Best way to combine visa giftcards
Mar 30, 2015, 8:37 am
#1
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Best way to combine visa giftcards
I'm looking for a way to combine $200 visa giftcards. I don't care about unloading the money into the bank, just a way to have them all funnel through one card. Maybe something like loading them into googlewallet and then using the google wallet debit card. Not sure if that would get you shut down though
Mar 30, 2015, 8:41 am
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I just have a lot, and its easier to have them on one card then keeping track of them. Can you load them onto redbird online? I have a bluebird, but that requires going to WalMart which is a long drive for me
Mar 30, 2015, 9:34 am
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Mar 30, 2015, 10:02 am
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Do you plan to spend them on regular purchases? If that's the case most stores will automatically empty out remaining low balance and prompt you to pay the rest with the next card.
If you upload them all to Bluebird, you can then pay one large credit card bill or send a check which will clear out all cards at once.
Mar 30, 2015, 11:18 am
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Unloading them to redbird/bluebird/serve is probably the best way to "combine" them and that has to be done in store. Unless you wanted to purchase larger denomination VGC which would defeat the purpose and raise the fees.
If you decide to try and spend regularly with the small denomination cards, I've found it helps to keep a pen or sharpie on hand and write the remaining balance on the back of the card in the signature area.
If you decide to try and spend regularly with the small denomination cards, I've found it helps to keep a pen or sharpie on hand and write the remaining balance on the back of the card in the signature area.
Mar 30, 2015, 12:02 pm
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Combining for an Amazon Purchase?
I understood that you could combine small denomination debit gift cards on Amazon.com. For an $80 purchase, they accepted a card with 80 cents remaining value without asking for another card. What gives?
Mar 30, 2015, 12:54 pm
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You'd have to buy individual electronic amazon gc's for the remaining balance on each of your vgc's. Then add them one by one to your amazon acct.
Mar 30, 2015, 1:51 pm
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You can't load any VGCs online whether that is BB, Serve, RB.
Mar 30, 2015, 8:57 pm
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What do you mean they didn't ask for another card? Do you mean you made an $80 purchase and was able to pay only 80 cents????
Mar 30, 2015, 10:26 pm
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Mar 30, 2015, 10:26 pm
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Mar 30, 2015, 10:48 pm
#14
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I'm looking for a way to combine $200 visa giftcards. I don't care about unloading the money into the bank, just a way to have them all funnel through one card. Maybe something like loading them into googlewallet and then using the google wallet debit card. Not sure if that would get you shut down though