Simon mall gift card(2014-2015)
May 3, 2015, 6:16 pm
#1081
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 129
Just wanted to give a heads up to those that might use an Arrival + ***On a Sunrise Giftcard*** (Sorry off-topic. Please delete).
Last edited by buggy51; May 3, 2015 at 7:31 pm
May 3, 2015, 6:41 pm
#1082
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,710
Uh... I never intended to have a cash advanced fee. I don't think I fully clarified, but 5 days prior, it was categorized in a different category and it wasn't charged a cash advanced fee. Just a nasty shock to me. And its actually a 5% cash advanced fee on no points so I'm just hemorrhaging money haha... sigh.
Just wanted to give a heads up to those that might use an Arrival +
Just wanted to give a heads up to those that might use an Arrival +
May 3, 2015, 7:27 pm
#1083
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 129
I understand you didn't expect the cash advance fee. The part that has my head scratching is why you'd pay $3.95 to Simon to purchase an approximately $100 gift card per your previous post. Putting aside the cash advance fee why would you pay effectively 3.95% +/- to gain 2.x% back on your Arrival?
***Bleh disregard my previous messages, I was referring to Sunrise not Simon.
Sorry about that. Let me edit them
May 4, 2015, 2:50 pm
#1084
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 2
Cash advance with Discover
I used chase, citi, amex last week, had no problems. It was coded as QUASI CASH - NONFINANCIAL INSTITUTION . I have never used Discover before for simon mall gift card. It was coded as souvenir and novelity in my citi cards.
May 5, 2015, 7:53 am
#1087
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 359
Purchased a $500 sunrise vgc at [non-simon] mall on my Arrival+ and hit with a $25.20 CA fee.
Last edited by azcoyote; May 5, 2015 at 9:40 pm
May 5, 2015, 11:13 am
#1090
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Madison, WI, USA
Posts: 14,162
I just got a Citi Double Cash card. I was going to use it at the Simon Mall to buy GCs, but with these reports of other cards charging CA fees, I'm wondering if it's safe.
May 5, 2015, 5:01 pm
#1092
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 3,688
If you put your CA limit at zero (I set mine on activation), you don't have to worry about CA fees. the worse that can happen is your card will get denied since you have no available CA.
May 5, 2015, 7:15 pm
#1093
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 57
Walmart around here are asking for an ID & Name on GC to load Simon Mall Visa gift cards. I've been to 3 different Walmarts in the area & none would load to BB without my name on the GC along with ID. Can someone please tell me what's going on?
May 5, 2015, 7:24 pm
#1094
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,710
As with most thing around here it is YMMV. Some places don't care others treat you as terrorist.
May 5, 2015, 8:10 pm
#1095
Suspended
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,153
How did they even know you wanted to use a GC?
Last edited by craz; May 6, 2015 at 7:59 am