Bluebird Shutdowns
Jan 8, 2016, 3:24 pm
#286
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 1,179
Weird thing is I had the same pattern on all 3 cards..if anything, I have more loads/transactions/potential abuse on the account that is still open...unless they are sending out emails in batches based on how old your account is and then I won't be surprised to see one by tomorrow.
Jan 8, 2016, 3:29 pm
#287
Join Date: May 2015
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP, DL FO, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 6,712
is that the initial email? seems like you were suspended not banned... mine does not say suspended, it says effective immediatley no loads, please close account when balance reaches zero <it was already zero> then gives a mailing address for further inquiry... so far #on back of card yields a 20min wait and useless info from nonnative speaker
EDIT: nonnative speaker verified info and said i am free to load account as normal... i dont feel like driving to walmart to verify..
EDIT: nonnative speaker verified info and said i am free to load account as normal... i dont feel like driving to walmart to verify..
I'll wait a few months, then will try to load a VGC and see what happens.
Jan 8, 2016, 3:31 pm
#288
Join Date: May 2014
Programs: AA Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 245
Beware: I had a single Bluebird card that hadn't gotten the banhammer email, and a few VGCs left to liquidate, so I headed to WM and got the dreaded "Debit not allowed" message nonetheless. So it seems that some accounts were suspended that didn't get an email (or at least not yet). I've checked spam and all the usual places to be sure I didn't miss it. So, I'd suggest that everyone test their cards that they believe survived before purchasing additional VGCs etc.
Jan 8, 2016, 3:38 pm
#289
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: WI
Posts: 181
I've been monitoring this thread, a lot of the day trying to figure out what stage we're in. Seems to mostly still be shock. The acceptance and finger-pointing will probably begin in full force tomorrow. That will probably be a new thread.
Jan 8, 2016, 4:15 pm
#295
Join Date: Sep 2005
Programs: Northwest, United
Posts: 3,256
Actually, I think that the staff of Simon malls could now be facing layoffs. I know of one mall that had appeared to have added extra staff in the guest services desk just for processing gift cards. Last time I went in there, they had two guys tag-teaming it...they were kept pretty busy with the line of MSers.
Jan 8, 2016, 4:16 pm
#296
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 1,337
Jan 8, 2016, 4:19 pm
#298
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,825
One card of mine received the dreaded e-mail; the other card did not. I did a test $20 load from my bank account to that card this morning, and the load appears to be processing normally. (I won't know for sure until the load becomes available on Jan. 13.)
Fingers crossed. I need someplace to put my $5,700 VGCs that just shipped from the Staples deal on Dec. 28.
Fingers crossed. I need someplace to put my $5,700 VGCs that just shipped from the Staples deal on Dec. 28.
Jan 8, 2016, 4:21 pm
#299
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: All of them
Posts: 1,664
I, for one, am shocked it lasted this long. We've been doing this for what...3.5 years now. All other reloadable cards have cracked down long ago.
AMEX might as well shut down the whole program. From my talks with cashiers at WM, very few legitimate customers were using it.
AMEX might as well shut down the whole program. From my talks with cashiers at WM, very few legitimate customers were using it.
