Mar 10, 2016, 10:21 am
Last edit by: ChrisFlyer66
This is an old thread including posts through the end of 2016. The discussion continues in the new thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manufactured-spending/1819025-buy-mo-s-post-office-2017-2018-gift-cards-no-longer-allowed-92.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manufactured-spending/1819025-buy-mo-s-post-office-2017-2018-gift-cards-no-longer-allowed-92.html
Buy MO's at Post Office[2016]
Dec 4, 2015, 2:32 pm
#16
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 3
I am able to generate almost $70K UR points per month. My wife and I have 4 Chase Ink cards. We spend $2400 with each Ink card on $300 VGCs at Staples.com. Entering through the UR portal gets 2X and the office product bonus gets 5X. Until recently, was buying MO's at WM but they stopped accepting VGCs. Went to my local post office. To my pleasant surprise, I had no problem. They gave me $900 MOs until I was done. Price was $1.60 per MO. A little higher than WM but no big deal. Interested in seeing if others are equally successful. Hint: go in when they're not too busy.
Dec 4, 2015, 3:00 pm
#17
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 121
I go to five different PO once a week and only do one x $1,000 MO, pay the $1.65 fee in cash and then $500 on one vgc and $500 on another. I have been doing this for at least four months now.
Two of the employees at two different PO give dirty looks every time I come in and the one questioned me a few times now, but It still works. I do try to go to other PO when I'm in a different part of town and never have any issues with the above method.
Two of the employees at two different PO give dirty looks every time I come in and the one questioned me a few times now, but It still works. I do try to go to other PO when I'm in a different part of town and never have any issues with the above method.
Last edited by stuntgoats; Dec 4, 2015 at 4:14 pm
Dec 4, 2015, 4:23 pm
#20
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 164
What would be the consequence to annoying them?
Dec 4, 2015, 4:26 pm
#21
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Chicago area
Posts: 6
ctbarron states that getting MO's at post office has its own set of risks. Can you elaborate?
Dec 5, 2015, 1:40 am
#24
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: USA
Posts: 139
I go to five different PO once a week and only do one x $1,000 MO, pay the $1.65 fee in cash and then $500 on one vgc and $500 on another. I have been doing this for at least four months now.
Two of the employees at two different PO give dirty looks every time I come in and the one questioned me a few times now, but It still works. I do try to go to other PO when I'm in a different part of town and never have any issues with the above method.
Two of the employees at two different PO give dirty looks every time I come in and the one questioned me a few times now, but It still works. I do try to go to other PO when I'm in a different part of town and never have any issues with the above method.
Dec 5, 2015, 3:35 am
#25
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: DFW
Posts: 454
Enjoy your pending investigation from the Postmaster - who is looking to get a positive review for his role in preventing money laundering at your expense.
Dec 5, 2015, 5:05 am
#26
Join Date: Oct 2015
Programs: MileagePLUS, AAdvantage, TrueBlue
Posts: 54
Like a previous poster, I go to a couple different PO's and only do one x $1,000 MO at each, pay the $1.65 fee in cash and then $500 on one vgc and $500 on another. I have been doing this for at least four months now.
I have only once run into a problem, not with the general concept, but because the cashier did not know how to do split tender and basically lied and said there was a policy against it at her location. She freely told me I could go to another PO a mile down the road. All the other times, the cashiers are very quick with the whole process as described above.
Dec 5, 2015, 5:06 am
#27
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: 60137
Posts: 10,498
TVM for sharing the MO @ USPS tip.
I've rented a USPS Box at the same branch for over 2 decades.
I have a friendly relationship with the clerks.
I don't and won't get any pushback/attitude/Postmaster issues.
I've rented a USPS Box at the same branch for over 2 decades.
I have a friendly relationship with the clerks.
I don't and won't get any pushback/attitude/Postmaster issues.
Dec 5, 2015, 10:37 pm
#28
Join Date: Sep 2005
Programs: Northwest, United
Posts: 3,256
Time to make popcorn.
Dec 9, 2015, 7:35 pm
#29
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 42
Do they take your DL # down when you buy a MO at USPS? If you are using VGC and paying the fee in cash, how would they track you?