Originally Posted by
littlewinglet
Anyone tried to use the Pathward cards recently at WM or grocery for MO? Just got 2 cards blocked, found out it's a block by calling the number on the back and had them reactivated.
Now been going in circles with an indian call center for 30min, trying to get out of them what exactly they consider "suspicious activity" and whats the thresholds. Clearly their front line phone support ppl have no clue as they repeat the same template response over and over.
Originally Posted by
littlewinglet
I do vaguely recall the comments a few weeks ago, but can't seem to find the post now. That's why I'm curious if anyone has recent DPs that are similar to mine.
The tech support was worthless. Basically same run-around, make-up policies game as every other Indian call center like what Amex has done with IRS payments supposedly not earning rewards. They'll just invent rules to give you an explanation, and stall soon as you call them out on the BS.
I'll try the cards again tomorrow now that they're unlocked. If one doesn't work, i'll try the other with 250/swipe increments.
I'm a creature of habit and have been buying boatloads of USB VGCs from Kroger for over a decade, but with all the recent fraud issues with them, I've finally given up on them. As such, I've recently had to branch out into other VGC types that I'm much more unfamiliar with. I've bought Safeway Suttons (these seem easy to liquidate, although 3 of my 4 purchases of these ALSO resulted in fraudulent cards with #s on the front card scratched out, 3 digit security codes scratched out, and even paper photocopies covering the barcodes). I've also branched into WM VGCs. Seems the SS VGCs (40975808) are easily liquidateable most places. So are some other Pathward/Incomm VGCs I bought at WM. However I've run into serious issues liquidating the new Xmas/Holiday type Vanilla Pathword/Incomm VGCs (40975823) ANYWHERE. Can't liquidate them into MOs at Kroger/Safeway/WM. I can't even load them into various instruments FOR UNDER $49 at WM SCO. If you scroll up to Post #356 in this thread, it looks like somebody else is having the same issues, and finally had success loading these into Amazon last week. My Amazon balance is already high enough that I'd prefer not to dump these there, so I may simply hafta just use these for organic spending, but moral of the story is to stay far away from the WM Holiday VGCs (40975823)!!! If anybody here figures out a decent way to liquidate these things, lemme know pls!!!