What else can you use if you avoid it?

Why tempt fate when you know you are being closely scrutinized by the provider. Anything out of line would be picked up immediately.

I agree with letting things lie dormant for a while (months at least). Then restart the program with small and logical deposits and withdrawals that will not invite human monitoring of the account.

While I agree that there are few alternatives, IMO having a functional Serve card is better than being banned from having one. ;)

A couple weeks ago I got an email that Serve was going to close one of my cards because I hadn't made any deposits in a year. I signed up for 10 OneVIP accounts (5 for me, 5 for my spouse) after they announced it was going away, and I've only ever used one of them because the shutdowns stopped. Strangely, of the 9 completely inactive (but activated) cards they picked number 3 out of my 5 and haven't said anything at all about the rest. I wen't ahead and dropped $50 on that card from my Amex, but I'm wondering if I should go around and fund all the others too just in case? A year ago, the advice seem to revolve around keeping them inactive so they'd only get picked off one at a time during a shutdown. Everybody also said to use them hard, close them quickly, and then reapply for another, but that's not an option any more with these OneVIPs.

Operator error? Try another DG.

Meta OVMCGC won't work at DG or WM

Yeah, Sam's OV MC are notoriously difficult. It's rejected at every FD I've tried. It's also rejected at about 80% of places that sell MO. But through lots of trial and error, I've found 2 places where I can turn them into MO. I assume DG is hardcoded against it, so I would start trying the MO route. For future reference, you can also buy $500 Amex cards, and use the Amex to buy $494.05 Visa at the grocery/drug store, then liquidate that at DG. I really want to like Sam's, but they do make it difficult. I only go there when there's a 5% quarter, DOSH has upped their cashback, or Amex Offiers is having a special. Good luck!

Do not think this is true.

Do BB loads count towards Serve limits?

BB and S are separate entities; limits are $10K per month, $100K annually on each.

I wonder how many are getting away with $10K a month, and for how long before getting beheaded?

Hiya - I'm curious about this.....

I played with Serve and Red Birds way back when they had first been released. Yes, they were all closed back then too. So I really thought that was the end of that. Until I see people here talking about using them again.

The Wiki seems to cover what was but not what's going on or I'm just not seeing clearly what it is.

So can we apply for a new Serve card since Amex sold them off?

Based on my experience, Serve will now shut off an account immediately after a load is completed when its systems flag the account, even before you get home to liquidate the funds. Not worth the hassle of getting $500 or $1,000 tied up again.

ATM transaction not allowed
 

I had a Serve VIP for several years now, load about $1.5k/month, use about $300 for purchases and take the rest out through MoneyPass ATM. Now I'm getting a "transaction not allowed" error on two ATMs (different banks), but I still have access to my account and the card still works for purchases. So it does not look like I'm shut down (yet), but does anyone have an idea of what might be going on?