Simon mall gift card(2014-2015)
May 29, 2015, 2:01 pm
#1201
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 13
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May 30, 2015, 1:51 pm
#1202
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: STL
Posts: 1,546
I'm not seeing the value of Simon GCs though. The load fee is $1 cheaper than Vanilla VGCs at Walgreens, but I'd probably drive past half a dozen Walgreens to get from my house to the outlet mall. I suppose if you live close to the outlet mall, then yeah, you're saving some money if you buy enough. But given it's location in the middle of nowhere compared to the rest of Chesterfield, I doubt many people are close enough to make saving a buck per card worth it.
I think the only advantage is that since they're Metabank, they can be loaded to Bluebirds at Kates. But Targets in STL are MS-friendly, I've loaded with a V/MGC at several locations (Kirkwood, South County, Brentwood, Ballwin, Town and Country and Chesterfield are the ones so far I think) and never been questioned once, so I see no need for a BB+Kate yet. Maybe once the Target gravy train comes to an end.
May 30, 2015, 1:58 pm
#1203
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Chicago Burbs
Programs: SPG Gold, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 223
I like them because I can buy almost $3000 at my mall without filling out forms and am not treated like a criminal. The preset PIN is useful too, although Vanilla is the same.
May 30, 2015, 3:33 pm
#1204
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Chicago
Programs: United MileagePlus, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 148
Does anyone know if the Simon Mall in lincolnwood, IL sells gift cards? And if so, where in the mall?
I went there today, but the mall office is only open M-F.
I didn't see customer service there.
I went there today, but the mall office is only open M-F.
I didn't see customer service there.
May 30, 2015, 7:16 pm
#1205
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 14
Anyone have any experience buying GCs in Las Vegas at either Forum Shops or Premium Outlets? if so, can you share any issues, limits on buying, etc? Would like to not seem like a knucklehead when I go to buy there.. Thanks!
May 30, 2015, 7:29 pm
#1206
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: US Air, UA BA LH AI DELTA MARRIOTT CHOICE SGP
Posts: 9,883
Ina Simon Mall in PA I saw GCs for sale at a " Mall Kiosk"...... please let me know when you find the GCs.
May 30, 2015, 9:20 pm
#1207
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Chicago Burbs
Programs: SPG Gold, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 223
Bought VGC's at the Caesar's Forum Shops in December. One day I got 5x$500 with no form and then the next day had to fill out a form for anything over $1000.
May 30, 2015, 9:37 pm
#1208
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 14
The form they have you fill out is its for some sort of compliance right? It's nothing to be worried about or related to doing something illegal? I've heard about this form but still not quite sure what it's for or why.
May 30, 2015, 9:43 pm
#1209
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Chicago Burbs
Programs: SPG Gold, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 223
Right, just for identification purposes. Nothing illegal, just be prepared. Other SM's I've been to requires it at $3K+. Previous posters on this thread have said that SM corporate is happy to sell personal VGC's up to $10K every day with the form.
May 31, 2015, 1:45 am
#1210
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 4,467
lol, they can call police to remove you from their store...then the police get rough and somebody records the whole thing and next thing you know, you are all over the media over a friggin' M$.
I've seen some incidents where customers were asked to leave. If the customers do not cooperate, they are going to call police. Sadly, one of the incidents I saw was relating to M$ (most likely from what I heard, the guy was yelling)...and at a friggin' WM. And, a friggin police patrol car was parked in the front, right between grocery and home & garden entrances emphasizing that the cop(s) are not there to shop. When he heard the word police, he just left.
I've seen some incidents where customers were asked to leave. If the customers do not cooperate, they are going to call police. Sadly, one of the incidents I saw was relating to M$ (most likely from what I heard, the guy was yelling)...and at a friggin' WM. And, a friggin police patrol car was parked in the front, right between grocery and home & garden entrances emphasizing that the cop(s) are not there to shop. When he heard the word police, he just left.
May 31, 2015, 6:51 am
#1211
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: ORD, LAS
Programs: AA-EXP, BAEC Silver, Hyatt-Globalist, Hilton-gold, SPG-gold
Posts: 855
May 31, 2015, 4:50 pm
#1212
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: US Air, UA BA LH AI DELTA MARRIOTT CHOICE SGP
Posts: 9,883
May 31, 2015, 5:15 pm
#1213
Suspended
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,153
Jun 1, 2015, 7:23 am
#1214
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Programs: AA is all for now.
Posts: 77
They made me fill out the form for anything over $1000. Not only did they make me fill out the form, but she needed me to wait for her manager to come over from somewhere to check 2 forms of ID. And another curiosity--- I accidentally picked up simon mall AGCs as opposed to VGCs and I only noticed because the girl informed me that maximum load Amex now allows is $225 per card? She said it started about 2 weeks ago, for fraud reasons. Anyone know why the load limit was dropped? Granted we probably wouldn't buy too many of the amex ones, but its still good info to have.
Jun 1, 2015, 9:42 am
#1215
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 1,337
Ouch on that mistake. I'd hypothesize the fee structure is worse on AMEX for Simon which is why they dropped the max load (to balance out). Not fraud.
