Jan 2, 2017, 9:18 pm
Last edit by: Travelz
This is a new thread for 2017. The previous discussion can be found here.
READ the posts in this thread before asking questions. Many have already been answered.
10k per day limit including fees - must fill out a form (use cards as a budget tool or whatever you want to put)
Check the Simon website for locations.
VGC issued by meta for 3.95 - Count your cards before you leave the mall
When ordering online, Simon uses GCM.
READ the posts in this thread before asking questions. Many have already been answered.
10k per day limit including fees - must fill out a form (use cards as a budget tool or whatever you want to put)
Check the Simon website for locations.
VGC issued by meta for 3.95 - Count your cards before you leave the mall
When ordering online, Simon uses GCM.
Simon Mall Gift Cards(2017-2018)
May 9, 2017, 3:34 pm
#331
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 59
May 10, 2017, 6:52 pm
#332
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: PHX
Programs: Whatever you have, I have too.
Posts: 377
May 11, 2017, 8:06 am
#333
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Cincinnati
Programs: AA, Hyatt
Posts: 371
Jun 20, 2017, 5:40 pm
#334
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 32
I've had no issues with Kroger and HEB in Houston so looks like I'll be holding on to them until I head back south...
Jun 22, 2017, 7:42 pm
#335
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 542
Just a quick data point that I grabbed 4 VGCs from Lakeline Mall in North Austin and two HEBs and one Walmart in the immediate area didn't allow me to purchase money orders with them.
I've had no issues with Kroger and HEB in Houston so looks like I'll be holding on to them until I head back south...
I've had no issues with Kroger and HEB in Houston so looks like I'll be holding on to them until I head back south...
Jun 23, 2017, 10:36 am
#336
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Colorado
Programs: Alaska, Shell VC, Wyndham VC, Starwood, RCI, II--I bought it on eBay!
Posts: 159
Our Kroger store stopped allowing Money Order purchases on all gift cards just recently. Walmart still does allow it, and we have turned to Walmart for all of our grocery needs as well, so liquidating is still good at Walmarts in Colorado. We have been to many of them.
One lady at our closest WM asked us our motive for buying these money orders, and we told her the truth: to build points and miles. She jumps in to help us each and every time now because she now knows what we are doing and is no longer suspicious.
Walmart employees apparently have meetings talking about the evil money order business and money laundering, and she was always so weird before. Now she is willing to help us without any questions.
Sometimes honesty is better than allowing them to imagine what you are doing.
One lady at our closest WM asked us our motive for buying these money orders, and we told her the truth: to build points and miles. She jumps in to help us each and every time now because she now knows what we are doing and is no longer suspicious.
Walmart employees apparently have meetings talking about the evil money order business and money laundering, and she was always so weird before. Now she is willing to help us without any questions.
Sometimes honesty is better than allowing them to imagine what you are doing.
Jun 23, 2017, 12:01 pm
#337
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 766
Our Kroger store stopped allowing Money Order purchases on all gift cards just recently. Walmart still does allow it, and we have turned to Walmart for all of our grocery needs as well, so liquidating is still good at Walmarts in Colorado. We have been to many of them.
One lady at our closest WM asked us our motive for buying these money orders, and we told her the truth: to build points and miles. She jumps in to help us each and every time now because she now knows what we are doing and is no longer suspicious.
Walmart employees apparently have meetings talking about the evil money order business and money laundering, and she was always so weird before. Now she is willing to help us without any questions.
Sometimes honesty is better than allowing them to imagine what you are doing.
One lady at our closest WM asked us our motive for buying these money orders, and we told her the truth: to build points and miles. She jumps in to help us each and every time now because she now knows what we are doing and is no longer suspicious.
Walmart employees apparently have meetings talking about the evil money order business and money laundering, and she was always so weird before. Now she is willing to help us without any questions.
Sometimes honesty is better than allowing them to imagine what you are doing.
Jul 14, 2017, 7:46 pm
#338
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: KSTP KSPG
Programs: AOPA
Posts: 974
New rule at the local mall, if your card gets declined due to fraud alert, you can not use that card again for that transaction.
Jul 14, 2017, 8:05 pm
#339
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Atlanta, GA
Programs: AA PLT, AS 75K, DL DM, HY Globalist, HH Diamond, MC/RZ/SW Platinum, AB/UA Silver, WN CP
Posts: 1,122
Jul 14, 2017, 8:24 pm
#341
Join Date: Feb 2017
Programs: Citi AAdvantage
Posts: 67
I stopped using Simon's VGC all together. They gave me a snafu at WM. They don't want to take them anymore. Now, I'm GCM and Bluebird 5K per month + 2% Cash back. It works for the time being.
Jul 14, 2017, 8:24 pm
#342
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Atlanta, GA
Programs: AA PLT, AS 75K, DL DM, HY Globalist, HH Diamond, MC/RZ/SW Platinum, AB/UA Silver, WN CP
Posts: 1,122
The trick (YMMV) is to put the card away and (after clearing the alert which hopefully instantly resolved) then say, "here, I'll use this card instead" while you swipe the same one again. It doesn't work trying to talk logic and explain that it's common for banks to send an SMS asking you to confirm a large transaction before it's approved. 
And needless to say, never use the word fraud at all. It's like trying to joke with the TSA.
And needless to say, never use the word fraud at all. It's like trying to joke with the TSA.
Jul 15, 2017, 4:45 am
#343
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,837
The trick (YMMV) is to put the card away and (after clearing the alert which hopefully instantly resolved) then say, "here, I'll use this card instead" while you swipe the same one again. It doesn't work trying to talk logic and explain that it's common for banks to send an SMS asking you to confirm a large transaction before it's approved. And needless to say, never use the word fraud at all. It's like trying to joke with the TSA.
And needless to say, never use the word fraud at all. It's like trying to joke with the TSA.
Jul 15, 2017, 9:12 am
#344
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: The World!!!
Programs: Some of them not all ...
Posts: 1,532
Only time a Simon VGC gave me a problem (declined), it ended up being not activated correctly by Simon Mall CS and the transaction amount being automatically returned to my CC. Of course, used another Simon to pay for that MO without a problem.
Jul 22, 2017, 10:00 am
#345
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: All of them
Posts: 1,664
Anyone else having issues with these today? Tried to use them at WM and a local grocery store, about 3 out of 4 failed with a timeout error, a few did go through so I was able to pay for one round of MOs.
Btw, the failure was from cards across batches from last few days, so it must be a communication error with the vendor/bank.
Update: I checked the card balances on those that filed and they're not even found as valid cards, the same happened for ones that went through for sure. Must be a computer failure on their end.
Btw, the failure was from cards across batches from last few days, so it must be a communication error with the vendor/bank.
Update: I checked the card balances on those that filed and they're not even found as valid cards, the same happened for ones that went through for sure. Must be a computer failure on their end.
Last edited by littlewinglet; Jul 22, 2017 at 10:14 am