Bluebird Shutdowns
Apr 17, 2016, 10:32 am
#708
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHX & AGP
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This is true, but the CVS clerks were my biggest hurdle in this game.
Apr 17, 2016, 10:34 am
#709
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since you said this, consider yourself lucky if all your six accounts stay active if, and when, there is another wave of shutdown.
so far, you're the only MSer I know whose accounts have not been affected by the 2 shutdowns while doing the same thing that most MSers have been doing and shutdown.
so far, you're the only MSer I know whose accounts have not been affected by the 2 shutdowns while doing the same thing that most MSers have been doing and shutdown.
Apr 17, 2016, 10:52 am
#710
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 3,688
The people who got shut down, were the ones who were loading $1999/day and the following day paying off the CC's. I have slowed down my MS, I'm only doing 7K a month over 6 accounts, and of these accounts I'm switching up who I pay with them too. I'm trying to make it look like these are regular spends and bill pay..
So far, you remain to be the only one whose ALL accounts have been spared. Some got some of their multiple accounts spared but not all like yours. I've read shutdowns are now daily instead of scheduled ones. You are truly the luckiest MSer with am3x prepaids that have remained active with your MS activity. I hope your luck keeps going.
Apr 17, 2016, 10:57 am
#711
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 9
I was shutdown a week ago and I wasn't doing those types of loads. I was barely loading 2k a month. I was doing bill pay for CC, phone, and cable, but also several swipes a week. I even had my small tax refund sent to the account. I was using it more than my bank debit card. I also used the checks and never sent one to myself. The only thing I can think of that might have been the cause of my shutdown was that I paid my husband's cc bill from the account.
I have another card the I am loading 5k a month to and pulling out via ATM and it's still open.
I have another card the I am loading 5k a month to and pulling out via ATM and it's still open.
Apr 17, 2016, 11:29 am
#713
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 3,688
I've read a lot of incidental reports in blogs that said they've been shutdown certain days. I've been seeing it on a daily basis so I'm not sure if they're members or lurkers here. I have reasons to believe many that are shutdown don't report it for whatever reasons.
Apr 17, 2016, 1:39 pm
#714
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: SPG Gold, Hilton Diamon, IHG Spire
Posts: 374
Plus, kind of redundant to run every day since there are not many left, but it's possible because they can.
Apr 17, 2016, 5:43 pm
#717
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: Paying student debt and traveling when i can
Posts: 312
I was shutdown a week ago and I wasn't doing those types of loads. I was barely loading 2k a month. I was doing bill pay for CC, phone, and cable, but also several swipes a week. I even had my small tax refund sent to the account. I was using it more than my bank debit card. I also used the checks and never sent one to myself. The only thing I can think of that might have been the cause of my shutdown was that I paid my husband's cc bill from the account.
I have another card the I am loading 5k a month to and pulling out via ATM and it's still open.
I have another card the I am loading 5k a month to and pulling out via ATM and it's still open.
Apr 17, 2016, 6:39 pm
#718
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 9
Shutdown
I was using Bluebird. I did some VGC loads, always under $500. I also did a couple transfers from another BB account which might have also been the problem. Who knows really. It had only been open about 4 months. I am fairly new at this.
Apr 18, 2016, 1:56 pm
#719
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: LAS, MPL
Programs: DL Platinum, 1 MM
Posts: 1,320
I had one account shut down in January, the other one survived. I then decided to hit it hard for one last time. After all what good is a MS tool if you can't use it. I had never paid a credit card bill with any of the two, I paid my kids college rent and various bills when I was to lazy to go get a stamp. I always reloaded them with gift cards of the Vanilla Reloads in the past (remember those days?).
For the lat stand I ordered $4K worth of gift cards at Staples and deposited them over the course of about a week at Walmart. Sure enough, a week after the last deposit I got the shutdown e-mail from Amex.
For the lat stand I ordered $4K worth of gift cards at Staples and deposited them over the course of about a week at Walmart. Sure enough, a week after the last deposit I got the shutdown e-mail from Amex.
Apr 18, 2016, 10:58 pm
#720
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 267
I had never paid a credit card bill with any of the two, I paid my kids college rent and various bills when I was to lazy to go get a stamp. I always reloaded them with gift cards of the Vanilla Reloads in the past (remember those days?).
For the lat stand I ordered $4K worth of gift cards at Staples and deposited them over the course of about a week at Walmart. Sure enough, a week after the last deposit I got the shutdown e-mail from Amex.
For the lat stand I ordered $4K worth of gift cards at Staples and deposited them over the course of about a week at Walmart. Sure enough, a week after the last deposit I got the shutdown e-mail from Amex.
