Problem loading Bluebird with Vanilla Visa GC
Dec 22, 14, 1:17 pm - Wikipost
|
|||
|
|||
|
May 30, 14, 8:35 pm
#451
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: BOS
Programs: DL DM 2MM, Marriott LT Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 13,775
Tried loading my Bluebird with Vanilla gift/debit card this evening at WM. Having the same problem... I tried at a register and at cust service/money center. When I swipe it blinks a screen for a fraction of a second showing the cancel and change payment buttons, then goes to the screen for a signature for another fraction of a second and then rejects it. This location is in MA and doesn't have a self serve kiosk that I can try manually, so have to go to a register. The terminals are only the 'color' type and not the b/w displays.
I'll have to go back tomorrow and try playing with the cancel button and see if I can get it to work. The two cashiers I worked with this evening had no idea what was going on and had me do multiple swipes to try to get it to work, but I didn't try hitting cancel then.
I'll have to go back tomorrow and try playing with the cancel button and see if I can get it to work. The two cashiers I worked with this evening had no idea what was going on and had me do multiple swipes to try to get it to work, but I didn't try hitting cancel then.
May 30, 14, 8:38 pm
#452
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 24
Originally Posted by RJP3
How did they know you were using GCs?
May 30, 14, 8:52 pm
#453
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,374
Originally Posted by rgmonkey
Even if they didn't know it was a gift card, the one Walmart didn't allow more than 1 card to load onto BB. I had a stack of 8 - $200 MC GC's in my pocket. I wasn't about to load one card a day as I need the money in my BB this weekend to pay my rent. So when I did the usual, "I would like to load $600." They asked if was multiple cards and I said yes. Then they refused to run it and the manager got involved and said that policy was being sent from corporate. Uh-oh.
May 30, 14, 8:56 pm
#454
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 24
Originally Posted by cdancer20
1-Go to a different WM. 2-Don't tell them you are using multiple cards. Tell them that your bank has a $200 per transaction restriction so you have to do it mutliple times. Use a slide of the hand behind the counter to switch cards. 3-Last resort, go to different cashiers and load $200 at a time.
May 30, 14, 8:57 pm
#455
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,374
Originally Posted by rgmonkey
Those are all good ideas. Let me try that tomorrow and I'll let you know how it goes. Thank you.
May 30, 14, 9:06 pm
#456
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 546
Originally Posted by rgmonkey
Even if they didn't know it was a gift card, the one Walmart didn't allow more than 1 card to load onto BB. I had a stack of 8 - $200 MC GC's in my pocket. I wasn't about to load one card a day as I need the money in my BB this weekend to pay my rent. So when I did the usual, "I would like to load $600." They asked if was multiple cards and I said yes. Then they refused to run it and the manager got involved and said that policy was being sent from corporate. Uh-oh.
May 30, 14, 9:11 pm
#458
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,374
Originally Posted by st.exupery
What's this "cancel" and "workaround" business? Not very well explained on this thread.
May 30, 14, 9:36 pm
#459
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 29
1st timer here. I purchased a $100 OV tonight at Walgreens (started small to test the waters) as well as a temp. bluebird card at walmart for $5. The $100 OV loaded just fine onto my BB via the walmart kiosk. Will be heading back tomorrow to sneak in a last minute may load.
Last edited by bryan995; May 30, 14 at 9:52 pm
May 30, 14, 9:52 pm
#460
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: LAX
Posts: 10,551
Originally Posted by elbooboo
Another data point. I was able to successfully load 2 OV to a BB and 1 OV to a Serve via a kiosk in Los Angeles today. I did not try to load the OV via cashier or MC.
May 31, 14, 1:28 am
#461
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Bay Area, CA
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, HH Diamond
Posts: 131
Just one other data point which is well documented just loaded 3k metabank cards in the bay area 1k at the new colored POS system, 1k @ kate, and 1k on the old POS systems. Seems like the meta cards are still going strong.
May 31, 14, 2:23 am
#462
Suspended
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORD
Programs: AA, UA, AS, DL, BA, F9, IHG Plat, HH Gold, CC Gold, SPG Gold, MR Silver
Posts: 1,786
Originally Posted by st.exupery
What's this "cancel" and "workaround" business? Not very well explained on this thread.
May 31, 14, 12:17 pm
#464
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Washington D.C. via Sao Paulo via Houston via Washington D.C. via Boston via New York
Posts: 1,171
tender type not allowed this afternoon at my local WM...didn't know of recent changes...I was hoping it was the cashier typing something wrong and not something like this...sad days ahead
May 31, 14, 12:42 pm
#465
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: TX
Posts: 94
Originally Posted by rylan
Tried loading my Bluebird with Vanilla gift/debit card this evening at WM. Having the same problem... I tried at a register and at cust service/money center. When I swipe it blinks a screen for a fraction of a second showing the cancel and change payment buttons, then goes to the screen for a signature for another fraction of a second and then rejects it. This location is in MA and doesn't have a self serve kiosk that I can try manually, so have to go to a register. The terminals are only the 'color' type and not the b/w displays.
I'll have to go back tomorrow and try playing with the cancel button and see if I can get it to work. The two cashiers I worked with this evening had no idea what was going on and had me do multiple swipes to try to get it to work, but I didn't try hitting cancel then.
I'll have to go back tomorrow and try playing with the cancel button and see if I can get it to work. The two cashiers I worked with this evening had no idea what was going on and had me do multiple swipes to try to get it to work, but I didn't try hitting cancel then.
