diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/sale.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/sale.rb
index e955fa6a7..0490b1afa 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/sale.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/sale.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ module JamRuby
 
     JAMTRACK_SALE = 'jamtrack'
 
+    SOURCE_RECURLY = 'recurly'
+    SOURCE_IOS = 'ios'
+
     belongs_to :user, class_name: 'JamRuby::User'
     has_many :sale_line_items, class_name: 'JamRuby::SaleLineItem'
 
@@ -111,8 +114,6 @@ module JamRuby
     end
 
     def self.ios_purchase(current_user, jam_track, receipt, price_data)
-
-
       jam_track_right = nil
 
       # everything needs to go into a transaction!  If anything goes wrong, we need to raise an exception to break it
@@ -120,11 +121,10 @@ module JamRuby
 
         using_free_credit = current_user.redeem_free_credit
 
-        sale = create_jam_track_sale(current_user, 'ios')
+        sale = create_jam_track_sale(current_user, SOURCE_IOS)
 
         if sale.valid?
 
-          # JONATHAN: the 'redeem freebie' path has no communication to Apple. That's OK I assume?
           if using_free_credit
             SaleLineItem.create_from_jam_track(current_user, sale, jam_track, using_free_credit)
             sale.recurly_subtotal_in_cents = 0
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ module JamRuby
             sale.recurly_currency = 'USD'
             sale.save!
           else
+
             price_info = validateIOSReceipt(receipt, price_data, current_user, sale)
 
             SaleLineItem.create_from_jam_track(current_user, sale, jam_track, using_free_credit)
-
             sale.recurly_subtotal_in_cents = price_info[:subtotal_in_cents]
             sale.recurly_tax_in_cents = price_info[:tax_in_cents]
             sale.recurly_total_in_cents = price_info[:total_in_cents]
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ module JamRuby
 
       sale = nil
       Sale.transaction do
-        sale = create_jam_track_sale(current_user, 'recurly')
+        sale = create_jam_track_sale(current_user, SOURCE_RECURLY)
 
         if sale.valid?
           if is_only_freebie(shopping_carts)