Wal-Mart, Amex take on banks with Bluebird debit card
Jan 18, 2013, 3:46 pm
#6211
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: CHS
Programs: Delta, AA, BA, United, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Honors Diamond, SPG Marriott Gold, Sixt Platinum
Posts: 1,145
I haven't stopped by for awhile. Sounds like I haven't missed anything.
Jan 18, 2013, 4:01 pm
#6212
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 88
I'm still about two weeks away from being able to personally test if AmEx/Visa GC work for VR, but I'll take bocastephen's word for it. Thanks for the info.
Jan 18, 2013, 4:25 pm
#6213
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Anaheim Hills, CA
Programs: UA 1K, 1.3mm
Posts: 918
Jan 18, 2013, 5:41 pm
#6216
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Indianapolis
Programs: Hilton-Diamond Lifetime Platinum AA UA, WN-CP, SPG Gold.
Posts: 7,377
OD in Indy had VR cards today,
Jan 18, 2013, 5:47 pm
#6217
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: @konorth MI
Programs: UA 1K, DL Dia.,AA Plat, Hilton Dia,Bonvoy T
Posts: 317
Jan 18, 2013, 6:00 pm
#6218
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,518
Today my "secret" WG store has stopped to accept CC as payment for VR. Now it displays "Cash only for this item". Three days ago there were no such message. So, now WGs are out, will concentrate on CVS. My advice for those folks who know WG stores that accept CCs for VRs - buy them asap, since in few days every WG store will be "cash only" for ice cream.
Jan 18, 2013, 6:54 pm
#6220
Join Date: May 2007
Location: DFW
Programs: WN A+, AA, HYATT DIAMOND, SPG
Posts: 1,125
There are a few ODs that have VRs. But they are old stock that cannot be bought. Some can still be found on the racks. I've talked to more than one person who has recently found them .. they took them to the register and tried to buy them. They ARE NO LONGER FOR SALE at OD even if they are found on the rack.
Try it yourself if you like.. but I can assure you VR's day is done at OD.
Try it yourself if you like.. but I can assure you VR's day is done at OD.
Jan 18, 2013, 7:37 pm
#6221
Join Date: Sep 2005
Programs: Northwest, United
Posts: 3,259
There are a few ODs that have VRs. But they are old stock that cannot be bought. Some can still be found on the racks. I've talked to more than one person who has recently found them .. they took them to the register and tried to buy them. They ARE NO LONGER FOR SALE at OD even if they are found on the rack.
Try it yourself if you like.. but I can assure you VR's day is done at OD.
Try it yourself if you like.. but I can assure you VR's day is done at OD.
Jan 18, 2013, 7:46 pm
#6222
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: ORD
Programs: UA Silver, HY Diamod, MR Gold, PCR Plat
Posts: 124
Finally the payment of $2 showed on Jan. 14th. (7 days after the payment made).
I got the same issue with US Bank ClubCarlson. Finally, I setup a payee manually using the payment address from credit card statement and made a $2 payment. That was Jan. 6th. BB indicated that payment would be arrived at Jan. 10th. Now it's 3 business days later, US Bank website doesn't show any payment received yet. 
Jan 18, 2013, 8:58 pm
#6223
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Paris
Posts: 235
F*** I just got back from my usual CVS place in NYC. I bought the last reload and asked if they had any more in the back. The cashier was extremely nice. dun dun dun....
She informed me that there are no more and there would be no more coming. (This CVS always restocked fast).
!!!!When I asked if I could obtain some at other stores. She told me her manager told her that CVS company-wide would no longer be carrying them. Please let this be an isolated incident. They aren't pulling them from the shelves, but can others find out if CVS will still be ordering more....
She informed me that there are no more and there would be no more coming. (This CVS always restocked fast).
!!!!When I asked if I could obtain some at other stores. She told me her manager told her that CVS company-wide would no longer be carrying them. Please let this be an isolated incident. They aren't pulling them from the shelves, but can others find out if CVS will still be ordering more....
Jan 18, 2013, 9:08 pm
#6224
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: JFK > LGA >> EWR
Programs: AA EXP 1.2mm, Kimpton IC, Starwood Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,180
No trouble buying beans at C-V-S while visiting Pittsburgh. Almost all stores have them (except downtown, for some reason) and no problem buying on CC. Visiting from NYC, it's like paradise here.
Jan 18, 2013, 9:12 pm
#6225
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,822
My chase credit card payment has still not posted to my chase account despite it being 3rd business day. Mde payment on 15th and Amex said post date is 17th. But it is already 18th and it has still not posted.
I setup another $1 payment today by adding Amex centurion as my checking account in chase and paid using the account no in the direct deposit page. In parallel I also linked my chase checking account to bluebird and transferred $10 to my chase checking account. Hopefully at least one of these work.
Should I call Amex or chase to check on the initial 15th payment or wait few more days?
I setup another $1 payment today by adding Amex centurion as my checking account in chase and paid using the account no in the direct deposit page. In parallel I also linked my chase checking account to bluebird and transferred $10 to my chase checking account. Hopefully at least one of these work.
Should I call Amex or chase to check on the initial 15th payment or wait few more days?
If you are so worried, set up a payment alert with AMEX and Chase (and even Citi if you have their cards).
AMEX will send you an alert on the morning the payment hits your AMEX account around 10am Mountain Time (seems like it is from Salt Lake), and usually no later than 11am Mountain Time, with the amount of payment.
Yet you will NOT see the posting until the next day because the posting is not done intra-day but after midnight of the day.
Chase will send you the same payment received alert but without details, either on the day the payment hit or the next day. On very rare occasion I actually see payment showed up intra-day in the Account Activity section but NOT reflected in the available balance as if no payment has not received but it is received. Wait till next day or day after, everything will show up and bears the date BB said they would arrive.
I have not seen a single electronic payment (ACH) failed to arrive the date BB promised.
However same can NOT be said for withdrawing money to your linked bank account - that is a total hit or miss between 3 to 5 business days. (BB said 3 to 5) Currently I have a $8 test withdrawal stuck in the pending stage for 3 days and then suddenly skipped the process and jumped to completed.
We will see whether it would show up on Tuesday (Monday is a bank holiday).