Variable load gift cards to be pulled by Office Depot 2.4.2013
#47
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#49
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This is ridiculous - so what if they took a small financial hit with each transaction - they make it up in volume.
#50
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Hyderabad
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I hit a new personal record for a single OD trip today. Checked out with my normal amount, the manager who came to approve the sale told me the news and that he'd be pulling the cards soon, so I went back to the rack and pretty much cleaned them out of the $4.95 fee cards.
#51
formerly known as Frugal Travel Guy
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Think a little deeper to improve the costs
Think about a combination of cash back cards and store retail cards to reduce acquisition costs.
Paying for the $200 gift cards with more than one form of payment.
And still using VR cards for paying bills.
I'm at about .5 cents per UR point and was successful today on a small scale.
Let's work together to maximize in this thread.
Paying for the $200 gift cards with more than one form of payment.
And still using VR cards for paying bills.
I'm at about .5 cents per UR point and was successful today on a small scale.
Let's work together to maximize in this thread.
Last edited by ingy; Feb 2, 2013 at 6:42 pm
#53
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: BZN
Posts: 7
No $500 reloads in MT
Large variable reloads pulled at Montana OD as well. So much for waiting for the Feb 4th deadline mentioned in an earlier post. They had plenty of these card 2 days ago. I guess I'll actually have to break down and fill out some of their Office Depot surveys on the receipts they hand out and see if the $10 coupon will apply against gift card purchases.
I'm really thinking of switching over to the $25 reload cards with the similar large fee. Maybe they will think I'm a big spender to pay such a high fee on such a low limit card.
I'm really thinking of switching over to the $25 reload cards with the similar large fee. Maybe they will think I'm a big spender to pay such a high fee on such a low limit card.
#55
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#56
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#59
Join Date: Dec 2011
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Reminds me of an old SNL commercial/parody of a bank whose sole purpose for existing is to make change for its customers. When asked how they make money, Paul McElroy, playing bank manager, responds "in one word -- volume."
Last edited by smedleyb; Feb 2, 2013 at 7:18 pm
#60
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