Kroger Master Thread
Feb 4, 2015 | 7:58 pm
#601
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,677
On another note - My Smiths sells Kroger "debit" cards for $3.00. I've never seen these before. You can load any amount, up to $500.00. They are also reloadable. Has anyone seen these before and can I liquidate with WM MO? Will it work?
Feb 5, 2015 | 4:28 am
#602
Join Date: Feb 2011
Programs: DL DM Hub Captive, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, PC Plat, and other stuff.
Posts: 905
Please give it a try and report back!
Feb 5, 2015 | 5:41 am
#603
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 394
Funny, but Smiths is on my list to become a "new" source of MS (for me). I was checking out today but not buying and GCs (yet). I asked the cashier - can I buy with CC or is it cash only. He was like - oh no problem you can buy them with a CC...didn't even blink.
On another note - My Smiths sells Kroger "debit" cards for $3.00. I've never seen these before. You can load any amount, up to $500.00. They are also reloadable. Has anyone seen these before and can I liquidate with WM MO? Will it work?
On another note - My Smiths sells Kroger "debit" cards for $3.00. I've never seen these before. You can load any amount, up to $500.00. They are also reloadable. Has anyone seen these before and can I liquidate with WM MO? Will it work?
Feb 5, 2015 | 7:45 pm
#605
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Las Vegas
Programs: DL DM, AA PlatPro, Hilton DM, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC, National EE
Posts: 1,536
Just bought 4x$500 at two different Smiths stores (so $4000 total today) -- no issues. They check ID but don't seem to (or didn't notice) them recording it...
Feb 5, 2015 | 8:34 pm
#606
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: ATL
Programs: DL PM Reserve
Posts: 567
Just curious if any others are experiencing WMesk blocks of VGCs at KR, or if it's just my particular batch of cards (all with earlier expirations...3-8/2021).
Feb 6, 2015 | 5:53 am
#607
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: DCA
Programs: US CP, DL GM, AA Plat
Posts: 729
Has anyone had problems using vanilla GC for MOs this month? My first swipe kinda timed out, then got denied, but was able to swipe 2 other VGCs to get my first MO in Feb the other day. Yesterday it happened again with the vanilla flavor card.
Just curious if any others are experiencing WMesk blocks of VGCs at KR, or if it's just my particular batch of cards (all with earlier expirations...3-8/2021).
Just curious if any others are experiencing WMesk blocks of VGCs at KR, or if it's just my particular batch of cards (all with earlier expirations...3-8/2021).
Feb 6, 2015 | 7:16 am
#608
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: ATL
Programs: DL PM Reserve
Posts: 567
Visa. It's probably just the older batch that I bought (flat card without raised typing). The one that gave me a problem has an expiration in 2021. No problems recently with 2023 expirations, so maybe I'll just have to be more selective in my GC shopping.
If anything had changed, it would have been all over this board by now, I would think, as I'm never the first one to report news on here.
If anything had changed, it would have been all over this board by now, I would think, as I'm never the first one to report news on here.
Feb 6, 2015 | 9:12 am
#609
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 450
No problem buying 5 x $500 at K today. So at least in my case in midwest, registers are not hardcoded for a $2K max.
Feb 6, 2015 | 1:09 pm
#610
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: CVG
Programs: Hyatt Giraffe
Posts: 1,686
Registers aren't hard coded against it but there are signs appearing in the Cincinnati area detailing the $2K limit. This is going to suck hard 
Feb 6, 2015 | 2:48 pm
#611
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: DFW
Posts: 699
As long as the stores info is not tied together, it won't be that bad unless you only have one close store. Even if you do, worse case scenario is $45k per month ($1.5k per day) if you make it a daily stop.
Feb 6, 2015 | 5:35 pm
#612
Formerly known as FTRox87
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: TX
Programs: AA/US 1M, AS, BA, CX, EK, EY, JL, KE, LH, NH, OS, QF, QR, TG, UA/CO | *$G
Posts: 1,428
yeah no kidding, how many serve/bb's do you have that you need more than $45k a month 
unless you use these for bp and mo... in which case their are other, more efficient ways.
unless you use these for bp and mo... in which case their are other, more efficient ways.
Feb 6, 2015 | 7:35 pm
#613
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: CVG
Programs: Hyatt Giraffe
Posts: 1,686
We're still mid tier MS'ing so need a significant volume. I wasn't aware that there were other more efficient ways than bp/mos in the 6 figure plus range, would appreciate a pm if you're in the sharing mood? ^
Feb 7, 2015 | 1:27 am
#614
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: DCA
Programs: US CP, DL GM, AA Plat
Posts: 729
You should try again with the cards. About 5% of the cards I buy don't work on the kiosk but when I go another day, they suddenly start working
Feb 7, 2015 | 11:13 am
#615
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 866
Kroger Master Thread
It's not $1500 a day (3*500). It's $2000 which is 3*500 plus a 476 of whatever maxed out to $2k. Your fees will increase a little but likely still overall better to max out the $2k.