Misleading $25 Credit at Vault Marketplace – Vau.lt

Every single one of us works hard to earn a living and pay our bills, so when I come across a good deal, I’m usually interested. (And I love to share the deals with my friends.)

And typically it happens just as it should – I get the discount and save a few bucks.

And then there are the times it doesn’t. And I’m left feeling fooled.

Let me tell you about VAULT MARKETPLACE - http://www.vau.lt - a shopping site with free membership.

I signed up because of the $25 credit and free shipping they prominently advertise… And once I created an account and logged in, I saw the page below and promptly shared my personal invite link with my sister.

So, let me ask you, from this page, what should happen when she makes a purchase?

Well, it tells you very clearly – - “…You’ll get a $25 credit applied to your account once their first order ships…“

{Note that there’s no little asterisk directing you to further info on the offer. And the $25 credit that it shows I have for when *I* first signed up.}

Her $40 order was shipped to her; I didn’t see the $25 referral credit in my account.

Long-story short: Vault told me that I should have read terms & conditions under section 19 that states that your friend’s order needs to be $50 or more in order for me to get the $25 credit.

{Read my email correspondence with them at supportdesk@vau.lt}

What am I missing here? I think Vault’s referral offer is misleading and deceptive.

Do you think I’m wrong? I have been a few times before.

{And, really, the $25 is not the point. I just feel like I’ve been fooled.}