Sep 10, 2013, 10:33 am
Last edit by: Alcibiades
Blue Monday thanks to Cerberus
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xx/xx/15 - xx/xx/15 Promotion
Participating items must be purchased in a single transaction. Limit one(1) offer per transaction
These coupons often do not scan properly(coming up -0.01 along with a 0.01) and require override. Override is always required at SCO.
If the coupon off your next order does not print out, you can request it online here.
When redeeming the coupon, the following items are excluded in the calculation of the minimum spend requirement:
-Fluid dairy such as Milk, Half & Half, etc
-Blunts, alcohol, and smokes
-Gift cards, Lottery tickets, MoneyGram, etc
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xx/xx/15 - xx/xx/15 Promotion
Participating items must be purchased in a single transaction. Limit one(1) offer per transaction
These coupons often do not scan properly(coming up -0.01 along with a 0.01) and require override. Override is always required at SCO.
If the coupon off your next order does not print out, you can request it online here.
When redeeming the coupon, the following items are excluded in the calculation of the minimum spend requirement:
-Fluid dairy such as Milk, Half & Half, etc
-Blunts, alcohol, and smokes
-Gift cards, Lottery tickets, MoneyGram, etc
Safeway/Vons master thread(up to 2017)
Jul 2, 2017, 9:55 pm
#2101
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: CCR
Posts: 326
First-time poster, here.
I've been buying the variable-load VGCs from Safeway in Portland, OR. I haven't had any major issues so far.
However, yesterday, when I bought one $500 VGC, the cashier asked for my ID and called a manager over. He didn't seem like he wanted to engage with me at all, so I didn't get an explanation.
Anyone know what this could be about?
I've been buying the variable-load VGCs from Safeway in Portland, OR. I haven't had any major issues so far.
However, yesterday, when I bought one $500 VGC, the cashier asked for my ID and called a manager over. He didn't seem like he wanted to engage with me at all, so I didn't get an explanation.
Anyone know what this could be about?
Jul 5, 2017, 1:07 pm
#2103
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: ATL
Programs: AA, AGR, DL, MR, WoH, UA
Posts: 951
First-time poster, here.
I've been buying the variable-load VGCs from Safeway in Portland, OR. I haven't had any major issues so far.
However, yesterday, when I bought one $500 VGC, the cashier asked for my ID and called a manager over. He didn't seem like he wanted to engage with me at all, so I didn't get an explanation.
Anyone know what this could be about?
I've been buying the variable-load VGCs from Safeway in Portland, OR. I haven't had any major issues so far.
However, yesterday, when I bought one $500 VGC, the cashier asked for my ID and called a manager over. He didn't seem like he wanted to engage with me at all, so I didn't get an explanation.
Anyone know what this could be about?
Not only do new cashiers tend to be a bit more anal about the rules, but they sometimes have lower drawer limits, requiring purchases of more than a couple hundred dollars be approved by a supervisor.
Jul 6, 2017, 9:46 am
#2104
Join Date: May 2017
Programs: Diners Club
Posts: 35
anecdote:
Went to buy variable VGC at Safeway. It didn't activate. Went to CS desk he said there has been issues with variables loading (black VISA 20-500 ones). He pulled them all off the shelf and found one that didn't look like the others. That one activated. He kept the rest of them since he didn't want it happening to anyone else.
He said it was a 3rd party distributor who puts those in the store, and wondered if they are being discontinued since they usually have tons of them and only have a few left.
Anyone else seeing this?
Went to buy variable VGC at Safeway. It didn't activate. Went to CS desk he said there has been issues with variables loading (black VISA 20-500 ones). He pulled them all off the shelf and found one that didn't look like the others. That one activated. He kept the rest of them since he didn't want it happening to anyone else.
He said it was a 3rd party distributor who puts those in the store, and wondered if they are being discontinued since they usually have tons of them and only have a few left.
Anyone else seeing this?
Jul 10, 2017, 11:13 am
#2105
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,061
anecdote:
Went to buy variable VGC at Safeway. It didn't activate. Went to CS desk he said there has been issues with variables loading (black VISA 20-500 ones). He pulled them all off the shelf and found one that didn't look like the others. That one activated. He kept the rest of them since he didn't want it happening to anyone else.
He said it was a 3rd party distributor who puts those in the store, and wondered if they are being discontinued since they usually have tons of them and only have a few left.
Anyone else seeing this?
Went to buy variable VGC at Safeway. It didn't activate. Went to CS desk he said there has been issues with variables loading (black VISA 20-500 ones). He pulled them all off the shelf and found one that didn't look like the others. That one activated. He kept the rest of them since he didn't want it happening to anyone else.
He said it was a 3rd party distributor who puts those in the store, and wondered if they are being discontinued since they usually have tons of them and only have a few left.
Anyone else seeing this?
Last edited by danhouston; Jul 10, 2017 at 11:18 am
Jul 11, 2017, 6:14 am
#2106
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: CCR
Posts: 326
yep, last month one of my black variable wasn't activated although its system still took the pymt; showed 'unable to process' instead of 'approved'on the receipt; had to come back to the store to get another card; it was activated correctly alright, but turned out to be worse as all $500 was fraudulently drained at walmart 1 day after its activation; had to file a dispute with blackhawk network (bhn) and Cfpb hoping that i will soon receive a refund or another card that is not compromised. anyone had recent experience & know what step(s) to do to soon resolve the fraud issue? bought many GCs in the past, and this variable VGCs at Randall's was the 1st that was fraud
Jul 16, 2017, 9:16 am
#2107
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,061
yep, last month one of my black variable wasn't activated although its system still took the pymt; showed 'unable to process' instead of 'approved'on the receipt; had to come back to the store to get another card; it was activated correctly this time alright, but turned out to be worse as all $500 was fraudulently drained at walmart 1 day after its activation; had to file a dispute with blackhawk network (bhn) and Cfpb hoping that i will soon receive a refund or another card that is not compromised. anyone had recent experience & know what step(s) to do to soon resolve the fraud issue? bought many GCs in the past, and this variable VGCs at Randall's was the 1st that was fraud
Jul 24, 2017, 10:48 pm
#2108
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: CCR
Posts: 326
Well, I filed a CFPB complaint the day of that comment 7/11 and received a letter in the mail like 3 days later that my new VGC was loaded with $500 to replace the fraudulent charge. I'd like to think the CFPB complaint spurred them to action, but I'm pretty sure it was a coincidence. All in all it took me roughly 10 weeks to get my money back.
Jul 25, 2017, 9:54 am
#2109
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,061
Well, I filed a CFPB complaint the day of that comment 7/11 and received a letter in the mail like 3 days later that my new VGC was loaded with $500 to replace the fraudulent charge. I'd like to think the CFPB complaint spurred them to action, but I'm pretty sure it was a coincidence. All in all it took me roughly 10 weeks to get my money back.
Aug 13, 2017, 12:12 am
#2110
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: a hotel room, somewhere...
Posts: 962
Deal back thru Sept 2
Deal is back. buy $150 of either VGC or MC and receive $10 off.
Limit 1. Must add to J4U.
Limit 1. Must add to J4U.
Aug 13, 2017, 7:18 pm
#2113
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,833
It worked this afternoon when I purchased a $500 variable on each of my household's three J4U accounts. Each $500 card rang up at $495. No fuel points, however.
Aug 20, 2017, 8:42 am
#2115
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 122
My J4U added coupon has disappeared. I thought I have until 9/2 to use it. Does anyone else having the same problem?