Wal-Mart, Amex take on banks with Bluebird debit card
Nov 3, 2012, 10:33 pm
#1503
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1,433
Just use it on day to day stuff.
A ream of paper here.
An office chair there.
An xbox 360 or xbox live subscription.
Etc...
A ream of paper here.
An office chair there.
An xbox 360 or xbox live subscription.
Etc...
Nov 3, 2012, 10:42 pm
#1504
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,173
read newbee
Went to my local Wal-Mart today and bought a BB. Was unable to purchase/load with a CC and don't have an 1Nk for bean purchases. Can someone please offer any suggestions (either on here or via PM) on other load methods using a cc (perhaps via some other type of gc or prepaid?)
Nov 3, 2012, 11:01 pm
#1505
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 291
Sure 5 points/$ is nice for Ink, but I've been enjoying the beans for hitting sign-up bonuses at 10%-20% equivalent (NFL Card is 40%!). Between my wife and I we have about $15k in spend to take care of in the next month or two, no way I could swing that without the help of my very fine friends at Office Depot.
Nov 3, 2012, 11:26 pm
#1506
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,173
re
Sure 5 points/$ is nice for Ink, but I've been enjoying the beans for hitting sign-up bonuses at 10%-20% equivalent (NFL Card is 40%!). Between my wife and I we have about $15k in spend to take care of in the next month or two, no way I could swing that without the help of my very fine friends at Office Depot.
Nov 4, 2012, 1:47 am
#1509
Join Date: May 2011
Location: BKK
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Anybody know where to get Vanilla Reloads in NYC?
Nov 4, 2012, 3:50 am
#1510
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: STL
Programs: MR Plat Premier, IHG Spire, Hilton Diamond, Southwest CP
Posts: 623
Here's what I found on their corporate website Q/A:
Q: Do you accept debit cards or credit cards?
A: Family Dollar accepts PIN-based debit cards in most stores. We do accept credit cards in most of our stores.
Q: Do you accept debit cards or credit cards?
A: Family Dollar accepts PIN-based debit cards in most stores. We do accept credit cards in most of our stores.
Nov 4, 2012, 4:43 am
#1511
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
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Completely agree. If someone puts $10k of ice cream on, but puts $10k of 1x spend on it as well to reduce their ratio, then they've only earned 3x on that $20k, and had to go through a bit of hassle working through the reloads.
Most Family Dollar stores I've seen take Visa only in terms of CCs.
Most Family Dollar stores I've seen take Visa only in terms of CCs.
Nov 4, 2012, 5:08 am
#1512
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,758
Many think if they put other charges on there if/when the AA comes from Chase that it will make a difference. They are sadly mistaken.
Nov 4, 2012, 5:09 am
#1514
Join Date: Feb 2011
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Posts: 904
I've had the same experience at Fam Dollar that others have had: their cash registers are only programmed to accept credit cards with 16 digit account numbers (eg, Visa). When you try to use a card with a 15 digit account number (like BB, or any Amex card), an error msg pops up.