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Old Feb 3, 2017, 6:02 pm
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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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Old Jan 12, 2017, 8:22 pm
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Originally Posted by Travelz
The 25 appeared after 20 hours on my 5b I used as debit on 1/11. I do separate transactions at CVS. POs are starting to remember me. I go to about 10 different offices but use the ones closest more often. Making 200 an hour is so great!
Umm, what do you mean? You can do more than 1 CVS per day?
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Old Jan 12, 2017, 8:48 pm
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Originally Posted by killercut
Umm, what do you mean? You can do more than 1 CVS per day?
And then Jesus wept
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Old Jan 12, 2017, 9:13 pm
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Originally Posted by cdog999
For some reason I thought with passport they had to manually enter info? Can they just scan it?
Info has to be manually inserted. I gave my work address.
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Old Jan 12, 2017, 9:17 pm
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Originally Posted by tontod
Is your name spelled differently on the 2? I tried to use my passport, as soon as the cashier entered in all the info and hit ok, it said my $2k limit was reached. Earlier in the day, my drivers license was scanned and entered manually.
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Old Jan 12, 2017, 9:19 pm
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Originally Posted by THECLIPPERS
Info has to be manually inserted. I gave my work address.
That's probably what makes it work, different address. I also tried this and it caught the 24hr limit from my DL use earlier that day. Tomorrow will try your suggestion.
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Old Jan 12, 2017, 10:11 pm
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Originally Posted by AzLarry

The other good ones like Kmart, Sears, Staples and Lowes are still there.

I thought Lowes might work, but they only sell 200's so that cuts the profit and you end up with more cards to liquidate. They are also stricter at Lowes so not sure it will work or be worth the trouble.

Buy 2 500 5b for 3.95 each with 2% cc, buy DE 5 200's for 4.95 each + .70 MO at WM=33.35 in fees

Get 25 back and 20 on cc= 12 profit

Did I get that right? Do the other stores sell 500s? I don't have Staples near me.

Does GCM still sell 500s at like 10am everyday and then they sell out fast? That is what I heard.
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Old Jan 12, 2017, 10:40 pm
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Originally Posted by Travelz
I thought Lowes might work, but they only sell 200's so that cuts the profit and you end up with more cards to liquidate. They are also stricter at Lowes so not sure it will work or be worth the trouble.

Buy 2 500 5b for 3.95 each with 2% cc, buy DE 5 200's for 4.95 each + .70 MO at WM=33.35 in fees

Get 25 back and 20 on cc= 12 profit

Did I get that right? Do the other stores sell 500s? I don't have Staples near me.

Does GCM still sell 500s at like 10am everyday and then they sell out fast? That is what I heard.
I don't recall Staples selling $500 denominations, although they may have once. Sears sells $200 or less. Kmart sells MOs, and my buddy was able to get 5% for MO debit transactions. I can imagine if a lot of people exploit that angle Kmart is next to drop out.
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Old Jan 12, 2017, 10:56 pm
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Originally Posted by AzLarry
Been watching the participating merchants list at https://www.simon.com/5back and sometime in the past 24 hours, CVS is now gone from the list.

The other good ones like Kmart, Sears, Staples and Lowes are still there.

Wish someone could post that memo that confirms the 20th.
I asked my Simon rep this morning to re-read her email because I wanted to know if the 20th was the last day of 5back. She came back from office and said it ended "after the 20th". Didn't let me see it though.
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Old Jan 12, 2017, 11:50 pm
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DP: Got the 25 bonus from 1/11 posted 1/12 (CVS). Might actually run until the 20th, I'm getting a replacement for a card with a busted strip in the mail hopefully before then.
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Old Jan 13, 2017, 4:40 am
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Originally Posted by littlewinglet
I don't recall Staples selling $500 denominations, although they may have once. Sears sells $200 or less. Kmart sells MOs, and my buddy was able to get 5% for MO debit transactions. I can imagine if a lot of people exploit that angle Kmart is next to drop out.
How many MOs can you get at Kmart in a day?
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Old Jan 13, 2017, 5:39 am
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Originally Posted by Gitangali
How many MOs can you get at Kmart in a day?
By me, none. They are cash only
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Old Jan 13, 2017, 5:57 am
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Originally Posted by littlewinglet
I don't recall Staples selling $500 denominations, although they may have once. Sears sells $200 or less. Kmart sells MOs, and my buddy was able to get 5% for MO debit transactions. I can imagine if a lot of people exploit that angle Kmart is next to drop out.
300 is the max at Staples but you are also paying a 3% fee. Plus then there is an added administrative hassle with having an extra 191.05 card after the purchase. These things are enough of a headache that I really wouldn't want to be driving around trying to purchase 200s doing split payments. I can imagine the looks and questions...
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Old Jan 13, 2017, 5:58 am
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I think you missed the second $25 back because you calculated the purchase of 2 500?
Originally Posted by Travelz
I thought Lowes might work, but they only sell 200's so that cuts the profit and you end up with more cards to liquidate. They are also stricter at Lowes so not sure it will work or be worth the trouble.

Buy 2 500 5b for 3.95 each with 2% cc, buy DE 5 200's for 4.95 each + .70 MO at WM=33.35 in fees

Get 25 back and 20 on cc= 12 profit

Did I get that right? Do the other stores sell 500s? I don't have Staples near me.

Does GCM still sell 500s at like 10am everyday and then they sell out fast? That is what I heard.
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Old Jan 13, 2017, 6:00 am
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Providing the exit time line was not very smart on CVS part. That means, MS world is going nuts. If CVS is keeping an eye on daily Cash backs, they may decide to pull it off effective immediately any day.

If the above legally throws little spanner in their way, CVS can always change to "cash only" any minute, all they have to do is send a memo to all stores.
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Old Jan 13, 2017, 7:35 am
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Originally Posted by Gitangali
Providing the exit time line was not very smart on CVS part. That means, MS world is going nuts. If CVS is keeping an eye on daily Cash backs, they may decide to pull it off effective immediately any day.

If the above legally throws little spanner in their way, CVS can always change to "cash only" any minute, all they have to do is send a memo to all stores.
Based on conversations with my local CVS employees, CVS management is very much aware of the "points/miles crowd" and their affinity for purchasing GCs (in a good way!). It is probably very profitable for them.

As such I doubt they will implement a universal 'cash only' policy as a result of this promotion. With a finite end-point on the horizon, I think its more likely they issue a reminder to all staff re: 'no GC purchases with GCs' in the interim.
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