Aug 21, 2019, 12:38 pm
Last edit by: Klemhuzzah
Signing up to buy $1000 visa/mc gift cards
You can buy the $1000 cards on Simon's volume site. Their regular site only sells $500 cards.
If you're new, or haven't bought anything in a year, you need to register at https://www.simon.com/volume/register-consumer
As part of the registration process, you will have to go to a brick and mortar mall and buy at least $3000 in cards in person, as well as filling out some paperwork while there. After that, you can do everything online.
As of Nov 2020, Simon Mall Gift cards will only work for $99/swipe for money services at Walmart and many grocery chains.
$1000 gift cards are available indefinitely.
2020 Promotions
Ongoing: FREEGROUND - Free Ground Shipping on any order size. Limited to 5 orders per customer. Expires December 31, 2020 (subject to change).
5/15-6/17: MDHOL20 - 20% off Visa Giftcard Purchase Fees + Free Ground Shipping on orders of 9 more cards
5/15/5/31: MAYGROUND - Free UPS Ground shipping on orders of 7 or more cards
5/15-6/31: MAY20VG10 - 10% off purchase fees on Visa Giftcards
6/29-7/20: JUL4HOL20 - 20% off Visa Giftcard Purchase Fees + Free Ground Shipping on orders of 5 or more cards. If you select a shipping other than Ground - the code will still take 20% off the purchase fees. Limited to 10 orders per customer.
8/11-8/31: AUG20PR - 15% off ALL fees (excl. shipping fees) on orders of 5 or more cards. Limited to 10 orders per customer (Originally expired on 8/23; on 8/24 promo was extended through 8/31)
10/12-10/14: FSOCT20 - 30% off all purchase fees on Visas and Mastercards.
10/26-10/31 - FS20SCARY - 35% off all purchase fees
11/1-11/30 - HOL20MC25 - 25% off all purchase fees on MasterCard / HOL20VG25 - 25% off all purchase fees on Visa / HOL20AG50 50% off all purchase fees on American Express
11/6-11/8 - FS20THANKS - 35% off all purchase fees
11/16-11/18 - FS20SAVINGS - 35% off all purchase fees
You can buy the $1000 cards on Simon's volume site. Their regular site only sells $500 cards.
If you're new, or haven't bought anything in a year, you need to register at https://www.simon.com/volume/register-consumer
As part of the registration process, you will have to go to a brick and mortar mall and buy at least $3000 in cards in person, as well as filling out some paperwork while there. After that, you can do everything online.
As of Nov 2020, Simon Mall Gift cards will only work for $99/swipe for money services at Walmart and many grocery chains.
$1000 gift cards are available indefinitely.
2020 Promotions
Ongoing: FREEGROUND - Free Ground Shipping on any order size. Limited to 5 orders per customer. Expires December 31, 2020 (subject to change).
5/15-6/17: MDHOL20 - 20% off Visa Giftcard Purchase Fees + Free Ground Shipping on orders of 9 more cards
5/15/5/31: MAYGROUND - Free UPS Ground shipping on orders of 7 or more cards
5/15-6/31: MAY20VG10 - 10% off purchase fees on Visa Giftcards
6/29-7/20: JUL4HOL20 - 20% off Visa Giftcard Purchase Fees + Free Ground Shipping on orders of 5 or more cards. If you select a shipping other than Ground - the code will still take 20% off the purchase fees. Limited to 10 orders per customer.
8/11-8/31: AUG20PR - 15% off ALL fees (excl. shipping fees) on orders of 5 or more cards. Limited to 10 orders per customer (Originally expired on 8/23; on 8/24 promo was extended through 8/31)
10/12-10/14: FSOCT20 - 30% off all purchase fees on Visas and Mastercards.
10/26-10/31 - FS20SCARY - 35% off all purchase fees
11/1-11/30 - HOL20MC25 - 25% off all purchase fees on MasterCard / HOL20VG25 - 25% off all purchase fees on Visa / HOL20AG50 50% off all purchase fees on American Express
11/6-11/8 - FS20THANKS - 35% off all purchase fees
11/16-11/18 - FS20SAVINGS - 35% off all purchase fees
Simon Mall Gift Cards (2019-2023)
Dec 13, 2021, 8:37 am
#2356
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: Continental Onepass, Hilton, Marriott, USAir and now UA
Posts: 6,447
I signed up earlier this year, and that was the process I had to go thru. Sign up on-line, wait to get an email saying go to a B&M outlet and buy at least $3000 in cards. No need to show I'm a business, though I think you have to use the same CC you signed up with. IIRC, I used a personal card and never claimed to be a business. Simon is very very MS friendly, and actually encourages it. After the 1 visit, you can do everything on-line after that.
I have never had any card minimums or ID checks but that may be because I am a well known quantity at this mall's office (which is a bit disconcerting, to say the least
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Dec 14, 2021, 1:55 pm
#2357
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,061
til 18th: 50% off with code dec21cheer50
wonder if a 55% off code will follow shortly after... 😄
wonder if a 55% off code will follow shortly after... 😄
Dec 15, 2021, 8:02 pm
#2359
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: Continental Onepass, Hilton, Marriott, USAir and now UA
Posts: 6,447
Dec 19, 2021, 2:15 pm
#2360
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 19
Yeah I stopped doing about $5k-$8k/month over the summer and liquidating via a grocery store here in San Diego. I'm reluctant to jump back in with a big buy at Simon.com cuz I don't want to be holding that bag if 1/1 brings about some new policy change at BHN, WU or my grocer. But, I am trying for the companion pass for the wife now that we're thrice vaccinated. When did Simon start doing in person sales again?
Dec 20, 2021, 8:25 pm
#2361
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Arizona
Posts: 87
Varies. My Simon mall still has not resumed selling in person.
Dec 23, 2021, 4:32 pm
#2362
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 24
Yeah I stopped doing about $5k-$8k/month over the summer and liquidating via a grocery store here in San Diego. I'm reluctant to jump back in with a big buy at Simon.com cuz I don't want to be holding that bag if 1/1 brings about some new policy change at BHN, WU or my grocer. But, I am trying for the companion pass for the wife now that we're thrice vaccinated. When did Simon start doing in person sales again?
Dec 24, 2021, 9:59 am
#2363
Suspended
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,153
The chain I found was $2 per $500 MO, got 1 just to see if I could but not worth it at that price, at least to me. I Googled grocerys in So Cal and went chain to chain and deleted those that it was already posted dont work any longer
Dec 25, 2021, 1:40 pm
#2364
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 43
C1
Can anyone confirm if C1 doesn't give problems with awarding points for SMVGC purchases?
Dec 26, 2021, 3:10 pm
#2365
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 19
In 2018 and 2019 I was going to Wal-Marts, the one on Shawline was tough because of this one elderly Asian woman at the Money Center. She wasn't having any of it even when Metabank still worked there. Eventually, as I'm sure you know, that died out. I then went exclusively to the Neighborhood Markets in the area by the end of 2019, and sometime into the pandemic they shut that down too. I then found that you could still use them at Albertsons Western Union locations. I was using those throughout the pandemic and until the spring/summer of this year. I hadn't been back to one until the day before Christmas. I'm telling you all this now because I got the "Not Authorized" message at Albertsons on Christmas Eve. Since I don't need to float ~$8k a month anymore (found a job earlier this year finally) I'm contemplating eating the fees burning through ~$15k $99 at a time just for the companion pass/sign-up bonuses.
Last edited by barcanomics; Dec 27, 2021 at 12:46 am
Dec 26, 2021, 3:12 pm
#2366
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 19
That's better than $0.89/$99 at Wal-Mart. Is it a Western Union location?
Dec 29, 2021, 11:52 pm
#2370
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 19
In 2018 and 2019 I was going to Wal-Marts, the one on Shawline was tough because of this one elderly Asian woman at the Money Center. She wasn't having any of it even when Metabank still worked there. Eventually, as I'm sure you know, that died out. I then went exclusively to the Neighborhood Markets in the area by the end of 2019, and sometime into the pandemic they shut that down too. I then found that you could still use them at Albertsons Western Union locations. I was using those throughout the pandemic and until the spring/summer of this year. I hadn't been back to one until the day before Christmas. I'm telling you all this now because I got the "Not Authorized" message at Albertsons on Christmas Eve. Since I don't need to float ~$8k a month anymore (found a job earlier this year finally) I'm contemplating eating the fees burning through ~$15k $99 at a time just for the companion pass/sign-up bonuses.