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Old Jan 9, 2018, 8:49 pm
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This is the thread for 2018. The old thread is here.

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xx/xx/15 - xx/xx/15 Promotion

Participating items must be purchased in a single transaction. Limit one(1) offer per transaction

These coupons often do not scan properly(coming up -0.01 along with a 0.01) and require override. Override is always required at SCO.

If the coupon off your next order does not print out, you can request it online here.

When redeeming the coupon, the following items are excluded in the calculation of the minimum spend requirement:
-Fluid dairy such as Milk, Half & Half, etc
-Blunts, alcohol, and smokes
-Gift cards, Lottery tickets, MoneyGram, etc
-Taxes

2021 J4U offers
Feb. 10, 2021: 1) Save $15 off two $100 Visas and 2) Save $10 off two $50 Visas. Exp: 2/23/2021
Mar 28, 2021: 1) Save $15 off 2 $100 MCs and 2) Save $10 off 2 $50 MCs. Exp: 04/10/2021
May 2, 2021: 1) Save $15 off 2 $100 MCs and 2) Save $10 off 2 $50 MCs. Exp: 05/15/2021
May 23, 2021: 1) Save $15 off two $100 Visas and 2) Save $10 off two $50 Visas. Exp: 6/5/2021
July 1, 2021: Post 1235 reported that Safeway is switching vendor from Blackhawk to Incomm


2020 J4U offers
Feb. 9: 1) $15 off two $100 Visas; 2) $10 off two $50 Visas (non variables)
March 29, 2020: Two J4U offers: save $15 off 2 x $100 MCs and save $10 off 2 x $50 MCs. Exp: 04/11/2020.
May 3, 2020: Save $10 off $100+ MCs. Exp: 05/16/2020.
May 24, 2020: Save $10 off $100+ Visas. Exp: 6/6/2020
June 14, 2020: Save $10 off $100+ Visas. Exp: 6/27/2020
June 28, 2020: Save $10 off $100+ MCs. Exp: 7/11/2020
Aug. 16, 2020: 1) Save $15 off two $100 Visas and 2) Save $10 off two $50 Visas. Exp: 8/29/2020
Aug. 30, 2020: 1) Save $15 off two $100 MCs and 2) Save $10 off two $50 MCs. Exp: 9/12/2020
Sept. 13, 2020: 1) Save $15 off two $100 Visas and 2) Save $10 off two $50 Visas. Exp: 9/26/2020
Oct. 18, 2020: 1) Save $15 off 2 $100 MCs and 2) Save $10 off 2 $50 MCs. Exp: 10/31/2020
Oct. 25, 2020: 1) Save $15 off 2 $100 Visas and 2) Save $10 off 2 $50 Visas. Exp: 11/7/2020
Nov. 15, 2020: 1) Save $15 off 2 $100 MCs and 2) Save $10 off 2 $50 MCs. Exp: 11/28/2020
Nov. 29, 2020: 1) Save $15 off 2 $100 Visas and 2) Save $10 off 2 $50 Visas. Exp: 12/12/2020
Dec. 6, 2020: Save $10 off $100+ Visas. Exp: 12/12/2020
Dec. 27, 2020: Save $10 off $100+ Visas. Exp: 1/2/2021

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Old Jan 24, 2023, 3:41 pm
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Yeah. The reload is cash only making it useless for MS
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Old Jan 24, 2023, 3:42 pm
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Originally Posted by jn in ca
I am getting targeted ads for a new Safeway card called "Everyday Select Rewards Visa®Prepaid Card." Is anybody else getting pitches to sign up for this? Is it worthwhile?

It says 2% back and free reloads at Albertson's locations, but I'm betting there is some major fine print in there. It's a Netspend product.

Everyday Select Rewards Visa® Prepaid Card
Just perused that fine print and of course this language exists "no ATM withdrawals, international transactions, account-to-account transfers and additional loads."
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Old Jan 24, 2023, 6:54 pm
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Originally Posted by jn in ca
It's a Netspend product.
That's all the fine print you need. Good luck not getting banned within a month if you manage to do any meaningful MS on it.
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Old Jan 30, 2023, 11:38 am
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SS with exp 1/30 aren't activating for my local, 5/31 exp are. They are getting a Code Cannot BE, these worked last week w/o issues.
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Old Feb 11, 2023, 1:54 pm
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I got a VGC from Jewel but part of the card number were scratched off so I can't use it at all. Called the phone number and hopefullly getting a replacement card.
How can I prevent this from happening? I carefully checked the VGC package and seems pretty normal.
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Old Feb 14, 2023, 8:45 am
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nevermind
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Old Feb 21, 2023, 9:27 pm
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Was at my local Safeway affiliate today shopping for food, decided to dump a few 500 Vanillas as well.

Was surprised to see a newer WU rules sign that explicitly mentions "gift cards with pin" as one of the allowed payment. Never seen this before at any other store of that chain.
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Old Feb 22, 2023, 2:22 am
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It has always been allowed per the policy, but the policy was not publicly published until now because Western Union didn't want to pay for the signs.
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Old Feb 22, 2023, 6:34 am
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Originally Posted by littlewinglet
Was at my local Safeway affiliate today shopping for food, decided to dump a few 500 Vanillas as well.

Was surprised to see a newer WU rules sign that explicitly mentions "gift cards with pin" as one of the allowed payment. Never seen this before at any other store of that chain.
that is good for you. would you please upload a picture of the sign?

the lady at my local said debit card linked to banks only.
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Old Feb 22, 2023, 6:41 am
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Originally Posted by fei3030
that is good for you. would you please upload a picture of the sign?

the lady at my local said debit card linked to banks only.
VGC's are linked to a bank (Meta, Pathway, Sutton etc.), so unless your lady wants to visually inspect your card, you can honestly tell her that your card is linked to a bank and swipe away without guilt.
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Old Feb 22, 2023, 6:56 am
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Originally Posted by fei3030
that is good for you. would you please upload a picture of the sign?

the lady at my local said debit card linked to banks only.
I'll try to take a pic, but not like the sign at MY store will convince your cashier. I just found it surprising the sign explicitly mentioned allowing gift cards, not just any debit cards.
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Old Feb 22, 2023, 8:43 am
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Originally Posted by fei3030
that is good for you. would you please upload a picture of the sign?

the lady at my local said debit card linked to banks only.
This could definitely be helpful to a lot of folks. Back when the Shaw's in my area started selling SSVGCs they earned Shaw's reward points which made it quite a lucrative buy. The only issues I had were the stores in my area were insisting that you could only purchase one SSVGCs per store per day, despite Shaw's official policy which was much higher than that. I was able to contact their corporate number and after some bouncing around they got me to an individual whom agreed that they were in the wrong and that they would contact those store managers to make sure the gift card purchase limit signs where displayed and that the store managers educated their employees on the proper limits. Within a couple weeks the issues was solved and I haven't received any push back since.

Hopefully these new WU signs could have the same effect for liquidation.

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Old Feb 22, 2023, 9:03 am
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Originally Posted by radonc1
VGC's are linked to a bank (Meta, Pathway, Sutton etc.), so unless your lady wants to visually inspect your card, you can honestly tell her that your card is linked to a bank and swipe away without guilt.
Yea, like that has ever worked once they see "Gift Card" written on there.

Originally Posted by diburning
It has always been allowed per the policy, but the policy was not publicly published until now because Western Union didn't want to pay for the signs.
All the WU signs near me say bank issued debit card with PIN. Once they see "Gift Card", it's game over now matter how much you explain it has a bank name and PIN.
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Old Feb 22, 2023, 10:33 am
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Originally Posted by danpeake
Yea, like that has ever worked once they see "Gift Card" written on there.



All the WU signs near me say bank issued debit card with PIN. Once they see "Gift Card", it's game over now matter how much you explain it has a bank name and PIN.
same here in my area 😕... if a explicit sign displaying similar to 'littlewinglet' post, it'll be easier if cashier says no
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Old Feb 23, 2023, 9:42 pm
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How much is your fee for WU money order at safeway? I think it varies by locations.
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