Wal-Mart, Amex take on banks with Bluebird debit card
Nov 30, 2012, 7:27 pm
#3451
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Fairfield County, CT USA
Programs: AA PLT+2MM / DL DM+1MM / A3 *G / Fairmont LT Plat / Ritz Gold / SPG Gold
Posts: 4,077
I bought four cards at CVS last week, and the clerk offered to break the purchase into two for me.
In general, I try to just buy two at a time though.
Nov 30, 2012, 7:30 pm
#3452
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Fairfield County, CT USA
Programs: AA PLT+2MM / DL DM+1MM / A3 *G / Fairmont LT Plat / Ritz Gold / SPG Gold
Posts: 4,077
Got the following email. Serve is the header but I don't have a Serve account anymore. I recently deposit money from my wife's Serve account to my account and my wife's account is also under review. I transferred $800 over 2 days ago.
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Hello Serve Accountholder,
Your account is currently under review. For your security and protection we have suspended this account.
In order to resolve the issue on your account, we need verification of the following information:
· Social Security Number
The table at the end of this letter outlines what *** actual document(s) *** you can provide to Serve Virtual Enterprises, Inc. for verification based on the reason(s) listed above.
If we are unable to resolve this matter with you within 10 days, your account will be closed.
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Hello Serve Accountholder,
Your account is currently under review. For your security and protection we have suspended this account.
In order to resolve the issue on your account, we need verification of the following information:
· Social Security Number
The table at the end of this letter outlines what *** actual document(s) *** you can provide to Serve Virtual Enterprises, Inc. for verification based on the reason(s) listed above.
If we are unable to resolve this matter with you within 10 days, your account will be closed.
Did you provide a valid SSN when opening the account?
Nov 30, 2012, 8:11 pm
#3453
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,516
My wife got the same e-mail today. She didn't use Serve account since beginning of the month, when she sent me $1K. This looks very strange since 1) she provided her SSN when she opened an account and 2) she doesn't do any illegal activity (like load and withdrawal). Maybe, they don't like inactivity.
Last edited by jk2; Nov 30, 2012 at 8:22 pm
Nov 30, 2012, 8:36 pm
#3454
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Bay Area (the one in CA)
Programs: UR, *A, UA
Posts: 26
Nov 30, 2012, 9:40 pm
#3455
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Flyover Territory
Programs: Hilton Diamond
Posts: 687
data point: Paying Chase mortgage via BB
Sent mortgage payment via BB.
Issued payment on the 26th and was given a "bill pay arrival" date of Nov 29.
Today (Nov 30) the payment is showing up online on my mortgage account with a transaction date of Nov 29. (It did not show up yesterday but does appear to have posted on the date they promised.)
Issued payment on the 26th and was given a "bill pay arrival" date of Nov 29.
Today (Nov 30) the payment is showing up online on my mortgage account with a transaction date of Nov 29. (It did not show up yesterday but does appear to have posted on the date they promised.)
Nov 30, 2012, 10:08 pm
#3456
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Chicago
Programs: AA, BA, CX, DL, EK, F9, GA, HA, IB, JL, KE, LH, MH, NH, OS, PG, QR, RJ, SA, TG, UA, VN, WN, ZH
Posts: 927
You are right. I just tried it again and two new beans loaded ok. Must have been some technical glitches last night. Even had them tried loading on the phone as well as looking up the time of my last 1K load. Apologize for the false alarm. 1K daily limit gets reset at midnight eastern time.
Dec 1, 2012, 1:02 am
#3457
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Okinawa
Posts: 2,611
CVSes that have been very well stocked for weeks are now empty. Seems they are not restocking.
Dec 1, 2012, 1:24 am
#3458
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 72
I closed the account more than a month ago to open Bluebird. I am able to enter in the information to pay the mortgage. When I hit the confirm button, an error would come up with something about technical stuff and try again. I can not confirm the transaction. I will fax them the SSN info.
Dec 1, 2012, 1:26 am
#3459
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 72
I used the correct SSN when opened the account for my wife. She had some money in the Serve account so I transferred that money over to Bluebird to pay for the mortgage.
Dec 1, 2012, 2:01 am
#3460
Suspended
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: SFO, SIN, PVG
Programs: UA, AA, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 303
question answered. It is calendar month. You can reload new $5000 into your bluebird now and $1000 per day(eastern time), not 24 hours.
Last edited by kunk00; Dec 1, 2012 at 6:37 am
Dec 1, 2012, 4:47 am
#3461
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 18
Thanks to everyone who pitched in their $.02. Appreciate the advice!
Dec 1, 2012, 4:56 am
#3462
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 18
As another data points, I've been to the seven CVS stores near where I live in the North Bay over the last couple weeks--some more than once--and haven't found a single one with VR. Some have the little stickers on the racks where they should go but not one has had a reload card available for sale.
Disappointing!
Disappointing!
Dec 1, 2012, 5:17 am
#3463
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA Plat MM, AA Gold, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Gold, IHG Plat, Marriott Titanium Elite
Posts: 5,015
In Washington, DC there are still plenty of VR cards in racks at CVS if you know which locations to visit. And I'm not posting that information publicly (or privately, so don't PM me).
Dec 1, 2012, 7:28 am
#3464
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Okinawa
Posts: 2,611
WHERE? There are over 7,300 CVS/pharmacy stores in the United States. Your location says Japan, but I know there are no CVS stores there!
In Washington, DC there are still plenty of VR cards in racks at CVS if you know which locations to visit. And I'm not posting that information publicly (or privately, so don't PM me).
In Washington, DC there are still plenty of VR cards in racks at CVS if you know which locations to visit. And I'm not posting that information publicly (or privately, so don't PM me).
Dec 1, 2012, 8:30 am
#3465
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: SFO
Posts: 76
I may make another multi-store drive around today to check again though!