Simon mall gift card(2014-2015)
Jul 13, 2015, 10:32 am
#1441
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Was offered either AMEX or Visa gift card at my mall today, which one would be better for MO's and reloads on serve at Walmart?
Jul 13, 2015, 11:21 am
#1443
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Jul 13, 2015, 11:27 am
#1444
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Jul 13, 2015, 11:30 am
#1445
Join Date: May 2005
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At WM, you definitely have to enter the amount to be taken off the card. Otherwise, it will attempt to take the full $500.68 (or w/e) off that debit. WM doesn't auto-drain debit cards. Also why would $999.32 show up on your CC statement? We are talking about MOs which are debit card only.
Jul 13, 2015, 11:40 am
#1446
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I'm saying that if the payment due is $500.70, on some registers you can safely swipe a $500 debit card and the balance due will be $0.70 without additional cashier input, which you can pay in cash. This appears to be card and POS system dependent, but it worked at Giant and Stop & Shop last year. I haven't tried it here in the Bay Area because too many clerks are militantly anti-MS. I started doing this because of a sign I saw at my local Giant one day when purchasing some variable load VGC:
Jul 13, 2015, 11:44 am
#1447
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Please take time to research MS before you go out and spend real money on your credit cards. This is MS 101. I suggest you start here - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manuf...re-2015-a.html
I happened to choose Visa and had no problem converting them to an MO at WM. Swiped 1st card, told the lady $500, swiped 2nd card, told her $500 again, then paid the $0.70 with cash.
Jul 13, 2015, 11:46 am
#1448
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Sorry. Was standing at the counter and didn't expect two options. I had read thru about 60% of the threads and no where did I see anyone specifically mention which brand of card to get.
I happened to choose Visa and had no problem converting them to an MO at WM. Swiped 1st card, told the lady $500, swiped 2nd card, told her $500 again, then paid the $0.70 with cash.
I happened to choose Visa and had no problem converting them to an MO at WM. Swiped 1st card, told the lady $500, swiped 2nd card, told her $500 again, then paid the $0.70 with cash.
Jul 13, 2015, 3:39 pm
#1449
Join Date: May 2005
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While I am almost certain that someone has asked that question in the newbie thread, read the Wiki here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manuf...tc-2015-a.html
Jul 13, 2015, 5:16 pm
#1450
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I am actually helping that person since they don't know how to use Amex GCs. They don't have to ask in this thread again.
Last edited by cdancer20; Jul 13, 2015 at 5:34 pm
Jul 13, 2015, 7:53 pm
#1451
Join Date: Feb 2010
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Bought 4X 495 of the Simon Visa GCS. Kept it below $2000 per a post I read here.
I used to Ms with Vanilla Relods and Bluebird.
Questions :Can SMGC be reloaded into BB .
Otherwise I need to read up every post here to decipher how to liquidate ( have to buy liquidate $10000) in 60 days.
Would a kindly soul direct me to a page or post number please ?
I used to Ms with Vanilla Relods and Bluebird.
Questions :Can SMGC be reloaded into BB .
Otherwise I need to read up every post here to decipher how to liquidate ( have to buy liquidate $10000) in 60 days.
Would a kindly soul direct me to a page or post number please ?
Jul 13, 2015, 8:21 pm
#1452
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,153
Bought 4X 495 of the Simon Visa GCS. Kept it below $2000 per a post I read here.
I used to Ms with Vanilla Relods and Bluebird.
Questions :Can SMGC be reloaded into BB .
Otherwise I need to read up every post here to decipher how to liquidate ( have to buy liquidate $10000) in 60 days.
Would a kindly soul direct me to a page or post number please ?
I used to Ms with Vanilla Relods and Bluebird.
Questions :Can SMGC be reloaded into BB .
Otherwise I need to read up every post here to decipher how to liquidate ( have to buy liquidate $10000) in 60 days.
Would a kindly soul direct me to a page or post number please ?
Jul 13, 2015, 11:45 pm
#1453
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 227
Bought 4X 495 of the Simon Visa GCS. Kept it below $2000 per a post I read here.
I used to Ms with Vanilla Relods and Bluebird.
Questions :Can SMGC be reloaded into BB .
Otherwise I need to read up every post here to decipher how to liquidate ( have to buy liquidate $10000) in 60 days.
Would a kindly soul direct me to a page or post number please ?
I used to Ms with Vanilla Relods and Bluebird.
Questions :Can SMGC be reloaded into BB .
Otherwise I need to read up every post here to decipher how to liquidate ( have to buy liquidate $10000) in 60 days.
Would a kindly soul direct me to a page or post number please ?
bought 2x$500 Simon Visa GC.
will try MO at Wally tomorrow.
Jul 13, 2015, 11:52 pm
#1454
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Not true. I've done a $500 MO and paid the 68c fee in cash after swipe. I seem to recall doing that when I first started on a 4 swipe two $1k MOs, but I'll have to revisit as I really don't like $999.32 showing up multiple times on my CC statements. IMHO, I've always thought $999.32 looks more suspect than $1k.
You can pay the fee in cash at the end, but the cashier MUST put in $500 for each card you swipe. If not, I guarantee you your card will fail because the register will try to take the whole unpaid balance from the card, a $500.70 obviously is more than the $500 stored on your card, so the register would spit out the not available fund error, or whatever that error is called.
It is just easier for the cashier to put in the cash part first, then one $500 at a time for 3 times, the last time there is no need to input anything, because the remaining balance to pay is $500 and your card has $500.
And what does your CC statement come in play? No CC can ever be used to buy MO. So what are you talking about not liking $999.32 showing up on your CC statement?
Jul 14, 2015, 8:32 am
#1455
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 321
You fail to understand the issue - when to swipe the card does NOT matter. What matters is, the cashier must put in the split amount to pay before you swipe the card.
You can pay the fee in cash at the end, but the cashier MUST put in $500 for each card you swipe. If not, I guarantee you your card will fail because the register will try to take the whole unpaid balance from the card, a $500.70 obviously is more than the $500 stored on your card, so the register would spit out the not available fund error, or whatever that error is called.
You can pay the fee in cash at the end, but the cashier MUST put in $500 for each card you swipe. If not, I guarantee you your card will fail because the register will try to take the whole unpaid balance from the card, a $500.70 obviously is more than the $500 stored on your card, so the register would spit out the not available fund error, or whatever that error is called.
Perhaps different registers have different swipe requirements, but this is how I just did it.