Nostradamus of FT?
Jan 9, 2016, 2:14 am
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 172
Nostradamus of FT?
On October 17, 2015, someone under the handle "UA Apologist" wrote a post that read as follows:
RIP BB (and Serve)
With all the rats abandoning the sinking RB ship, I predict BB (and Serve) to be dead before the end of the year.
I would like to extend my congratulations to the rats referred to above for accomplishing the task.
With all the rats abandoning the sinking RB ship, I predict BB (and Serve) to be dead before the end of the year.
Jan 9, 2016, 2:46 am
#3
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 25
On October 17, 2015, someone under the handle "UA Apologist" wrote a post that read as follows:
RIP BB (and Serve)
With all the rats abandoning the sinking RB ship, I predict BB (and Serve) to be dead before the end of the year.
I would like to extend my congratulations to the rats referred to above for accomplishing the task.With all the rats abandoning the sinking RB ship, I predict BB (and Serve) to be dead before the end of the year.
Jan 9, 2016, 11:43 am
#5
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,944
Which in turn means when they move back to Serve (or BB) it wouldn't be a huge new issue for Amex.
Jan 9, 2016, 11:57 am
#6
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: ONT
Programs: AGR, UA, AA
Posts: 476
I don't know, I had lunch with a coworker I hadn't seen for a few years a few months ago, and she casually mentioned that she got a Redbird from her cousin in Wisconsin (I'm in California) to load RB with credit card because she saw it from some blog. She stopped when it became debit only so that cleared out some true newbies.
Jan 9, 2016, 12:30 pm
#7
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 1,112
Which number would you like? You'll have to get in line with the rest of the people who "predicted" this would happen. As you can see, that line stretches back quite a ways, so in order to get your honorary Nostradamus title, you'll have to wait a bit. But no worries - I'm sure that you're used to waiting considering how long you had to wait for your prediction to come true.
That's supposed to sound more humorous than insulting.
That's supposed to sound more humorous than insulting.
Jan 9, 2016, 2:12 pm
#8
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: CCR
Posts: 326
It's silly to think that Redbird's death had anything to do with this action my Amex. Redbird is on the serve platform, oh no people moved from one version of serve to the other!?!? Shut it down!!!!! Personally I think this is just Amex doing a CYA, someone probably figured this was a regulatory risk for them and dropped the hammer. It was only a matter of time before they tightened up their standards, just look at all the complaints here about other prepaid a being shut down. Amex was running a loose ship and someone finally decided they were taking on too much regulatory risk.
Jan 10, 2016, 3:05 am
#11
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 172
Nostradamus of FT!
For those of you who are not capable of paying attention to detail, I would like to emphasize the words "before the end of the year." If any of your predictions was as close on timing, feel free to show us the link(s).
Jan 10, 2016, 8:10 am
#13
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 348
Serve is not dead. It is alive and kicking. Just last night I saw a full rack of them at CVS with a big sign: "$0. Previously $2.95".
Jan 10, 2016, 11:51 am
#14
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 172
Nostradamus Gives Up!
I knew that it was too ambitious to expect that those who are not capable of paying attention to detail would understand that, in a forum called Manufactured Spending, the word "dead" means dead for purposes of manufactured spending.
What is next?
Is some genius going to argue that BB (or Serve) is not dead because it is a card and, as such, was never alive?
What is next?
Is some genius going to argue that BB (or Serve) is not dead because it is a card and, as such, was never alive?
Jan 10, 2016, 1:12 pm
#15
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: WI
Posts: 181
What's up with people lately demanding credit for being the first person to be right about something? We get it man, you said it would happen and it happened....thank you so much for your insight.
I'd also like to predict that at some point in the future, something big will happen that will change a lot of other things.
I'd also like to predict that at some point in the future, something big will happen that will change a lot of other things.