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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)
#2521
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 369
A) As I posted, my BIL lives too far away from any Simon Malls to do ANY in-person purchasing.
B) There are TWO ways to purchase Simon GCs online:
1} Is the Corporate/Bulk/Volume site @ https://www.simon.com/volume/
This site offers the $1K GCs and has the posted promo offers, but it is my understanding requires an initial appearance at a brick & mortar Simon mall for registration and first purchase, which won't work for my BIL.
2) Is the consumer site @ https://www.simon.com/giftcard/
This site only offers GCs up to $500.
So for clarification, my question is, does anyone know if the promo offers that are posted at least for the Corporate/Bulk/Volume online site, ALSO work for the Consumer online site as well? I suppose I could call them and ask, but don't really want to get into questions about how/where am I getting the promo codes from.
TIA
#2522
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 169
just got my volume account approved, anyone know how the transaction coded? mcc code? amex good? X1 card good? (giftcards.com purchased doesn't count for X1, i learned it in hard way) Thanks,
#2523
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Champaign, IL
Programs: Total Rewards Diamond, Wyndham Diamond, Marriott Gold, AA Gold
Posts: 564
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#2524
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 169
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#2525
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 559
I havent registered with Simon , but would like to know this info , before giving my full horoscope to them.
#2526
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: LAX/TPE
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Posts: 42,008
How is this possible? Did you call Amex to ask (without telling them what you were buying, of course)
#2527
Join Date: Jul 2021
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#2528
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 129
AMEX sells gift cards at Simon Malls. I really don't think it was that hard for them to figure out. FWIW they didn't used to care, but some Simon Malls were coding as dining, and the rest is history as we say.
#2530
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 559
https://www.simon.com/volume/giftcard/ruby-plaid-861
Can be bought online for 1000 and do full swipe at Wally?
That's good news
#2531
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Champaign, IL
Programs: Total Rewards Diamond, Wyndham Diamond, Marriott Gold, AA Gold
Posts: 564
#2532
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,061
so the link shared ,
https://www.simon.com/volume/giftcard/ruby-plaid-861
Can be bought online for 1000 and do full swipe at Wally?
That's good news
https://www.simon.com/volume/giftcard/ruby-plaid-861
Can be bought online for 1000 and do full swipe at Wally?
That's good news
Last edited by danhouston; Aug 26, 2022 at 9:00 am
#2535
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,061
nope, not avail to my acct as well; here's a reply from a Simon's Rep:
'We have a number of things we have to consider when looking at making cards available to purchase for our customer base (such as vendor requirements, capacity at our fulfillment centers and card inventory to name a few). We don’t allow access to all cards to all customers but have to manage to a variety of program parameters.'
those Plaid series are definitely more desired & demand than those that issued by BHN; if available to all, SM knows that they won't be able to sell any more of the BHN's VGC... guess that they only make Plaid cards avail to those customers in areas that don't have liquidated option(s)
'We have a number of things we have to consider when looking at making cards available to purchase for our customer base (such as vendor requirements, capacity at our fulfillment centers and card inventory to name a few). We don’t allow access to all cards to all customers but have to manage to a variety of program parameters.'
those Plaid series are definitely more desired & demand than those that issued by BHN; if available to all, SM knows that they won't be able to sell any more of the BHN's VGC... guess that they only make Plaid cards avail to those customers in areas that don't have liquidated option(s)
Last edited by danhouston; Aug 26, 2022 at 10:05 am