OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – One way for retailers to attract repeat customers is by offering a rewards program, but there’s one that hasn’t been a very rewarding experience.
Frequent shoppers at Nebraska Crossing Outlets, Terry Schutz and Bob Fielder say the mall’s “FastCash Redemptions” have slowed to a standstill.
“For several months, we’ve accumulated the earnings from purchases out there,” Bob said. “I’ve got $835 worth of credit and I can’t use it.”
Though their membership says “active,” when Bob and Terry pull up the FastCash app, it says “redemption currently unavailable.”
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A message to both says FastCash Redemptions is under construction.
“Under development to the point that we can still use it and spend money there and earn the credits, but we can’t spend those credits,” Terry said. “I feel cheated more than anything.”
With almost $1,500 worth of credits combined, both say they missed out on savings during the holiday shopping season.
While the platform is under development, mall management tells 6 News that shoppers will still be able to collect points on their app, just just can’t say when they’ll be able to use them in stores.
A message from Nebraska Crossing to app users tells them to “stay tuned” for a push notification once FastCash is finished being worked on and that they look forward to delivering good news soon.
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“Don’t make an offer if you’re not going to do it,” Terry said. “It’s been months. How long does it take to redo it and get with another company to monitor it?”
Without explanation, the bottom of the notice says it expires Feb. 29, but Bob and Terry say their patience ran out weeks ago.
“I’m going to go out there and spend money anyway,” Bob said. “This was a good offer, I took advantage of it and then the offer took advantage of us. It’s totally unfair.”
By attaching their credit cards, Bob and Terry bought into the FastCash App but say they won’t be satisfied with the rewards program until they see it’s redeeming qualities.
Despite notices mentioning expiration dates, a manager with Nebraska Crossing says that credits for purchases at mall stores don’t expire.
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Upon request for comment from 6 News, Nebraska Crossing sent the following statement.
I started calling about the money in October. I called back in November and was told they hoped to have it up and running by the end of the week. Which would have been Nov. 17th. They said if it wasn’t up and running by then they would have a work around so we could use our money for Black Friday. This didn’t happen so when I called in December I was threatened with “well, at least we still have the program. We could just do away with it” They said the hold up was the Apple side of things. It’s time the turn over our money.
Another week of college basketball action saw significant movement in the Big Ten Conference. Out of nowhere, the Nebraska Cornhuskers are 11-0 to start the season and are quickly ascending the national rankings. They dominated the Wisconsin Badgers on Wednesday night, handing Greg Gard the most lopsided loss of his coaching career.
Along with Nebraska, Michigan, Purdue, Michigan State and UCLA are tied atop the conference standings at 2-0. That top group will likely remain consistent over the next few weeks before the Big Ten schedule intensifies in early January.
As we enter the final stretch of nonconference play, here is an updated snapshot of the full conference power rankings. Michigan remains the leader.
Updated Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (Dec. 15)
Michigan Wolverines (10-0, 2-0 Big Ten; No. 1 in KenPom) — No change
Purdue Boilermakers (10-1, 2-0 Big Ten; No. 6 in KenPom) — No change
Michigan State Spartans (9-1, 2-0 Big Ten; No. 12 in KenPom) — No change
Illinois Fighting Illini (8-3, 1-1 Big Ten; No. 14 in KenPom) — No change
Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-0, 2-0 Big Ten; No. 21 in KenPom) — Up 6
Iowa Hawkeyes (9-2, 1-1 Big Ten; No. 20 in KenPom) — No change
USC Trojans (10-1, 1-1 Big Ten; No. 38 in KenPom) — No change
Indiana Hoosiers (8-3, 1-1 Big Ten; No. 26 in KenPom) — Up 2
Wisconsin Badgers (7-3, 1-1 Big Ten; No. 37 in KenPom) — Down 4
Ohio State Buckeyes (8-2, 1-1 Big Ten; No. 39 in KenPom) — Down 1
UCLA Bruins (7-3, 2-0 Big Ten; No. 31 in KenPom) — Down 3
Washington Huskies (7-3, 1-1 Big Ten; No. 48 in KenPom) — No change
Northwestern Wildcats (6-4, 0-2 Big Ten; No. 58 in KenPom) — Up 1
Oregon Ducks (5-5, 0-2 Big Ten; No. 84 in KenPom) — Up 3
Maryland Terrapins (6-5, 0-2 Big Ten; No. 100 in KenPom) — No change
Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-5, 1-1 Big Ten; No. 108 in KenPom) — No change
Penn State Nittany Lions (8-3, 0-2 Big Ten; No. 107 in KenPom) — Down 4
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-6, 0-2 Big Ten; No. 147 in KenPom) — No change
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No. 3 seed Texas A&M stunned the college volleyball world Sunday in Lincoln, Neb. with a 3-2 victory (25-22, 25-22, 20-25, 35-37, 15-13) over No. 1 overall seed and previously undefeated Nebraska in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
The win puts the Aggies (27-4) into the Final Four for the first time in program history. They will face No. 1 seed Pittsburgh in the national semifinals on Thursday.
Kyndal Stowers and Logan Lednicky led the way for Texas A&M with 25 and 24 kills, respectively. Their performances helped the Aggies to a slight attacking edge, with A&M having 75 kills to Nebraska’s 73. The Aggies thrived at the net though, out blocking the Cornhuskers 30-16. Middle Blocker Morgan Perkins led the way in that respect with eight block assists and one block solo.
Texas A&M survived a comeback attempt from Nebraska (33-1) after winning the first two sets. The Cornhuskers rallied to win the third set and then fought off three Aggie match points in a marathon fourth set to force a decider. In the end, Texas A&M overcame Nebraska’s best effort to win the final set and the match on the Huskers’ home court.
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The huge win comes after the Aggies needed a reverse sweep to beat No. 2 seed Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen.
See full game highlights here:
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Texas A&M routs Jacksonville at home as six Aggies score in double figures
Rylan Griffen scored a season-high 19 points and was hot from deep, making 5 of 6 from 3-point range.
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Texas A&M topped the list with $4,740,922 in revenue generated by 277,156 alcohol units sold.
Find more Texas A&M coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.
No. 22 Nebraska basketball upset No. 13 Illinois on the road, 83-80, on Saturday afternoon. Jamarques Lawrence had a game-winning three-pointer as time expired.
Nebraska improved to 11-0 on the season, the best start to a season in school history. The Huskers also won its 15th straight game, breaking the school record of 14 consecutive wins.
Pryce Sandfort had an incredible game, scoring a career-high 32 points. It was the former Iowa Hawkeye’s fifth 20-point game of the season and sixth of his career.
The victory improved Nebraska’s record in Big Ten play to 2-0. It’s the first 2-0 in conference play for the Huskers since 2016-17.
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Fans were overjoyed about the victory on social media, and we picked some of the best information and reactions.
Cornhusker crusher
He hit it
Celebrate
Nebraska may be a basketball school
Nebraska football alums are weighing in…
The success of Nebraska Basketball is baffling many….
The national respect continues to grow….
Fans are excited about the program
Great win
What a week
Dream season
Courtside
Legit
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Cheri
January 11, 2024 at 7:13 pm
I started calling about the money in October. I called back in November and was told they hoped to have it up and running by the end of the week. Which would have been Nov. 17th. They said if it wasn’t up and running by then they would have a work around so we could use our money for Black Friday. This didn’t happen so when I called in December I was threatened with “well, at least we still have the program. We could just do away with it” They said the hold up was the Apple side of things. It’s time the turn over our money.