I figured out why Total Wine & More PayPal rebates were never able to be activated on the app for me.
Their PayPal activation REQUIRES matching: FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, and EMAIL.
I checked my PayPal and the first name on the account was STEPHEN. I changed it to STEVE to match the name I was using on the Total Wine app. After waiting overnight, it worked.
PayPal validation should only rely on EMAIL and not include FIRST and LAST name too. No one does that. Am I right?
If Total Wine continues to require ALL THREE to match, they should note that on the app page so people will know to check that all three match, and alert store managers and customer support so they can help customers.
I never would have thought that First and Last name were being validated.