

Sonno Miao (@guest_1180615)

April 22, 2021 03:03

#1180615

I referred my friend last year, they didn’t give me the bonus I contacted them they gave me $10 voucher

Andrew (@guest_1151880)

February 28, 2021 10:53

#1151880

Positive DP. Referred my son who just turned 18 and he bought something from Best Buy using PP – $10 posted for both of us this week

Erik (@guest_1141606)

February 8, 2021 05:56

#1141606

Is there anything that prevent someone from opening another account to get the bonus?

ieatdogfood (@guest_1141991)

February 8, 2021 21:40

#1141991

Erik

A banishment into eternity.

ieatdogfood (@guest_1482595)

November 7, 2022 19:54

#1482595

ieatdogfood

👀

Steve (@guest_1141470)

February 7, 2021 17:52

#1141470

Never got the bonus when I did this in December. PayPal customer service just sucks so I didn’t waste my time contacting them. Don’t waste your time with this deal!