Wal-Mart, Amex take on banks with Bluebird debit card
Oct 29, 2012, 8:39 pm
#1052
Join Date: Feb 2010
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This post made me really sad. The difference is - one of those other 10 people might have been me...
But today I was finally happy. I seem to have found the one Bay Area store that still had any left. Some kind soul had left THREE cards on the rack. And thus, not only was that person able to get in on the deal, but I could also take the two I needed to clear a spending bonus this month.
(And, since I only needed two, I left that extra one, even though it means I might not get a card next month when I need it again. And no, I'm not going to say where it is. Someone doing the leg-work to find it can find it.)
But today I was finally happy. I seem to have found the one Bay Area store that still had any left. Some kind soul had left THREE cards on the rack. And thus, not only was that person able to get in on the deal, but I could also take the two I needed to clear a spending bonus this month.
(And, since I only needed two, I left that extra one, even though it means I might not get a card next month when I need it again. And no, I'm not going to say where it is. Someone doing the leg-work to find it can find it.)
Oct 29, 2012, 9:41 pm
#1053
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Bellevue, WA
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Are there any non-Chase personal or business credit cards that have decent initial enrollment bonuses PLUS 2x points/miles/cash-back on Office Depot purchases? Am trying to not use my Chase Business Ink every time.
FYI -- I applied for the Chase Business Ink card on October 21 and its still not here despite phone approval confirmation on October 23. Seems like it takes at least 1.5 weeks to get it.
FYI -- I applied for the Chase Business Ink card on October 21 and its still not here despite phone approval confirmation on October 23. Seems like it takes at least 1.5 weeks to get it.
Last edited by zanzibar; Oct 30, 2012 at 11:45 am
Oct 29, 2012, 9:56 pm
#1054
Formerly known as cagalindo
Join Date: Sep 2010
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I did not intentionally enter the wrong SSN into a dummy application. But it went to review and now received an email saying that the records didn't match blah blah blah.
Guess its not like the Visa Buxx where any 9 digits would cut it.
Guess its not like the Visa Buxx where any 9 digits would cut it.
Oct 29, 2012, 10:14 pm
#1056
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: ATL
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Hilton (forget which one, there are a few. one earns 12X)
Oct 29, 2012, 10:59 pm
#1057
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Oct 29, 2012, 11:06 pm
#1058
Join Date: May 2005
Location: SAN
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Even if they made money or broke even, I suspect AMEX would still need to have checks and balances in place to identify laundering. They won't really know whether the beans were purchased by drug dealers or FTers. I don't think their compliance department or the feds will let them play dumb.
Oct 30, 2012, 2:56 am
#1059
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Unfortunately a card that is sitting on the shelf is a card that is not waiting to be restocked.
So by not buying out a store I would not be saving a card for you (they'll order more), I'd be saving chase 2500 miles.
No Thanks.
So by not buying out a store I would not be saving a card for you (they'll order more), I'd be saving chase 2500 miles.
No Thanks.
Oct 30, 2012, 3:24 am
#1060
Moderator: Chase Ultimate Rewards
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Oct 30, 2012, 6:49 am
#1062
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Florida
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Ok this makes sense. At first, I was confused at what you were paying for at these stores, but now I see! I'm sure we'll continue to think of new things to pay off with BB that don't normally accept credit cards.
Oct 30, 2012, 6:54 am
#1063
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Oct 30, 2012, 8:04 am
#1064
Join Date: Mar 2012
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I went to pick up a couple of reloads this morning at a nearby OD and they rang up with sales tax. This hasn't been an issue at the other OD I've been buying them at. The clerks claimed that they didn't have any control over how the transaction rang up at the counter, and to their knowledge, gift cards are always charged sales tax. I explained to them that that is not true, but they were just indifferent about it. I'm going to plunder my go-to OD this afternoon. Hopefully this is just an isolated issue.
Oct 30, 2012, 8:19 am
#1065
Join Date: Jan 2012
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I went to pick up a couple of reloads this morning at a nearby OD and they rang up with sales tax. This hasn't been an issue at the other OD I've been buying them at. The clerks claimed that they didn't have any control over how the transaction rang up at the counter, and to their knowledge, gift cards are always charged sales tax. I explained to them that that is not true, but they were just indifferent about it. I'm going to plunder my go-to OD this afternoon. Hopefully this is just an isolated issue.