Bluebird Shutdowns
Feb 5, 2016, 11:28 am
#586
Suspended
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,677
Feb 5, 2016, 11:40 am
#587
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 800
Went to load 2 GCs to BB at Walmart. First one worked fine, second one kept going to straight to signature line without allowing me to press debit. Figured it was specific machine which happens all the time, so went to service center. The person said it could not be a prepaid card (her term) and could not be used to load BB. First time I have heard that one. I am sure it will work fine at my normal (different) Walmart or with a different person, but apparently there is some new training going on.
Feb 5, 2016, 11:40 am
#588
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 800
That guy just ruined it for all the Texans. I feel bad, and I'm not even NEAR Texas...
Feb 6, 2016, 2:40 pm
#592
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: RDU
Programs: Marriott Gold Elite, Hyatt Explorist, AA, Delta, Southwest CP, Citi Prestige, MLife Platinum
Posts: 103
update: loaded 2 cards at other Walmart, worked fine. I wish I had a Kate nearby so I wouldn't have to deal with each associates different opinion.
Feb 6, 2016, 3:38 pm
#593
Join Date: Apr 2012
Programs: 25 million points to burn!
Posts: 1,522
All 6 of our Serves got shutdown during last month's Birdpocalypse. And we had all switched from BB to Serve over a year ago. How's it looking for folks like us if we apply for a BB (or Serve)? Any data points on approvals for new accounts?
Feb 8, 2016, 3:32 pm
#594
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Madison, WI, USA
Posts: 14,162
Why do people need so badly to find scapegoats? Just admit it, we are all the problem, and as long as we continue to take advantage of these opportunities, we will remain the problem.
Feb 14, 2016, 4:58 pm
#595
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHX & AGP
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,453
I've been hear this now for 4 yrs, so do you have data to back this up, or is this just speculation on your part?
Feb 15, 2016, 9:00 am
#596
Join Date: Apr 2012
Programs: 25 million points to burn!
Posts: 1,522
My son, who has never had a Bluebird or Serve before, applied online for his card and was accepted today. Is it still business as usual for Bluebird, i.e. will he be able to load Sunnies and Metabank GC at KATE?
Feb 15, 2016, 11:14 am
#597
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 527
Feb 16, 2016, 5:30 am
#598
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHX & AGP
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,453
I wasn't closed down, but I have changed how I do things. I am not just paying bills but still loading $500 VGC, will be interesting to see if I get closed down or not.
Feb 16, 2016, 8:32 am
#599
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 1,303
I don't understand how people who had a bluebird prior to 2016 and didn't get shutdown? If you didn't get shutdown, this means you didn't use it for MS. Why would one have a BB if not for MS, be it occasional or regular. It seems there were plenty of data points for shutdowns for even the occasional MSer?
Feb 16, 2016, 8:52 am
#600
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, SC
Programs: AA Plat, SPG/Marriot Gold, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Expl
Posts: 2,363
I don't understand how people who had a bluebird prior to 2016 and didn't get shutdown? If you didn't get shutdown, this means you didn't use it for MS. Why would one have a BB if not for MS, be it occasional or regular. It seems there were plenty of data points for shutdowns for even the occasional MSer?