Variable load gift cards to be pulled by Office Depot 2.4.2013
Feb 2, 2013, 10:01 pm
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Feb 2, 2013, 10:07 pm
#92
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Went by my local od and they'd cleaned out the silver ones (had been plenty earlier in the day). There were lots of gold ones, so I picked up a couple. The cashier (who I'd seen earlier that day for my normal run) confirmed that they were being pulled. She was surprised to have missed the gold ones, but she and the manager let me have them. The Amex were still out.
Feb 2, 2013, 10:39 pm
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Dayton,OH area:
First store had ALOT of the $500 went to cashier with few ,started ringing a couple then called the manager to confirm the transaction ,the manager said that they are being pulled today and can't sell them anymore and voided the transaction ,2 other stores didn't even have them on the racks anymore ,last store had ALOT again and was able to buy some...
First store had ALOT of the $500 went to cashier with few ,started ringing a couple then called the manager to confirm the transaction ,the manager said that they are being pulled today and can't sell them anymore and voided the transaction ,2 other stores didn't even have them on the racks anymore ,last store had ALOT again and was able to buy some...
Feb 2, 2013, 10:52 pm
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Dayton,OH area:
First store had ALOT of the $500 went to cashier with few ,started ringing a couple then called the manager to confirm the transaction ,the manager said that they are being pulled today and can't sell them anymore and voided the transaction ,2 other stores didn't even have them on the racks anymore ,last store had ALOT again and was able to buy some...
First store had ALOT of the $500 went to cashier with few ,started ringing a couple then called the manager to confirm the transaction ,the manager said that they are being pulled today and can't sell them anymore and voided the transaction ,2 other stores didn't even have them on the racks anymore ,last store had ALOT again and was able to buy some...
Feb 2, 2013, 11:07 pm
#96
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Good riddance.
Manufactured spending was being abused with everyone racking up 5x with Ink or 6x with Hilton and the like. We are already seeing the results of this with so many Airline and Hotel program devaluations. If everyone is generating tens of thousands of miles a month it cannon be sustainable. It had to end at some point.
I think gift cards/BB needs to be at a price point where the cpm is too high for people to just keep on buying this till they max out their monthly limits. It should still be an option though for those who need to meet minimum spend but nothing more.
Manufactured spending was being abused with everyone racking up 5x with Ink or 6x with Hilton and the like. We are already seeing the results of this with so many Airline and Hotel program devaluations. If everyone is generating tens of thousands of miles a month it cannon be sustainable. It had to end at some point.
I think gift cards/BB needs to be at a price point where the cpm is too high for people to just keep on buying this till they max out their monthly limits. It should still be an option though for those who need to meet minimum spend but nothing more.
Feb 2, 2013, 11:08 pm
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Feb 2, 2013, 11:38 pm
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Let this be a lesson to all.
If there's a good deal going, shut the fark up. For gods sake, don't tell the bloggers, and don't post it here openly on FT. If you feel like sharing, send someone a PM.
Unless you want to make the deal end as quickly as possible - in that case, by all means, give it visibility.
If there's a good deal going, shut the fark up. For gods sake, don't tell the bloggers, and don't post it here openly on FT. If you feel like sharing, send someone a PM.
Unless you want to make the deal end as quickly as possible - in that case, by all means, give it visibility.
Feb 2, 2013, 11:51 pm
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I'm assuming folks know that it's not "over" if OD just carries the $200 cards - it just means you need to buy more to accomplish the same goal and your costs will go up - whether or not that breaks the deal is really an individual thing.
Feb 3, 2013, 12:06 am
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@sam_goh
Fairborn store still had some ,hopefully no manager is going to be involved in your case ...good luck.
I checked 2 Cincy area stores also for the $500's before giving up.
Fairborn store still had some ,hopefully no manager is going to be involved in your case ...good luck.
I checked 2 Cincy area stores also for the $500's before giving up.
Feb 3, 2013, 12:31 am
#102
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Amex prepaid
Local OD did not have GC's but did have a lot of Amex prepaid cards with applications. I was just wondering if we can buy them and load $500 everytime. Never done this or know about it, so just putting the question out there.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Feb 3, 2013, 12:32 am
#103
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yeah, earlier this week the manager wouldn't let me buy GC, some stupid excuse about their terminal being down. I went back and finally on third trip, he said go ahead...almost seemed like he had forgotten earlier excuse when i asked him if machine was working...might try tomorrow as a last hurrah
Feb 3, 2013, 12:53 am
#104
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While I don't think it's entirely fair to blame bloggers for this deal dying, I will say that it's safe to assume that Chase and other Credit Card issuers regularly monitor said bloggers (as they have an established relationship with them and pay out referral bonuses), and after the 5X OD/Ice Cream methods were well published, I would bet Chase made some high level contact with OD requesting that these variable GCs be pulled, after previously requesting Ice Cream be pulled in November. Perhaps this is conjecture on my part, but I would think this was the likely scenario. That said, it's not like Chase and Co wouldn't also have people monitor places like FT, MP and SD as well and still catch on to these games eventually. Bottom line, deals will eventually get out whether through blogs, FT, SD, MP or wherever, it will get out, why not just enjoy the ride while you can and patiently wait for the next one? Just my two cents... 
Feb 3, 2013, 1:49 am
#105
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Which 2 Cincy stores did you try perchance? They must have yanked them quick 