Upside: Gas & Food Cash Back

𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑼𝒑𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐 𝑪𝒐𝒅𝒆 “𝑹𝟕𝟕𝑷𝑨𝑩” 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 $𝟏𝟎𝟎! As someone who’s claimed a little over $250 in the past few years since this program’s inception and uses Upside every time for gas, it could and should have been more. Seems about 10% of my offers get the “issues found” remark or go “expired” and no cash back is given and no reason given that’s easily available for me to find. Please tell me what the issues are so that I might not make the same mistake over and over…if it’s in fact my fault or within my control…..and also give the opportunity to fix the issues to receive the offered offer. Sometimes you are required to upload a picture of the receipt immediately, and other times it just says “you’re done”. Please give the option to upload the receipt every time so that it’s not possible for upside to not be able to find the transaction and deny the offed offer. If you pick the wrong card from your wallet you won’t get it either as you must select which card you will use before you pump. Why not associate all of my cards so you can’t miss it? You’ve already got them all stored anyway. There is also fine print that reduces anything upside says they will give in cash back if you have a loyalty card with a business that provides any discount….sometimes to zero cash back from upside. I’ve been happy with it for a few years, but it’s beginning to slide into the “more trouble and disappointment than it’s worth” category…for me anyway!

I was a bit skeptical about this app for sure when I first heard about it. Like what’s in it for them to give me money for things I am already doing. But if used regularly then it’s a way to make a few extra bucks here and there. Like whenever you know you are going to fill up on gas. You open the app hit gas and it will show you all the places that have cash back offers on gas. Sometimes it’s 7 cent per gallon, sometimes it’s 50 cent per gallon but it’s always something. It pulls up the gas stations and their addresses and directions and how far they are from your current location. You can link your card to the app but it never charges you and I don’t think you have to do it. But if you do it’s so much quicker and easier. Once you decide on which gas station you are going to you “Claim the offer” it gives you like 4 hours after claiming before automatically un-claiming it. After you pay for the gas and pump it you just click “Claimed Offers” it’ll have a thing that says I paid with and then a list of your cards, cash, and Apple Pay.” Whatever you payed with select it then hit submit. It says 2-4 days to process but I’ve gotten all mine same day. You can even get cash back on in-store stuff like drinks and candy. No booze, tobacco, or lottery. But I’ve had it for about 10 days and have made $23 bucks 🤷‍♀️ I’m a delivery driver so it helps. And you are gonna get gas, you have to everyone needs gas. So why not build you up some money by doing things you are already doing?

I have had this app for about 8 months and have gotten over $70 back. I drive a diesel, which does give the most return for fill ups. My tank is about 22 gallons and I often am putting in between 15-20 gallons at a time. Most of my claims have been at 25 cents per gallon cash back, though I have had a station here and there ranging from 1-14 cents. I usually get the best deals at my local racetrac. My husband uses mid grade and his deals are less exciting than mine, but in the same amount of time he has still gotten over $50 back because he drives so much for work. When he fills up my car his rewards don’t seem to work unless he changes his setting to specify diesel, so he has had a few times where his cash back couldn’t be processed. I have had that happen 1 time when I drove my moms car and forgot to switch to regular. Every other claim besides that one has worked for me, and I have cashed out a few times already to my PayPal account (there’s also dozens of gift card choices, lots of legit things people actually use). My father and mother both use the app as well and have had success. My mom uses the card recognition feature and the rest of us upload the receipt. My husband had tried the card recognition back in February and it didn’t work right then. Seems to be doing fine now for mom. I referred my dad and he referred my mom. I love the referrals bonuses, and even get small amounts from their referrals. Super awesome app giving back on something I have to purchase anyway. Thanks!