Wal-Mart, Amex take on banks with Bluebird debit card
Oct 28, 2012, 3:00 pm
#932
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: BGM
Programs: HHonors Gold, Club Carlson Gold, Marriott Platinum, IHG Plat, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 771
Has anybody tried to load the visa gift cards as a debit card like works with Serve? The ones that I'm talking about come from GiftCardMall.com, but others have been buying them at actual brick and mortar stores too.
I just canceled my Serve account to get a Bluebird, but don't have any OD near me. So, I'm hoping to be able to have some options of loading my new BB to earn points on things that I can't normally get points for by using the Bill Pay feature.
I'd kind of assume that they would work since it seems that Bluebird is basically a rebranded Serve with some extra features. Anybody have any experience with it?
I just canceled my Serve account to get a Bluebird, but don't have any OD near me. So, I'm hoping to be able to have some options of loading my new BB to earn points on things that I can't normally get points for by using the Bill Pay feature.
I'd kind of assume that they would work since it seems that Bluebird is basically a rebranded Serve with some extra features. Anybody have any experience with it?
Oct 28, 2012, 3:01 pm
#933
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: many
Posts: 1,437
No.
Correct, and if you call Amex to tell them what country you are going to, they will give you a list of recommended bank atms that work well with the card. Amex provided about 6 for China, 4 of which were easily seen in every city visited.
Correct, and if you call Amex to tell them what country you are going to, they will give you a list of recommended bank atms that work well with the card. Amex provided about 6 for China, 4 of which were easily seen in every city visited.
Oct 28, 2012, 3:17 pm
#934
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 774
I only have one spouse, no kids, and not roping my parents into anymore CC signups/deals/etc then they already are involved in. 1M UR per year is a decent amount for my wife and me that do not travel *that* much since we both have demanding full time jobs. That is, 1M UR is enough if I can manufacture enough 5x spending a year to accommodate that, which at the moment, I am not doing. Right now I am roughly at ~10k/month without the use of reloads since I am unable to find anymore.
Perhaps I am missing something though? If yes, please hit me up via PM
Perhaps I am missing something though? If yes, please hit me up via PM
Oct 28, 2012, 3:21 pm
#935
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: MAD
Programs: DL, UA, AA, BA, Marriott
Posts: 599
Another reason I wouldn't rely on the amex prepaid card for an overseas trip is if you get 'shut down' mid way through your trip you may have some serious financial problems.
Oct 28, 2012, 3:25 pm
#936
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 774
My "random" FR came from adding 15 AUs in one night prep'ing for SBS.
Oct 28, 2012, 3:53 pm
#937
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 891
went to OD near by and they were out of vanilla reload cards and manager said they have no plans of restocking anytime soon...
Oct 28, 2012, 4:24 pm
#938
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 26
I only have one spouse, no kids, and not roping my parents into anymore CC signups/deals/etc then they already are involved in. 1M UR per year is a decent amount for my wife and me that do not travel *that* much since we both have demanding full time jobs. That is, 1M UR is enough if I can manufacture enough 5x spending a year to accommodate that, which at the moment, I am not doing. Right now I am roughly at ~10k/month without the use of reloads since I am unable to find anymore.
Perhaps I am missing something though? If yes, please hit me up via PM
Perhaps I am missing something though? If yes, please hit me up via PM
Oct 28, 2012, 4:26 pm
#939
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 244
Thanks. I didn't want to try it since they wouldn't be beneficial with me, so I didn't realize they would get shut down with a CC.
Oct 28, 2012, 4:33 pm
#941
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Rust belt
Posts: 300
Yes. Why roll the eyes? If I didnt get them they would have been out the next time I went. Also, if I bought all 47 of them or 5 of people bought 10 each (and the unlucky one only got 7) whats the difference? All of them where bought and all would have been bought by a chase ink card. Its not like Chase is "saving" points by having different people at 5x buy them or one person at 5x buying them.
That 47 was just at one store. Other stores I went to had close to that ... and again, when I left, they had 0.
That 47 was just at one store. Other stores I went to had close to that ... and again, when I left, they had 0.
Oct 28, 2012, 4:46 pm
#943
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 493
You're all dreaming.
Oct 28, 2012, 4:49 pm
#944
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: TPA
Programs: spg gold
Posts: 406
I think MM ran like 50k in like 3 weeks?
