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stimulus Oct 31, 2013 8:10 am

AAA - no processing fee giftcards
 
Not sure if this was mentioned elsewhere, please feel free to move if so.

Saw this on slickdeals - http://slickdeals.net/f/6360544-no-p...or-aaa-members

No $4.95 processing fee in November and December.

AAA Prepaid Giftcards

Upon further research and reading the T&C, turns out these Visa giftcards are issued by Metabank, and also PIN enabled (however, it's done over the phone?) - Terms & Conditions

Some additional info..
-NEED AAA Account
-Up to $500 per gift card available
-$2.95 shipping fee (according to slickdeals), but able to get at your local office as well - locations



So........
Possible MS???
Not sure if AAA would be considered "travel - related expense" to perhaps utilize Chase Sapphire Preferred, for example. :P

ZBigFam Oct 31, 2013 8:18 am

incredible deal if they are available at your local office. I am going to check mine today. Anyone know of any AAA membership deals?

stimulus Oct 31, 2013 8:37 am

starting November.. today is Halloween....

Happy Halloween guys.

RedTeam10 Oct 31, 2013 9:29 am


Originally Posted by stimulus (Post 21700528)
Not sure if AAA would be considered "travel - related expense" to perhaps utilize Chase Sapphire Preferred, for example. :P

I actually just purchased a AAA membership on my Ink Bold. Is there anyway to see how it was classified as far as bonus rewards are concerned? When I look at the transaction on Chase.com it is classified as "Legal & Professional".

Blackshag Oct 31, 2013 9:38 am

Looks like there are "quick deposit fees" in addition to the gift card fee of $4.95, so probably not worth it. Unless, the fee is waived at local office. I don't have an office near to test.
Load Amount: $100.00-$500.99 ($10 quick deposit fee)
$501.00-$1,000.99 ($20 quick deposit fee) $1,001.00-$1,500.00 ($30 quick deposit fee)

stimulus Oct 31, 2013 9:47 am


Originally Posted by Blackshag (Post 21701132)
Looks like there are "quick deposit fees" in addition to the gift card fee of $4.95, so probably not worth it. Unless, the fee is waived at local office. I don't have an office near to test.
Load Amount: $100.00-$500.99 ($10 quick deposit fee)
$501.00-$1,000.99 ($20 quick deposit fee) $1,001.00-$1,500.00 ($30 quick deposit fee)

Not sure where you got that from? I think you are looking at the AAA TravelMoney Cards. Additionally, the maximum denomination per card is $500, so those load amounts are definitely referring to something else?


I actually don't have an AAA membership so I will be going with a friend who has. Need to find out how many of these I can actually get.

golf7 Oct 31, 2013 9:48 am

I have an office right by my house. I might go pick up a $500 just to test it out.

Alcibiades Oct 31, 2013 10:06 am

cash or debit only

gloreglabert Oct 31, 2013 10:12 am


Originally Posted by Alcibiades (Post 21701342)
cash or debit only

Tried in-store?

golf7 Oct 31, 2013 10:12 am


Originally Posted by Alcibiades (Post 21701342)
cash or debit only

Did you go to a local office to confirm? Did you press?

Even if the local office is cash/debit only, then online with 2.95 fee / $500 still isnt terrible and a solid alternative to VR, esp if it is coded as "Travel Expense" for CSP users.

dukerau Oct 31, 2013 11:00 am


Originally Posted by golf7 (Post 21701396)
Did you go to a local office to confirm? Did you press?

Even if the local office is cash/debit only, then online with 2.95 fee / $500 still isnt terrible and a solid alternative to VR, esp if it is coded as "Travel Expense" for CSP users.

I made a purchase at an AAA office on 10/19 with SPG Amex. Category shows as:

Entertainment - Associations

gloreglabert Oct 31, 2013 11:02 am

MCC classification of my local AAA office is something like "organizations", so I don't think there are any bonus category opportunities here.

Rae Song Oct 31, 2013 11:02 am

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OPAcolt Oct 31, 2013 11:11 am

0.59 cpm...i wonder how much you would have to manufacture to offset the cost of a AAA membership for those who dont have

stimulus Oct 31, 2013 11:50 am


Originally Posted by OPAcolt (Post 21701787)
0.59 cpm...i wonder how much you would have to manufacture to offset the cost of a AAA membership for those who dont have

Or you can ask a friend with an existing membership.


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