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Why DigitalOcean sends $8.6 PayPal balance?
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Why DigitalOcean sends $8.6 PayPal balance?

Did you get it?

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  • no, give it to me

  • Check your PayPal and find this surprise. Many people have received $8.6 from DigitalOcean.

  • @suut said:
    Did you get it?

    yes, $0.07 😆

  • jarjar Patron Provider, Top Host, Veteran

    I thought it was just me. They sent me two $5 payments with no note.

  • FranciscoFrancisco Top Host, Host Rep, Veteran

    @jar said:
    I thought it was just me. They sent me two $5 payments with no note.

    "Alex was right.".

    Francisco

  • jarjar Patron Provider, Top Host, Veteran

    Admittedly if I had deposited any money into any of my accounts (multiple for testing different scenarios + teams), it would've always been $5. It was the minimum, and I deposited $5 several times to test customer reports of issues. I thought I refunded myself each time though.

  • signing up for a DO account now!!!!!

  • Account with active service, perhaps....

  • vovlervovler Member
    edited December 2021

    Xmas present? :open_mouth:

    Or someone is getting fired

  • AlwaysSkintAlwaysSkint Member
    edited December 2021

    One of my clients gave me £50 for a Xmas pressie - well chuffed! :D
    NotQuiteSoSkint

  • @vovler said:
    Xmas present? :open_mouth:

    Or someone is getting fired

    Maybe xmas present.

  • MaouniqueMaounique Host Rep, Veteran

    No comment, so secret santa :P

  • Hmm, I received $6.47 which also happens to be exactly how many account credits I have. I haven't had any active services since May 2020, so definitely not limited to accounts with active services.

    Maybe they are paying out inactive accounts that have account credits. I still have my account credits.

    Thanked by 1vedran
  • I received $19.14 and it's showing as "PayPal refund" in their billing history. I did have exactly that much in account credits, but I also still have those credits ... Weird

  • I received a $4.77 refund. Apparently DO refunded my $5 payment (made in 2019) minus the $0.23 that was actually used. Maybe they refunded unused credit for some reason, idk.

  • Use your credits quickly :D

  • AlwaysSkintAlwaysSkint Member
    edited December 2021

    I've only just discovered that DO gave me a whole 9c - yippee!
    .. and a long-standing ad-hoc client signed up to my hosting today. Hurrah!
    NotSoSkintAgain.
    :smiley:

    Thanked by 1NobodyInteresting
  • Well, I have an account with them since 2013.

    I have never used their service other then sign up for an account.

    But yesterday they sent me $5, I log in to check out their site, and it tells me I need to verify my account with paypal or credit card.

    They only let you pay $5 minimum to verify!

    So the money they sent me was to verify my account. Haha.

  • @iNanja said: other then sign up

    Hmmm

  • typicalGtaTGtypicalGtaTG Member, Host Rep

    @iNanja said:
    Well, I have an account with them since 2013.

    I have never used their service other then sign up for an account.

    But yesterday they sent me $5, I log in to check out their site, and it tells me I need to verify my account with paypal or credit card.

    They only let you pay $5 minimum to verify!

    So the money they sent me was to verify my account. Haha.

    Maybe they sent you the money so you could signup?

  • yokowasisyokowasis Member
    edited December 2021

    It's a refund. It's clearly stated on the paypal. They refund the unused credit. I topup $10, and used $4 on 2020. Now I got refund of $6.

    Check on your billing.

    Thanked by 1suut
  • I wonder what the criteria is. I have an A/c registered in 2014 with 5 USD unused credit. No refund yet.

  • @varwww said:
    I wonder what the criteria is. I have an A/c registered in 2014 with 5 USD unused credit. No refund yet.

    Just an update, received the refund yesterday.

  • Wondered if it was them clearing out old liabilities (unused 'free' credit).

    I topped up $5 years ago purely as a prerequisite for receiving a much larger block of additional promo credit, then never really used their service as I tend to run VPS's 365.

    I got my payment refunded yesterday (minus some early testing) BUT have also lost the additional credit which wasn't actually time limited.

    Could argue that I wouldn't have left them holding my $5 if I'd known my free credit would be pulled at some future time, but I'm not really complaining. Offering any kind of discount, promo credit, freebie without time constraints is a bit of an accounting nightmare.

    Thanked by 1suut
  • Just got mine on February 4th $5

    Just read the email now. Lol.

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