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What we know so far, that we are happy to share, and won't get the hump when other people ask us or other people get the hump cos we know something they don't.

3V / Pay.com cards are no more

That is all.

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Nov 6, 2014, 2:29 pm

#1471

haasha

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCapitan

Does anyone know how many posts you need to make before you can edit a wiki?

http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/bl...k-members.html

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The ability to create and edit Wiki posts has gone live for all members who have been on FlyerTalk for 90 days and have posted 90 times or more.

Nov 6, 2014, 2:38 pm

#1472

TheCapitan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ontheup

Thanks. Tried to reply but there's a limit and it wont let me send another pm.

Will try tomorrow but for now - already done that.

Another PM sent - don't worry about replying, just happy to help.

Nov 6, 2014, 2:39 pm

#1473

TheCapitan

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Originally Posted by haasha

http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/bl...k-members.html

Thanks Haasha - stay tuned.

Nov 6, 2014, 3:09 pm

#1474

flieduk

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Capitan, what Wiki are you trying to change?

Nov 6, 2014, 3:55 pm

#1475

TheCapitan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by flieduk

Capitan, what Wiki are you trying to change?

The one up the top there.
Instead of replying to all the PMs I've got, I'm just gonna put all the information in there.

Nov 6, 2014, 4:19 pm

#1476

flieduk

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Originally Posted by TheCapitan

The one up the top there.
Instead of replying to all the PMs I've got, I'm just gonna put all the information in there.

PM me and I can add if you want

Nov 6, 2014, 6:46 pm

#1477

TheCapitan

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Does anybody know if there is a scheme in the US similar to the clubcard scheme of Tesco?
I know this is the MSUK thread, but I'm guessing a lot of our US friends might not know what the Clubcard scheme is, so wouldn't know if it's available if - you get me.

Thanks.

Nov 6, 2014, 7:00 pm

#1478

TheCapitan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by flieduk

PM me and I can add if you want

Thanks for the offer.
Will get everything together and ping it over if I've not been given access by then.

Nov 7, 2014, 10:09 am

#1479

Sprout7

Join Date: Apr 2014

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Does anyone know if its possible to use the paid for Visa cards for paying off a credit card bill?
Or is the only exit via a NS&I account (without incurring further costs?
thanks

Nov 7, 2014, 10:10 am

#1480

Calchas

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sprout7

Does anyone know if its possible to use the paid for Visa cards for paying off a credit card bill?
Or is the only exit via a NS&I account (without incurring further costs?
thanks

Neither of these things is possible.

Nov 7, 2014, 10:18 am

#1481

Sprout7

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OK thanks.
I thought I'd read somewhere way back in the thread that it was still possible to pay the £50 cards into an NS&I account - guess I must have misread it.

Nov 7, 2014, 10:39 am

#1482

strowger

Join Date: Jul 2005

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sprout7

OK thanks.
I thought I'd read somewhere way back in the thread that it was still possible to pay the £50 cards into an NS&I account - guess I must have misread it.

The £50+£3.95 fee (or £25+£2.95) ones can still be widely used, including NS&I.

3V can't be used for NS&I.

Nov 7, 2014, 10:55 am

#1483

Sprout7

Join Date: Apr 2014

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Thanks Strowger.
Don't suppose you'd know if these cards are treated any differently to 3V in respect of being able to load them onto pre-paid debit or currency cards do you?

Nov 7, 2014, 1:21 pm

#1484

strowger

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sprout7

Thanks Strowger.
Don't suppose you'd know if these cards are treated any differently to 3V in respect of being able to load them onto pre-paid debit or currency cards do you?

I haven't seen the point in trying to do that (as I'm a 3V'er) but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work.

3V don't charge a margin for the card itself, so they are losing out quite significantly (guessing wildly, perhaps £2 per card?) when people buy and empty large numbers of them. They counter this by blocking transaction types and merchants which people use for this.

The gospendit (£3.95 fee) ones include (IMV) enough margin for the issuer to be able to bear these costs, so I don't think they restrict usage at all. I only experimented with them a little, but the only trouble I had was some merchants mis-identifying them as credit (rather than debit) cards and so charging a fee.

Nov 11, 2014, 3:41 pm

#1485

chfshifter

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Quote:

Originally Posted by evapor8

Plenty at the West Cromwell Road Superstore I visited yesterday.

Chris

Been to that store multiple times the past few weeks - no sight of 3v cards at all - the slot next to the £50 Visa card is always empty when I go.