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, 9:02 pm
#152
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 73
It has NOTHING to do with where the cards are sourced.
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.
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.
I also had one card get the double dip reversed the same way as tempest347 described.
Jan 7, 2017, 9:08 pm
#153
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 9
Is it bad luck or somebody else has the same experience? Used 13 FB at CVS(two different stores), all as debit except one. Cashback posted just for debit. It's been 2-8 days since i used Cards.
Is it ok to mention all 12 when I call at once?
Is it ok to mention all 12 when I call at once?
Jan 8, 2017, 5:06 am
#155
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 136
Why would you want to do that? Wouldn't you want to only report the card that didn't get the credit?
Jan 8, 2017, 5:53 am
#156
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: Continental Onepass, Hilton, Marriott, USAir and now UA
Posts: 6,440
Today I called in and reported all the cards that were lacking rebates (over 48-72 hours) and the CSR did make note of all those cards in a single phone call.
So yes, you can report all of the cards that are lacking a rebate. Several of the cards that I called about did have the rebate posted and the CSR I was talking to told me that while we were taking care of the delinquent ones.
Jan 8, 2017, 7:34 am
#157
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 1,727
I have been very patient with waiting for posting of rebates to my FB cards and for the most part, initial spends have been rebated within 48-72 hours. It has been the second spends where the rebates have failed to show up.
Today I called in and reported all the cards that were lacking rebates (over 48-72 hours) and the CSR did make note of all those cards in a single phone call.
So yes, you can report all of the cards that are lacking a rebate. Several of the cards that I called about did have the rebate posted and the CSR I was talking to told me that while we were taking care of the delinquent ones.
Today I called in and reported all the cards that were lacking rebates (over 48-72 hours) and the CSR did make note of all those cards in a single phone call.
So yes, you can report all of the cards that are lacking a rebate. Several of the cards that I called about did have the rebate posted and the CSR I was talking to told me that while we were taking care of the delinquent ones.
Jan 8, 2017, 7:38 am
#158
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 136
Jan 8, 2017, 2:34 pm
#159
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 102
I am curious as well. I have a Spark Capital One card and Citi card that I mainly use for bill pay there. The Citi goes through no problem however the Spark one sometimes doesn't work. There is some sort of error message the cashier gets after typing in the account number. It happened last night again and I gave them another Capital One card and it went through. Not sure why.
Jan 8, 2017, 4:09 pm
#160
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 3,688
I thought about doing B/P on my Citi cards but two of my friends got shut down last week and both of them think the culprit was b/p which they've been doing consistently for the past 3 months only. both have high CLs >20K, and they've been cycling up to 4x the last 2 yrs but since they started b/p....the hammer just dropped. I'll heed the warning, I'd like to keep my CitiDCs.
Jan 8, 2017, 5:47 pm
#162
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Georgia
Programs: Delta Platinum, Bonvoy Titanium Elite, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 105
Jan 9, 2017, 11:03 am
#163
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: LAX-HNL-TYO
Programs: ANA PLATINUM,HYATT GLOBALIST, AA PLATINUM FOR LIFE, UNITED SILVER, HILTON DIAMOND, MARRIOTT TITANIUM
Posts: 606
I loaded 20 cards onto a Costco card so I wouldn't have to carry so many around. I buy gas and other stuff at Costco so it will be no problem to spend it there. I think you can also load them into your Amazon account.
Jan 9, 2017, 11:28 am
#164
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,257
i believe costco autodrain, right?
Jan 9, 2017, 11:32 am
#165
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 178
Yes Costco will autodrain.
I recently went to Costco and purchased $112 worth of items. I used five $25 FBs to pay for it. The Costco POS actually processes the cards pretty fast. So I did 5 cards and it went by really fast and I felt I didn't hold up the line at all.
I recently went to Costco and purchased $112 worth of items. I used five $25 FBs to pay for it. The Costco POS actually processes the cards pretty fast. So I did 5 cards and it went by really fast and I felt I didn't hold up the line at all.