Feb 3, 2017, 6:02 pm
Last edit by: ValueAdd82
This is the thread about the Five Back Visa card for 2017. The previous discussion can be found here.
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Simon sells $500 5back metabank vgc. Read the Simon thread for more details. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manufactured-spending/1812413-simon-mall-gift-cards-2017-a.html
Simon- Check balance: https://www.simon.com/giftcard/card_balance.aspx
FB - Check balance: https://www.fivebackgift.com/
Best Participating Stores: See the participating list for more stores
CVS - No longer working
Kmart - No longer working
Staples & Staples.com - No longer working
Lowes - Limited to buying $200 cards - more fees to pay and more to liquidate
CVS exit rumors appear: 1/9/17
CVS removed from program 1/20/17
KMart exit rumors appear: 2/2/17
KMart removed from program 2/7/17
Staples exit rumors appear: 4/26/17
Staples removed from program: 4/30/17
Lowes exit rumors appear: 5/11/17
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Simon sells $500 5back metabank vgc. Read the Simon thread for more details. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manufactured-spending/1812413-simon-mall-gift-cards-2017-a.html
Simon- Check balance: https://www.simon.com/giftcard/card_balance.aspx
FB - Check balance: https://www.fivebackgift.com/
Best Participating Stores: See the participating list for more stores
CVS - No longer working
Kmart - No longer working
Staples & Staples.com - No longer working
Lowes - Limited to buying $200 cards - more fees to pay and more to liquidate
CVS exit rumors appear: 1/9/17
CVS removed from program 1/20/17
KMart exit rumors appear: 2/2/17
KMart removed from program 2/7/17
Staples exit rumors appear: 4/26/17
Staples removed from program: 4/30/17
Lowes exit rumors appear: 5/11/17
Five Back Visa Card(2017)
Jan 7, 2017, 2:32 pm
#136
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,837
Jan 7, 2017, 2:37 pm
#138
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 136
My point is that I've never called and have gotten 5% back 100% of the time.
It is interesting because since day one I've been a proponent of not calling and I always wind up in the same place as people who insist that calling is the only way to get things done when the 5% doesn't post.
This is my experience and the only datapoint I can truly confirm.
It is interesting because since day one I've been a proponent of not calling and I always wind up in the same place as people who insist that calling is the only way to get things done when the 5% doesn't post.
This is my experience and the only datapoint I can truly confirm.
Last edited by tbradnc; Jan 7, 2017 at 2:51 pm
Jan 7, 2017, 2:44 pm
#139
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 1,153
My point is that I've never called and have gotten 5% back 100% of the time.
It is interesting because since day one I've been an outspoken proponent of not calling and I always wind up in the same place as people who insist that calling is the only way to get things done when the 5% doesn't post.
This is my experience and the only datapoint I can truly confirm.
It is interesting because since day one I've been an outspoken proponent of not calling and I always wind up in the same place as people who insist that calling is the only way to get things done when the 5% doesn't post.
This is my experience and the only datapoint I can truly confirm.
Jan 7, 2017, 2:49 pm
#140
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 136
Jan 7, 2017, 2:50 pm
#141
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 163
I have a card that did not post cashback after 11 days without calling (purchase at CVS 12/27/2016, called 12/31/2016, called again 1/06/2017 due to no cashback, cashback posted 1/07/2017). I do not think anything would have posted without calling. On the 12/31 call, I mentioned multiple cards, most of which received cashback a couple days later, but I had to call in a second time for 2 cards that didn't.
Jan 7, 2017, 2:59 pm
#142
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 1,153
Here is the image of the auto-drain with the partially approved. When it works, it works fine....
http://imgur.com/ywJ0Rhx
and whoops, I apparently gave the URL for the account image or something for the 1st image....
http://imgur.com/ywJ0Rhx
and whoops, I apparently gave the URL for the account image or something for the 1st image....
Jan 7, 2017, 3:54 pm
#143
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 73
Can anyone share their experiences with the double 5% posting. Is it GCM cards specifically or Simon FBs too? For my cards, about 1 in 8 GCM got the double posting but no Simon cards. I don't know if these odds are typical or if it had more to do with a specific range of dates of purchase. My double postings were all from cards I unloaded on 12/16. Also, I've never called in so these double postings were not from calling.
Jan 7, 2017, 4:06 pm
#144
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 1,153
Can anyone share their experiences with the double 5% posting. Is it GCM cards specifically or Simon FBs too? For my cards, about 1 in 8 GCM got the double posting but no Simon cards. I don't know if these odds are typical or if it had more to do with a specific range of dates of purchase. My double postings were all from cards I unloaded on 12/16. Also, I've never called in so these double postings were not from calling.
Jan 7, 2017, 4:34 pm
#146
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 1,153
If so, then I shouldn't be seeing a bunch of missing CBs...my Simon 5B shouldn't be stacking on the call in pile assuming fixing means from that point on error free....
Jan 7, 2017, 4:53 pm
#147
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: NY
Posts: 523
Jan 7, 2017, 5:14 pm
#148
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 1,153
It's not clear if you are wrong for me since I don't know how things work on the backbone end...in some cases, it might be how that works...
I don't even understand how this manual correction works assuming CVS is the one paying for the CB. the Blackhawk gets complain, they report to CVS and within the same day - 3 days, CVS pays or Blackhawk is paying for the missing CB and CVS pays later for the complained amount?
I don't even understand how this manual correction works assuming CVS is the one paying for the CB. the Blackhawk gets complain, they report to CVS and within the same day - 3 days, CVS pays or Blackhawk is paying for the missing CB and CVS pays later for the complained amount?
Jan 7, 2017, 5:49 pm
#149
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 136
No one truly knows what's behind this sketchy system. It's like trying to figure out Serve shutdowns.
I'm pretty sure they didn't mean to design in a way that would require someone call them to get the credit.
I'm pretty sure they didn't mean to design in a way that would require someone call them to get the credit.
Last edited by tbradnc; Jan 7, 2017 at 5:58 pm
Jan 7, 2017, 6:39 pm
#150
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,767
Can anyone share their experiences with the double 5% posting. Is it GCM cards specifically or Simon FBs too? For my cards, about 1 in 8 GCM got the double posting but no Simon cards. I don't know if these odds are typical or if it had more to do with a specific range of dates of purchase. My double postings were all from cards I unloaded on 12/16. Also, I've never called in so these double postings were not from calling.
It has NOTHING to do with whether you call or not.
It is a system glitch when BlackHawk switched the system / platform that handles the posting of rebate during the early to mid December.
All my cards are from Simons. I have quite a number of double postings, all happened on Dec 14, except 2 on Dec 8.
I do agree on that statement.
Last edited by Happy; Jan 7, 2017 at 6:46 pm