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July 01, 2014 04:22AM
So, I did my Lowes shop and made a purchase, as required. I needed to get an item anyway, so I bought it at the end of the shop. When I was completing the evaluation form, I got an error message asking me to confirm the amount of purchase. It was over $50. Is that a problem? I know they want you to spend about $1, but I spent $2 and $3 in the past without a problem. Is $50 too much? I didn't see a limit on the amount you can spend, knowing that they will only reimburse you $1.
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July 01, 2014 04:27AM
Did you ask your scheduler? Perhaps they want you to put in the amount up to the reimbursement.

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July 01, 2014 04:29AM
Oh, I was able to submit the report after confirming that I did indeed want to enter an amount in the 50s. That wasn't a problem. I'm just worried now that I wasn't supposed to spend that much, so I was wondering if anyone else was in a similar situation.


iamloved1 Wrote:
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> Did you ask your scheduler? Perhaps they want you
> to put in the amount up to the reimbursement.
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July 01, 2014 05:09AM
Maybe they just want to be sure that you didn't typo the amount.
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July 01, 2014 09:46AM
The forms for this MSC always have you confirm the amount if it's significantly more or less than the reimbursement amount. As Ishmael said, it's just to verify that it's not a typo. You'll be fine. You'll indicate only $1 when you invoice the shop anyway.
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July 01, 2014 10:41AM
oops--I think I put in the actual purchase price for my last Lowe's shop!! It was $6 and change. Will they correct that or do I need to contact them?
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July 01, 2014 11:40AM
I invoiced the full amount also. I do hope they correct for it.
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July 01, 2014 12:22PM
Don't worry, they will correct it.
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July 01, 2014 12:24PM
I put the full amount I spend in the invoice, they'll give you the allowed reimbursement with no problem.

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July 01, 2014 01:04PM
Phew! Thanks, guys! It's just that this shop was so heavily bonused that I was paranoid about making a mistake smiling smiley.
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July 01, 2014 01:58PM
I spent $135 on one of the shops and they just wanted to verify that my receipt was accurate. I invoiced $1.
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July 02, 2014 02:15AM
I always invoice my whole purchase. I don't want there to be a question about the receipt total matching. I just put what I spent, confirm it and enter an explanation. One example is one of the gas shops. Reimbursement is $5 but I spent $56. It was the last shop from my route so I filled my tank.

No problem, I got the max reimbursement and there was no hold or question ever asked of me.

Don't sweat it!!

Another example is one of the grocery shops that I do (this is another company) and the reimbursement is $5. I spent around $140 and the flag came up asking if it was correct and what I bought. I just explained I did my regular shopping and made purchases in various departments through the location.

No problem or questions there either.

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