Wal-Mart, Amex take on banks with Bluebird debit card
Oct 30, 2012, 8:28 am
#1066
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: IND
Programs: Avianca Brazil Diamond, Etihad Gold, Southwest CC Pass, HH Diamond, SPG Gold
Posts: 315
Found some vanilla at my local OD payed with credit card plus a random $25 amex giftcard I had lying around. Tried a Walgreens but didn't accept credit cards for it.
Oct 30, 2012, 8:55 am
#1067
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: DFW/DAL
Programs: AA 1MM Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 1,524
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, 9:03 am
#1068
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Florida
Programs: UA Premier Gold, TK Elite Card, AF Gold Medallion
Posts: 256
Oct 30, 2012, 9:07 am
#1069
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Airline nobody. Sad!
Posts: 26,062
Of course, completely false.
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Oct 30, 2012, 9:21 am
#1070
Used to be garyjr316
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: LAX or SBA
Programs: AAdvantage, MileagePlus, Gold Passport, Hilton HHonors, Marriott
Posts: 800
My bird is activated and in full flight. Gotta keep it soaring as long as possible before we all get our wings clipped.
Oct 30, 2012, 10:39 am
#1071
Join Date: May 2010
Programs: UA MileagePlus
Posts: 138
Has anyone else gotten the "you already have a Serve account" message even though you already canceled your Serve account(s) many months ago? None of my email addresses are recognized as valid Serve accounts when I try to log in on Serve.com. Is there any other known way to resolve this problem?
Oct 30, 2012, 10:46 am
#1072
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,708
Has anyone else gotten the "you already have a Serve account" message even though you already canceled your Serve account(s) many months ago? None of my email addresses are recognized as valid Serve accounts when I try to log in on Serve.com. Is there any other known way to resolve this problem?
Oct 30, 2012, 11:00 am
#1073
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 79
Payment to US bank credit card denied...
Are credit card paymeents not going through???
Are credit card paymeents not going through???
Oct 30, 2012, 11:04 am
#1074
Suspended
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 613
Has anyone else gotten the "you already have a Serve account" message even though you already canceled your Serve account(s) many months ago? None of my email addresses are recognized as valid Serve accounts when I try to log in on Serve.com. Is there any other known way to resolve this problem?
Oct 30, 2012, 11:27 am
#1075
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: BOS
Posts: 85
Tried to buy at Family Dollar
Family Dollar was my closest store for a quick try.
cashier tried to accept both an SPG AMEX card and Ink Mastercard.
Both were denied. Perhaps Family Dollar does not accpt creditcards
cashier tried to accept both an SPG AMEX card and Ink Mastercard.
Both were denied. Perhaps Family Dollar does not accpt creditcards
Oct 30, 2012, 11:40 am
#1077
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Airline nobody. Sad!
Posts: 26,062
FD only accepts Visa for any purchase, and even then I haven't seen reports of it working for ice cream purchases. Amex and MC definitely won't work as the register won't even process.
Oct 30, 2012, 11:40 am
#1078
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: CHA/TYS
Programs: The Mac Daddy of Heimlich County (and low-ball status)
Posts: 2,868
Oct 30, 2012, 11:41 am
#1079
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: CHA/TYS
Programs: The Mac Daddy of Heimlich County (and low-ball status)
Posts: 2,868
so at Family Dollar... you must load the cards on the spot, right? my local one just had fake reload cards with a UPC on the back. I assume that you must have the BB card with you to load directly to it, and then pay with whatever form.
Oct 30, 2012, 11:50 am
#1080
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: RDU
Posts: 679
I believe you have to load on spot and no it did not take CC.
The "fake" reloads are how FD sells the reloads.