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)
Sep 14, 2019, 11:58 pm
#453
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 317
I don't understand why you'd spend so much time changing PINs on these cards. How hard is it to remember a four digit PIN for a few seconds after you swipe it, when you have the card in your hand and can swipe it again if you type the wrong PIN? The WM CSR processing your transaction knows you're using multiple debit cards, so where does this fear of having the CSR see you look at a card briefly come from?
Sep 15, 2019, 8:35 am
#455
Suspended
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,153
I don't understand why you'd spend so much time changing PINs on these cards. How hard is it to remember a four digit PIN for a few seconds after you swipe it, when you have the card in your hand and can swipe it again if you type the wrong PIN? The WM CSR processing your transaction knows you're using multiple debit cards, so where does this fear of having the CSR see you look at a card briefly come from?
Sep 15, 2019, 9:28 am
#456
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 317
Again, why is "the last thing you want to do is look at the card"? I don't get it. And why is it any harder to remember for a few seconds a four digit number for a $200 card than for a $1k card?
Sep 15, 2019, 10:10 am
#457
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 239
Anybody have a preference of the best card to use for Simon? Chase Freedom Unlimited seems to be a great choice with the 1.5x earnings, especially since most of us know AMEX counts as zero
Sep 15, 2019, 1:27 pm
#458
Suspended
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,153
It all depends where I am and what Im using eg a 1k card at Wally 1 swipe no problem using last 4, a 500 card at Wally 1 swipe 1 MO no problem, could be 2 cards 2 swipes is also doable, but once I go beyond 2 cards I prefer the same # its easier, especially if a card isnt working all I need to do is a fast switch , cant be done if you didnt expect that and dont know the last 4
a 200 card 1 swipe no problem but at Wally its usually 4 cards4 swipes want 1 pin, 200s at my other outlet 2 swipes and getting 2 MOs want same pin alot easier
Id rather be prepared and have no problems then to have a problem come up and now somehow have to find out the last 4, also the smoothier it goes the least chance the csr smells something
Sep 17, 2019, 4:50 pm
#460
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 239
Sorry, I should've stated that I'm more interested in earning points than cash back. My bad. Chase freedom unlimited can be converted to Chase ultimate Rewards points, that's why I was suggesting that card. I'd like AMEX points as well, but I don't know any AMEX cards that count Simon spending.
Sep 17, 2019, 11:16 pm
#461
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 178
Sorry, I should've stated that I'm more interested in earning points than cash back. My bad. Chase freedom unlimited can be converted to Chase ultimate Rewards points, that's why I was suggesting that card. I'd like AMEX points as well, but I don't know any AMEX cards that count Simon spending.
Sep 18, 2019, 8:14 am
#462
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 239
Thanks! Anybody have any luck buying Simon cards with a Citi card? I thought I heard Citi wasn't crediting points for Simon purchases...same way AMEX has stopped awarding points for them
Sep 18, 2019, 8:27 am
#463
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: North Texas
Programs: SWA A-List, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Gold
Posts: 188
I haven't done much heavy volume there but CB and AA miles posted with no problem.
Sep 18, 2019, 6:37 pm
#464
Join Date: May 2008
Location: PHL (kinda, no airport is really close)
Programs: AA Exp, but not sure for how long. Enterprise Platinum woo-hoo!
Posts: 4,550
If you want Amex points, consider using Rakuten as a portal to Giftcardmall.com. The purchase fee is higher ($5.95 vs. $3.95) and you have to buy in batches of 3 or less to evade punitive shipping charges, but you can get your standard CB PLUS 100 Amex MR points per dollar spent.
Sep 18, 2019, 7:15 pm
#465
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 239
I forgot all about the Rakuten AMEX change now. Thanks! Anybody try the Rakuten Credit card that could get 4x AMEX points through the portal and giftcardmall?