Gift cards "Valid only in the United States" - Not always true
Apr 19, 2018, 12:22 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2009
Location: EWR
Posts: 884
Gift cards "Valid only in the United States" - Not always true
I have successfully used a Vanilla and Metabank Five Back card for online transactions in €. No extra currency conversion fee, either.
Never tried any gift cards outside the us for in-person transactions to see if they'd work, however.
This might not lead anywhere big for MS, but it might be worth looking deeper.
Never tried any gift cards outside the us for in-person transactions to see if they'd work, however.
This might not lead anywhere big for MS, but it might be worth looking deeper.
Apr 21, 2018, 5:40 am
#3
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: Continental Onepass, Hilton, Marriott, USAir and now UA
Posts: 6,440
I have successfully used a Vanilla and Metabank Five Back card for online transactions in €. No extra currency conversion fee, either.
Never tried any gift cards outside the us for in-person transactions to see if they'd work, however.
This might not lead anywhere big for MS, but it might be worth looking deeper.
Never tried any gift cards outside the us for in-person transactions to see if they'd work, however.
This might not lead anywhere big for MS, but it might be worth looking deeper.
Now if someone reports that they went to France and bought in a shop an item with a Visa or MC GC, then I would agree that perhaps these cards have a wider geographic scope than officially reported.
Apr 22, 2018, 5:13 pm
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2009
Location: EWR
Posts: 884
I suspect that while the purchase was in Euros, the actual transaction took place electronically in the USA, i.e. the IP address was in the US, thereby making it a US transaction.
Now if someone reports that they went to France and bought in a shop an item with a Visa or MC GC, then I would agree that perhaps these cards have a wider geographic scope than officially reported.
Now if someone reports that they went to France and bought in a shop an item with a Visa or MC GC, then I would agree that perhaps these cards have a wider geographic scope than officially reported.