The Offer
There are two ways to receive this offer:
- Via e-mail
- When you open the Uber app
Thanks to @JeffTheWanderer for the image
The offer is as follows:
- Shop by February 7th At [grocery store, some offers say Whole Foods, some just say grocery store] and get a statement credit of up to $20 on your next ride. Just use a Visa card for both purchases. Make sure you click accept on the app first.
Sweepstake
- You’ll also get an entry to their Superbowl sweepstakes if you complete this by February 3rd. It’s also possible to entry the sweepstakes without a purchase, more information below:
You may enter the Sweepstakes by sending an email including your name, address, city, state, ZIP code, and daytime and evening telephone numbers (including area code) and email address to: [email protected] . Include the words “Visa Super Bowl 50” in the Subject line. Email entries must be received by 11:59:59 PM PT on 2/03/16 in order to be eligible. There is a limit of one (1) entry per person during the Promotional Period, regardless of method of entry. PRIZE: One (1) Grand Prize: One (1) winner will receive a 3-day/2-night trip for two (2) people, (winner and 1 guest) to see Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, CA, from 2/6/16 –2/8/16. Prize includes two (2) tickets to Super Bowl 50, round-trip coach class air transportation for two (2) people from a major U.S. gateway airport nearest the winner’s home, hotel accommodations (one (1) room, double occupancy), a $1,000 Visa gift card (for winner only), and $4,000 cash (awarded in the form of a check to winner) that can be used towards the payment of taxes associated with the prize. Total Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of Grand Prize: $13,000. ODDS: Odds of winning the prize depend upon the total number of eligible entries received.
Our Verdict
Doesn’t look like there is any minimum spend requirement on the grocery store purchase, so you could just pick up something really cheap. I’m not sure how Uber will determine if you have made a purchase at any grocery store either (they could do it with Whole Foods if they were sharing information).
I didn’t receive this one by e-mail or in app, but hopefully some readers do.
Hat tip to gilkile on DDF
Does the free ride expire?
Not sure, sorry.
I open the Uber app and don’t see the “Accept” even though I received an email with the promo. Anyone else having that problem?
Yes same issue. No way to accept in the app. Tried updating and still no prompt.
Same issue here. Received email but accept did not pop up in app even after updating
I didn’t get the email and it doesn’t show up on my Uber app. I ride Uber a decent amount. I didn’t have a Visa added to my Uber account so I just did it right now, nothing happened. Anything I can do to get the offer?
Not that I kow of.
Got this promo with the Whole Foods requirement.
The legalese was a bit odd, but I don’t see a minimum on the Whole Foods purchase.
And yes, it seems like Visa issues the statement credit and you will be “charged” (at least initially) from Uber.
It seems like Visa is doing most of the data processing for the promo. I found the legalese a little confusing, but the way I read it, the $20 won’t show up as a credit in your Uber account, but rather gets paid back as a statement credit on your Visa bill. You shop at the grocery store + take an Uber ride and then you’ll get a statement credit on the card for the amount of the Uber (up to $20).
Visa is probably hoping that people will add a Visa card and not switch back to whatever card they were previously using (Discover, Membership Rewards earning Amex, etc).