Immediately activated the card and surfed on over to Amazon to buy a gift card with it.

Rejected.

OK, I fat-fingered the number. I try again.

Rejected.

One more time for good measure.

Rejected.

Then, I read the fine print. The MasterCard is restricted to Mini service or shopmini.com!

Some rebate! That was not explained at any time before the rebate was actually received.

 

OMG ....

I was excited that after weeks of arguing with MINI over submissions approved in October, I'd be done with this ......
and then saw

Immediately activated the card and surfed on over to Amazon to buy a gift card with it.
Rejected.
OK, I fat-fingered the number. I try again.
Rejected.
One more time for good measure.
Rejected.
Then, I read the fine print. The MasterCard is restricted to Mini service or shopmini.com!
Some rebate! That was not explained at any time before the rebate was actually received.

such high quality customer service . . .

 

Yeah I wasn’t all that jazzed when I got mine a month or so ago. I thought maybe I overlooked something when they offered it. Didn’t see anywhere that it had to be used as such and nowhere else.

 

I'd march into dealership service or general managers office and tell them you want cash or check instead.