Aug 2, 2013, 1:27 pm
Last edit by: ChrisFlyer66
Chase Gift Cards:
GAME OVER
We’re sorry, but we no longer offer Chase Gift Cards.
We will continue to honor current Chase Gift Cards. If you have a Chase Gift Card, you may continue to use it until the funds are depleted or upon card expiration.
If your existing Chase Gift Card has been damaged, lost or stolen, you can redeem the balance or get a replacement Card by calling us at
1-866-466-0079, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Use that number if you have questions about your existing Chase Gift Card.
www.chasewebgiftpurchase.com/index.cfm - [No longer working]
https://www.chase.com/online/Checking/gift-card.htm/ [No longer working as of 9/20/13]
$500 max value per card
Can be used as debit
Call # on card to set pin
There are some limitations to using gift cards as opposed to debit cards, but these are functioning very well as debit cards. So please follow the number one rule of manufactured spend: DON"T CALL THE BANKS.
GAME OVER
We’re sorry, but we no longer offer Chase Gift Cards.
We will continue to honor current Chase Gift Cards. If you have a Chase Gift Card, you may continue to use it until the funds are depleted or upon card expiration.
If your existing Chase Gift Card has been damaged, lost or stolen, you can redeem the balance or get a replacement Card by calling us at
1-866-466-0079, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Use that number if you have questions about your existing Chase Gift Card.
www.chasewebgiftpurchase.com/index.cfm - [No longer working]
https://www.chase.com/online/Checking/gift-card.htm/ [No longer working as of 9/20/13]
$500 max value per card
Can be used as debit
Call # on card to set pin
There are some limitations to using gift cards as opposed to debit cards, but these are functioning very well as debit cards. So please follow the number one rule of manufactured spend: DON"T CALL THE BANKS.
Chase Gift Cards [Ending: 9.22.2013]
Sep 1, 2013, 1:11 pm
#1636
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHX & AGP
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,453
I am new to manufactured spend and have been dong lots of reading. Would this work:
1. Purchase Chase gift cards online with my chase Mileage Plus Card.
2. Use the Chase Cards to load my BlueBird account at Walmart
3. Write my rent checks using my BlueBird checks (rent = $1200/month)
Do I have this right, or are there any other suggestions?
1. Purchase Chase gift cards online with my chase Mileage Plus Card.
2. Use the Chase Cards to load my BlueBird account at Walmart
3. Write my rent checks using my BlueBird checks (rent = $1200/month)
Do I have this right, or are there any other suggestions?
Sep 1, 2013, 3:50 pm
#1638
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Traveling some where hopefully
Programs: AS, AA Gold, and Hilton
Posts: 1,954
I am new to manufactured spend and have been dong lots of reading. Would this work:
1. Purchase Chase gift cards online with my chase Mileage Plus Card.
2. Use the Chase Cards to load my BlueBird account at Walmart
3. Write my rent checks using my BlueBird checks (rent = $1200/month)
Do I have this right, or are there any other suggestions?
1. Purchase Chase gift cards online with my chase Mileage Plus Card.
2. Use the Chase Cards to load my BlueBird account at Walmart
3. Write my rent checks using my BlueBird checks (rent = $1200/month)
Do I have this right, or are there any other suggestions?
Sep 1, 2013, 3:55 pm
#1639
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 1,179
I am new to manufactured spend and have been dong lots of reading. Would this work:
1. Purchase Chase gift cards online with my chase Mileage Plus Card.
2. Use the Chase Cards to load my BlueBird account at Walmart
3. Write my rent checks using my BlueBird checks (rent = $1200/month)
Do I have this right, or are there any other suggestions?
1. Purchase Chase gift cards online with my chase Mileage Plus Card.
2. Use the Chase Cards to load my BlueBird account at Walmart
3. Write my rent checks using my BlueBird checks (rent = $1200/month)
Do I have this right, or are there any other suggestions?
Or if you have access to VRs, buy VRs with your CC and load them to BB, while cashing chase gcs for MOs...to get more MS.
Sep 1, 2013, 3:59 pm
#1640
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Michigan
Posts: 528
Welcome to flyertalk PaulaSS and Maincoon!
I can remember starting out and being delighted at getting 2 "free" round trip tickets to Alaska. (Grandkids and family live there)
The next step was we had enough for one of us (me) to fly first class. I would share my warm cookie with my husband.
The last step has been we both are "up front" most of the time.
Looking back I can't believe what I did for just a few miles--cutting and mailing "miles" coupons from cereal boxes.
Chase Gift Cards are much easier and for sure more rewarding.
Again Welcome and Good Luck
I can remember starting out and being delighted at getting 2 "free" round trip tickets to Alaska. (Grandkids and family live there)
The next step was we had enough for one of us (me) to fly first class. I would share my warm cookie with my husband.
The last step has been we both are "up front" most of the time.
Looking back I can't believe what I did for just a few miles--cutting and mailing "miles" coupons from cereal boxes.
Chase Gift Cards are much easier and for sure more rewarding.
Again Welcome and Good Luck
Sep 1, 2013, 4:23 pm
#1641
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 8
Thanks for the advice and encouragement
Thanks for the advice and encouragement everyone.
I just opened my BlueBird account online and ordered 1 $500 Chase Gift Card as a test. (No fees right now to purchase the card online). So it will be a week or so before I can get started. From what I read in this thread, some people have had problems loading the Chase gift card on to BlueBird. I'll come back and post on my experience.
I just opened my BlueBird account online and ordered 1 $500 Chase Gift Card as a test. (No fees right now to purchase the card online). So it will be a week or so before I can get started. From what I read in this thread, some people have had problems loading the Chase gift card on to BlueBird. I'll come back and post on my experience.
Sep 1, 2013, 5:13 pm
#1643
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 1,153
I've heard bad things about using BB checks...not problem free apparently. I'm trying to stay away from it (actually, there is no use for me for the time being luckily).
Sep 1, 2013, 5:37 pm
#1644
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 49
9-digit PIN?
I tried to load 2 different Chase gift cards to Bluebird through a kiosk today, but after entering my PIN, a screen came up asking for another PIN. This screen had space for 9 digits, and I tried entering the PIN again, but no dice. This is at a kiosk that I have successfully used before.
Has anyone had this happen to them? Has anyone figured out how to get it to work?
Has anyone had this happen to them? Has anyone figured out how to get it to work?
Sep 1, 2013, 7:47 pm
#1645
Join Date: Jan 2012
Programs: DL, WoH
Posts: 1,253
I tried to load 2 different Chase gift cards to Bluebird through a kiosk today, but after entering my PIN, a screen came up asking for another PIN. This screen had space for 9 digits, and I tried entering the PIN again, but no dice. This is at a kiosk that I have successfully used before.
Has anyone had this happen to them? Has anyone figured out how to get it to work?
Has anyone had this happen to them? Has anyone figured out how to get it to work?
Sep 1, 2013, 7:59 pm
#1647
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: LA/SD
Programs: SPG Gold, Hyatt Platinum, HHonors Gold
Posts: 125
Loading at MoneyCenter
WM ATM was down, went to counter. Woman asked what type of payment, replied debit, she asked to see the card. Said she couldn't do it. Her words: "Can't load a gift card with a debit card". Obviously she was confused and was either making up her own rules or flustered by the situation. I asked if she could try anyway, and she responded with some more gibberish including: "they put the kaibash on it." I could tell I wasn't going to get anywhere, so I went on my merry way. Next time I'll either wait for the ATM or only ask to load $500 at a time, because I know their registers still allow it to go through.
Sep 1, 2013, 8:51 pm
#1648
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 49
Sep 1, 2013, 9:13 pm
#1649
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: So Cal
Programs: UA Gold/0.744MM, WN AL, Hyatt Diamond, MR Scum, Hertz PC, National Exec, Avis PC
Posts: 5,561
Any possibility it was asking for a manager's PIN because too much money had been loaded in the last 15 minutes? On the old SW it just completely locked out the kiosk, but maybe on the new SW it behaves differently if you violate the "velocity" rules?
Sep 1, 2013, 9:19 pm
#1650
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 49
I have no evidence that this isn't true, but I also have no idea how I would know it. I can say I tried again more than 15 minutes after the first time, so if this is the explanation someone beat me to the loading twice.