Jan 2, 2017, 9:18 pm
Last edit by: Travelz
This is a new thread for 2017. The previous discussion can be found here.
READ the posts in this thread before asking questions. Many have already been answered.
10k per day limit including fees - must fill out a form (use cards as a budget tool or whatever you want to put)
Check the Simon website for locations.
VGC issued by meta for 3.95 - Count your cards before you leave the mall
When ordering online, Simon uses GCM.
READ the posts in this thread before asking questions. Many have already been answered.
10k per day limit including fees - must fill out a form (use cards as a budget tool or whatever you want to put)
Check the Simon website for locations.
VGC issued by meta for 3.95 - Count your cards before you leave the mall
When ordering online, Simon uses GCM.
Simon Mall Gift Cards(2017-2018)
Sep 18, 2017, 1:20 pm
#421
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 542
Has anyone tried SMGCs for the AU bonuses Amex gave out last month? I just spent $3k at SM for 6 cards and I'm wondering if I now need to find an alternative method.
Sep 18, 2017, 3:42 pm
#422
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 3
Welcome to FT, pacoman757. I'm glad to see you're reading the thread so closely. I saw that DP also.
Short answer: Yes, Macerich. Confirmed via chat that is was not "qualified spend" when the purchase was not included in the total qualified spend amount provided by the CSR.
The previous GC spend was on a now closed statement, posted at 1x, and the charge was paid in full. No bonus points were shown as pending.
I suggest if you have Simon Mall spending, you give yourself enough leeway to make the spend organically with time to spare. Perhaps the RAT team is reviewing these manually, or the algorithms are being tuned to grab these purchases as "non-qualifying." Since we've learned of the RAT team, we must assume they are doing their job.
I don't want to drift off topic any further, so I will continue any response in the Amex forum.
Short answer: Yes, Macerich. Confirmed via chat that is was not "qualified spend" when the purchase was not included in the total qualified spend amount provided by the CSR.
The previous GC spend was on a now closed statement, posted at 1x, and the charge was paid in full. No bonus points were shown as pending.
I suggest if you have Simon Mall spending, you give yourself enough leeway to make the spend organically with time to spare. Perhaps the RAT team is reviewing these manually, or the algorithms are being tuned to grab these purchases as "non-qualifying." Since we've learned of the RAT team, we must assume they are doing their job.
I don't want to drift off topic any further, so I will continue any response in the Amex forum.
Sep 19, 2017, 9:31 am
#423
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 236
For those whose bonus points aren't posting, have all of your purchases been for increments of $503.95? $1007.90, $1,511.85, etc?
Sep 19, 2017, 10:01 am
#424
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 8
This is a good point. I'm going to attempt to purchase $3K worth today for the Surpass card in different load amounts. Will let you know how it goes.
Sep 19, 2017, 11:07 am
#425
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: LAX, LGB, SNA
Programs: AA EXP OWE, DL DM ST+, AS MVPG, UA, BA, WN CP, Hyatt E, Ritz Plat, HH GM
Posts: 3,185
Sep 19, 2017, 12:45 pm
#426
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 6
Based on my conversation via AmEx chat the reason it was flagged was due to the way the transaction was coded - that leads me to believe that the amount doesn't matter as much as what the transaction is listed as
Sep 19, 2017, 12:52 pm
#427
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 576
how does it code for you? my simons mall codes as specialty store.
Sep 19, 2017, 5:28 pm
#430
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 3,688
I've seen one who did split tender with random amounts and still didn't work for her to get the bonus. We're now thinking it must be the merchant (Simon) as the culprit so that all purchases made coming from there is automatically marked suspicious for MS(?). This is purely conjecture on my part.
Sep 21, 2017, 8:05 pm
#431
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,759
I've seen one who did split tender with random amounts and still didn't work for her to get the bonus. We're now thinking it must be the merchant (Simon) as the culprit so that all purchases made coming from there is automatically marked suspicious for MS(?). This is purely conjecture on my part.
How about regular earning?
Sep 21, 2017, 8:11 pm
#432
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 86
If an issuing bank can't make money off of their customer MSing Simon GCs they're doing it wrong.
Sep 21, 2017, 8:42 pm
#433
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 78
If you were the issuing bank, wouldn't you want to disqualify GC purchases from earning lucrative sign up offers? It's not cheap giving away 50k-100k points to a gamer who plans to close his/her card shortly after receiving the bonus. Perhaps you should think from the other side.
Sep 21, 2017, 8:47 pm
#434
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: NYC
Posts: 1,756
If you were the issuing bank, wouldn't you want to disqualify GC purchases from earning lucrative sign up offers? It's not cheap giving away 50k-100k points to a gamer who plans to close his/her card shortly after receiving the bonus. Perhaps you should think from the other side.
