Wal-Mart, Amex take on banks with Bluebird debit card
Nov 17, 2012, 8:04 pm
#2746
Join Date: Jul 2004
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This has only been available for a few weeks. Noone has any idea until it happens. You just don't want to be the one that it 'happens' to. A good gauge is...if you question it yourself, then likely it's questionable.
Nov 17, 2012, 8:11 pm
#2747
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: SAN
Programs: DL SM, Marriot PLT, Tall guy in need of legroom
Posts: 1,478
also, does the $2 fee for debit card funding for online only or also at wally world?
Nov 17, 2012, 8:18 pm
#2748
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: LAX
Programs: AAdvantage, MileagePlus
Posts: 84
As for your other question, it would be $1103 charge, $1003 to BB and $100 cash back. If they let you do it - WM may not let you get cash back when loading BB. I have no personal experience with this.
Nov 17, 2012, 8:33 pm
#2749
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: SAN
Programs: DL SM, Marriot PLT, Tall guy in need of legroom
Posts: 1,478
TY. from what i know about ST anything posted as cash back doesnt earn miles although to your point this would process as a $1100 charge...worth a try...anyone else try getting cash back in person?
Nov 17, 2012, 8:43 pm
#2750
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Location: DTW
Programs: AA Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 819
Nov 17, 2012, 8:51 pm
#2751
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But, did you search FT? Have you read the last 50 posts in this thread? The answer was just posted <12 hrs ago here by lwildernorva. /spoon
Nov 17, 2012, 9:00 pm
#2752
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Flyover Territory
Programs: Hilton Diamond
Posts: 687
cash back
OK so I load $1001.30 (I have my reasons) in Wally Word via my ST card and then ask for them give me $100 cash back? Not following..wouldnt transaction be for $901.30 and thus 901 ish Skypesos? I guess I need to know the process, the BB website is unclear and what you can do at wally world.
If my money order was for $850, my transaction would go through SunTrust as $950.70 ($850 MO, .70 MO fee, $100 cash) and I'd get points on all.
Anita
Nov 17, 2012, 9:21 pm
#2753
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: DTW
Programs: AA Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 819
I give you a lot of credit kdinino for reading this 5X. Ever since the BB came out I'm so far behind in Fall garden cleanup there's no way I'll read it more than the once (well okay I've gone over some spots multiple times 
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Don't know if the following will help anyone down the road or not. I'm tired of always asking and not contributing anything so here's what happened with me and BB today.
Since I still don't know if my window guy is part of AP I decided to just send him a check through BB. Logged into my account and tried the bill pay. There was a spot to enter the payee but nothing to click "continue" or "submit". Ended up calling BB. Ugh! Because of high success, blah blah, my hold time would be over 10 minutes. Finally spoke to rep. Manila I think. Very nice. Not very helpful. I was on Safari. I also have Firefox. She suggested I download and install Google Chrome which I did. It still didn't work. She had also gotten and IT person to assist. They both ended up saying to contact my ISP because there was probably a block for info coming from the BB site. Total waste of time 1/2 - 1 hour.
Instead I went to my fav Apple store. Showed the guy the problem I was having. Logged in, showed him pay bill but no submit, etc. He said to just hit the return key. There was a pop-up message to only have alphanumeric info in payee box so I omitted the . after Inc and then tried return key again. Moved right to the next step. Finished transaction and the check is in the mail
Don't know if the above details will be helpful to anyone or if they've been covered before in this thread or somewhere else.
). Don't know if the following will help anyone down the road or not. I'm tired of always asking and not contributing anything so here's what happened with me and BB today.
Since I still don't know if my window guy is part of AP I decided to just send him a check through BB. Logged into my account and tried the bill pay. There was a spot to enter the payee but nothing to click "continue" or "submit". Ended up calling BB. Ugh! Because of high success, blah blah, my hold time would be over 10 minutes. Finally spoke to rep. Manila I think. Very nice. Not very helpful. I was on Safari. I also have Firefox. She suggested I download and install Google Chrome which I did. It still didn't work. She had also gotten and IT person to assist. They both ended up saying to contact my ISP because there was probably a block for info coming from the BB site. Total waste of time 1/2 - 1 hour.
Instead I went to my fav Apple store. Showed the guy the problem I was having. Logged in, showed him pay bill but no submit, etc. He said to just hit the return key. There was a pop-up message to only have alphanumeric info in payee box so I omitted the . after Inc and then tried return key again. Moved right to the next step. Finished transaction and the check is in the mail
Don't know if the above details will be helpful to anyone or if they've been covered before in this thread or somewhere else.
Nov 17, 2012, 9:30 pm
#2754
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: DTW
Programs: AA Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 819
On another note. . .
I'm still confused with Amazon Payments and how they compare to PayPal and how both work with BB.
I've used PP for years but only cash transactions to transfer money. Mostly it's to receive money for timeshare rentals. I don't take cc for payments because of the fees attached to cc.
There was something in the many threads, either here or on blogs, about feeding an AP account with BB for another way to pay a bill to someone who wouldn't take credit card. So I took that to mean there wouldn't be a fee. But when I look at AP website all I see are fee transactions. Since the window washer is now paid (Whew, finally. . . I gave him extra for not giving me one bit of grief about hanging a curtain and his patience for payment), I don't really need AP anymore. But I'd like to understand the comparison to PayPal since I could use another form of payment.
Is there a comparison chart somewhere for PayPal and Amazon Payments? I haven't found one yet and I've been looking.
Is there anything with the new BB that would be beneficial regarding AP?
I'm still confused with Amazon Payments and how they compare to PayPal and how both work with BB.
I've used PP for years but only cash transactions to transfer money. Mostly it's to receive money for timeshare rentals. I don't take cc for payments because of the fees attached to cc.
There was something in the many threads, either here or on blogs, about feeding an AP account with BB for another way to pay a bill to someone who wouldn't take credit card. So I took that to mean there wouldn't be a fee. But when I look at AP website all I see are fee transactions. Since the window washer is now paid (Whew, finally. . . I gave him extra for not giving me one bit of grief about hanging a curtain and his patience for payment), I don't really need AP anymore. But I'd like to understand the comparison to PayPal since I could use another form of payment.
Is there a comparison chart somewhere for PayPal and Amazon Payments? I haven't found one yet and I've been looking.
Is there anything with the new BB that would be beneficial regarding AP?
Nov 17, 2012, 9:45 pm
#2755
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: South NJ
Posts: 263
Maybe it's just me, but I thought that the 5x part was hilarious. Especially if you read the thread 5x while at OD.
Nov 17, 2012, 10:22 pm
#2757
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,762
You forgot the $3.95 for the VR at CVS because BB only take this, not the prepaid GC bought at OD at $4.95.
Actually it is $89.
1) 4.95 to get the Prepaid at OD
2) 3.95 to get the VR with the GC if possible.
So now for every $500 the cost is 8.90.
500 x 5 x 10 = 25000
10 such process you have 10 x $8.90 = $89.
That is before your time and your gas.
Actually it is $89.
1) 4.95 to get the Prepaid at OD
2) 3.95 to get the VR with the GC if possible.
So now for every $500 the cost is 8.90.
500 x 5 x 10 = 25000
10 such process you have 10 x $8.90 = $89.
That is before your time and your gas.
Nov 17, 2012, 10:23 pm
#2758
Join Date: Feb 2011
Programs: DL DM Hub Captive, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, PC Plat, and other stuff.
Posts: 904
gardengirl, you've been on FT since 2001, and specifically said you didn't want to be accused of being spoonfed, and....
you got accused of being spoonfed anyway!!
I'm sorry - and I'm hoping the ribbing was being given and being taken all in the spirit of good fun - but this just cracked me up.
Last edited by thegasguru; Nov 17, 2012 at 10:57 pm
Nov 17, 2012, 11:07 pm
#2759
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: ORF
Programs: Amex Plat, AA, BA Silver, Marriott Plat, Choice Gold, HHonors Gold, IHG Diamond
Posts: 3,749
You forgot the $3.95 for the VR at CVS because BB only take this, not the prepaid GC bought at OD at $4.95.
Actually it is $89.
1) 4.95 to get the Prepaid at OD
2) 3.95 to get the VR with the GC if possible.
So now for every $500 the cost is 8.90.
500 x 5 x 10 = 25000
10 such process you have 10 x $8.90 = $89.
That is before your time and your gas.
Actually it is $89.
1) 4.95 to get the Prepaid at OD
2) 3.95 to get the VR with the GC if possible.
So now for every $500 the cost is 8.90.
500 x 5 x 10 = 25000
10 such process you have 10 x $8.90 = $89.
That is before your time and your gas.
Of course, I also (vainly) hope that folks don't just pick off all the VR (bean, ice cream, and any other code words that might apply to make me seem like a cool guy) cards without paying for them. Because that would be shoplifting.
Nov 17, 2012, 11:09 pm
#2760
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Posts: 394
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