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)
Jun 21, 2017, 8:01 am
#1262
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Cincinnati
Programs: AA, Hyatt
Posts: 371
talked to the manager at my local simon.
She said they are being pushed to get rid of old stock of regular cards from last year (the holiday ones with the snowman on them) so they can get the new stock for this year pushed out to them. She said they made a point to emphasize targeting gamers because they know we dump the cards quickly. It makes it so they can rotate stock faster.
She said they are being pushed to get rid of old stock of regular cards from last year (the holiday ones with the snowman on them) so they can get the new stock for this year pushed out to them. She said they made a point to emphasize targeting gamers because they know we dump the cards quickly. It makes it so they can rotate stock faster.
Jun 21, 2017, 10:20 am
#1263
Join Date: May 2015
Programs: All the programs!
Posts: 1,006
talked to the manager at my local simon.
She said they are being pushed to get rid of old stock of regular cards from last year (the holiday ones with the snowman on them) so they can get the new stock for this year pushed out to them. She said they made a point to emphasize targeting gamers because they know we dump the cards quickly. It makes it so they can rotate stock faster.
She said they are being pushed to get rid of old stock of regular cards from last year (the holiday ones with the snowman on them) so they can get the new stock for this year pushed out to them. She said they made a point to emphasize targeting gamers because they know we dump the cards quickly. It makes it so they can rotate stock faster.
Jun 21, 2017, 11:47 am
#1264
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: All of them
Posts: 1,664
Jul 13, 2017, 9:34 pm
#1267
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 16
What's the difference between a Lowes and a McDonalds (other than one selling hardware and one selling food)? Once you realize what the difference is you'll see that most FB merchants fall into the category Lowes belongs to, while a few fall into the McDonalds category. That's half the battle. The other half is making the right friends there (one specific friend anyway) and getting it to work without bumping up their revenue number, which would make the whole thing counterproductive.
Jul 14, 2017, 8:47 am
#1268
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 65
I'm not going to give it away here, but I'll give you a hint:
What's the difference between a Lowes and a McDonalds (other than one selling hardware and one selling food)? Once you realize what the difference is you'll see that most FB merchants fall into the category Lowes belongs to, while a few fall into the McDonalds category. That's half the battle. The other half is making the right friends there (one specific friend anyway) and getting it to work without bumping up their revenue number, which would make the whole thing counterproductive.
What's the difference between a Lowes and a McDonalds (other than one selling hardware and one selling food)? Once you realize what the difference is you'll see that most FB merchants fall into the category Lowes belongs to, while a few fall into the McDonalds category. That's half the battle. The other half is making the right friends there (one specific friend anyway) and getting it to work without bumping up their revenue number, which would make the whole thing counterproductive.
I found some places I would imagine carry VGCs but I just need to visit and see if my hunches are right.
You can only read so much before you start wondering out loud...
Jul 14, 2017, 9:40 am
#1270
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 70
I'm not going to give it away here, but I'll give you a hint:
What's the difference between a Lowes and a McDonalds (other than one selling hardware and one selling food)? Once you realize what the difference is you'll see that most FB merchants fall into the category Lowes belongs to, while a few fall into the McDonalds category. That's half the battle. The other half is making the right friends there (one specific friend anyway) and getting it to work without bumping up their revenue number, which would make the whole thing counterproductive.
What's the difference between a Lowes and a McDonalds (other than one selling hardware and one selling food)? Once you realize what the difference is you'll see that most FB merchants fall into the category Lowes belongs to, while a few fall into the McDonalds category. That's half the battle. The other half is making the right friends there (one specific friend anyway) and getting it to work without bumping up their revenue number, which would make the whole thing counterproductive.
Jul 14, 2017, 12:00 pm
#1271
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 102
Jul 14, 2017, 12:36 pm
#1272
Join Date: May 2015
Programs: All the programs!
Posts: 1,006
Jul 17, 2017, 7:32 am
#1273
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 70
- GC purchases and re-sales..
-Hotel room and then cancel and do a refund to another card.
- Loading a Golden Nugget pre paid card..
I am sure there are 100's more ways to unload GC's at a casino for breakeven or at least anything less then a 5% loss....
Jul 18, 2017, 6:32 am
#1274
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 60
It seems like a good amount of venues to try until you get something to work...
- GC purchases and re-sales..
-Hotel room and then cancel and do a refund to another card.
- Loading a Golden Nugget pre paid card..
I am sure there are 100's more ways to unload GC's at a casino for breakeven or at least anything less then a 5% loss....
- GC purchases and re-sales..
-Hotel room and then cancel and do a refund to another card.
- Loading a Golden Nugget pre paid card..
I am sure there are 100's more ways to unload GC's at a casino for breakeven or at least anything less then a 5% loss....
Jul 18, 2017, 8:17 am
#1275
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 70
I have not...Frankly too busy with TCB/PM/and others.... i was just saying there seems to be plenty of ways if you spend a few minutes to look instead of just shooting ideas down. Sometimes you need to do the leg work if you want to find something that others haven't.