Simon mall gift card(2014-2015)
Oct 27, 2015, 3:46 pm
#2146
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: NYC
Posts: 415
Hey guys,
Last time I went to my usual SM, the manager (who I never seen before) said I could not use my SPG Business card since this was a personal purchase. I need to have a corporate account in order to purchase the gcs with a business card. Anybody ever run into this?
Last time I went to my usual SM, the manager (who I never seen before) said I could not use my SPG Business card since this was a personal purchase. I need to have a corporate account in order to purchase the gcs with a business card. Anybody ever run into this?
Oct 27, 2015, 6:17 pm
#2148
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Charlotte, NC USA
Programs: AA EXP; Marriott Lifetime / Annual Titanium; Massively Missing Starwood
Posts: 5,336
Does being approved to buy in bulk online accrue any additional benefits to buying in bulk at the mall and, thus, saving on some of the fees? I'm trying to read through the FAQ's for online ordering and the fees look to be incredibly steep to the point of it being stupid to buy in bulk online.
Oct 27, 2015, 9:17 pm
#2149
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 827
No problems with business cards here either, and successful WM unloads as well without any significant time issues either.
Oct 28, 2015, 7:58 am
#2150
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: NYC
Posts: 415
That may be, but still I think the majority here have had no issues with using business cards. It may be the policy, but nobody is enforcing it, and if corporate really cared, they would have put a stop to it. To me, it really seems like a case of someone looking for ways to throw up roadblocks to stop you, instead of just processing your transaction.
Oct 28, 2015, 8:05 am
#2151
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Charlotte, NC USA
Programs: AA EXP; Marriott Lifetime / Annual Titanium; Massively Missing Starwood
Posts: 5,336
Does being approved for bulk online orders benefit one in any way for making in-mall purchases of cards?
Oct 29, 2015, 11:13 am
#2152
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: LAC
Programs: Regal Crown Club
Posts: 488
Problem is "policy from corporate" doesn't mean sh!t. If it were so then why do all locations have different limits regarding the ID form. Some require it as low as $1, others $500 or $2000... They all make up their own rules and hide behind the mysterious "corporate" so they don't have to explain anything to customers.
Oct 29, 2015, 1:27 pm
#2153
Join Date: Jul 2001
Programs: Marriott LT Tit; Hyatt Explorist; Hilton CC Gold; IHG CC Plt; Hertz (MR) 5 star
Posts: 5,536
My experience with several Simon Malls is that they're very MS friendly.
I was visiting Denver and bought some GCs there; the person working the desk was the manager. She gave me her card and said if there was anything she could do to help me, she'd be glad to do it, including preparing orders for pickup if I called in advance.
I was visiting Denver and bought some GCs there; the person working the desk was the manager. She gave me her card and said if there was anything she could do to help me, she'd be glad to do it, including preparing orders for pickup if I called in advance.
Oct 29, 2015, 3:28 pm
#2154
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: South Florida
Programs: AA EXP, HH Diamond, Marriott Platinium
Posts: 1,334
My local SM are very friendly, they know that this is for CC points and they always ask me if I want a bottle or water (small one) or mints 
. The limit still 10k in total (fees included).
. The limit still 10k in total (fees included).
Oct 29, 2015, 6:35 pm
#2155
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 827
Arizona Mills ALWAYS offers me water, and is always happy to sell in quantity. I wish work sent me to PHX more often...
Oct 29, 2015, 8:08 pm
#2156
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 1,112
For a small amount of time, my local Simon Mall gave a coupon for two free macaroons to a local macaroon specialty shop in the mall with the purchase of $100 in gift cards. The caveat was that it was supposed to be per separate transaction. That obviously would've been horrible to do, so I just bought $9500, and the attendant gave me like 6 coupons. Still great.
Last edited by Phantom707; Oct 29, 2015 at 8:15 pm
Oct 30, 2015, 12:21 pm
#2158
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Charlotte, NC USA
Programs: AA EXP; Marriott Lifetime / Annual Titanium; Massively Missing Starwood
Posts: 5,336
ap.....?
Oct 30, 2015, 2:18 pm
#2160
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 1,727
My AP spending is done. That's just a waiting game. But there are other benefits of being able to use AP.
