Jan 6, 2016, 6:02 pm
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Simon mall gift cards(2016)
Jan 28, 2016, 5:41 pm
#211
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Metro ATL
Posts: 359
Interestingly enough, my SM rep called me to report that they moved their SMGCs sales office to the different location in the Mall although I haven't purchased SGC in longer than a year.
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Jan 28, 2016, 8:51 pm
#212
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: ATL
Programs: Leisure Traveler: Delta DM, Starwood PM50, Global Entry, NEXUS, CLEAR
Posts: 163
Jan 28, 2016, 10:08 pm
#213
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,795
Seriously! I wound up with a stack of those MFers last summer because that's the max that BB&B sells. I floated the balance until I found the time to find a working Kate, which took me a few weeks. Now with Serve dead, unless you want to wander around getting a bunch of $195 MOs, or pissing off your local WMT clerk... good luck.
Jan 29, 2016, 7:54 pm
#214
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: ATL
Programs: Cap One Venture
Posts: 44
Simon Mall in ATL
One more data point on the email...
Went and bought 3.5k at my local Simon Mall in ATL, today. Rep knows me well. First thing she says to me is, "I heard y'all got shut down!" There was an email that was sent out to all Simon Info Booth people this morning... I told her I wasn't aware of what she meant. She went on to say that she now knows what we're all doing, and that they call us "Gamers" (I think she meant "Churners") and that AMEX had just shut down our game, per the email. I asked her the reason for the email and was told that it was to reiterate that they would not refund any previously purchased gift cards. Like duh. She also said she was sad because she'd formed a relationship with some of us regulars. Anyway, I told her I wasn't there for the AMEX thing (kinda). But, they're very aware now... as if they weren't before. Not sure what affect this will have on anything.
Went and bought 3.5k at my local Simon Mall in ATL, today. Rep knows me well. First thing she says to me is, "I heard y'all got shut down!" There was an email that was sent out to all Simon Info Booth people this morning... I told her I wasn't aware of what she meant.
She went on to say that she now knows what we're all doing, and that they call us "Gamers" (I think she meant "Churners") and that AMEX had just shut down our game, per the email. I asked her the reason for the email and was told that it was to reiterate that they would not refund any previously purchased gift cards. Like duh. She also said she was sad because she'd formed a relationship with some of us regulars. Anyway, I told her I wasn't there for the AMEX thing (kinda). But, they're very aware now... as if they weren't before. Not sure what affect this will have on anything.You must have went to Lenox. Her name is Carol. Just butter her up with mindless conversations and she will leave you alone.
Jan 30, 2016, 10:12 am
#216
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 181
I bought 4x500 smvgc on Tue. 3 loaded fine at RA and WM but one would just not unload. I tested at the grocery store (worked) and called and the balance was all there. I was also able to drain it as an MO at WM, so the pin was fine. These cards were all bought in the same transaction at the same time, so I'm not sure why one was a bad egg. Anyone experience this recently?
Jan 30, 2016, 8:23 pm
#217
Join Date: Nov 2009
Programs: DL DM-1MM HH Diamond
Posts: 361
I bought 4x500 smvgc on Tue. 3 loaded fine at RA and WM but one would just not unload. I tested at the grocery store (worked) and called and the balance was all there. I was also able to drain it as an MO at WM, so the pin was fine. These cards were all bought in the same transaction at the same time, so I'm not sure why one was a bad egg. Anyone experience this recently?
Jan 30, 2016, 9:10 pm
#218
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: New Jersey
Programs: WN, AA, UA, DL, AC, CX, BA, AGR, IHG, HH, CC, UR, MR, TY
Posts: 121
My first buy of a Simon card for $500, $3.95 fee:
Rep: "What are you purchasing this card for? Like, what will it be used for?"
Yes. Excellent. The more I read into the past comments on this (and the 2015) thread, the more tactful I will become at answer invasive rep questions ...
As it is I answered, "It's a gift." What an unsustainable answer. Geez. Guess how I'll be responding next time?
Rep: "What are you purchasing this card for? Like, what will it be used for?"
Yes. Excellent. The more I read into the past comments on this (and the 2015) thread, the more tactful I will become at answer invasive rep questions ...
As it is I answered, "It's a gift." What an unsustainable answer. Geez. Guess how I'll be responding next time?
Jan 30, 2016, 9:15 pm
#219
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 1,727
No question they ask is invasive. That is a question on the form to fill out. Wait until they ask for your DL/ID in order to sell you any GCs. It's good to learn to be tactful but it's not necessary at SM. Remember the rep is the who standing b/w you and the CGs. Don't think of them as invasive. Be Positive!
Jan 30, 2016, 9:20 pm
#220
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: All of them
Posts: 1,664
My first buy of a Simon card for $500, $3.95 fee:
Rep: "What are you purchasing this card for? Like, what will it be used for?"
Yes. Excellent. The more I read into the past comments on this (and the 2015) thread, the more tactful I will become at answer invasive rep questions ...
As it is I answered, "It's a gift." What an unsustainable answer. Geez. Guess how I'll be responding next time?
Rep: "What are you purchasing this card for? Like, what will it be used for?"
Yes. Excellent. The more I read into the past comments on this (and the 2015) thread, the more tactful I will become at answer invasive rep questions ...
As it is I answered, "It's a gift." What an unsustainable answer. Geez. Guess how I'll be responding next time?
Jan 30, 2016, 9:37 pm
#221
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 827
For me, it's a budgeting tool that allows me to change and improve cashflow timing.
Jan 30, 2016, 9:38 pm
#222
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 1,727
Keep it simple. My SM fills it in for me. Keep it broad and vague. Budgeting tool would fit simple, broad and vague. It would also be honest.
Jan 30, 2016, 9:41 pm
#223
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: All of them
Posts: 1,664
Hopefully OP isn't going to be going in weekly or more often for the next year. That's a heck of a story OP will have to keep track of. Oh contractor was aLmost finished and then realized there is knob and tube electrical that is unsafe and has to be replaced. I go anywhere from 1-3 times/week. It'd be a heck of a remodeling job.
Keep it simple. My SM fills it in for me. Keep it broad and vague. Budgeting tool would fit simple, broad and vague. It would also be honest.
Keep it simple. My SM fills it in for me. Keep it broad and vague. Budgeting tool would fit simple, broad and vague. It would also be honest.
Jan 30, 2016, 9:41 pm
#224
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 827
It amazes me how many people feel the need to lie and make up stories simply because they aren't comfortable with what they're doing.
Jan 30, 2016, 9:45 pm
#225
Join Date: Oct 2015
Programs: MileagePLUS, AAdvantage, TrueBlue
Posts: 54
In almost a year of buying cards, at 5 different SM locations in both Florida and Virginia, I have never had an invasive question asked of me. First off, they always make me fill the form out myself, so I am answering the questions directly...it doesn't involve a conversation. I keep my conversations to pleasant topics...like how their day is going and so forth.
The only time it has ever gotten tense is when they try to get me to sign the part where I am acknowledging receipt of the cards (at the bottom)...BEFORE THEY HAVE GIVEN ME THE CARDS! How on earth can I acknowledge receipt of something unless I have received it? I actually don't think they have even read or understand the form themselves.