Wal-Mart, Amex take on banks with Bluebird debit card
Dec 14, 2012, 9:37 am
#4126
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 42
Plus, you have bonus transfers...spg to avios right now is a key one (which is why i just banked 10K points this month alone on SPG spend with CVS) 20K spg turns into a little over 31K avios. That's short haul first class roundtrip on AA for $158. Shoot, most would pay $158 just for a coach roundtrip. NYC-Montreal rarely drops below $300 for coach, yet now you can buy first class for $158. Go with Amex GC's through BC, and now you are getting paid to cash in your points for first class.
don't want to connect the dots in public.
thqanks!
Last edited by hsilman; Dec 14, 2012 at 9:43 am
Dec 14, 2012, 10:56 am
#4127
Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: Marriott Platinum
Posts: 274
lots of folks have reported on this before. It's per calendar day (based on east coast time).
Dec 14, 2012, 11:04 am
#4128
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 204
Other than paying bills, how else do you guys spend your BB funds? How strict are they at shutting accounts down for sending a check to your relative? I can see them being strict on sending checks to yourself, but not sure about close relative or transferring funds to your bank.
Dec 14, 2012, 11:36 am
#4129
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 757
I sent a small check to a buddy to cover my share of a guys outing. I mostly just pay my bills.
Dec 14, 2012, 12:33 pm
#4132
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 2,172
Thanks, that's what I thought - calendar day. But the fact that the Bluebird transaction date is Dec 13, even though it was past midnight ET, it seems odd they would use that date and still follow eastern time zone.
Dec 14, 2012, 12:51 pm
#4133
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 266
But lately, it appears that I am waiting a full 24 hours to log in dollars.
Dec 14, 2012, 12:56 pm
#4134
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2006
Location: DTW, but drive to/from YYZ/ORD
Programs: Chase Ultimate Rewards 2MM, Diner Club points
Posts: 31,944
Hmm, so what does it say economically about metro Detroit when I can buy VRs in well over half of CVSs with credit card and only about half of those have a 1K/day limit?
Dec 14, 2012, 12:56 pm
#4135
Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: Marriott Platinum
Posts: 274
that's interesting - I wonder if they are changing their system to move to a 24 hour rolling window.. given that it's 5K max per month, waiting 24 hours shouldn't really be an issue though..
Dec 14, 2012, 1:07 pm
#4136
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: RDU
Programs: A few
Posts: 5,499
Plus, you have bonus transfers...spg to avios right now is a key one (which is why i just banked 10K points this month alone on SPG spend with CVS) 20K spg turns into a little over 31K avios. That's short haul first class roundtrip on AA for $158. Shoot, most would pay $158 just for a coach roundtrip. NYC-Montreal rarely drops below $300 for coach, yet now you can buy first class for $158. Go with Amex GC's through BC, and now you are getting paid to cash in your points for first class.
Dec 14, 2012, 1:21 pm
#4137
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SJC
Programs: AA, AS, Marriott
Posts: 6,068
I loaded VRs for the first time last night, and I did the first transaction around 11pm ET and the second around 12:15am ET. I was able to load $1000 at each time window.
Dec 14, 2012, 5:32 pm
#4139
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 30
i'm having trouble finding VR in Cleveland ..found about 20 at a small store and i stop in after work and do 2 every night..explained to the clerk what i was doing, (somewhat)..i did make a mistake of buying 2 of the black V, for $500 each and did not know what to do.tried to use ATM and no luck.took them into my Chase bank and they gave me a $500 cash advance on each card, and didn't charge a fee.maybe a way to go
Dec 14, 2012, 7:52 pm
#4140
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: RDU
Programs: A few
Posts: 5,499
I know ... I was being a smart a**... and I wish AA (or anyone) did fly F to YUL. Ah well... I do agree Avios are massively valuable for US and US/Canada redemptions...