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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Safeway/Vons Master thread (2018 onwards)

Old Jun 16, 2021, 9:31 pm
  #1231  
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
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Originally Posted by TalkingPoint
Maybe because they were coding as 22x points so they got bought up.

Can you expand on this?
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Old Jun 17, 2021, 6:44 am
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Originally Posted by JSEA747
My local Safeway in the Seattle area has been out of variables for 3+ weeks now as well. I've noticed reduced inventory at other stores as well.
and now you know whom to blame: https://milesperday.com/2021/05/safe...s-my-accounts/
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Old Jun 19, 2021, 8:47 am
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Originally Posted by Bigzamboni
If it's anything like Acme on the east coast, they will be replacing them with new cards that have different packaging before long
Looks like you are correct. Just stopped by my local safeway yday and the rack is now full with different packaging cards. They also had GE/DE cards also which i havent seen before in my safeway.
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Old Jun 23, 2021, 9:04 pm
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Still BAU SM VGC -> MO in Scottsdale, AZ
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Old Jul 1, 2021, 3:01 pm
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Not sure if this is good or bad news. A memo came down saying that the entire company is switching gift card vendors. They’re dropping Blackhawk Network and are switching to Incomm. The switchover process begins next Tuesday and will last through the end of September. Incomm will remove all Blackhawk Network gift cards and replace with their own.

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Old Jul 1, 2021, 5:19 pm
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Originally Posted by diburning
Not sure if this is good or bad news. A memo came down saying that the entire company is switching gift card vendors. Theyre dropping Blackhawk Network and are switching to Incomm. The switchover process begins next Tuesday and will last through the end of September. Incomm will remove all Blackhawk Network gift cards and replace with their own.
Blah. Incomm is Vanilla right? Running out of good ways to generate spend and liquidate cards. Didnt Safeway used to own Blackhawk?
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Old Jul 1, 2021, 5:37 pm
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Originally Posted by diburning
Not sure if this is good or bad news. A memo came down saying that the entire company is switching gift card vendors. Theyre dropping Blackhawk Network and are switching to Incomm. The switchover process begins next Tuesday and will last through the end of September. Incomm will remove all Blackhawk Network gift cards and replace with their own.
Not sure either, but will definitely accelerate my gift card purchases. Still need $10k on my Freedom for groceries for the $12k promo. The Platinum 10x on groceries took all my time away from the Freedom!
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Old Jul 1, 2021, 6:56 pm
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Hi guys,

Did anyone from SoCal buy $500 gift card recently? I was screwed in 2016 by those tampered GC from US bank. I forget I bought those at ralphs or alberston or vons. But I am sure they were issued by US bank. I have never touched GC from grocery store in SoCal since then. I am trying to take advantage of Chase 5x in Q3. So I want to make sure issue has been solved? Thanks everyone.
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Old Jul 2, 2021, 3:57 pm
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Originally Posted by kingscross
Hi guys,

Did anyone from SoCal buy $500 gift card recently? I was screwed in 2016 by those tampered GC from US bank. I forget I bought those at ralphs or alberston or vons. But I am sure they were issued by US bank. I have never touched GC from grocery store in SoCal since then. I am trying to take advantage of Chase 5x in Q3. So I want to make sure issue has been solved? Thanks everyone.
u just need to examine the card barcode before paying, then quickly liquidate or have it registered
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Old Jul 3, 2021, 9:34 pm
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Originally Posted by danhouston
u just need to examine the card barcode before paying, then quickly liquidate or have it registered
Would you mind telling us what we should look for? I haven't dealt with one yet, thankfully, so I'm not sure what I should be on the lookout for. I'm curious actually how the scan works since they'd need the card with them right? Unless they copy the number and scratched off the PIN somehow.
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Old Jul 3, 2021, 9:59 pm
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Originally Posted by xobile
Would you mind telling us what we should look for? I haven't dealt with one yet, thankfully, so I'm not sure what I should be on the lookout for. I'm curious actually how the scan works since they'd need the card with them right? Unless they copy the number and scratched off the PIN somehow.
see post #430 in kroger thread
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Old Jul 11, 2021, 4:52 pm
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I have good news and bad news regarding the Incomm switchover.

Good news - Incomm Vanilla Visa and Vanilla MC gift cards work just like the Blackhawk ones despite what it says on the back about needing to set a PIN, so BAU as far as liquidating the cards.
Bad News - Incomms fraud detection is more aggressive than Blackhawks. The store got two phone calls right after the purchase ($2k). So, cut back or else we will eventually be cut off.

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Old Jul 11, 2021, 5:31 pm
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Originally Posted by diburning
I have good news and bad news regarding the Incomm switchover.

Good news - Incomm Vanilla Visa and Vanilla MC gift cards work just like the Blackhawk ones despite what it says on the back about needing to set a PIN, so BAU as far as liquidating the cards.
Bad News - Incomm’s fraud detection is more aggressive than Blackhawk’s. The store got two phone calls right after the purchase ($2k). So, cut back or else we will eventually be cut off.
Not sure what you're suggesting Blackhawk will do in these scenarios.

The other downside seems to be an end to J4U promos. Haven't seen one in a while.
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Old Jul 11, 2021, 6:41 pm
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Blackhawk’s threshold for flagging gift card activation transactions is a hair over $2000, because I was doing $2k at a time without issue, but got flagged when I did $2300 ($2k+J4U deal on the low value cards). Incomm flagged my $2k transaction right off the bat.

So, if the store you’re going to has switched over to Incomm, don’t go all out and do $2k like I did.
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Old Jul 12, 2021, 1:54 pm
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Originally Posted by diburning
I have good news and bad news regarding the Incomm switchover.

Good news - Incomm Vanilla Visa and Vanilla MC gift cards work just like the Blackhawk ones despite what it says on the back about needing to set a PIN, so BAU as far as liquidating the cards.
Bad News - Incomms fraud detection is more aggressive than Blackhawks. The store got two phone calls right after the purchase ($2k). So, cut back or else we will eventually be cut off.
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