Ongoing MS Gebit BHN breakdown

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Feb 27, 2023, 10:52 am

#31

bdwyfan

Join Date: Feb 2023

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I am happy to report that $500 SS (issued by Meta, serviced by InComm) worked at my local WM (not a supercenter).
$499 + $1 fee

Feb 27, 2023, 11:10 am

#32

danhouston

Join Date: Aug 2015

Posts: 2,061

Quote:

Originally Posted by knopfler

You probably hit the the store limit of $485 or so every 7-10 minutes. If you wait a few more minutes it would probably work. The second or third swipe of your second transaction should have failed unless it was more than 7-10 minutes after the first swipe of the first transaction.

not sufficient DPs or don't know for sure whether a cumulative up to $485 would stop or 1 swipe as debit would?

Feb 27, 2023, 12:04 pm

#33

danpeake

Join Date: Mar 2009

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Quote:

Originally Posted by danhouston

not sufficient DPs or don't know for sure whether a cumulative up to $485 would stop or 1 swipe as debit would?

It seems once the store hits ~$485 it will stop, be it one swipe or five or ten.

Feb 27, 2023, 12:50 pm

#34

radonc1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ra7

Can you try at Meijer though?

My Meijer's doesn't allow GCs for MO purchase.
I loaded the card onto the Amex BB at WM cashier. I only had one since it was a test run in the first place.

Feb 27, 2023, 2:32 pm

#35

knopfler

Join Date: Oct 2010

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Quote:

Originally Posted by danhouston

not sufficient DPs or don't know for sure whether a cumulative up to $485 would stop or 1 swipe as debit would?

There are DP’s in the Simon thread. Not for $99 swipes but two swipes of $200 work and the third swipe of $200 fails. BHN has locked this down pretty tight

Feb 28, 2023, 6:29 am

#36

gw14

Join Date: Jun 2001

Posts: 782

encountered a "Not Authorize" on first swipe with a $200 Staples MC, had a SS backup to get the transaction done.

Feb 28, 2023, 8:34 am

#37

radonc1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by gw14

encountered a "Not Authorize" on first swipe with a $200 Staples MC, had a SS backup to get the transaction done.

Did you do the change payment technique for changing a MCGC from credit to debit?

Feb 28, 2023, 9:45 am

#38

danpeake

Join Date: Mar 2009

Posts: 2,295

Quote:

Originally Posted by gw14

encountered a "Not Authorize" on first swipe with a $200 Staples MC, had a SS backup to get the transaction done.

Quote:

Originally Posted by radonc1

Did you do the change payment technique for changing a MCGC from credit to debit?

And at what store?

Feb 28, 2023, 5:23 pm

#39

andyandy

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Join Date: Aug 2004

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Data Point: I was able to use a BHN VL card to make a 200 MO purchase at my local WD today, so it looks like I'll at least be able to liquidate the current stock. Still, that will essentially nerf what has been a fantastic source of points/miles over the years. Still might be a bit useful for meeting spend for bonuses, but unless something changes, BHN cards are "mostly dead" to me.

Andyandy

Mar 1, 2023, 12:42 pm

#40

asandrs

Join Date: Sep 2004

Location: Tampa, FL

Posts: 239

Success at unloading a BHN $500 Sunny! Bought at WD in Tampa on 2/19. Not authorized for $500 money order at different WD on 2/22 but got money order for $475(.89) at same WD in Tampa today.

Mar 1, 2023, 9:24 pm

#41

bmelily

Join Date: Jan 2019

Posts: 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by asandrs

Success at unloading a BHN $500 Sunny! Bought at WD in Tampa on 2/19. Not authorized for $500 money order at different WD on 2/22 but got money order for $475(.89) at same WD in Tampa today.

What is "WD"?

Mar 1, 2023, 10:12 pm

#42

Chasepoints

Join Date: Jan 2014

Posts: 375

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmelily

What is "WD"?

Winn Dixie

Mar 2, 2023, 6:30 am

#43

gw14

Join Date: Jun 2001

Posts: 782

Quote:

Originally Posted by radonc1

Did you do the change payment technique for changing a MCGC from credit to debit?

wasn't a WM just a local grocer

Mar 2, 2023, 7:18 am

#44

radonc1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by gw14

wasn't a WM just a local grocer

Apparently MCGCs run as a credit and not a debit unless you change the method of payment. You should be able to do this at stores other than WM although I have no experience other than at WM.
I could not tell you the mechanism for making that change in a grocery store.

Mar 2, 2023, 11:06 am

#45

Bigzamboni

Join Date: May 2009

Location: EWR

Posts: 884

To add to the strangeness, Mygift.giftcardmall.com is currently redirecting to some "group buying" site I have never heard of called Nimble Buy. I checked the balance on a few cards earlier and it was working "normally. That is, with lots of errors and time-outs, as has been going on recently.

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