🌱 Shopped at Amherst Trader Joe’s in 2019? You might get $100
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- Shopped at Amherst Trader Joe’s in 2019? You might get $100
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📰 News we're reading
• Trader Joe's settlement deadline is approaching. Here's who can file a claim (ithacajournal.com) — If you shopped at Trader Joe’s in Amherst or other locations in 2019 and your receipt showed too many digits of your card number, you may be owed about $100 from a class-action settlement. Eligible customers must file a claim online or by mail by June 9, with payments expected after final court approval in August. 
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