Simon mall gift card(2014-2015)
#1069
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 567
Tried buying visa GCs, my Simon mall reps are saying I need a business credit card to buy the $1000 business GC. I have personal cards - so I can only buy $500 GC. Is that true for other Simon malls as well? Or should I try elsewhere? Is there any way to buy the $1000 GC with personal cards?
#1070
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 100
Tried buying visa GCs, my Simon mall reps are saying I need a business credit card to buy the $1000 business GC. I have personal cards - so I can only buy $500 GC. Is that true for other Simon malls as well? Or should I try elsewhere? Is there any way to buy the $1000 GC with personal cards?
#1072
Suspended
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,153
I can see walking up handing over 20 $500 AGCs and asking for VGCs instead. You do realize that its the employee that MUST swipe the card you give them on their computer and we dont swipe anything.
As for Torrance when using a CC you better call up and let them know you'll be making a large transaction, Torrance is 1 swipe per CC = if its Declined they wont swipe it again even if your CC clears everything up, either hand over a different CC or come back the next day and try again
Last edited by craz; Apr 23, 2015 at 8:01 am
#1073
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,759
I went to the Galleria today here in Houston and dipped my toe in the Simon GC pool. Totally painless, except they asked to fill out the form for $1000+ purchase. I bought 1 $500 VGC and left. I might go back and buy $2-3k and fill out the form and then just cool it. The mall was pretty dead on a Friday afternoon, with the exception of one of the cart/sample pushers that I think I offended when I handed back her free sample when I refused to answer her question.
#1074
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 567
I went to the Galleria today here in Houston and dipped my toe in the Simon GC pool. Totally painless, except they asked to fill out the form for $1000+ purchase. I bought 1 $500 VGC and left. I might go back and buy $2-3k and fill out the form and then just cool it. The mall was pretty dead on a Friday afternoon, with the exception of one of the cart/sample pushers that I think I offended when I handed back her free sample when I refused to answer her question.
Has anyone loaded SVGC to Serve at Kate recently?
#1078
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 4,463
So far all charges for the SMGC's were coded as "Specialty Retail" for me. I'd love to see more recent data points for payments using Citi cards.
#1079
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 126
Bleh, disregard this post. I was referring to sunrise transaction on my arrival and not Simon giftcards.
Last edited by buggy51; May 3, 2015 at 7:30 pm
#1080
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,691
Hey just a heads up. Noticed this on my Arrival+
Merchant Category: QUASI CASH - MERCHANT
for 4/27/15 and got a subsequent $40 cash advance fee on my $100 purchase.
5 days before it was this category:
Merchant Category: GIFT, CARD, NOVELTY, AND SOUVENIR SHOPS
Also subsequently, no points were added. Bleh. I'll chalk this up to a live and learn process.
Merchant Category: QUASI CASH - MERCHANT
for 4/27/15 and got a subsequent $40 cash advance fee on my $100 purchase.
5 days before it was this category:
Merchant Category: GIFT, CARD, NOVELTY, AND SOUVENIR SHOPS
Also subsequently, no points were added. Bleh. I'll chalk this up to a live and learn process.