Jan 7, 2016, 3:49 pm
Last edit by: skitch23
This thread is a continuation of the previous discussion located here.
See post #412 - Ordering gc's thru the Kroger site will post fuel points to the associated shopper card upon shipment of physical cards and email delivery for e-gc's. Points are earned in the same increments as if you bought them at the store (usually 2x or 4x if there is a promotion). Transactions are processed by GiftCardMall and therefore do not earn additional points/cb from your credit card issuer for a "supermarket purchase".
See post #412 - Ordering gc's thru the Kroger site will post fuel points to the associated shopper card upon shipment of physical cards and email delivery for e-gc's. Points are earned in the same increments as if you bought them at the store (usually 2x or 4x if there is a promotion). Transactions are processed by GiftCardMall and therefore do not earn additional points/cb from your credit card issuer for a "supermarket purchase".
Kroger master thread (2016 to 2018)
Jan 7, 2016, 11:46 am
#31
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 827
Mostly OT, but not entirely: what exactly is the point of splitting the threads each year? Just to make searching more annoying and more requiring of google?
Jan 7, 2016, 1:09 pm
#32
Join Date: Aug 2015
Programs: Marriott Gold, UA Gold
Posts: 71
Interesting Encounter
Had an interesting encounter yesterday. I went to Payless Food's (owned by Kroger) to purchase some VGC since I was in the area. Walk up to the register with 2 cards and the lady asks how much I want to put on them. I say "500 each". She proceeds to tell me that the "government" has put a restriction on being able to sell using a CC and it would have to be cash or check only. I chuckle a little bit and say I don't have $1011.90 on me. Amazing what these people come up with. I went to an actual Kroger close to home and bought 3x500 with no issue.
Jan 7, 2016, 5:54 pm
#34
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 1,066
Do the vgcs at Kroger require u to set a pin? Or is it the last 4 digits? In theory could one immediately unload the cards at the money center immediately after purchase*
Please note I would never open in the store. I'm not that dumb...
Please note I would never open in the store. I'm not that dumb...
Jan 7, 2016, 6:25 pm
#35
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,706
Yeah but it is still dumb to s--- where you eat so to speak. The loss prevention folks may (will?) notice the gift cards are being cleared out within minutes of purchase at the same store potentially exposing the store to a double loss. I am personally aware of one Kroger who cracked down on the use of GCs for MOs and the like because of this exact behavior. Don't be stupid liquidate someplace else.
Jan 7, 2016, 8:00 pm
#36
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 1,066
Yeah but it is still dumb to s--- where you eat so to speak. The loss prevention folks may (will?) notice the gift cards are being cleared out within minutes of purchase at the same store potentially exposing the store to a double loss. I am personally aware of one Kroger who cracked down on the use of GCs for MOs and the like because of this exact behavior. Don't be stupid liquidate someplace else.
Jan 7, 2016, 8:50 pm
#37
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 827
I have many little unwritten rules for myself. One of them is that other than one exception, I never use a GC for any reason at any store within the same chain I purchased it. Call it over-cautiousness, but I think it's a good rule to follow.
Jan 7, 2016, 9:02 pm
#38
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,837
Not all Krogers accept debit for MOs.
Jan 8, 2016, 3:51 pm
#41
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Melbourne, Florida, USA
Posts: 2,983
Can Kroger split payments for MO?
Jan 11, 2016, 6:47 pm
#44
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: CVG
Programs: Hyatt Giraffe
Posts: 1,663
Unfortunately I have reason to believe that Kroger's chip enabled POS systems have taken an update that will (finally) enforce the $2K limit that will negatively impact us.
At the one pilot store here in Cinci, with the chip function only the card number is being recorded. No ID check or DL # is recorded anymore. Now, the same CC # cannot be run twice in the same day even if it's an AU or different person.
So as the chip-enabled machines get rolled out, be warned
At the one pilot store here in Cinci, with the chip function only the card number is being recorded. No ID check or DL # is recorded anymore. Now, the same CC # cannot be run twice in the same day even if it's an AU or different person.
So as the chip-enabled machines get rolled out, be warned
Jan 12, 2016, 9:07 am
#45
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 287
i tried billpay to Visa and they could not find it in the checkfreepay system. Anyone had luck with their billpay yet? It's supposed to be the same as walmart but doesn't look like it.