Simon mall gift card(2014-2015)
Dec 8, 2015, 12:13 am
#2356
Join Date: Oct 2015
Programs: MileagePLUS, AAdvantage, TrueBlue
Posts: 54
Just to add another data point to the mix here...
This past Saturday (12/5), I went to two Simon Malls. Fashion Centre in Arlington, VA (my normal location) and Potomac Mills in Woodbridge, VA.
Fashion Centre was applying the $3k limit for chip cards, which is really $2500 because it has to be under $3k AFTER fees and we all buy in multiples of $500. However, that location is actually shocked when I only use one card (most people there use multiples?). So, he said the limit was 1 transaction/day (as was previous), but he could do multiple chip cards for up to $3k each up to the normal $10k limit.
I only MS on one card, so the multiple card thing for me was a no go and I just bought $2500.
But, that was not enough for me, so I decided to drag myself 25 miles further down the road (which is not much for folks in other parts of the country, but is a journey for city folk) to Potomac Mills Mall. At that location, the normal $10k limit still applied. There was no conversation about the chip. I bought $9k.
NEITHER LOCATION WAS USING THE CHIP READERS
This past Saturday (12/5), I went to two Simon Malls. Fashion Centre in Arlington, VA (my normal location) and Potomac Mills in Woodbridge, VA.
Fashion Centre was applying the $3k limit for chip cards, which is really $2500 because it has to be under $3k AFTER fees and we all buy in multiples of $500. However, that location is actually shocked when I only use one card (most people there use multiples?). So, he said the limit was 1 transaction/day (as was previous), but he could do multiple chip cards for up to $3k each up to the normal $10k limit.
I only MS on one card, so the multiple card thing for me was a no go and I just bought $2500.
But, that was not enough for me, so I decided to drag myself 25 miles further down the road (which is not much for folks in other parts of the country, but is a journey for city folk) to Potomac Mills Mall. At that location, the normal $10k limit still applied. There was no conversation about the chip. I bought $9k.
NEITHER LOCATION WAS USING THE CHIP READERS
Dec 8, 2015, 4:09 pm
#2357
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: 6km East of EPAYE
Programs: UA Silver, AA Platinum, AS & DL GM Marriott TE, Hilton Gold
Posts: 9,582
Dec 8, 2015, 10:09 pm
#2359
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Madison, WI, USA
Posts: 14,162
Dec 8, 2015, 10:12 pm
#2360
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Madison, WI, USA
Posts: 14,162
My Simon would only let me use one chip card for split payment tonight. But it was a new one with a bonus and now I've completed the spend, so I'm happy.
Dec 9, 2015, 7:00 am
#2361
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: ORF
Posts: 76
Slightly off topic...
GRR - three major malls near me. None simon. All offer AMEX GCs at very reasonable fees. Dammit. The Simon Mall requires a 45m drive. Suppose that's the cost of doing business.
GRR - three major malls near me. None simon. All offer AMEX GCs at very reasonable fees. Dammit. The Simon Mall requires a 45m drive. Suppose that's the cost of doing business.
Dec 9, 2015, 5:02 pm
#2363
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Maui
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 199
My closest Simon is about a 6 hour flight 
. Price you pay for living on Maui. I try to stock up whenever I get off the rock.
. Price you pay for living on Maui. I try to stock up whenever I get off the rock.
Dec 9, 2015, 6:33 pm
#2364
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Minneapolis
Programs: Delta Plat Kool-Aid Drinker, Hyatt Diamond, SPG GM, Marriott GM, Hilton GM, and Priority Club GM
Posts: 1,184
Had this issue too on a few cards. Worked a few days later.
Dec 10, 2015, 7:34 am
#2366
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,375
Gosh. That sucks for you guys. Closet Simon to me is 5 mins away and the majority of that time is walking to my car and from my car.
Dec 10, 2015, 8:25 am
#2367
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: ATL
Programs: DL, Marriott
Posts: 728
I have one 5 min from work and one 5 min from home 
and also a Macerich 10 min from my GFs place (she's at grad school now)
and also a Macerich 10 min from my GFs place (she's at grad school now)
Dec 10, 2015, 1:17 pm
#2369
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 1,727
Chip reader was working at my SM, but no more AP. It shows the contactless payment logo and MC logo. They are going to check on why AP isn't working. So AP appears to be in flux
Dec 10, 2015, 7:13 pm
#2370
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 441
Wife and I drive 45m to our closest SM, but we each get 9.5k there and hit a few WM's for a 40k day...so worth the 4 hours or so