Simon mall gift card(2014-2015)
#2386
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Midwest
Programs: Delta PM, Hhonors Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 114
Thanks. I got a couple new Amex cards for upcoming travel after not being a cardholder with them for years, so I'm treading carefully.
I need to do about $1,750 on my Amex cards. Hoping to either load gift cards to my Bluebird (which I've had for years) or use the gift cards to buy money orders at WM or elsewhere.
I need to do about $1,750 on my Amex cards. Hoping to either load gift cards to my Bluebird (which I've had for years) or use the gift cards to buy money orders at WM or elsewhere.
#2387
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,731
For chip insert, it takes multiple screens before you can remove the card. My gauge is it is 3 times longer time needed than swipe.
On top of that the receipt is much longer because swipe card produces 4 lines for the transaction while chip card produces 16 lines including terminal ID. Therefore it is 3 to 4 times longer time needed to process a transaction with a chip card.
#2388
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 800
For swipe, it takes one screen to process the payment.
For chip insert, it takes multiple screens before you can remove the card. My gauge is it is 3 times longer time needed than swipe.
On top of that the receipt is much longer because swipe card produces 4 lines for the transaction while chip card produces 16 lines including terminal ID. Therefore it is 3 to 4 times longer time needed to process a transaction with a chip card.
For chip insert, it takes multiple screens before you can remove the card. My gauge is it is 3 times longer time needed than swipe.
On top of that the receipt is much longer because swipe card produces 4 lines for the transaction while chip card produces 16 lines including terminal ID. Therefore it is 3 to 4 times longer time needed to process a transaction with a chip card.
Lets have this as an example (real experience):
- chip
- chip
- non-chip swipe
After all payments are taken, we just wait for 2-3 minutes for the full receipt to cut out. The wait always happens at the end.
#2389
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: Hilton Diamond
Posts: 83
Just got my CSP and One VIP card yesterday... planning on heading out to the mall to get 4K in cards then over to a Walmart to load up onto my One VIP
#2391
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: LAX, LGB, SNA
Programs: AA EXP OWE, DL DM ST+, AS MVPG, UA, BA, WN CP, Hyatt E, Ritz Plat, HH GM
Posts: 3,185
#2392
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: Hilton Diamond
Posts: 83
Bought 8 $500 cards today and had no issues! They made me do a paper with some info and authorized my card but all went well. Stopped at 2 walmarts on the way home and was able to load the first $2500 onto One VIP. Tomorrow will be the last $1500
#2393
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,731
Told you that the chip card has 16 lines on the receipt for one single card, versus the swipe card only produces 4 lines. The receipt is LONG if you have large amount and multiple chip cards to pay.
#2395
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: LAX, LGB, SNA
Programs: AA EXP OWE, DL DM ST+, AS MVPG, UA, BA, WN CP, Hyatt E, Ritz Plat, HH GM
Posts: 3,185
#2396
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 268
Thanks.
#2397
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: SoCal
Programs: AA EXP, SPG Lifetime Platinum, MR Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 249
#2398
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: some premium cabin...
Posts: 389
Not quite understand...can't you just swipe the card like before?
#2399
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,375
However OP said "my One VIP" which would indicate 1 card. hiima was 100% accurate when he stated not possible to buy $4k in VGCs and then go to WM to unload those (on same day).
#2400
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 559
My simon mall was out of stock of visa today. Person was like man u should come early in the morning. First come First serve.
My fellow MSers in DFW emptying out the racks of simon mall.
Even the nearby best buy was out of stock of visa.2 days back it had around 10 to 15 cards. Damn.
My fellow MSers in DFW emptying out the racks of simon mall.
Even the nearby best buy was out of stock of visa.2 days back it had around 10 to 15 cards. Damn.