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 8, 2020, 6:12 pm
#1834
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: DEN
Programs: Hilton Diamond Hyatt Globalist Marriott Gold AA EXP
Posts: 1,010
How did you determine this amount? I was able to buy $195 MOs with MCGCs but of course that's under your stated limit. Do you think that $250 limit would apply to VGCs at Kroger as well? And would they allow multiple swipes?
Dec 8, 2020, 6:41 pm
#1835
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 595
At least that's the limit my volume account had on a MCGC. YMMV.
Dec 8, 2020, 9:03 pm
#1837
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: DEN
Programs: Hilton Diamond Hyatt Globalist Marriott Gold AA EXP
Posts: 1,010
I see. But you can buy $500 MCGC at grocery stores, and get the GC category bonus to boot, and if you are lucky the $10 off of the fee at Safeway. So I would infer there is no known issue with liquidating these for MOs like there is with Meta VGCs?
Dec 9, 2020, 9:14 pm
#1839
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: DEN
Programs: Hilton Diamond Hyatt Globalist Marriott Gold AA EXP
Posts: 1,010
I've been wondering what it takes to become one. Do you need a banking license? And how much anti-laundering diligence do you have to maintain? Its not like 2 bit convenience stores out in the sticks have very high tech systems to handle anything complex...
Dec 9, 2020, 9:40 pm
#1840
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: RDU
Programs: HH Diamond, AA Gold, Marriot Plat
Posts: 209
For all you having trouble liquidating SIMON visa card, Go liquidate at places that issue MoneyGram vice WesternUnion money order. I have been to two places that issue WU and both places were declined for SIMON, but a place issue Moneygram went through. Would like more DP. TIA
Dec 9, 2020, 10:09 pm
#1841
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: DEN
Programs: Hilton Diamond Hyatt Globalist Marriott Gold AA EXP
Posts: 1,010
For all you having trouble liquidating SIMON visa card, Go liquidate at places that issue MoneyGram vice WesternUnion money order. I have been to two places that issue WU and both places were declined for SIMON, but a place issue Moneygram went through. Would like more DP. TIA
Kroger here is on WU and they work there.
Dec 10, 2020, 6:33 am
#1842
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,293
For all you having trouble liquidating SIMON visa card, Go liquidate at places that issue MoneyGram vice WesternUnion money order. I have been to two places that issue WU and both places were declined for SIMON, but a place issue Moneygram went through. Would like more DP. TIA
Walmarts here use Moneygram MOs paid thru BOK Financial (Tulsa bank). I haven't actually tried any Simon GCs but I'm assuming they would decline at WMT since most of my Meta $200 VGCs from ODOM and Staples get the Debit declined issue.
Kroger here is on WU and they work there.
Kroger here is on WU and they work there.
Dec 10, 2020, 6:35 am
#1843
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,293
I'd love if they did, but my personal guess is that the compliance costs will be too great for them.
Dec 12, 2020, 3:19 pm
#1845
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,322
https://agentportal.westernunion.com...sFtBecomeAgent
https://corporate.moneygram.com/become-an-agent
Maybe we could fill out form with Simon's info to get WU/MG salesperson to call them
