500 "bonus" points???

I earned my 7,200 points for today and then go to claim my 500 "bonus" points.  It says not a valid code.  My friend did the 500-point claim "before" earning her full 7,200 points and guess what, she got the "bonus" points.  Definition of bonus:  an additional benefit, reward, or extra added to something else.  Dear AARP rewards, that 500 is not a "bonus" it is a deduction from the total number of points that can be earned in one day.  The technical difficulties have reduced my point earnings significantly this month and then you try to insult my intelligence with this "bonus" nonsense.  I have an idea, let's make October double points earning month.  We can earn up to 14,400 points for two weeks in October.