Any experience using Bluebird in foreign ATMs?
Jan 6, 2016, 12:32 pm
#106
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Minnesota
Programs: Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 1,107
Any other alternatives for international ATM use that is recommended? I loved the fact that Bluebird didn't charge any fees beyond the ATM access fee. The foreign transaction fees can be a killer so alternative recommendations are appreciated as I dump Bluebird
Jan 6, 2016, 12:34 pm
#107
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 3,072
Fidelity Cash Management is the best, lowest-cost option I've found. I had actually switched over to it a few months ago because it's even lower-cost than Bluebird, but I was still hoping to keep Bluebird as a backup option. Alas, it was not to be.
The main thing I don't like about Fidelity is that their cards are ugly as sin. They make the Bluebird card look like a work of art.
The main thing I don't like about Fidelity is that their cards are ugly as sin. They make the Bluebird card look like a work of art.
Jan 6, 2016, 12:48 pm
#108
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Minnesota
Programs: Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 1,107
Fidelity Cash Management is the best, lowest-cost option I've found. I had actually switched over to it a few months ago because it's even lower-cost than Bluebird, but I was still hoping to keep Bluebird as a backup option. Alas, it was not to be.
The main thing I don't like about Fidelity is that their cards are ugly as sin. They make the Bluebird card look like a work of art.
The main thing I don't like about Fidelity is that their cards are ugly as sin. They make the Bluebird card look like a work of art.
Jan 6, 2016, 1:01 pm
#109
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 197
https://www.bluebird.com/customer/ still says:
I hope this is some kind of mistake where they overreached from Serve, but I just transferred my entire Bluebird balance to my bank and will be sure to let Amex know why.
Get free ATM access* at over 24,000 MoneyPass ATM locations, plus withdraw cash at virtually any ATM worldwide that accepts American Express Cards.
Jan 6, 2016, 1:26 pm
#110
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 3,072
Awesome! Thanks for the recommendation, I just went into my Fidelity account and requested an ATM card with a few clicks! The fine print said they 'may' charge a 1% foreign transaction fee. Have you seen this 1% fee show up? Bluebird didn't have that kind of fee so just curious.
https://www.bluebird.com/customer/ still says:
I hope this is some kind of mistake where they overreached from Serve, but I just transferred my entire Bluebird balance to my bank and will be sure to let Amex know why.
I hope this is some kind of mistake where they overreached from Serve, but I just transferred my entire Bluebird balance to my bank and will be sure to let Amex know why.
I'm sure they'll get around to updating the website's fine print. Highly unlikely the "Bluebird Team" sent emails, under the Bluebird letterhead, to all cardholders by mistake.
Jan 6, 2016, 1:27 pm
#111
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,837
https://www.bluebird.com/customer/ still says:
I hope this is some kind of mistake where they overreached from Serve, but I just transferred my entire Bluebird balance to my bank and will be sure to let Amex know why.
I hope this is some kind of mistake where they overreached from Serve, but I just transferred my entire Bluebird balance to my bank and will be sure to let Amex know why.
Beginning January 6, 2016, you will no longer be able to withdraw money using your Bluebird Card at ATMs outside of the United States.