Wal-Mart, Amex take on banks with Bluebird debit card
Nov 6, 2012, 7:27 am
#1666
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: JFK
Posts: 382
Sorry if this has been asked 100 times, but can you load Bluebird directly with a credit card (instead of the extra step for vanilla cards)?
Nov 6, 2012, 7:34 am
#1667
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Airline nobody. Sad!
Posts: 26,062
Nov 6, 2012, 8:18 am
#1672
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: DCA
Programs: DL Silver, HH Gold, PC Plat, Marriott Silver
Posts: 420
Yep, when successful write down the day and time and hope the same cashier is on duty next time. Probably don't want to argue since most Walgreens cash registers appear to be programed to prompt for cash only. What you found is one of the stores that probably isn't set up right. Don't want to argue to provoke them to call their home office and possibly verify that it should be cash only.
Nov 6, 2012, 8:40 am
#1674
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,310
I truly think people who buy up everything at OD are going to ruin this for everybody. Have you people no restraint? I went in to an OD, and found one Vanilla card left. When I approached the cashier, she mentioned that somebody came in yesterday, and bought EVERY SINGLE card. She had a look of horror on her face. She asked me to take out my ID, she looked at it maybe 10 times and compared it to my card, then she started talking to the store manager, and I thought surely she was going to tell me to leave or something, it was a very unpleasant and disturbing experience.
People really should exercise some restraint and caution, buying $5k of these cards at one time will get this thing shut down very quickly. Just like those who bought thousands of Money Orders at Wal Mart, seriously people, do you really need all these points instantly to have to ruin this for everybody?
Pardon the frustration, but I don't think I'm buying any more Vanillla's, this thing will die very soon... For shame.
People really should exercise some restraint and caution, buying $5k of these cards at one time will get this thing shut down very quickly. Just like those who bought thousands of Money Orders at Wal Mart, seriously people, do you really need all these points instantly to have to ruin this for everybody?
Pardon the frustration, but I don't think I'm buying any more Vanillla's, this thing will die very soon... For shame.
Nov 6, 2012, 8:50 am
#1676
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: NYC
Posts: 1,756
Copied from FW without permission:
"A little bird was flying South for the winter. It was so cold, the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field. While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of dung, it began to realize how warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy and soon began to sing for joy.
A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung and promptly dug him out and ate him!"
Moral of the story: When you’re warm and happy and you are in too deep, keep your mouth shut!
"A little bird was flying South for the winter. It was so cold, the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field. While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of dung, it began to realize how warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy and soon began to sing for joy.
A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung and promptly dug him out and ate him!"
Moral of the story: When you’re warm and happy and you are in too deep, keep your mouth shut!
Nov 6, 2012, 8:57 am
#1677
Join Date: May 2002
Location: St Louis, MO
Programs: AA L.T. PLT
Posts: 3,265
Do you really think FM (or infarct any blogger for that matter) is inventory of any deals they post?
Nov 6, 2012, 9:35 am
#1680
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Posts: 1,277
To try to get this thread back on topic:
Has anyone recently paid a Wells Fargo mortgage with Bluebird? Have they fixed the $10 "fax" fee or whatever it was?
I was about to try it, but Wells' online system seems to be having issues right now so I can't look up my account.
Has anyone recently paid a Wells Fargo mortgage with Bluebird? Have they fixed the $10 "fax" fee or whatever it was?
I was about to try it, but Wells' online system seems to be having issues right now so I can't look up my account.