I was putting categories on my Amazon transactions in Quicken today, and I came across this interesting way that they processed my CC on a recent order.
I ordered 3 items:
Item 1 - $14.99 with a $3.00 lightning deal
Item 2 - $104.22
Item 3 - $32.00
Invoice totals:
Item(s) Subtotal: $151.21
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
Lightning Deal: -$3.00
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Total before tax: $148.21
Sales Tax: $10.56
Rewards Points: -$22.91
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Total for This Shipment: $135.86
So far that's all good. Then I scroll to the bottom of the invoice and see this.
Credit Card Transactions:
Amazon.com Visa Signature ending in xxxx: July 13, 2017: $23.56
Amazon.com Visa Signature ending in xxxx: July 13, 2017: $65.83
Amazon.com Visa Signature ending in xxxx: July 13, 2017: $46.47
Everything adds up and I was charged the correct amount in the end, but I am puzzled about why the would break this into 3 random amounts that don't even relate to the individual item prices. Everything I know about credit card processing says that doing this should actually cost them more than processing a single transaction. All 3 items shipped together and arrived in the same box.
I ordered 3 items:
Item 1 - $14.99 with a $3.00 lightning deal
Item 2 - $104.22
Item 3 - $32.00
Invoice totals:
Item(s) Subtotal: $151.21
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
Lightning Deal: -$3.00
---
Total before tax: $148.21
Sales Tax: $10.56
Rewards Points: -$22.91
---
Total for This Shipment: $135.86
So far that's all good. Then I scroll to the bottom of the invoice and see this.
Credit Card Transactions:
Amazon.com Visa Signature ending in xxxx: July 13, 2017: $23.56
Amazon.com Visa Signature ending in xxxx: July 13, 2017: $65.83
Amazon.com Visa Signature ending in xxxx: July 13, 2017: $46.47
Everything adds up and I was charged the correct amount in the end, but I am puzzled about why the would break this into 3 random amounts that don't even relate to the individual item prices. Everything I know about credit card processing says that doing this should actually cost them more than processing a single transaction. All 3 items shipped together and arrived in the same box.