Wal-Mart, Amex take on banks with Bluebird debit card
Dec 30, 2012, 10:12 am
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THANK YOU
I don't have a VR card in hand. I'm trying to figure this out beforehand. I have no back of the card to read and a couple of blank fields on a home page don't exactly spell this out.
Thank you for a clear and concise answer! This is why these threads go for 300+ pages with about 5 pages of actual, usable info.
I don't have a VR card in hand. I'm trying to figure this out beforehand. I have no back of the card to read and a couple of blank fields on a home page don't exactly spell this out.
Thank you for a clear and concise answer! This is why these threads go for 300+ pages with about 5 pages of actual, usable info.
Last edited by Stoughton; Dec 30, 2012 at 10:17 am
Dec 30, 2012, 10:38 am
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Dec 30, 2012, 10:38 am
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Besides such VERY BASIC info has been discussed VERY EARLY ON since the product first introduced. If anyone actually read the first 10 pages of this long thread, there should never be such BASIC question. Hence one poster replied saying "Assume you are serious..."
Last edited by Happy; Dec 30, 2012 at 10:43 am
Dec 30, 2012, 10:42 am
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Imagine, a balance transfer from Chase to Bluebird, oh the horror....hided your head in shames.
Dec 30, 2012, 10:46 am
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My favorite BB story so far is a guy on FW Finance who tried to do a BT from Chase to his BB. And then waited 3 weeks to contact the parties, who claim the money went to a non US destination, but could really care less.
Imagine, a balance transfer from Chase to Bluebird, oh the horror....hided your head in shames.
Imagine, a balance transfer from Chase to Bluebird, oh the horror....hided your head in shames.
A BT to a prepaid card?! And I suppose Chase would charge him the BT fee even it may be a 0% interest BT... No bank in today's environment would have 0 fee 0% BT...
Dec 30, 2012, 11:02 am
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I just
1. call the phone number on the back of the VR
2. select the option to load VR onto a card
3. enter the BB card number
4. enter the scratch off number on back of the VR
5. listen to the recording of how much it is going to load
6. push the correct number to say 'yes' to continue to load (if the amount it tells you is correct).
viola~ it's done.
I have never loaded from the site, but over the phone is extremely easy. I did have one time where it said the number I entered (my BB #) was not eligible---which I knew was incorrect. So, I just pushed the option to speak with someone and they can load it for you over the phone.
1. call the phone number on the back of the VR
2. select the option to load VR onto a card
3. enter the BB card number
4. enter the scratch off number on back of the VR
5. listen to the recording of how much it is going to load
6. push the correct number to say 'yes' to continue to load (if the amount it tells you is correct).
viola~ it's done.
I have never loaded from the site, but over the phone is extremely easy. I did have one time where it said the number I entered (my BB #) was not eligible---which I knew was incorrect. So, I just pushed the option to speak with someone and they can load it for you over the phone.
Dec 30, 2012, 11:16 am
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I just
1. call the phone number on the back of the VR
2. select the option to load VR onto a card
3. enter the BB card number
4. enter the scratch off number on back of the VR
5. listen to the recording of how much it is going to load
6. push the correct number to say 'yes' to continue to load (if the amount it tells you is correct).
viola~ it's done.
I have never loaded from the site, but over the phone is extremely easy. I did have one time where it said the number I entered (my BB #) was not eligible---which I knew was incorrect. So, I just pushed the option to speak with someone and they can load it for you over the phone.
1. call the phone number on the back of the VR
2. select the option to load VR onto a card
3. enter the BB card number
4. enter the scratch off number on back of the VR
5. listen to the recording of how much it is going to load
6. push the correct number to say 'yes' to continue to load (if the amount it tells you is correct).
viola~ it's done.
I have never loaded from the site, but over the phone is extremely easy. I did have one time where it said the number I entered (my BB #) was not eligible---which I knew was incorrect. So, I just pushed the option to speak with someone and they can load it for you over the phone.
The issue here is, someone does not seem to even understand what a Prepaid Card is referred to, does not really read and try to understand the discussion of the product from the get-go (though too often such posters would always claim they have read pages...) and then ask some extremely BASIC question. To add insult to the injury, came back to accuse the thread is clogged up by useless information... The posters want a cliff note and then some volunteers to maintain the cliff note at every turn of the event ... in other words, spoon-feeding to the max...
Dec 30, 2012, 11:26 am
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Was this for real or the poster just made up such stupid event? Given the guy took 3 weeks to follow up when the money is a no show?
A BT to a prepaid card?! And I suppose Chase would charge him the BT fee even it may be a 0% interest BT... No bank in today's environment would have 0 fee 0% BT...
A BT to a prepaid card?! And I suppose Chase would charge him the BT fee even it may be a 0% interest BT... No bank in today's environment would have 0 fee 0% BT...
On the other hand, Chase Slate had, possibly still has, 0% BT fee and 0% for 15 mo. get it while u can lol.
Dec 30, 2012, 11:46 am
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I would need my own Matrix to store that much info...
Dec 30, 2012, 11:48 am
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Dec 30, 2012, 11:50 am
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THANK YOU
I don't have a VR card in hand. I'm trying to figure this out beforehand. I have no back of the card to read and a couple of blank fields on a home page don't exactly spell this out.
Thank you for a clear and concise answer! This is why these threads go for 300+ pages with about 5 pages of actual, usable info.
I don't have a VR card in hand. I'm trying to figure this out beforehand. I have no back of the card to read and a couple of blank fields on a home page don't exactly spell this out.
Thank you for a clear and concise answer! This is why these threads go for 300+ pages with about 5 pages of actual, usable info.
Quit asking people to spoonfeed you and read. There's many a blogs that love spoonfeeding those that can't or don't want to feed themselves.
Edit to add: Didn't know that gasguru was looking for the Fountain of Youth also! I posted this before I realized he typed that. Good think the location is hidden earlier in the thread!
Dec 30, 2012, 12:15 pm
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Actually for some of us this really is about paying bills that we couldn't otherwise pay and earn points. I have a very heavy student loan debt (thank you law school) and a mortgage to pay each month. I am ecstatic at the opportunity to earn 5,000 points on spending I could never previously earn points on. I am going to be very upset when this method dies because people are being greedy and sending money in a cycle without being intelligent about it.
How do I deposit cash with a reload pack?
1.Purchase a Vanilla Reload Pack with cash. A third party purchase fee – typically $3.95 – will be added to your total.
2.Visit www.VanillaReload.com or call 1-877-429-8140 to transfer your money from the Vanilla Reload Pack to your Bluebird Account. You will need to have both your Bluebird Card number and the Vanilla Reload PIN from the Network Card handy.
3. After the transfer, the money will be available immediately on your Card.
Coupled with the VR homepage or not, is that really all that ambiguous?
THANK YOU
I don't have a VR card in hand. I'm trying to figure this out beforehand. I have no back of the card to read and a couple of blank fields on a home page don't exactly spell this out.
Thank you for a clear and concise answer! This is why these threads go for 300+ pages with about 5 pages of actual, usable info.
I don't have a VR card in hand. I'm trying to figure this out beforehand. I have no back of the card to read and a couple of blank fields on a home page don't exactly spell this out.
Thank you for a clear and concise answer! This is why these threads go for 300+ pages with about 5 pages of actual, usable info.
Another reason is that people are terrified to experiment on their own and want a free, professionally-produced walkthrough sent to them before they get started.
Another is that after people come on here requesting said walkthrough, others like to pile-on with posts about how absurd their requests are and how the information is readily available. (The funniest part of it all is that the walkthroughs do exist.)