Wal-Mart, Amex take on banks with Bluebird debit card
#5222
Join Date: Nov 2012
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has anyone tried to link the Bird to AP as a bank account? bank accounts can send unlimited amounts of $, so if you can feed the Bird and rack up the MSR...
#5223
Join Date: Aug 2011
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Just returned from scouting out local WG and CVS. WG would only accept cash. CVS had plenty of beans but would only take one card. Went to another CVS using the same cc and the machine read "select other form of payment". Whether this is daily, monthly or indefinite, I'm not sure.
#5224
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If you posted your question in English you might get more answers - but if I translated it correctly, the thesis is an interesting one.
#5225
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It would try to withdraw from BB, which has not worked for anyone on any other method. Also, you're still limited by the 5k per month VR load limit anyway, even if it somehow did work.
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Just returned from scouting out local WG and CVS. WG would only accept cash. CVS had plenty of beans but would only take one card. Went to another CVS using the same cc and the machine read "select other form of payment". Whether this is daily, monthly or indefinite, I'm not sure.
#5228
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If you read back through the thread there are reports of people trying that. No one has ever reported success.
#5229
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Just to close this out - my two Vanilla GC's that showed activated on the receipt but were not, in fact, activated have been taken care of by Incomm. Took about 2-3 days from the time I emailed them my evidence.
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Honestly a shockingly good experience, I was prepared for a really rough time. ^
#5231
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Dallas, TX
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CC/GC => AP(A) => AP(B) => BB (works as ACH/DD). You can bill pay from BB to CC or the CC that sourced the GC and complete the cycle.
AP(B) has BB as an additional verified bank.
#5232
Join Date: Nov 2011
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hmm.. what is the benefit of having BB as the receiving account of AP as oppose to using a regular bank account, other than qualifying BB with free atm withdraw?
#5233
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That and just convenience if you are consolidating from several VR/GCs into one place. Have an IB/IP? you will find it handy
#5234
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Not sure what IB/IP? mean. However it is a viable workaround if one tries to go GC/VR route but CVS wouldn't take GC but DC or CC only.
#5235
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Dallas, TX
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Right and meet MSR if it doesn't have any multiplier benefit or GCs as we mentioned.
IB/IP = Ink Bold/Plus. Depending on spending, I prefer to just bill pay from single source (BB) instead of multiple payments from diff sources. Nothing wrong with it, just preference.
IB/IP = Ink Bold/Plus. Depending on spending, I prefer to just bill pay from single source (BB) instead of multiple payments from diff sources. Nothing wrong with it, just preference.