Ace Hardware US Bank $ 100,- Ace Hardware Credit card statement credit denied for bogus reason, Internet

Ace Hardware  advertised   a  $ 100,-  statement  credit  for  new  "Ace Hardware  credit card  applications".   I  asked  the  cashier at  the  store  "What  is  the  catch ?"   and  she  told  me  "there  is  no  catch,  you  just  have  to  apply  for   the  card"  then  she  gave  me  an  application form.

At  home  I  decided  to  submit  the  information  electronically  to  US Bank,  rather  than  mailing  the  form  in.   I  was  approved  for  the  card  but  never  received  the  $ 100,-  statement  credit.   When  I  called  US  Bank  i  was  told  "You  didn't  qualify  because  you  didn't  apply  in  store".

Nowhere  it  was  explained   that  I had  to  leave  my  personal and  confidential  information  like  my  social  security  number  with  a  store  employee -    Actually,  it  is  not  ACE  Hardware  which  approves  a   customer  for  credit  and  issues  him  a  credit  card,  they  would  only  submit  his  information  to  US  Bank.   In  my  case  I  submitted  the  information  myself -  what  difference  does  it  make ?    The  information  that  was  given  in  Ace  Hardware's   advertisement  was  deceptive  and  did  not  go  into  details.   

I  believe  that  this  was  done  on  purpose  in  order  to   create  a  reason  for  not  honoring  the  $ 100,-  statement  credit  offer.