Autumn Sale Punch Card not recognising $65 purchases

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Did you activate the punch card before purchasing?

I purchased on the 16th (sale was live then), the punch card was not in the rewards app until the 17th so it was impossible for me to activate it beforehand.

Oh, sorry if you misunderstood

I mean, as long as you purchase the games eligible for the punchard, you're good to go.

For example, you purchased today the full $65 required for the punch card.

The points are granted, the important thing is purchase the games before the punch card ends.
If they're with a discount just keep in mind that the price registered in the punch card is the one that you payed

Hope everything's more clear now!
But don't hesitate to ask further questions if necessary

As above the Rewards Team are the only ones that can help.

The problem is that you didn't activate the Punch Card before purchase as it says on the punch card..therefore the system wouldn't register the purchase properly.

Considering how often these punch cards appear and how often this issue happens than surely it would be fixed by now, it can be quite annoying if the punch card expires and you still haven't received your points despite meeting the requirements.
I've met the requirements for the current Ultimate Sale punch card but no update, I'll keep waiting but I do hope it gets sorted soon.