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]
Jul 25, 2013, 7:36 am
#841
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Down South, The Desert
Programs: Marriot Rewards, Southwest Rapid rewards, Emerald Club, Avis Preferred
Posts: 1,871
I think that doing 6 and 7 transactions at a time draws the attention that others are feeling in these forums. It makes more sense to me to visit different registers or different walmarts that are close so we can extend the game and stay under the radar. The WM emps don't know that what we are doing isn't illegal, but they think it is because they would never be reading any of the forums that we do. I think it's worth it to visit a different store or register during one trip (if feasible) to extend the life of the deal.
Jul 25, 2013, 8:07 am
#843
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SDF
Programs: UA, HH
Posts: 692
Do they have database entries for all these transactions? Of course.
Did somebody at either Chase or WM saw them? Unlikely
Do they know that GC were purchased with Chase CC and then they were loaded into BB or MO were bought? Unlikely
Do they care? No, at least not at this point.
Jul 25, 2013, 8:13 am
#844
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC
Programs: UA 1K, AS MVP Gold, TK *Gold, HHonors Gold, SPG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 570
I got my gc's shipped recently. I'm in NYC w/o a car so WM is not an option. I tried my local Walgreens to buy beans w/debit but they said cash only.
Any recommendations on how to liquidate these in a place w/o WM's? I've read before that MO's at the Post Office won't work. What else can I do to get cash on these?
I am comfortable paying a ~1% transaction fee to get these cashed out.
Cheers,
Any recommendations on how to liquidate these in a place w/o WM's? I've read before that MO's at the Post Office won't work. What else can I do to get cash on these?
I am comfortable paying a ~1% transaction fee to get these cashed out.
Cheers,
Jul 25, 2013, 8:18 am
#845
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 657
I got my gc's shipped recently. I'm in NYC w/o a car so WM is not an option. I tried my local Walgreens to buy beans w/debit but they said cash only.
Any recommendations on how to liquidate these in a place w/o WM's? I've read before that MO's at the Post Office won't work. What else can I do to get cash on these?
I am comfortable paying a ~1% transaction fee to get these cashed out.
Cheers,
Any recommendations on how to liquidate these in a place w/o WM's? I've read before that MO's at the Post Office won't work. What else can I do to get cash on these?
I am comfortable paying a ~1% transaction fee to get these cashed out.
Cheers,
Jul 25, 2013, 8:19 am
#846
Suspended
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,153
also besides a Chase CC you cant buy the GCs with any other CC, especially Online! and they havent been selling them out of the branches = for the past few months the ONLY way to buy them was online using a Chase CC
Jul 25, 2013, 8:22 am
#847
Suspended
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,153
cost the problem sure many places will sell them but if $300 is the max then to unload a $500 CGC youd need to buy 2 MOs. So instead of it costing a person .70 @ WM it will cost $2+ . Now for a couple of CGs maybe but if youre into it for 10s of $1000s it very costly WM is max $1k MO for .70 the places that may charge .59 usually wont allow a $1k MO
Jul 25, 2013, 8:51 am
#848
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC
Programs: UA 1K, AS MVP Gold, TK *Gold, HHonors Gold, SPG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 570
Thanks. I only have 2k in gc's right now so happy to pay a bit more to get the MO's. I'll test out local MoneyGram centers and post back my results for NYC.
Testing the waters.. if this goes through as expected will ramp up a bit.
btw, for those living in NYC (or other cities w/o WM) what is the most cost-effective way you guys have found to liquidate GCs?
Cheers,
Testing the waters.. if this goes through as expected will ramp up a bit.
btw, for those living in NYC (or other cities w/o WM) what is the most cost-effective way you guys have found to liquidate GCs?
Cheers,
cost the problem sure many places will sell them but if $300 is the max then to unload a $500 CGC youd need to buy 2 MOs. So instead of it costing a person .70 @ WM it will cost $2+ . Now for a couple of CGs maybe but if youre into it for 10s of $1000s it very costly WM is max $1k MO for .70 the places that may charge .59 usually wont allow a $1k MO
Jul 25, 2013, 9:55 am
#849
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 150
I think that doing 6 and 7 transactions at a time draws the attention that others are feeling in these forums. It makes more sense to me to visit different registers or different walmarts that are close so we can extend the game and stay under the radar. The WM emps don't know that what we are doing isn't illegal, but they think it is because they would never be reading any of the forums that we do. I think it's worth it to visit a different store or register during one trip (if feasible) to extend the life of the deal.
Jul 25, 2013, 10:17 am
#850
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Land of the parrots and parrotheads
Programs: Several dozen
Posts: 4,820
Bad assumption. Fang cares, but marketing management rules until Fang can shove something embarrassing or outrageous into the nose of top management. In the days of the mint it was WSJ stories and people bragging of million dollar hauls to the press. All Fang has to do is catch someone involved in fraud related to one of our opportunities and then run around waiving the fraud flag.
It depends what you mean by 'know'.
Do they have database entries for all these transactions? Of course.
Did somebody at either Chase or WM saw them? Unlikely
Do they know that GC were purchased with Chase CC and then they were loaded into BB or MO were bought? Unlikely
*Do they care? No, at least not at this point.*
Do they have database entries for all these transactions? Of course.
Did somebody at either Chase or WM saw them? Unlikely
Do they know that GC were purchased with Chase CC and then they were loaded into BB or MO were bought? Unlikely
*Do they care? No, at least not at this point.*
Jul 25, 2013, 12:09 pm
#852
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SDF
Programs: UA, HH
Posts: 692
I did get strange looks, but I did not care much. At the same time, I prefer to do WM Billpay instead.
Jul 25, 2013, 12:54 pm
#854
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Down South, The Desert
Programs: Marriot Rewards, Southwest Rapid rewards, Emerald Club, Avis Preferred
Posts: 1,871
Technically it was only 3 transactions but I did the different registers approach one time and two out of the 3 register employees didn't know what they were doing. Had to call over the manager. The 2nd time the manager said, "didn't I just help you at the electronic section 10 minutes ago?" So yeah, I'm not doing that again.
Jul 25, 2013, 1:18 pm
#855
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: RDU
Programs: A few
Posts: 5,499
I use ATM envelope deposits... no need to bother getting out the car, dealing with tellers etc